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Hydraulic Excavator

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Hydraulic Excavator

The digging machine found on every construction site/Cars & Road Vehicles

A standard hydraulic excavator uses a boom, arm, and bucket powered by hydraulic cylinders to dig, lift, and move earth. The cab rotates 360 degrees on a tracked undercarriage. Excavators range from mini models under 2 tonnes to mining units over 800 tonnes.

Measurements

Length (typical 20-tonne)9.5 m
164 trillionthsMercury orbit radii
117 quintillionthsSirius distances
1,188Lego studs
Width2.8 m
132 billionthsGreat Walls of China
6.6 tenthsTrampoline diameters
Height (cab)3 m
1.69Samsung refrigerators
2.04Necktie lengths
Maximum dig depth6.7 m
2.31Condor wingspans
3.76Samsung refrigerators
44.7Ice cream cones
Operating mass20,000 kg
2 tenthsLocomotive weights
3.6 billionthsTeaspoons of neutron star
50,000Cans of soup
Bucket width9 tenths m
703 millionthsBridge spans
1.2 tenthsTape measure lengths
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