The Largest Bucket - Wheel Excavator - Bagger 288

Bagger 288
The Bagger 288 was built for the job of removing overburden prior to coal mining in Tagebau Hambach, Germany. It can excavate 240,000 tons of coal or 240,000 cubic metres of overburden daily – the equivalent of a soccer field dug to 98 ft deep. The coal produced in one day fills 2400 coal wagons. The excavator is up to 721 ft long and approximately 315 ft high. The Bagger's operation requires 16.56 megawatts of externally supplied electricity. It can travel 6.6 to 33 ft per minute (0.1 to 0.6 km/h).