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| Key Highlights | Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
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| Particulars | Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
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| Brand | Liebherr | Kobelco |
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| 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 | 97700 Kg | 80500 Kg |
| Bucket | 5.20 - 7.20 m³ | 2.8 - 5.4 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | 7350 mm | 8900 mm |
| Engine | Liebherr 571 HP | Komatsu 496 HP |
| Warranty | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | 7200 mm | 8250 mm |
| Quick Overview: | Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic extra-large excavator brings unmatched capacity and performance for mining and earthmoving tasks. |
Built for tough jobs, Kobelco SK850LC extra-large excavator ensures high-load capacity and durability for extreme mining applications. |
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| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| Brand | |
| Liebherr | Kobelco |
| Type | |
| Extra-Large (>50 Ton) | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) |
| Price | |
| Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Weight | |
| 97700 Kg | 80500 Kg |
| Bucket | |
| 5.20 - 7.20 m³ | 2.8 - 5.4 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | |
| 7350 mm | 8900 mm |
| Engine | |
| Liebherr 571 HP | Komatsu 496 HP |
| Warranty | |
| 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | |
| 7200 mm | 8250 mm |
| Quick Overview: | |
Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic extra-large excavator brings unmatched capacity and performance for mining and earthmoving tasks. |
Built for tough jobs, Kobelco SK850LC extra-large excavator ensures high-load capacity and durability for extreme mining applications. |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| Engine Make | Liebherr D9508 A7 | KOMATSU SAA6D14OE-5 |
| Fuel Tank | 1498 L | 960 L |
| Engine Displacment | 16.61 L | 15.24 L |
| Under Carriage | 6250 mm | 6370 mm |
| Hydraulic System | 1134 L | 856 L |
| Arm | 2900 mm | 3600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | NA | 13830 mm |
| Fuel Consumption | 62.07 L/hour | NA |
| Overall Width | 5315 mm | 4400 mm |
| Overall Length | 13800 mm | 14530 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | 506 kN | 403 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | NA | 4600 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| AC Cabin | Standard | Standard |
| GPS | Standard | Standard |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | |
| Liebherr D9508 A7 | KOMATSU SAA6D14OE-5 |
| Fuel Tank | |
| 1498 L | 960 L |
| Engine Displacment | |
| 16.61 L | 15.24 L |
| Under Carriage | |
| 6250 mm | 6370 mm |
| Hydraulic System | |
| 1134 L | 856 L |
| Arm | |
| 2900 mm | 3600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| NA | 13830 mm |
| Fuel Consumption | |
| 62.07 L/hour | NA |
| Overall Width | |
| 5315 mm | 4400 mm |
| Overall Length | |
| 13800 mm | 14530 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 506 kN | 403 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | |
| NA | 4600 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
| AC Cabin | |
| Standard | Standard |
| GPS | |
| Standard | Standard |
| 3715 | 3565 | |
| Model | Liebherr 571 HP | Komatsu 496 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 electrically-controlled common rail system type diesel engine with turbocharger , 6 Cylinder , direct injection , intercooler , water-cooled |
| Rated Engine Power | 571 HP (420 kW) @ 1800 rpm | 496 HP (370 kW ) @1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 2989 Nm @ 1300 rpm | 2197 Nm @ 1350 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | 16.61 L | 15.24 L |
| Alternator | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A | 60A |
| Battery | 2 x 180 Ah / 12 V | 190 Ah , 2 x 12V |
| Starting Motor | 24 V - 7.8 kW | 24V - 11 kW |
| 24V - 11 kW | 24V - 11 kW | |
| No of Top rollers | 2 | NA |
| No of bottom rollers | 8 | NA |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | NA | 51 |
| Track Guard | NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | 177.5 kPa | 106 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | NA | 70% (35 °) |
| Travel Speed-Low | NA | 2.7 Km/h |
| Travel Speed-High | 3.7 Km/h | 4.2 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | 645 kN | 637 kN |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| Hydraulic pump | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps | Two variable displacement piston pumps |
| Maximum Flow | 2 x 498 L/min | 2 x 504 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | NA | 1 Gear Pump |
| Implement Circuit | 35.0 MPa | 33.0 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | NA | 30.0 MPa |
| Travel circuit | NA | 33.0 MPa |
| Pilot circuit | NA | 5.0 MPa |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| Travel | Liebherr swashplate motor with brake valves on both sides | 2 X axial-piston motor; two-step motors |
| Swing | Liebherr swashplate motor with integrated brake valve | Axial-piston motor |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| Fuel tank | 1498 L | 960 L |
| Engine Coolant | NA | 76 L |
| Engine oil | NA | 58 L |
| Hydraulic system | 1134 L | 856 L |
| Hydraulic tank | 536 L | 473 L |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| Operating Weight | 97700 Kg | 80500 Kg |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| Boom length | 7200 mm | 8250 mm |
