Being the son of a coal miner, I guess I should have known competition over dragline bucket size was a thing.
Sept 2023 Article in North American Mining (Linky)
First line in the article acknowledges, ", the now long-retired Bucyrus-Erie 4250-W was the world’s largest ever dragline excavator and bucket, at 220 cubic yards and 240 tons, respectively."
The apple didn't fall too far from the tree, as I guess I'm really just a heavy equipment operator too. Not
that big relative to what's out there, but still...
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