This Mannesmann jumbo earthmoving machine is being used to fill in open-cast mine workings in Duisburg, West Germany. The jumbo moves up to 240,000 cubic metres of sand and gravel a day, the equivalent of 8000 railway waggons. The machine, designed and built by Mannesmann Demag, of West Germany, is more than 50 metres tall and 180 metres long.
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Press, 24 April 1984, Page 35
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59This Mannesmann jumbo earthmoving machine is being used to fill in open-cast mine workings in Duisburg, West Germany. The jumbo moves up to 240,000 cubic metres of sand and gravel a day, the equivalent of 8000 railway waggons. The machine, designed and built by Mannesmann Demag, of West Germany, is more than 50 metres tall and 180 metres long. Press, 24 April 1984, Page 35
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