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It holds the Guinness World Record for Biggest Earth Mover. Designed to center-load haul trucks with capacities of up to 360 tonnes (400 short tons), the L-2350 provides an operating payload of 73 tonnes (80 short tons), a 7.03 metres (23.1 ft) lift height, and an 3.5 metres (11.5 ft) reach.
Robert Gilmour "R. G." LeTourneau (/ l ə t ˈ ər n oʊ /; November 30, 1888 – June 1, 1969), born in Richford, Vermont, was a prolific inventor of technologies related to earthmoving machinery, and founder of LeTourneau Technologies and LeTourneau University. [1]
Komatsu Ltd. (株式会社小松製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Komatsu Seisakusho) or Komatsu (コマツ) (TYO: 6301) is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures construction, mining, forestry and military equipment, as well as diesel engines and industrial equipment like press machines, lasers and thermoelectric generators.
R. G. LeTourneau founded R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in California in 1929, as a contractor of earthmoving equipment, which manufactured products in Longview, Texas. [1] [better source needed] During World War II, the company provided nearly 75% of the Allies' earthmoving equipment. [2] In 1954, it built the first jack-up drilling rig.
Komatsu Limited and Dresser Industries established Komatsu Dresser to make mining tractors, construction equipment and related equipment. [15] This 50-50 ownership lasted from September 1988 to August 1994, when Komatsu bought out Dresser's share. [15] By 1993, it generated sales of more than US$4 billion, and employed 31,800 people in fifty ...
The trucks were well received by the earth moving industry. Around 1980 the company was acquired by English company Brown Engineering , who changed the name to Moxy Industries AS . During the 80's several new dump trucks were developed and Moxy gained a good reputation in the market place and exported their products to several countries around ...