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| Key Highlights | Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
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| Particulars | Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
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The Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and Sany SY870C-10HD are both extra-large excavators designed for mining and heavy-duty engineering. The Liebherr features a strong engine and robust construction, while the Sany offers higher engine power and a more formidable bucket digging force as well as a better swing speed.
Choosing between the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and the Sany SY870C-10HD should be based on specific operational needs. If engine power and swing speed are a priority, the Sany SY870C-10HD would be the better option. However, for longer operation duration and potential stability in challenging conditions, the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic may be preferable. Both machines offer advanced features such as AC cabins and GPS, ensuring comfort and convenience for the operator.
| Brand | SANY | 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 | 78600 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Bucket | 4.6 - 5.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | 7247 mm | 7200 mm |
| Engine | Isuzu 506 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Warranty | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | 7000 mm | 7000 mm |
| Quick Overview: | Delivering unmatched reliability and capacity for large-scale mining and earthmoving, the Sany SY870C-10HD extra-large excavator is the right suited for this. |
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! |
The Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and Sany SY870C-10HD are both extra-large excavators designed for mining and heavy-duty engineering. The Liebherr features a strong engine and robust construction, while the Sany offers higher engine power and a more formidable bucket digging force as well as a better swing speed.
Choosing between the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and the Sany SY870C-10HD should be based on specific operational needs. If engine power and swing speed are a priority, the Sany SY870C-10HD would be the better option. However, for longer operation duration and potential stability in challenging conditions, the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic may be preferable. Both machines offer advanced features such as AC cabins and GPS, ensuring comfort and convenience for the operator.
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Brand | |
| SANY | Liebherr |
| Type | |
| Extra-Large (>50 Ton) | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) |
| Price | |
| Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Weight | |
| 78600 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Bucket | |
| 4.6 - 5.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | |
| 7247 mm | 7200 mm |
| Engine | |
| Isuzu 506 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Warranty | |
| 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | |
| 7000 mm | 7000 mm |
| Quick Overview: | |
Delivering unmatched reliability and capacity for large-scale mining and earthmoving, the Sany SY870C-10HD extra-large excavator is the right suited for this. |
Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Engine Make | Isuzu GH-6WG1X | Liebherr D9508 A7 |
| Fuel Tank | 940 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Displacment | 15.68 L | 16.16 L |
| Under Carriage | 5946 mm | 5960 mm |
| Hydraulic System | NA | 920 L |
| Arm | 2600 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | 11703 mm | NA |
| Fuel Consumption | NA | NA |
| Overall Width | 4320 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Length | 13002 mm | 12800 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | 432 kN | 392 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | 4220 mm | NA |
| Track Shoe Width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| AC Cabin | Standard | Standard |
| GPS | Standard | Standard |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | |
| Isuzu GH-6WG1X | Liebherr D9508 A7 |
| Fuel Tank | |
| 940 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Displacment | |
| 15.68 L | 16.16 L |
| Under Carriage | |
| 5946 mm | 5960 mm |
| Hydraulic System | |
| NA | 920 L |
| Arm | |
| 2600 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| 11703 mm | NA |
| Fuel Consumption | |
| NA | NA |
| Overall Width | |
| 4320 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Length | |
| 13002 mm | 12800 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 432 kN | 392 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | |
| 4220 mm | NA |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
| AC Cabin | |
| Standard | Standard |
| GPS | |
| Standard | Standard |
| 3684 | 3711 | |
| Model | Isuzu 506 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel |
| Type | 6 Cylinder , direct injection , 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 | 506 HP (377 kW) @ 1800 rpm | 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 2138 Nm @ 1500 rpm | 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | 15.68 L | 16.16 L |
| Alternator | 90A | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A |
| Battery | 2 x 12 V | 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah |
| Starting Motor | 24 V - 5.0 kW | 24 V - 7.8 kW |
| 24 V - 7.8 kW | 24 V - 7.8 kW | |
| No of Top rollers | 3 | 2 |
| No of bottom rollers | 8 | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | 48 | NA |
| Track Guard | NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | 114 kPa | 151 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | 70 % (35°) | NA |
| Travel Speed-Low | 2.9 km/h | NA |
| Travel Speed-High | 4.5 Km.h | 3.5 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | 480 kN | 568 kN |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Hydraulic pump | 2 Variable Displacement Axial Piston Pumps | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps |
