LeTourneau L-2350

The L-2350 loader (now the P&H L-2350), from American earth-moving machinery manufacturer LeTourneau Inc., holds the Guinness World Record for Biggest Earth Mover. Designed to center-load haul trucks with capacities of up to 400 tons, the L-2350 provides an operating payload of 160,000 pounds, a 24-foot lift height, and an 11.5-foot reach. Joy Global acquired the company in 2011 adding P&H to the equipment designation.

History

The company was acquired by Marathon in 1972, Rowan Companies in 1986, and Joy Global in 2011.[1] The 2012 Cameron International purchase only included the technologies drilling systems and offshore products of LeTourneau.[2]

Current

Joy Global renamed the equipment as the P&H L-2350. Others renamed were the P&H L-950, P&H L-1150 (introduced in 2008), P&H L-1350 and the P&H L-1850.[3]


Specifications

See also

References

  1. ↑ shipbuilding history.com- Retrieved 2016-02-26
  2. ↑ Cameron acquires LeTourneau Drilling sysyems and offshore products- Retrieved 2016-02-26
  3. ↑ Joy Global renames equipment- Retrieved 2016-02-26
  4. ↑ LeTourneau mining products
  5. ↑ L-2350 spec

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