Unique tractor standing 15 ft high, 15 1/2 ft wide, 47 ft long and weighing 170 tons, carries 1650 hp diesel engine that drives 1400 kw power generator; tractor is propelled by 4 400-hp electric traction motors mounted in hollow axles and rolls on 10 ft high, 38-ply rubber tires which are largest ever made; equipment was used in earthmoving work at Milford Dam, Kan, and has shown excellent performance.
World's largest tractor
Construction Methods Equipment
Construction Methods and Equipment ; 45 , n 8
1963
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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