ultra large hydraulic excavators are designed to work in various environments in large open
cast mines around the world they can weigh more than 1000 tons reach 35 foot tall and can operate
from minus 50 to plus 50 degrees celsius here are the five biggest hydraulic excavators in the world
based on their operating weight number five xcmg xc7000 this machine was released in 2018
and still holds the rank of the largest hydraulic excavator ever made in china
it has an operating weight of 673 metric tons and is powered by the two massive 50 liter cummins
diesel engines with a total output of 3200 horsepower there is also a lower cost per ton
alternative for this machine two electric motors in this case the total output is even higher
almost 3400 horsepower the total length of this machine with the shovel down is 77 feet that is
about five feet longer than a semi truck with a trailer xcmg xc7000 can be equipped with two types
of attachments face shovel or a backhoe bucket the one that you see in this video is the face shovel
version its attachment is directed outwards and is primarily used in above ground mining excavations
selection between these two working modes can be also dictated by geology
of the quarry or contractor's preferences the maximum shovel capacity of this machine
is 36 cubic meters or 47 cubic yards and it can reach to 61 feet of digging height
number four komatsu pc 8000-11 it is the biggest and most powerful mining excavator in the japanese
manufacturer's product range it has an operating weight of 782 metric tons if equipped with a face
shovel and 790 tons with a backhoe bucket it can be powered either by two kamatsu diesel engines
with a total output of 4020 horsepower or by two electric motors with a total output of 3940
horsepower the total height of this machine is 32 foot one and its undercarriage width measures
from 27 foot four to 28 foot eight fuel tank of this monster holds 3679 gallons of diesel fuel
both shovel and backhoe configurations of this machine have the same standard bucket capacity
42 cubic meters or 55 cubic yards which is equal to 200 drums 55 gallons each
number three liebherr 9800 g6 this hydraulic shovel is built in liebherr's production facility
in colmar france to get it delivered to a mine site it has to be taken apart and shipped in
multiple loads and assembled again close to the site location it has an operating weight of 810
metric tons if equipped with a face shovel and 800 tons with a backhoe bucket
this mining excavator comes with the choice of either cummins or lever diesel engines while an
electric drive version is also available electric motors by the way produce the highest output
4560 horsepower which is 560 higher than the diesel engines the total height of this machine
is almost 34 feet to get to the operator's cab of this monster you have to walk up three flights of
stairs libra has the biggest fuel tank than any other hydraulic mining excavator out there it
holds 4649 gallons of diesel fuel that's about 180 times more than a tank of a full-size pickup truck
same as its competitors this excavator can be equipped either with a face shovel or a backhoe
backhoe bucket has the capacity of 52 cubic meters or 68 cubic yards and can hold 83 tons of material
number two hitachi ex-8000-7 as the largest excavator in hitachi's range
the ex-8000 is capable of exceptional levels of productivity it has an operating weight
of 842 metric tons if equipped with a backhoe bucket and 830 tons with a face shovel it can
be powered either by two cummins diesel engines two ntu engines or two hitachi electric motors
the version powered by mtu a rolls-royce brand generates the highest output 4024 horsepower
the total height of this machine is 32 foot six and its undercarriage width measures 28 foot five
hitachi's fuel tank has the least capacity in this rating but still the amount of fuel that it
can hold is quite impressive 3278 gallons with the current gas prices it would cost about 19
thousand dollars to fill up this tank in us same as its competitors hitachi ex-8000 can be equipped
with two types of attachments a face shovel with a maximum capacity of 45 cubic meters or a backhoe
bucket with 52 cubic meters of capacity number one cat 6090 fs this massive machine has come
a long way before it received the yellow paint and became part of caterpillar's product lineup
it was originally launched in 1997 under the name rh-400 by german engineering company
orenstein & koppel o & k after that o & k was sold to terex with its mining assets including this
machine then terex was acquired by bucyrus-erie an american mining equipment company finally when
caterpillar purchased bucyrus in 2011 this machine was rebranded into cat 6090 fs receiving a number
of technology advancements from caterpillar in the current version this excavator has an operating
weight of 980 tons and if powered by two diesel engines has a total output of 4500 horsepower
this is the third machine in a row along with liebherr and komatsu which is powered by 60
liter cummins engines same as its competitors it is also available with two electric motors
fuel tank of this monster can hold four thousand gallons of diesel fuel
unlike the other mining excavators in this rating cat 6090 fs can be equipped
with a face shovel only which has a maximum capacity of 52 cubic meters or 68 cubic yards
there is one more machine that must be mentioned here and it is cat 6120
it was constructed as a prototype in 2012 at the caterpillar's manufacturing facility
in south milwaukee wisconsin unfortunately there is not much information available on the specs
and features of this hydraulic shovel nor there are any footages showing it in action but still
it is known that this monster has an operating weight of approximately 1 270 metric tons which
is 300 tons more than its smaller brother cat 6090 it is powered by the hybrid diesel electric
engine with an output of about 4005 horsepower which is claimed to cut the fuel cost per ton
by at least 25 compared to the other shovel options the capacity of the shovel available for
this machine is ranging from 46 to 65 cubic meters or 60 to 85 cubic yards these were the biggest
hydraulic excavators and hydraulic shovels in the world thanks for watching this video to the end
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