• fizzbang
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    2 months ago

    God damn. I’d love to hear the story behind this picture

    • CelloMike
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      2 months ago

      Was able to find some more details - it’s the bucket of an RH340 excavator at the Poitrel coal mine in Australia, probably damaged while moving massive rocks about

      The whole machine looks like this

      • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        Even with the door there that should indicate scale, that machine doesnt feel like its anywhere near as large as OPs picture.

    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      Me too. I’ve worked extensively on open pit mines, and I’ve never seen anything like that in my time there.

      I’m not an expert or even an equipment operator, but I’ve seen them break shit. Buckets are tough. One that big is very tough.