TRUCKING HELL!
The top 10 biggest trucks in the world – longer than a swimming pool, bigger than a family home with 11,000BHP
With their ability to travel at more than 40 mph, just pray you never find yourself in the path of one of these beasts
FOR the average motorist, the chance of a truck the size of your house pulling up along side you on the motorway is virtually zero.
However, for those who work in some of the world's major mining industries, mega trucks are a common sight.
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From vehicles longer than a swimming pool to those powerful enough to carry 50 elephants, some of these machines truly defy belief.
Fortunately for us, online marketplace has compiled a list of the biggest vehicles around that we can view from the comfort of our own homes, without having to put ourselves in the path of these mammoth machines.
Here is the list of the top 10 biggest and most powerful trucks in the world.
10. Caterpillar 794 C
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Length: 50.72 feet
Height: 26.30 feet
Width: 32 feet
Power: 3,500bhp
Payload: 291 metric tons
The 794 C is Caterpillar's newest off-roader, having only been on the market since September last year.
It has the capacity to lift as much as 291 metric tons.
9. Komatsu 930E-4
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Length: 51.20 ft
Height: 24.18 ft
Width: 29.82 ft
Power: 2,700bhp
Payload: 291.7 metric tons
A product of Japan, this monster from Komatsu drives with an electrical generator, powered by a mammoth 16-cylinder turbo diesel engine.
8. Hitachi EH5000AC-3
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Length: 50.80 ft
Height: 24.67 ft
Width: 28.25 ft
Power: 2,850bhp
Payload: 296 metric tons
Hitachi's only truck in the top 10, the EH5000AC-3 is one of the longest in the group. With a volume of 197 cubic metres, its skip has the capacity to hold enough water to fill 1,000 conventional bathtubs.
7. Caterpillar 795F AC
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Length: 49.70 ft
Height: 23 ft
Width: 31 ft
Power: 3,440bhp
Payload: 313 metric tons
The second largest in the Caterpillar range, the 795F can stand almost 50 feet tall when its skip is tilted.
6. Komatsu 960E-2
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Length: 51.18 ft
Height: 24.17 ft
Width: 31.50 ft
Power: 3,500bhp
Payload: 326.6 metric tons
At more than 30 feet wide, the 960E-2 would occupy more than three lanes if it was allowed to travel on a conventional motorway.
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5. Belaz 75600
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Length: 50.85 ft
Height: 24.50 ft
Width: 31 ft
Power: 3,500bhp
Payload: 360 metric tons
Made in the small European nation of Belarus, the Belaz 75600 has a massive payload of 360 metric tons - more than 50 adult male elephants.
4. Liebherr T284
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Length: 51.48 ft
Height: 24.34 ft
Width: 31.73 ft
Power: 3,969bhp
Payload: 363 metric tons
The only truck on the list to come from German manufacturer Liebherr, at over 50 feet long and 24 feet tall, it is the largest truck in the company's production line.
3. Caterpillar 797
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Length: 48.56 ft
Height: 21.39 ft
Width: 32 ft
Power: 4,000bhp
Payload: 363 metric tons
The biggest truck to come from Caterpillar, its tyres are more than twice the height of the average man, and cost more than £137,000 for a set.
Most frightening though is its top speed - more than 42 mph, despite weighing in at 687.5 metric tons.
2. Komatsu 980E-4
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Length: 45.83 ft
Height: 26.25 ft
Width: 32.84 ft
Power: 3,500bhp
Payload: 369.4 metric tons
The largest vehicle made by Komatsu, the 980E-4 is the Japanese auto industry's equivalent to Godzilla. It is the big brother of the sixth-placed 960E-2.
1. Belaz 75710
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Length: 67.50 ft
Height: 26.80 ft
Width: 32 ft
Power: 11,012bhp
Payload: 450 metric tons
The world's largest truck comes to us from Belarusian manufacturer Belaz.
With dimensions equivalent to that of a twin house, it is one imposing figure.
Most impressive, however, is what's under the hood. With 11,012bhp, it has as much power as seven Bugatti Chiron supercars combined.
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