• CelloMike@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      Was able to find some more details - it’s the bucket of an RH340 excavator at the Poitrel coal mine in Australia, probably damaged while moving massive rocks about

      The whole machine looks like this

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        18 days ago

        Even with the door there that should indicate scale, that machine doesnt feel like its anywhere near as large as OPs picture.

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          18 days ago

          Looks fine to me - the door seems to be about half the height of the bucket, which fits with the guy in the original picture

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          18 days ago

          Then don’t look at the door…look at the bolt holding the bucket on the arm and the look at the size of the hart hat.

          Big bolt

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      18 days ago

      Me too. I’ve worked extensively on open pit mines, and I’ve never seen anything like that in my time there.

      I’m not an expert or even an equipment operator, but I’ve seen them break shit. Buckets are tough. One that big is very tough.