Built in 1978, the Bagger 288 has spent the majority of its life stripping overburden in the largest German coal mines. — This beast weighs over 29 million pounds and stands 315 feet tall, 10 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. It has four conveyor belts, each carrying material at 11 mph. The individual belts are 10.5 feet wide. — The electricity to this giant is fed by 5,600 feet of electrical cables. The power needed to run it is equal to the electricity consumption of a city with 20,000 p

This 1995 bucket-wheel excavator is so big that you won't believe it exists. Built by German company TAKRA in 1995, Bagger 293 is one of the biggest terrestrial vehicles on earth. After being acquired by its current owner RWE Power AG, the second-largest energy producer in Germany, the excavator was renamed from MAN TAKRAF RB293 to Bagger 293. | GIGadgets