Top 7 biggest mining excavators in the world
January 4, 2014 by Editor
Massive machines. This is the least we can say about the world’s heftiest mining excavators out there.
Some of these beasts can weigh more than 800 tonnes, especially the models we have to show to you today. Meet the top seven biggest hydraulic mining excavators on the planet.
1. Bucyrus RH400
Weights almost 889 tonnes
The world’s biggest hydraulic excavator is currently owned by Caterpillar, but was originally launched by Terex, in Germany, in 1997.
2. Hitachi EX8000-6
Weighs 811 tonnes
The Hitachi EX8000-6, available with both shovel and backhoe attachments, was launched in 2012 by Hitachi Construction Machinery and is currently the second largest hydraulic excavator in the world.
3. Liebherr R9800
Weights 810 tonnes
This excavator was built by Liebherr at its Colmar factory in France in 2008 and is available with a shovel attachment or a backhoe attachment.
4. Demag H740 OS
Weights around 744 tonnes
The Demag H740 OS excavator, created in 1999 and specially designed for the abrasive oil sands works of KMC Mining in Canada, is the fourth biggest mining machine.
5. Komatsu PC8000-6
Weights up to 710 tonnes
The fifth largest hydraulic mining excavator is available with both shovel and backhoe attachments.
6. Liebherr R 996 B
Weights up to 672 tonnes
The R 996 B, produced by the equipment manufacturer Liebherr, is the number six in the world.
7. Hitachi EX5600-6
Weights up to 537 tonnes
Launched in 2012, the Hitachi EX5600-6 is the seventh biggest hydraulic mining excavator on the planet. It succeeded the EX5500-6 model.
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