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| Key Highlights | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
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| Particulars | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
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When comparing the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and the Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G, the Liebherr model boasts greater engine power and digging force, which might lead to better performance in heavy-duty operations. In contrast, the Zaxis 870-5G offers a wider track shoe and higher gradability, suggesting enhanced stability and capability on diverse terrain.
Choosing between these two machines will ultimately depend on the specific needs of your operation. If requiring more powerful and forceful digging capabilities, the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic might be the better choice. Conversely, for projects that demand higher reach and terrain versatility, the Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G could be the preferred option. We recommend considering the exact nature of your work, including the types of material you'll be moving and the conditions of your construction or mining site, before making a decision.
| Brand | Liebherr | Tata Hitachi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 82300 Kg |
| Bucket | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ | 2.9 - 4.5 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | 7200 mm | 8870 mm |
| Engine | Liebherr 449 HP | Isuzu 483 HP |
| Warranty | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2000 hr. |
| Boom | 7000 mm | 8400 mm |
| Quick Overview: | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G extra-large excavator is a powerhouse for large-scale mining tasks specially built for heavy-duty operations. |
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Get the best price for the Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G Extra-Large Excavator from authorized dealers. Contact us now for exclusive deals! |
When comparing the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and the Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G, the Liebherr model boasts greater engine power and digging force, which might lead to better performance in heavy-duty operations. In contrast, the Zaxis 870-5G offers a wider track shoe and higher gradability, suggesting enhanced stability and capability on diverse terrain.
Choosing between these two machines will ultimately depend on the specific needs of your operation. If requiring more powerful and forceful digging capabilities, the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic might be the better choice. Conversely, for projects that demand higher reach and terrain versatility, the Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G could be the preferred option. We recommend considering the exact nature of your work, including the types of material you'll be moving and the conditions of your construction or mining site, before making a decision.
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Brand | |
| Liebherr | Tata Hitachi |
| Type | |
| Extra-Large (>50 Ton) | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) |
| Price | |
| Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Weight | |
| 78350 Kg | 82300 Kg |
| Bucket | |
| 4.00 - 5.00 m³ | 2.9 - 4.5 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | |
| 7200 mm | 8870 mm |
| Engine | |
| Liebherr 449 HP | Isuzu 483 HP |
| Warranty | |
| 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2000 hr. |
| Boom | |
| 7000 mm | 8400 mm |
| Quick Overview: | |
Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G extra-large excavator is a powerhouse for large-scale mining tasks specially built for heavy-duty operations. |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| Engine Make | Liebherr D9508 A7 | Isuzu BB-6WG1XQA-04 |
| Fuel Tank | 1140 L | 1110 L |
| Engine Displacment | 16.16 L | 15.68 L |
| Under Carriage | 5960 mm | 5740 mm |
| Hydraulic System | 920 L | 1042 L |
| Arm | 2600 mm | 3700 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | NA | 14100 mm |
| Fuel Consumption | NA | NA |
| Overall Width | 4495 mm | 4450 mm |
| Overall Length | 12800 mm | 14800 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | 392 kN | 359 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | NA | 4600 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| AC Cabin | Standard | Standard |
| GPS | Standard | Standard |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | |
| Liebherr D9508 A7 | Isuzu BB-6WG1XQA-04 |
| Fuel Tank | |
| 1140 L | 1110 L |
| Engine Displacment | |
| 16.16 L | 15.68 L |
| Under Carriage | |
| 5960 mm | 5740 mm |
| Hydraulic System | |
| 920 L | 1042 L |
| Arm | |
| 2600 mm | 3700 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| NA | 14100 mm |
| Fuel Consumption | |
| NA | NA |
| Overall Width | |
| 4495 mm | 4450 mm |
| Overall Length | |
| 12800 mm | 14800 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 392 kN | 359 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | |
| NA | 4600 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
| AC Cabin | |
| Standard | Standard |
| GPS | |
| Standard | Standard |
| 3711 | 3642 | |
| Model | Liebherr 449 HP | Isuzu 483 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 | 4 Cycle water cooled , 6 Cylinders , direct injection , Turbocharged Intercooled |
| Rated Engine Power | 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm | 483 HP (360 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm | 1945 Nm @ 1500 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | 16.16 L | 15.68 L |
| Alternator | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A | 50A |
| Battery | 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah | 170 Ah , 2 x 12 V |
| Starting Motor | 24 V - 7.8 kW | NA |
| NA | NA | |
| No of Top rollers | 2 | 3 |
| No of bottom rollers | 8 | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | NA | 47 |
| Track Guard | NA | 2 |
| Track Shoe width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | 151 kPa | 121 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | NA | 70% (35 °) Continuous |
| Travel Speed-Low | NA | 3.0 Km/h |
| Travel Speed-High | 3.5 Km/h | 4.5 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | 568 kN | 560 kN |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| Hydraulic pump | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps | 2 Variable Displacement Axial Piston Pumps |
