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| Key Highlights | Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
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| Particulars | Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
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Comparing the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and the Kobelco SK850LC reveals a clash of powerhouses, both excelling in engine strength and digging capacities. The Kobelco leads with a stronger engine and faster swing speed, while the Liebherr showcases a robust built with potentially higher fuel capacity.
Based on the comparison, the Kobelco SK850LC could be preferable for jobs requiring deep dig depth and higher engine performance, while the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic might be better suited for long, heavy-duty operations where higher bucket capacity and torque are necessary. Your choice should align with the specific requirements of your project.
| Brand | Kobelco | Liebherr |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) |
| Operating Cost | Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Price | Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Weight | 80500 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Bucket | 2.8 - 5.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | 8900 mm | 7200 mm |
| Engine | Komatsu 496 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Warranty | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | 8250 mm | 7000 mm |
| Quick Overview: | Built for tough jobs, Kobelco SK850LC extra-large excavator ensures high-load capacity and durability for extreme mining applications. |
Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
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Get the best price for the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic Extra-Large Excavator from authorized dealers. Contact us now for exclusive deals! |
Comparing the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and the Kobelco SK850LC reveals a clash of powerhouses, both excelling in engine strength and digging capacities. The Kobelco leads with a stronger engine and faster swing speed, while the Liebherr showcases a robust built with potentially higher fuel capacity.
Based on the comparison, the Kobelco SK850LC could be preferable for jobs requiring deep dig depth and higher engine performance, while the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic might be better suited for long, heavy-duty operations where higher bucket capacity and torque are necessary. Your choice should align with the specific requirements of your project.
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Brand | |
| Kobelco | Liebherr |
| Type | |
| Extra-Large (>50 Ton) | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) |
| Price | |
| Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Weight | |
| 80500 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Bucket | |
| 2.8 - 5.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | |
| 8900 mm | 7200 mm |
| Engine | |
| Komatsu 496 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Warranty | |
| 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | |
| 8250 mm | 7000 mm |
| Quick Overview: | |
Built for tough jobs, Kobelco SK850LC extra-large excavator ensures high-load capacity and durability for extreme mining applications. |
Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Engine Make | KOMATSU SAA6D14OE-5 | Liebherr D9508 A7 |
| Fuel Tank | 960 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Displacment | 15.24 L | 16.16 L |
| Under Carriage | 6370 mm | 5960 mm |
| Hydraulic System | 856 L | 920 L |
| Arm | 3600 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | 13830 mm | NA |
| Fuel Consumption | NA | NA |
| Overall Width | 4400 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Length | 14530 mm | 12800 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | 403 kN | 392 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | 4600 mm | NA |
| Track Shoe Width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| AC Cabin | Standard | Standard |
| GPS | Standard | Standard |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | |
| KOMATSU SAA6D14OE-5 | Liebherr D9508 A7 |
| Fuel Tank | |
| 960 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Displacment | |
| 15.24 L | 16.16 L |
| Under Carriage | |
| 6370 mm | 5960 mm |
| Hydraulic System | |
| 856 L | 920 L |
| Arm | |
| 3600 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| 13830 mm | NA |
| Fuel Consumption | |
| NA | NA |
| Overall Width | |
| 4400 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Length | |
| 14530 mm | 12800 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 403 kN | 392 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | |
| 4600 mm | NA |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
| AC Cabin | |
| Standard | Standard |
| GPS | |
| Standard | Standard |
| 3565 | 3711 | |
| Model | Komatsu 496 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel |
| Type | 4-cycle electrically-controlled common rail system type diesel engine with turbocharger , 6 Cylinder , direct injection , intercooler , water-cooled | 4-stroke diesel Common-Rail , 8 cylinder V engine , after-cooled and fuel cooled , Engine Stage IIIA: with EGR , monoturbo , Water-cooled and integrated motor oil cooler |
| Rated Engine Power | 496 HP (370 kW ) @1800 rpm | 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 2197 Nm @ 1350 rpm | 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | 15.24 L | 16.16 L |
| Alternator | 60A | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A |
| Battery | 190 Ah , 2 x 12V | 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah |
| Starting Motor | 24V - 11 kW | 24 V - 7.8 kW |
| 24 V - 7.8 kW | 24 V - 7.8 kW | |
| No of Top rollers | NA | 2 |
| No of bottom rollers | NA | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | 51 | NA |
| Track Guard | NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | 106 kPa | 151 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | 70% (35 °) | NA |
| Travel Speed-Low | 2.7 Km/h | NA |
| Travel Speed-High | 4.2 Km/h | 3.5 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | 637 kN | 568 kN |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Hydraulic pump | Two variable displacement piston pumps | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps |
| Maximum Flow | 2 x 504 L/min | 2 x 410 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | 1 Gear Pump | NA |
| Implement Circuit | 33.0 MPa | 35.0 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | 30.0 MPa | NA |
| Travel circuit | 33.0 MPa | NA |
