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		marai2 on May 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Farm vehicles approaching weights of sauropods exc... Weighs 52000 lbs (26 tons)! But because of the surface area of the track puts down only 5 lbs of pressure (per square inch, I think).

Dork1234 on May 24, 2022 [–]

Only 52000 lbs doesn't seem that impressive compared to other large machines:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bud_747

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