| Maximum Flow | 2 x 410 L/min | 2 x 512 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | NA | 1 Gear Pump |
| Implement Circuit | 35.0 MPa | 31.9 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | NA | 28.4 MPa |
| Travel circuit | NA | 34.3 MPa |
| Pilot circuit | NA | 3.9 MPa |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| Travel | Liebherr swashplate motor with brake valves on both sides | 2 Axial Piston Motors with Parking Brake |
| Swing | Liebherr swashplate motor with integrated brake valve | 2 Axial Piston Motors |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| Fuel tank | 1140 L | 1110 L |
| Engine Coolant | NA | 112 L |
| Engine oil | NA | 52 L |
| Hydraulic system | 920 L | 1042 L |
| Hydraulic tank | 435 L | 500 L |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| Operating Weight | 78350 Kg | 82300 Kg |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| Boom length | 7000 mm | 8400 mm |
| Arm length | 2600 mm | 3700 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | NA | 14100 mm |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | 11650 mm | 13820 mm |
| Max digging depth | 7200 mm | 8870 mm |
| Max digging height | 11650 mm | 13030 mm |
| Max Dump Height | 7850 mm | 9080 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | NA | 7170 mm |
| Min swing radius | NA | 5950 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 | 359 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | 357 kN | 315 kN |
| Swing Speed | 5.6 rpm | NA |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| 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 | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| Bucket Capacity | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ | 2.9 - 4.5 m³ |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G | |
| Overall Length | 12800 mm | 14800 mm |
| Overall width | 4495 mm | 4450 mm |
| Overall Height | 4200 mm | 4770 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | 3665 mm | 3600 mm |
| Upper Width | 3515 mm | 4120 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | 4770 mm | 4590 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | 5960 mm | 5740 mm |
| Tailswing radius | NA | 4600 mm |
| Min Ground clearance | 745 mm | 890 mm |
| Track gauge | 3350 mm | 3450 mm |
| Width over tracks | 4130 mm | NA |
| Track Height | 1460 mm | 1500 mm |
| Counterweight Clearance | 1585 mm | 1680 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Model | |
| Liebherr 449 HP | Isuzu 483 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 | 4 Cycle water cooled , 6 Cylinders , direct injection , Turbocharged Intercooled |
| Rated Engine Power | |
| 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm | 483 HP (360 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | |
| 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm | 1945 Nm @ 1500 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | |
| 16.16 L | 15.68 L |
| Alternator | |
| Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A | 50A |
| Battery | |
| 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah | 170 Ah , 2 x 12 V |
| Starting Motor | |
| 24 V - 7.8 kW | NA |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| No of Top rollers | |
| 2 | 3 |
| No of bottom rollers | |
| 8 | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | |
| NA | 47 |
| Track Guard | |
| NA | 2 |
| Track Shoe width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | |
| 151 kPa | 121 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | |
| Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | |
| NA | 70% (35 °) Continuous |
| Travel Speed-Low | |
| NA | 3.0 Km/h |
| Travel Speed-High | |
| 3.5 Km/h | 4.5 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | |
| 568 kN | 560 kN |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Hydraulic pump | |
| Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps | 2 Variable Displacement Axial Piston Pumps |
| Maximum Flow | |
| 2 x 410 L/min | 2 x 512 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | |
| NA | 1 Gear Pump |
| Implement Circuit | |
| 35.0 MPa | 31.9 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | |
| NA | 28.4 MPa |
| Travel circuit | |
| NA | 34.3 MPa |
| Pilot circuit | |
| NA | 3.9 MPa |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Fuel tank | |
| 1140 L | 1110 L |
| Engine Coolant | |
| NA | 112 L |
| Engine oil | |
| NA | 52 L |
| Hydraulic system | |
| 920 L | 1042 L |
| Hydraulic tank | |
| 435 L | 500 L |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Operating Weight | |
| 78350 Kg | 82300 Kg |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Boom length | |
| 7000 mm | 8400 mm |
| Arm length | |
| 2600 mm | 3700 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| NA | 14100 mm |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | |
| 11650 mm | 13820 mm |
| Max digging depth | |
| 7200 mm | 8870 mm |
| Max digging height | |
| 11650 mm | 13030 mm |
| Max Dump Height | |
| 7850 mm | 9080 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | |
| NA | 7170 mm |
| Min swing radius | |
| NA | 5950 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 | 359 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | |
| 357 kN | 315 kN |
| Swing Speed | |
| 5.6 rpm | NA |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| 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 | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Bucket Capacity | |
| 4.00 - 5.00 m³ | 2.9 - 4.5 m³ |
| Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | Tata Hitachi Zaxis 870-5G |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | |
| 12800 mm | 14800 mm |
| Overall width | |
| 4495 mm | 4450 mm |
| Overall Height | |
| 4200 mm | 4770 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | |
| 3665 mm | 3600 mm |
| Upper Width | |
| 3515 mm | 4120 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | |
| 4770 mm | 4590 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | |
| 5960 mm | 5740 mm |
| Tailswing radius | |
| NA | 4600 mm |
| Min Ground clearance | |
| 745 mm | 890 mm |
| Track gauge | |
| 3350 mm | 3450 mm |
| Width over tracks | |
| 4130 mm | NA |
| Track Height | |
| 1460 mm | 1500 mm |
| Counterweight Clearence | |
| 1585 mm | 1680 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
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