Sunday, April 26, 2015

  Largest mining truck body: Belaz 75710 breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)

Zhodino, Belarus -- The truck BelAZ-75710 is able to transport more than 450 metric tons of material — that's equivalent to seven fully fueled and loaded Airbus A320-200 planes; driven by four 1,200 kW electric motors from Siemens, the truck is over 20 meters long, almost ten meters wide, and around eight meters tall; it has a turning radius of approximately 20 meters and a top speed of 64 km/h, setting the new world record for the Largest mining truck body (volume), according to the World Record Academy .

  Photo: The truck BelAZ-75710 is over 20 meters long, almost ten meters wide, and around eight meters tall. It has a turning radius of approximately 20 meters and a top speed of 64 km/h. Its all-wheel drive and four-wheel hydraulic steering ensure that the tires, which are around four meters tall, don't get stuck in rough terrain. ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness World Records' record for the largest parade of pickup trucks numbered 451, achieved by Ram (USA) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA, on 18 April 2015.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest parade of tow trucks; it consisted of 324 tow trucks and was organized by Worldwide Equipment Sales Tow Trucks for Tots (USA). The trucks participated in a parade from Joliet to Bridgeview, Illinois, USA, on 13 November 2011.

    The truck BelAZ-75710 is able to transport more than 450 metric tons of material — that's equivalent to seven fully fueled and loaded Airbus A320-200 planes.

   The truck is driven by four 1,200 kW electric motors from Siemens. The system uses two 16-cylinder diesel engines, each with an output of around 1,700 kW. Together they provide the energy that the electric drive requires in order to propel the giant tires.

    The traction motors for the electric gear were manufactured at Siemens in Nuremberg, Germany.     The project was completed in a comparatively short term: the development process from ordering to commissioning took less than two years. The truck was unveiled to the public in October 2013.

    The truck BelAZ-7571 is over 20 meters long, almost ten meters wide, and around eight meters tall. It has a turning radius of approximately 20 meters and a top speed of 64 km/h.

   Its all-wheel drive and four-wheel hydraulic steering ensure that the tires, which are around four meters tall, don't get stuck in rough terrain.

   The truck is being used primarily to transport coal and iron ore-bearing rocks in opencast mining in Siberia.