The largest and most powerful bulldozers in the world

Today there is rapid development of technology. Due to this, newer and more complex technology is constantly being created, designed to simplify people's work. The production of new types of large construction equipment is happening especially rapidly. Therefore, it is worth considering the largest bulldozers in the world, models produced earlier and those produced today.

The Acco Super Bulldozer is considered the largest model of this type of equipment ever created. The weight of this giant is 183 tons. But even taking into account the final creation of this machine by the Italian manufacturer Umberto Acco, for political reasons it was never transferred to the customer. In addition, the super bulldozer itself was not used for its intended purpose and there is not even confirmation that sea trials were carried out. The history of this equipment began in the first half of the 80s, when the owner, Umberto Acre, decided to produce it on a special order received from the leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi.

At that time, large-scale transformations and rapid infrastructure construction began in Libya, which required the use of such large equipment.

Bulldozers are used in construction and repair work

However, after the demise of ACCO, which happened in 2008, the question arose about the fate of the world's largest super bulldozer. It is assumed that the ACCO dozer will be dismantled for scrap. As a result, the only monument in the world will remain unappreciated and will be lost. Alas, there are not many photos of this technique on the Internet, which does not allow us to examine it in detail.

Record holder parameters

A similar machine was built largely from spare parts manufactured by Caterpillar. The equipment is driven by 2 Caterpillar engines, each of which produces 675 hp, so the total power of the unit is 1350 hp. With. The main part of the components was produced specifically for this super bulldozer. So, the width of the dump is about 7 meters, the height reaches 2.7 meters. At that time, no one was producing such elements. Therefore, the machine produced by ACCO for Colonel Gaddafi is rightfully the most powerful bulldozer in the world.

Giant Japanese bulldozer

One of the largest bulldozers in the world is represented by the Japanese KOMATSU D575A-3SD. This is one of the few super bulldozers that were mass-produced. A similar technique was developed back in 1991. The unit has the following technical characteristics:

1. Weight is 153 tons, which is only 30 tons less than the world record holder.
2. The total engine power is 1150 hp. In addition, all the energy received by the unit is directed precisely into traction, and not into developing speed.
3. At one time, such a machine is capable of moving up to 70 m3 of earth, which corresponds to the area of ​​a tennis court.

Bulldozer Komatsu

To transfer the unit, you need to use 5 trucks, and to transport only the dump you will need one of them.

The design of the blade itself was made in such a way that 90% of the load is located on it, while other models simply push it in front of itself. The Japanese bulldozer 575A is used to simultaneously transport a large volume of soil. In total, the manufacturer produced 88 models of such heavy equipment, which are still working in the quarries of New Zealand, Australia, and also on the American continent. Such units are not currently produced.

American super bulldozer

The largest commercially produced bulldozer today is the American Caterpillar D11TCD bulldozer. Its weight indicators are at 112 tons. These indicators also take into account the loosening system, the installation of which is optional. Without it, its weight is slightly lower - 104.2 tons. The unit is equipped with an engine producing 913 hp. power, and its volume is 32.2. This model is also equipped with a large fuel tank that can hold 1609 liters. The dimensions of the Caterpillar bulldozer are more modest compared to its Japanese counterpart. So, the length is 8.77 m, the width is 4.38 m, and the height parameters reach 4.72 m.

Russian giant bulldozer

Heavy bulldozers, developed and put on the assembly line back in Soviet times, were produced until recently by the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. Their production began in 1983. ChTZ T800 is the only modern machine produced in Russia, which has the following parameters:

1. Weight is 103 tons.
2. The engine produces 820 hp. With.
3. The maximum speed is 14 km/h.
4. The maximum traction force of the giant is around 140 tons.

At the time of the release of the first T800 models, it was considered the most powerful bulldozer in operation at that time and competed only with the Japanese. It was first used in 1983 at the construction site of the South Ural Nuclear Power Plant. But its competitor Komatsu was produced only in 1991. The T800 was entered into the book of records as the largest and most powerful bulldozer of Soviet and then Russian production. The unit has proven itself positively in the development of mines, as well as in the process of mining diamonds in difficult conditions.

The Russian super bulldozer effectively copes with work in permafrost conditions and crushes durable soils. This eliminated the need for blasting to develop sites, because this causes microcracks to appear in diamonds, which reduces the cost of the mined raw materials.

This equipment is equipped with a 6DM-21T engine, which has a four-stroke operating mode, and is also additionally reinforced with a gas turbine supercharger. To prevent overheating, it is equipped with intermediate cooling. The operation of a diesel engine occurs through direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber. The volume of the fuel tank is 2050 liters. This unit is considered the largest bulldozer produced in Europe.

Bulldozer with wheels

The largest wheeled vehicle of this type is the Melrose M880 bulldozer. It was developed back in 1970 in the American city of Denver, Colorado. The clients were Melrose. The unit was produced precisely on a wheelbase, due to the specialization of the manufacturer. The total weight of this bulldozer was 102.3 tons, but despite this, it accelerated to a speed of 22.4 km/h. In total, until 1986 the manufacturer produced up to 10 similar models.

The market for the largest bulldozers is represented by a variety of equipment produced in Japan, Russia, and the USA. However, over time, the need for the largest of them disappeared, so the parameters of the units produced today have decreased.