rocks and gravel. Special grass was seeded to smooth its passage over valuable terrain. Moving Bagger 288 in one piece was more economical than disassembling the excavator and moving it piece by piece. The Bagger 288 is one of a group of similar sized and built vehicles, such as Bagger 281 (built in 1958), Bagger 285 (1975), Bagger 287 (1976), Bagger 293 (1995), etc. In popular culture In 2009, the British comedian Joel Veitch published a song dedicated to the Bagger 288 on the album "Spongs In the Key of Life". In the lyrics of the song, Bagger 288 is built to protect mankind from Godzillas and doom robots from the future. In the music video, the song is accompanied by clips from a German TV documentary about bucket excavators in the Ruhr area. In the film Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012), the rider possesses a Bagger 288 turning it into a fiery vehicle of destruction against his enemies. In the Book After the Revolution by Robert Evans, the post-human city "The City of Wheels" is built on a Bagger 288. See also List of largest machines Notes External links Additional pictures 1 and 2 Bagger 288 crossing the river Erft during the 2001 move (pictures) Manufacturer's homepage Bucket-wheel excavators Coal mining in Germany Krupp 1978 establishments in West Germany Vehicles introduced in 1978 ja:バケットホイールエクスカベーター#Bagger 288