| Pilot circuit | 5.0 MPa | NA |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Travel | 2 X axial-piston motor; two-step motors | Liebherr swashplate motor with brake valves on both sides |
| Swing | Axial-piston motor | Liebherr swashplate motor with integrated brake valve |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Fuel tank | 960 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Coolant | 76 L | NA |
| Engine oil | 58 L | NA |
| Hydraulic system | 856 L | 920 L |
| Hydraulic tank | 473 L | 435 L |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Operating Weight | 80500 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Boom length | 8250 mm | 7000 mm |
| Arm length | 3600 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | 13830 mm | NA |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | 13550 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max digging depth | 8900 mm | 7200 mm |
| Max digging height | 12110 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max Dump Height | 8340 mm | 7850 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | 6740 mm | NA |
| Min swing radius | 6340 mm | NA |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | 10870 mm | NA |
| Max height (above ground) | NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | 403 kN | 392 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | 311 kN | 357 kN |
| Swing Speed | 8.4 rpm | 5.6 rpm |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Dozer Type | NA | NA |
| Dozer Length | NA | NA |
| Digging depth for ground level | NA | NA |
| Approach Angle | NA | NA |
| Width | NA | NA |
| Height | NA | NA |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Bucket Capacity | 2.8 - 5.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Overall Length | 14530 mm | 12800 mm |
| Overall width | 4400 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Height | 4760 mm | 4200 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | 3590 mm | 3665 mm |
| Upper Width | 3350 mm | 3515 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | 5140 mm | 4770 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | 6370 mm | 5960 mm |
| Tailswing radius | 4600 mm | NA |
| Min Ground clearance | 580m / 850 mm | 745 mm |
| Track gauge | 3550 mm | 3350 mm |
| Width over tracks | NA | 4130 mm |
| Track Height | NA | 1460 mm |
| Counterweight Clearance | 1560 mm | 1585 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Model | |
| Komatsu 496 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Fuel | |
| Diesel | Diesel |
| Type | |
| 4-cycle electrically-controlled common rail system type diesel engine with turbocharger , 6 Cylinder , direct injection , intercooler , water-cooled | 4-stroke diesel Common-Rail , 8 cylinder V engine , after-cooled and fuel cooled , Engine Stage IIIA: with EGR , monoturbo , Water-cooled and integrated motor oil cooler |
| Rated Engine Power | |
| 496 HP (370 kW ) @1800 rpm | 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | |
| 2197 Nm @ 1350 rpm | 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | |
| 15.24 L | 16.16 L |
| Alternator | |
| 60A | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A |
| Battery | |
| 190 Ah , 2 x 12V | 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah |
| Starting Motor | |
| 24V - 11 kW | 24 V - 7.8 kW |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| No of Top rollers | |
| NA | 2 |
| No of bottom rollers | |
| NA | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | |
| 51 | NA |
| Track Guard | |
| NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | |
| 106 kPa | 151 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | |
| Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | |
| 70% (35 °) | NA |
| Travel Speed-Low | |
| 2.7 Km/h | NA |
| Travel Speed-High | |
| 4.2 Km/h | 3.5 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | |
| 637 kN | 568 kN |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Hydraulic pump | |
| Two variable displacement piston pumps | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps |
| Maximum Flow | |
| 2 x 504 L/min | 2 x 410 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | |
| 1 Gear Pump | NA |
| Implement Circuit | |
| 33.0 MPa | 35.0 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | |
| 30.0 MPa | NA |
| Travel circuit | |
| 33.0 MPa | NA |
| Pilot circuit | |
| 5.0 MPa | NA |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Fuel tank | |
| 960 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Coolant | |
| 76 L | NA |
| Engine oil | |
| 58 L | NA |
| Hydraulic system | |
| 856 L | 920 L |
| Hydraulic tank | |
| 473 L | 435 L |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Operating Weight | |
| 80500 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Boom length | |
| 8250 mm | 7000 mm |
| Arm length | |
| 3600 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| 13830 mm | NA |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | |
| 13550 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max digging depth | |
| 8900 mm | 7200 mm |
| Max digging height | |
| 12110 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max Dump Height | |
| 8340 mm | 7850 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | |
| 6740 mm | NA |
| Min swing radius | |
| 6340 mm | NA |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | |
| 10870 mm | NA |
| Max height (above ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 403 kN | 392 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | |
| 311 kN | 357 kN |
| Swing Speed | |
| 8.4 rpm | 5.6 rpm |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Dozer Type | |
| NA | NA |
| Dozer Length | |
| NA | NA |
| Digging depth for ground level | |
| NA | NA |
| Approach Angle | |
| NA | NA |
| Width | |
| NA | NA |
| Height | |
| NA | NA |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Bucket Capacity | |
| 2.8 - 5.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Kobelco SK850LC | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | |
| 14530 mm | 12800 mm |
| Overall width | |
| 4400 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Height | |
| 4760 mm | 4200 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | |
| 3590 mm | 3665 mm |
| Upper Width | |
| 3350 mm | 3515 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | |
| 5140 mm | 4770 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | |
| 6370 mm | 5960 mm |
| Tailswing radius | |
| 4600 mm | NA |
| Min Ground clearance | |
| 580m / 850 mm | 745 mm |
| Track gauge | |
| 3550 mm | 3350 mm |
| Width over tracks | |
| NA | 4130 mm |
| Track Height | |
| NA | 1460 mm |
| Counterweight Clearence | |
| 1560 mm | 1585 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
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