D-11 dozer rolled down the embankment and they had to use the dragline to pull it out
The dozer has an enclosed compartment, but that like like a pretty violent tumble. Was the driver’s compartment (which isn’t really identifiable) enough to protect the driver, or is s/he now part of the machine?
Also: Badger 288 would have simple eaten the dozer, and added it to the souls its already reaped.
Beelzebub himself fears the Bagger 288!
Oof, did anyone get hurt?
They didn’t say. Pants were shat though I bet
Hope that’s all it was
Specs so you see how fucking big this dozer is: https://www.eltrakbulgaria.com/uploads/Specalogs/2020/D11.pdf
I would have figured a 32L engine put out more power than that. It’s comparable to the 800hp in our silage chopper with an 18L.
It’s the gearing and weight that make a dozer powerful. I’ve worked first hand with D-11s around me, and they are incredible machines.
Oh, absolutely. I’ve never used anything bigger than a 6, but driven a few 40k# 4WD tractors that are putting down 6 or 700 hp with much smaller displacement engines than that, though I wonder about comparative duty cycles since they’ll never see more than about 7-10k hours before an overhaul. I also see 3406s with way more hours than that without rebuilds, or maybe just a cylinder done in their lifetimes.
Lower compression ratios are a common trick to increase longevity and fuel compatibility. You reduce horsepower and fuel efficiency, but gain reliability.
