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| Key Highlights | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
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| Particulars | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
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The Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and Liugong 975E HD are both powerful, extra-large excavators designed for mining and heavy-duty engineering tasks. The Liebherr model boasts a strong hydraulic system and operator amenities, while the Liugong offers a higher engine power and larger bucket capacity, enhancing its earthmoving capabilities.
When choosing between the two, consider the specific requirements of the job at hand. The Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic may be more suitable for projects that demand consistent hydraulic performance and enhanced operator features. In contrast, the Liugong 975E HD should be the choice for tasks requiring higher engine power and larger excavation volumes. Assessing the usability features such as the GPS and gradeability alongside fuel efficiency and maintenance costs will provide a well-rounded decision.
| Brand | Liebherr | LiuGong |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 78350 Kg | 75000 Kg |
| Bucket | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ | 5.6 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | 7200 mm | 7180 mm |
| Engine | Liebherr 449 HP | Cummins 524 HP |
| Warranty | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | 7000 mm | 6600 mm |
| Quick Overview: | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
With exceptional power, Liugong 975E-HD is an extra-large excavator built to handle the most demanding excavation and mining applications. |
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Get the best price for the Liugong 975E HD Extra Large Excavator from authorized dealers. Contact us now for exclusive deals! |
The Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and Liugong 975E HD are both powerful, extra-large excavators designed for mining and heavy-duty engineering tasks. The Liebherr model boasts a strong hydraulic system and operator amenities, while the Liugong offers a higher engine power and larger bucket capacity, enhancing its earthmoving capabilities.
When choosing between the two, consider the specific requirements of the job at hand. The Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic may be more suitable for projects that demand consistent hydraulic performance and enhanced operator features. In contrast, the Liugong 975E HD should be the choice for tasks requiring higher engine power and larger excavation volumes. Assessing the usability features such as the GPS and gradeability alongside fuel efficiency and maintenance costs will provide a well-rounded decision.
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Brand | |
| Liebherr | LiuGong |
| Type | |
| Extra-Large (>50 Ton) | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) |
| Price | |
| Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Weight | |
| 78350 Kg | 75000 Kg |
| Bucket | |
| 4.00 - 5.00 m³ | 5.6 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | |
| 7200 mm | 7180 mm |
| Engine | |
| Liebherr 449 HP | Cummins 524 HP |
| Warranty | |
| 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | |
| 7000 mm | 6600 mm |
| Quick Overview: | |
Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
With exceptional power, Liugong 975E-HD is an extra-large excavator built to handle the most demanding excavation and mining applications. |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| Engine Make | Liebherr D9508 A7 | Cummins QSM1577C |
| Fuel Tank | 1140 L | 1100 L |
| Engine Displacment | 16.16 L | 15 L |
| Under Carriage | 5960 mm | 5990 mm |
| Hydraulic System | 920 L | 680 L |
| Arm | 2600 mm | 2900 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | NA | 11450 mm |
| Fuel Consumption | NA | NA |
| Overall Width | 4495 mm | 4260 mm |
| Overall Length | 12800 mm | 12630 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | 392 kN | 405/420 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | NA | 4490 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| AC Cabin | Standard | Standard |
| GPS | Standard | NA |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | |
| Liebherr D9508 A7 | Cummins QSM1577C |
| Fuel Tank | |
| 1140 L | 1100 L |
| Engine Displacment | |
| 16.16 L | 15 L |
| Under Carriage | |
| 5960 mm | 5990 mm |
| Hydraulic System | |
| 920 L | 680 L |
| Arm | |
| 2600 mm | 2900 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| NA | 11450 mm |
| Fuel Consumption | |
| NA | NA |
| Overall Width | |
| 4495 mm | 4260 mm |
| Overall Length | |
| 12800 mm | 12630 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 392 kN | 405/420 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | |
| NA | 4490 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
| AC Cabin | |
| Standard | Standard |
| GPS | |
| Standard | NA |
| 3711 | 8870 | |
| Model | Liebherr 449 HP | Cummins 524 HP |
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel |
| Type | 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 | 6 Cylinder , Cummins EPA Tier 3 / EU Stage IIIA , electronically controlled direct injection. , inline , turbocharger |
| Rated Engine Power | 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm | 524 HP (391 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm | 2373 Nm @ 1400 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | 16.16 L | 15 L |
| Alternator | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A | 24 V-100 A |
| Battery | 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah | 4 x 12 v |
| Starting Motor | 24 V - 7.8 kW | 24 V-9 kW |
| 24 V-9 kW | 24 V-9 kW | |
| No of Top rollers | 2 | 3 |
| No of bottom rollers | 8 | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | NA | 48 |
| Track Guard | NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | 151 kPa | NA |
| Track Tensioning | Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | NA | 70% (35°) |
| Travel Speed-Low | NA | 3.0 Km/h |
| Travel Speed-High | 3.5 Km/h | 4.0 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | 568 kN | 495 kN |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| Hydraulic pump | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps | Two Variable displacement piston pumps. |
