It was impressive driving by those behemoth digging machines when I travelled by train to Berlin in the 90's. Now two and a half decades later most of the East German lignite mines have been turned into lakes surrounded by nature. Definitely a change for the better :)
Google street view from the excavation site, showing other machines and F60 further in the distance: https://www.google.de/maps/@51.5812302,14.2375135,3a,68.8y,1...
Virtual guide to PRODECO KK1300. Audio in Czech only.
Imagine Parker Schnabel borrowing one of these for a season, that’d be something.
Is this the right thread to mention Bagger 288?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagger_288
Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pb00bMg1iE
Pop Culture Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azEvfD4C6ow