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Eric C. Orlemann
Hardcover
160 pages
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Power Shovels: The World’s Mightiest Mining and Construction Excavators
$169.00
Power Shovels is a celebration of the land leviathans that have inhabited the open pit mines over the past century. Due to their massive size and unbelievable capabilities, interest in these machines extends far beyond their role in the extraction of minerals and precious metals. Author Orlemann focuses on the super stripper and loading class of shovels. Discover how the super stripper can remove vast amounts of earth and place it over a football field away. This book reveals design, engineering, manufacture, assembly, and operation of these modern and massive shovels.
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| Weight | 1.4 kg |
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| Dimensions | 30.5 × 26.7 × 1.9 cm |
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