In addition to huge mining equipment, I also like the 'regular' construction equipment used by home builders and other general contractors. These pieces of equipment are large enough to be called 'big' by people who haven't seen a 300 ton truck up close and personal.
When I saw that they were starting to work on the housing development by my house I just had to stop and take some pictures of the steel they had parked along the road. This area was originally slated for development in 2008 but the housing crash shelved most of the construction in Reno until recently.
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John Deere 724K Wheel Loader |
The John Deere 724K Wheel Loader has a 264 horsepower engine and a bucket capacity of 4 cubic yards. It looks nice in the light of the setting sun too.
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Caterpillar D6R Track Dozer |
This Cat D6R Dozer has been around a bit more than the Loader above but it still has a 200 hp engine and an 18 foot blade.
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Volvo EC460BLC Hydraulic Excavator |
The Volvo Excavator boasts a 2.7 cubic yard bucket and a 239 hp engine.
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John Deere 872GP Motor Grader |
This John Deere grader is almost 35 feet long with a 283 hp motor.
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Caterpillar 631D Motor Scraper |
The Cat 631D scraper is 46.8 feet long, has a 450 hp engine and can carry 31 cubic yards of material that it has scraped off in 19 inch deep cuts.
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Steamboat Parkway construction project as of 19 September 2013 |
The project on Steamboat Parkway is just getting re-started. The ground has been cleared and foundation/infrastructure work is moving forward. Things are about to get exciting.