Such giants can not be seen on ordinary roads. Their weight reaches hundreds of tons, and the power totals thousands of horsepower. Not every road will withstand such a heavyweight. The price for this pile of incredible power is far from small, and millions of dollars are being invoiced. And many companies are ready to shell out such money to become the owner of this monster. After all, it is incredibly useful in such areas of production as mining. The best quarry dump trucks are those that have a large load capacity. These are the criteria for evaluating such giants. The carrying capacity of some of them may exceed 350 tons.
As to how these incredible and magnificent giant machines are delivered to the place of their further labors, this process is rather troublesome. Career dumpers must first be dismantled, delivered to the destination and collected again. There are no other ways yet, and the current roads are absolutely incapable of sustaining the weight of these multi-toned giants. In work are giants most of his life, if I may say so. After all, such expensive acquisitions should pay off and justify the funds invested in them. And the sooner this happens, the better. That's working quarry dump trucks, carrying multi-ton cargo day after day, almost without rest.
One of the enterprises that produce quarry dump trucks is the Belarusian Automobile Plant. Among its "offsprings" you can find strong men, who are able to carry cargoes from forty two to two hundred tons! In addition, BelAZ mining dump trucks are constantly improving, so we can safely say that perfection has no limit. Incidentally, one of the models of the dump trucks of this plant, namely BelAZ 75600, is the third in the list, which lists the largest quarry dump trucks. Its carrying capacity is 320 tons, and its entire weight in the loaded condition is approximately equal to 560 tons.
As for the dump truck, which headed the list, it became a "German" named "Liebherr-T282B" (it was also nicknamed the eighth wonder of the world). This weight, which this machine takes on itself, can not be assumed by any other dump truck - 363 tons. In addition, this dump truck is light enough for the weight that it transports (230 tons). It is this feature - low own mass and the ability to transport large loads - highly appreciated by consumers. However, and pay for these useful qualities will have a lot. Manage this machine is not easy at all, and the slightest mistake of the driver can be very expensive (not life, of course, although anything can be, but it can fly into a very big penny). It is to avoid such mistakes that the car is equipped so as to facilitate the driver's work hours. The machine is equipped with a liquid crystal dashboard, on which, in addition to technical data, it is possible to output images from video cameras that are located along the perimeter of the body. The dump cabin is well protected against noise and dust coming from the outside, the pedals and steering wheel are in the usual places, the panel is right in front of the eyes. In hot weather, the driver is rescued by an air conditioner equipped with a powerful air filtration system, in a cold one - a powerful stove. Well, if you suddenly get bored by the manager, then at his disposal is a modern audio system. In general, how can you get bored if you understand that you are subject to the largest and most powerful machine in the world?