You will not see such giants on ordinary roads. Their weight reaches hundreds of tons, and the power totals thousands of horsepower. Not every road can withstand such a heavyweight. The price for this pile of incredible power is far from small; the bill is spent in the millions of dollars. And many companies are ready to shell out such money in order to become the owner of this monster. After all, it is incredibly useful in such areas of production as
mining. The best
mining trucks are those with a large payload. These are the
criteria for evaluating such giants. The carrying capacity of some of them may exceed 350 tons.
As for how these incredible and magnificent giant cars are delivered to the place of their further work, this process is quite troublesome. Dump trucks must first be disassembled, delivered to their destination and assembled again. There are no other ways yet, and the current roads are absolutely unable to support the weight of these multi-ton giants. Giants are at work for most of their lives, so to speak. Indeed, such expensive acquisitions must pay off and justify the money invested in them. And the sooner this happens, the better. So mining trucks are working, transporting tons of cargo day after day, with virtually no rest.
One of the enterprises that produce mining trucks is the Belarusian Automobile Plant. Among his "brainchildren" you can find strong men who are able to carry goods weighing from forty-two to two hundred tons! In addition, BelAZ dump trucks are constantly improving, so we can safely say that there is no limit to perfection. By the way, one of the dump truck models of this plant, namely
BelAZ 75600, takes the third place in the list in which the largest mining dump trucks are named. Its carrying capacity is 320 tons, and its entire weight when loaded is approximately equal to 560 tons.
As for the truck heading the named list, it became a "German" under the name "Liebherr-T282B" (he was also called the eighth wonder of the world). The weight that this machine takes on cannot be taken by any other dump truck - 363 tons. In addition, this dump truck is light enough for the weight it carries (230 tons). It is this feature - low net weight and the ability to transport large loads - highly appreciated by consumers. However, you will have to pay for these useful qualities. Managing this engine is not at all simple, and the slightest mistake of the driver can be very expensive (not life, of course, although anything can happen, but it can fly into a very big penny). It is to avoid such errors that the car is equipped in such a way as to facilitate the driver's labor hours. The machine is equipped with a liquid crystal dashboard, which, in addition to technical data, can also display images from video cameras that are located around the perimeter of the body. The truck’s cab is well protected from noise and dust coming from outside, the pedals and steering wheel are in the usual places, the panel is right in front of your eyes. In hot weather, the driver is saved by an air conditioner equipped with a powerful air filtration system, in cold weather - a powerful stove. Well, if the manager suddenly gets bored, then he has at his disposal a modern audio system. But in general, how can you get bored if you understand that the largest and most powerful machine in the world obeys you?