2009/1/20 Joseph McAllister <[email protected]>: > On Jan 19, 2009, at 15:35 , David Savage wrote: > >> G'day All, >> >> Another from the Kalgoorlie Super Pit: >> >> <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3208986305_ed102228bc_o.jpg> >> >> For those of you familiar with large machinery, and to give a sense of >> scale, those are Caterpillar 793C trucks. > > Magnificant view, Dave.
That it is. Awe inspiring and disturbing at the same time. > Those trucks are so large they have to be assembled on-site, components > shipped in by railcar. The tires are taller than an average sized dump > truck, and cost (if I remember correctly, about $25,000 each, lasting about > 4-6 months. Driver sits about 30 feet off the ground. Radiator bigger than > your car, and weighs more. That's them alright. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