| Arm length | 2900 mm | 3600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | NA | 13830 mm |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | 12300 mm | 13550 mm |
| Max digging depth | 7350 mm | 8900 mm |
| Max digging height | 12600 mm | 12110 mm |
| Max Dump Height | 8500 mm | 8340 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | NA | 6740 mm |
| Min swing radius | NA | 6340 mm |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | NA | 10870 mm |
| Max height (above ground) | NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | 506 kN | 403 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | 426 kN | 311 kN |
| Swing Speed | 5.9 rpm | 8.4 rpm |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| 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 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| Bucket Capacity | 5.20 - 7.20 m³ | 2.8 - 5.4 m³ |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC | |
| Overall Length | 13800 mm | 14530 mm |
| Overall width | 5315 mm | 4400 mm |
| Overall Height | 5250 mm | 4760 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | 3840 mm | 3590 mm |
| Upper Width | 3565 mm | 3350 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | 4960 mm | 5140 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | 6250 mm | 6370 mm |
| Tailswing radius | NA | 4600 mm |
| Min Ground clearance | 820 mm | 580m / 850 mm |
| Track gauge | 3900 mm | 3550 mm |
| Width over tracks | 4770 mm | NA |
| Track Height | 1595 mm | NA |
| Counterweight Clearance | 1765 mm | 1560 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
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| Model | |
| Liebherr 571 HP | Komatsu 496 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 electrically-controlled common rail system type diesel engine with turbocharger , 6 Cylinder , direct injection , intercooler , water-cooled |
| Rated Engine Power | |
| 571 HP (420 kW) @ 1800 rpm | 496 HP (370 kW ) @1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | |
| 2989 Nm @ 1300 rpm | 2197 Nm @ 1350 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | |
| 16.61 L | 15.24 L |
| Alternator | |
| Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A | 60A |
| Battery | |
| 2 x 180 Ah / 12 V | 190 Ah , 2 x 12V |
| Starting Motor | |
| 24 V - 7.8 kW | 24V - 11 kW |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| No of Top rollers | |
| 2 | NA |
| No of bottom rollers | |
| 8 | NA |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | |
| NA | 51 |
| Track Guard | |
| NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | |
| 177.5 kPa | 106 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | |
| Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | |
| NA | 70% (35 °) |
| Travel Speed-Low | |
| NA | 2.7 Km/h |
| Travel Speed-High | |
| 3.7 Km/h | 4.2 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | |
| 645 kN | 637 kN |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| Hydraulic pump | |
| Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps | Two variable displacement piston pumps |
| Maximum Flow | |
| 2 x 498 L/min | 2 x 504 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | |
| NA | 1 Gear Pump |
| Implement Circuit | |
| 35.0 MPa | 33.0 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | |
| NA | 30.0 MPa |
| Travel circuit | |
| NA | 33.0 MPa |
| Pilot circuit | |
| NA | 5.0 MPa |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| Fuel tank | |
| 1498 L | 960 L |
| Engine Coolant | |
| NA | 76 L |
| Engine oil | |
| NA | 58 L |
| Hydraulic system | |
| 1134 L | 856 L |
| Hydraulic tank | |
| 536 L | 473 L |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| Operating Weight | |
| 97700 Kg | 80500 Kg |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| Boom length | |
| 7200 mm | 8250 mm |
| Arm length | |
| 2900 mm | 3600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| NA | 13830 mm |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | |
| 12300 mm | 13550 mm |
| Max digging depth | |
| 7350 mm | 8900 mm |
| Max digging height | |
| 12600 mm | 12110 mm |
| Max Dump Height | |
| 8500 mm | 8340 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | |
| NA | 6740 mm |
| Min swing radius | |
| NA | 6340 mm |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | |
| NA | 10870 mm |
| Max height (above ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 506 kN | 403 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | |
| 426 kN | 311 kN |
| Swing Speed | |
| 5.9 rpm | 8.4 rpm |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| 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 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| Bucket Capacity | |
| 5.20 - 7.20 m³ | 2.8 - 5.4 m³ |
| Liebherr R 998 SME Litronic | Kobelco SK850LC |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | |
| 13800 mm | 14530 mm |
| Overall width | |
| 5315 mm | 4400 mm |
| Overall Height | |
| 5250 mm | 4760 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | |
| 3840 mm | 3590 mm |
| Upper Width | |
| 3565 mm | 3350 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | |
| 4960 mm | 5140 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | |
| 6250 mm | 6370 mm |
| Tailswing radius | |
| NA | 4600 mm |
| Min Ground clearance | |
| 820 mm | 580m / 850 mm |
| Track gauge | |
| 3900 mm | 3550 mm |
| Width over tracks | |
| 4770 mm | NA |
| Track Height | |
| 1595 mm | NA |
| Counterweight Clearence | |
| 1765 mm | 1560 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 500 mm | 650 mm |
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