See how enormous the machine is. This 4 years old kid is standing on its tire rim and he does not even tall enough to reach the other end of the massive rim.
This giant truck was built by Canadian truck builder, Tereks Corporation (General Motors). It has a mass of 235 tons, with the maximum of 550 tons. Equipped with 16-cylinder engine and, of 169.5 litres capacity of 3,300 horsepower (2,460 kW), with twin generator. Generator filed by four electric traction motors located in each of the rear wheels.
This big machine is 66 feet long (20 meters) and with a height of 22.6 feet (6.9 metres). 56 feet (17.1 metres), height elongated discharge reservoir. Built in 1974 in the distant GM's London, Ontario Plant, has been tested 12 months in California.
In 1978, he was fully installed at the company Sparwood BC to Kaiser Resources Ltd. He ceased to be used in coal mines in 1990 and is now located in the city Sparvude.
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