German Engineering - No Questions asked!!!

Largest Bucket Wheel Excavator

This unit is the largest ever created in the whole world..Built by a German company called Krupp. The unit is crossing a highway, supposed to be cheaper moving this small beast this way, rather than dissassembling/transporting/assembling at the destination. Here are some of the specs:

a. 95 meters tall
b. Weighs only 45,500 tons (looks like she is an over eater)
c. 215 meters long (thats 2.5 times a foot ball field)
d. Cost is 100 million dollars
e. 5 people to operate
f. 5 years to assemble
g. 5 years to design/manufacture
f. Max speed - 10 meters / minute