Sometimes a person is faced with such complex tasks that a special technique is needed to solve them. It was for such tasks that the largest cars in the worldpresented in today's top ten.
It took thousands of horsepower, tons of metal, and years of development to make such huge trucks, bulldozers and shrews work.
10. Ford F650
The world's largest production car equipped with a 362 hp engine. The weight of the car is more than 10 tons, and the price starts from 53 thousand dollars. The length of the car is 8 meters, while the maximum speed is 120 km / h. The capacity of the impressive fuel tank is 255 liters, but on some trim levels an additional tank is installed.
9. Komatsu 960E-1
These mining trucks are manufactured by Komatsu America Corp. in Illinois. Carrying capacity of the machine is 327 tons. At the same time, the maximum speed of the 960E-1 at full load reaches 65 km / h.
8. An-225
The world's largest plane is at the same time the most difficult. To lift 640 thousand tons into the air, 6 engines were installed on the flying machine. The flight range of An-225 is 15,400 km. The wingspan of the aircraft is 88.4 meters.
7. Terex MT 6300 AC
This dump truck weighs 16.5 tonnes. A team of 7 people and special equipment are required to replace one wheel. The lifting capacity of this Australian-made machine is 400 tons.
6. Krupp Digging Machine "KDM"
The world's largest earthmoving machine It is 95 meters high, 215 meters long and weighs 45.5 thousand tons. $ 100 million was spent on the creation of the giant. The machine is digging at a speed of 10 meters of trench per minute.
5. Komatsu D575A-3SD
This Japanese bulldozer is the largest, most expensive and heaviest in the world. The D575A-3SD weighs almost 153 tons, i.e. like three modern tanks. The bulldozer is 12.5 meters long, 7.4 meters wide, and 4.85 meters high.
4. BelAZ 75602
The pride of Belarusian car manufacturers weighs 621 tons, carrying capacity - 360 tons. The dump truck is equipped with a 3,546 hp engine. and electromechanical transmission. The maximum speed of BelAZ is 64 km / h.
3. Terex 33-19 "Titan"
The first version of this dump truck was released back in 1973. Carrying capacity of Terex 33-19 "Titan" - 320 tons, unladen weight - 231 tons. The maximum speed is 48 km / h. With the body raised, the height of the truck is 17 meters. The machine has a 3,300 hp engine. volume of 169 liters.
2. Liebherr T282 B
Machine weight - 592 tons, length - 14.5 meters. The dump truck is available with different engine options, the most powerful of which has a volume of 90 liters (3,650 hp). The cost of the Liebherr T282 B is from $ 4 to $ 5.3 million.
1. Caterpillar 797B
The cost of this "baby" is 3 400 thousand euros. And this is not surprising if you study the characteristics of the dump truck. The capacity of the 117-liter engine is 3550 hp. Lifting capacity - 345 tons, maximum speed of Caterpillar 797B at full load - 68 km / h.
The mass of the machine itself is 623 tons, and the mass of one wheel is 5 tons. Moreover, tires for 797B are produced exclusively by Michelin and one tire costs $ 50 thousand.