30 Pics of Monster Machinery That Get The Job Done

RustyBuckler Published 01/01/2024 in ftw

Sometimes a big machine can really get the blood flowing. These are pictures of amazing machines that do so much for production, construction, and about everything else that make our lives easier and in some cases, possible.

Some people (like us) really get excited about big hunks of metal and pipes carrying huge amounts of steam.

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1.
F-35A Lightning II with belly mounted luneberg lenses performs during Gowen thunder airshow, Boise, Idaho.
2.
Maeda Mini Crane
3.
JLG Compact Boom Lift in action
4.
World's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Mediterranean Sea.
5.
Land Train
6.
4”UNC spider bolts
7.
Palfinger Knuckle Boom Crane
8.
One of the last tillers on the Toronto Fire Department, Aerial 5's 1931 LaFrance Type 217 85' aerial. Shown on Lombard St. on March 6th, 1955.
9.
4,500 horsepower boring machine breaking through at the end of Gotthard Base Tunnel
10.
Cruise ship in dry dock
11.
A straddler in the port of Antwerp
12.
2 x P-51 Mustangs, one F-22 Raptor at Oshkosh airshow 2023
13.
Plane factory assembly line - Renton, United States
14.
The only picture of Concorde flying at supersonic speed
15.
Marine Corps' new unmanned Tomahawk missile launcher.
16.
A 1922 Nilfisk vacuum cleaner in the Kopenhagen Design Museum
17.
Firing test of the Ariane 6's P120 solid rocket booster at Kourou in French Guiana, South America
18.
The size of a 1956 5 MB hard drive
19.
The rocket engine test facility at Yuzhmash, Ukraine. The huge tube is meant for venting exhaust gases.
20.
1947: Northrop YB-49 heavy turbojet bomber
21.
A 1980s Carraro 78.4 in the wild in Belgium
22.
Fawley Oil Refinery, UK
23.
Alain Prost sits in his McLaren-TAG MP4/3 during the 1987 season.
24.
1K17 Szhatie - Soviet Laser Tank
25.
A classic Jaguar, outside the Museum of Liverpool today.One of a small car show outside the museum.
26.
Unitruck
27.
The World’s Largest Working Steam Engine
28.
Specialized forklift with 4 tracks for material handling in extremely soft conditions
29.
Xtreme XR50100G
30.
Old German coal excavator

1.
F-35A Lightning II with belly mounted luneberg lenses performs during Gowen thunder airshow, Boise, Idaho.
2.
Maeda Mini Crane
3.
JLG Compact Boom Lift in action
4.
World's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Mediterranean Sea.
5.
Land Train
6.
4”UNC spider bolts
7.
Palfinger Knuckle Boom Crane
8.
One of the last tillers on the Toronto Fire Department, Aerial 5's 1931 LaFrance Type 217 85' aerial. Shown on Lombard St. on March 6th, 1955.
9.
4,500 horsepower boring machine breaking through at the end of Gotthard Base Tunnel
10.
Cruise ship in dry dock
11.
A straddler in the port of Antwerp
12.
2 x P-51 Mustangs, one F-22 Raptor at Oshkosh airshow 2023
13.
Plane factory assembly line - Renton, United States
14.
The only picture of Concorde flying at supersonic speed
15.
Marine Corps' new unmanned Tomahawk missile launcher.
16.
A 1922 Nilfisk vacuum cleaner in the Kopenhagen Design Museum
17.
Firing test of the Ariane 6's P120 solid rocket booster at Kourou in French Guiana, South America
18.
The size of a 1956 5 MB hard drive
19.
The rocket engine test facility at Yuzhmash, Ukraine. The huge tube is meant for venting exhaust gases.
20.
1947: Northrop YB-49 heavy turbojet bomber
21.
A 1980s Carraro 78.4 in the wild in Belgium
22.
Fawley Oil Refinery, UK
23.
Alain Prost sits in his McLaren-TAG MP4/3 during the 1987 season.
24.
1K17 Szhatie - Soviet Laser Tank
25.
A classic Jaguar, outside the Museum of Liverpool today.One of a small car show outside the museum.
26.
Unitruck
27.
The World’s Largest Working Steam Engine
28.
Specialized forklift with 4 tracks for material handling in extremely soft conditions
29.
Xtreme XR50100G
30.
Old German coal excavator