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Liebherr Construction Equipment
QUESTION:Does anyone have any knowledge of the ability of those very large
earth moving dump trucks (used in mining) to drive in deep water? What
are the closest mines with those equipment near to New Orleans? Or, if
they are narrow enough to fit down the streets? Seems like a
bunch of those could move a lot of people out of the 10-15' deep
water if they could drive the flooded roads. Maybe not the really
deep parts. Then again, if they don't have a lot of rescue boats, I
guess the monster trucks are out of the question too....seems a
little weak...
I would think that if they didn't immediately sink into the muck, they
would immediately destroy what roads are left as soon as they got to
them.
Knowledge, please, Bob...not guesses ( I'm trying to find anyone with
specific knowledge of the capabilities of these monster strip mining
vehicles),
Who makes them?
ANSWER: Liebherr and Caterpillar make the largest. Though the Liebherr T-282B
has a slightly higher capacity, the Cat 797B stats are more readily
available.
or http://tinyurl.com/e2qss
Leaving alone the issue of weight, muck, and water, I'd think they'd
have troubles simply navigating the streets; the Cat has about a 129'
turning circle thanks to being almost 50' long and unarticulated, has a
32.5' operating width, and is almost 25' tall at it's highest point.
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