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How tall is a bucket wheel excavator?

The Bagger 293, the largest bucket wheel excavator in the world, is 225 metres (738 ft) tall. It is used in opencast mining operations and can move up to 240,000 cubic metres (315,000 cu yd) of soil per day. The Bagger 293 is located in Garzweiler, Germany, and has been in operation since 1995. It is powered by a diesel-electric engine and has a maximum speed of 10 kilometres per hour (6 mph).