| Maximum Flow | 2 x 410 L/min | 2 x 476 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | NA | Gear Pump |
| Implement Circuit | 35.0 MPa | 37.3 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | NA | 26.5 MPa |
| Travel circuit | NA | 34.3 MPa |
| Pilot circuit | NA | 3.9 MPa |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| Travel | Liebherr swashplate motor with brake valves on both sides | 2 Speed axial piston motors with oil disk brakes. |
| Swing | Liebherr swashplate motor with integrated brake valve | Planetary gear reduction driven by high torque axial piston motor. |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| Fuel tank | 1140 L | 1100 L |
| Engine Coolant | NA | 72 L |
| Engine oil | NA | 46 L |
| Hydraulic system | 920 L | 680 L |
| Hydraulic tank | 435 L | 360 L |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| Operating Weight | 78350 Kg | 75000 Kg |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| Boom length | 7000 mm | 6600 mm |
| Arm length | 2600 mm | 2900 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | NA | 11450 mm |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | 11650 mm | 11170 mm |
| Max digging depth | 7200 mm | 7180 mm |
| Max digging height | 11650 mm | 10950 mm |
| Max Dump Height | 7850 mm | 7030 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | NA | 4080 mm |
| Min swing radius | NA | 4900 mm |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | NA | NA |
| Max height (above ground) | NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | 392 kN | 405/420 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | 357 kN | 630/375 kN |
| Swing Speed | 5.6 rpm | 6.8 rpm |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| 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 |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| Bucket Capacity | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ | 5.6 m³ |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD | |
| Overall Length | 12800 mm | 12630 mm |
| Overall width | 4495 mm | 4260 mm |
| Overall Height | 4200 mm | 4710 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | 3665 mm | 3620 mm |
| Upper Width | 3515 mm | 4260 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | 4770 mm | 4750 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | 5960 mm | 5990 mm |
| Tailswing radius | NA | 4490 mm |
| Min Ground clearance | 745 mm | 490 mm |
| Track gauge | 3350 mm | 3350 mm |
| Width over tracks | 4130 mm | 4000 mm |
| Track Height | 1460 mm | NA |
| Counterweight Clearance | 1585 mm | 1495 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Model | |
| Liebherr 449 HP | Cummins 524 HP |
| Fuel | |
| Diesel | Diesel |
| Type | |
| 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 | 6 Cylinder , Cummins EPA Tier 3 / EU Stage IIIA , electronically controlled direct injection. , inline , turbocharger |
| Rated Engine Power | |
| 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm | 524 HP (391 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | |
| 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm | 2373 Nm @ 1400 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | |
| 16.16 L | 15 L |
| Alternator | |
| Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A | 24 V-100 A |
| Battery | |
| 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah | 4 x 12 v |
| Starting Motor | |
| 24 V - 7.8 kW | 24 V-9 kW |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| No of Top rollers | |
| 2 | 3 |
| No of bottom rollers | |
| 8 | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | |
| NA | 48 |
| Track Guard | |
| NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | |
| 151 kPa | NA |
| Track Tensioning | |
| Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | |
| NA | 70% (35°) |
| Travel Speed-Low | |
| NA | 3.0 Km/h |
| Travel Speed-High | |
| 3.5 Km/h | 4.0 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | |
| 568 kN | 495 kN |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Hydraulic pump | |
| Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps | Two Variable displacement piston pumps. |
| Maximum Flow | |
| 2 x 410 L/min | 2 x 476 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | |
| NA | Gear Pump |
| Implement Circuit | |
| 35.0 MPa | 37.3 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | |
| NA | 26.5 MPa |
| Travel circuit | |
| NA | 34.3 MPa |
| Pilot circuit | |
| NA | 3.9 MPa |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Fuel tank | |
| 1140 L | 1100 L |
| Engine Coolant | |
| NA | 72 L |
| Engine oil | |
| NA | 46 L |
| Hydraulic system | |
| 920 L | 680 L |
| Hydraulic tank | |
| 435 L | 360 L |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Operating Weight | |
| 78350 Kg | 75000 Kg |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Boom length | |
| 7000 mm | 6600 mm |
| Arm length | |
| 2600 mm | 2900 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| NA | 11450 mm |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | |
| 11650 mm | 11170 mm |
| Max digging depth | |
| 7200 mm | 7180 mm |
| Max digging height | |
| 11650 mm | 10950 mm |
| Max Dump Height | |
| 7850 mm | 7030 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | |
| NA | 4080 mm |
| Min swing radius | |
| NA | 4900 mm |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | |
| NA | NA |
| Max height (above ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 392 kN | 405/420 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | |
| 357 kN | 630/375 kN |
| Swing Speed | |
| 5.6 rpm | 6.8 rpm |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Bucket Capacity | |
| 4.00 - 5.00 m³ | 5.6 m³ |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Liugong 975E HD |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | |
| 12800 mm | 12630 mm |
| Overall width | |
| 4495 mm | 4260 mm |
| Overall Height | |
| 4200 mm | 4710 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | |
| 3665 mm | 3620 mm |
| Upper Width | |
| 3515 mm | 4260 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | |
| 4770 mm | 4750 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | |
| 5960 mm | 5990 mm |
| Tailswing radius | |
| NA | 4490 mm |
| Min Ground clearance | |
| 745 mm | 490 mm |
| Track gauge | |
| 3350 mm | 3350 mm |
| Width over tracks | |
| 4130 mm | 4000 mm |
| Track Height | |
| 1460 mm | NA |
| Counterweight Clearence | |
| 1585 mm | 1495 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
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