Huge Scary Paul Bunyan-Like Gardening Machine-Interesting Site of the Day

From Vestal Design via Pruned:

This is the largest digging machine (or trencher or rotating shovel) in the world. It was built by Krupp and is shown here crossing a road in Germany on the way to its destination, an open air coal mine. Although at the mine the treads are unnecessary, it was cheaper to make the machine self-propelled than to try and move it with conventional hauling equipment."

Paul Bunyan would've taken one look at this monstrosity and slunk away to cry on Babe the Blue Ox's mighty shoulder in defeat.