| Maximum Flow | 2 x 450 L/min | 2 x 410 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | 1 Gear Pump | NA |
| Implement Circuit | 34.3 MPa | 35.0 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | 29.4 MPa | NA |
| Travel circuit | 34.3 MPa | NA |
| Pilot circuit | 3.9 MPa | NA |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Travel | Axial Piston Motor with Parking Brake | Liebherr swashplate motor with brake valves on both sides |
| Swing | Axial Piston Motor with Swing Holding Brake | Liebherr swashplate motor with integrated brake valve |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Fuel tank | 940 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Coolant | 70 L | NA |
| Engine oil | 57 L | NA |
| Hydraulic system | NA | 920 L |
| Hydraulic tank | 620 L | 435 L |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Operating Weight | 78600 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Boom length | 7000 mm | 7000 mm |
| Arm length | 2600 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | 11703 mm | NA |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | NA | 11650 mm |
| Max digging depth | 7247 mm | 7200 mm |
| Max digging height | 10910 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max Dump Height | 7047 mm | 7850 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | NA | NA |
| Min swing radius | 5586 mm | NA |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | 9802 mm | NA |
| Max height (above ground) | NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | 432 kN | 392 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | NA | 357 kN |
| Swing Speed | 7.9 rpm | 5.6 rpm |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | 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 |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Bucket Capacity | 4.6 - 5.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Overall Length | 13002 mm | 12800 mm |
| Overall width | 4320 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Height | 4742 mm | 4200 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | 3795 mm | 3665 mm |
| Upper Width | 3460 mm | 3515 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | 4770 mm | 4770 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | 5946 mm | 5960 mm |
| Tailswing radius | 4220 mm | NA |
| Min Ground clearance | 880 mm | 745 mm |
| Track gauge | 3380 mm | 3350 mm |
| Width over tracks | 4320 mm | 4130 mm |
| Track Height | NA | 1460 mm |
| Counterweight Clearance | NA | 1585 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Model | |
| Isuzu 506 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Fuel | |
| Diesel | Diesel |
| Type | |
| 6 Cylinder , direct injection , 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 | |
| 506 HP (377 kW) @ 1800 rpm | 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | |
| 2138 Nm @ 1500 rpm | 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | |
| 15.68 L | 16.16 L |
| Alternator | |
| 90A | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A |
| Battery | |
| 2 x 12 V | 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah |
| Starting Motor | |
| 24 V - 5.0 kW | 24 V - 7.8 kW |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| No of Top rollers | |
| 3 | 2 |
| No of bottom rollers | |
| 8 | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | |
| 48 | NA |
| Track Guard | |
| NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | |
| 114 kPa | 151 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | |
| Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | |
| 70 % (35°) | NA |
| Travel Speed-Low | |
| 2.9 km/h | NA |
| Travel Speed-High | |
| 4.5 Km.h | 3.5 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | |
| 480 kN | 568 kN |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Hydraulic pump | |
| 2 Variable Displacement Axial Piston Pumps | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps |
| Maximum Flow | |
| 2 x 450 L/min | 2 x 410 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | |
| 1 Gear Pump | NA |
| Implement Circuit | |
| 34.3 MPa | 35.0 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | |
| 29.4 MPa | NA |
| Travel circuit | |
| 34.3 MPa | NA |
| Pilot circuit | |
| 3.9 MPa | NA |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Fuel tank | |
| 940 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Coolant | |
| 70 L | NA |
| Engine oil | |
| 57 L | NA |
| Hydraulic system | |
| NA | 920 L |
| Hydraulic tank | |
| 620 L | 435 L |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Operating Weight | |
| 78600 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Boom length | |
| 7000 mm | 7000 mm |
| Arm length | |
| 2600 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| 11703 mm | NA |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | |
| NA | 11650 mm |
| Max digging depth | |
| 7247 mm | 7200 mm |
| Max digging height | |
| 10910 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max Dump Height | |
| 7047 mm | 7850 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | |
| NA | NA |
| Min swing radius | |
| 5586 mm | NA |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | |
| 9802 mm | NA |
| Max height (above ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 432 kN | 392 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | |
| NA | 357 kN |
| Swing Speed | |
| 7.9 rpm | 5.6 rpm |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | 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 |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Bucket Capacity | |
| 4.6 - 5.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Sany SY870C-10HD | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | |
| 13002 mm | 12800 mm |
| Overall width | |
| 4320 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Height | |
| 4742 mm | 4200 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | |
| 3795 mm | 3665 mm |
| Upper Width | |
| 3460 mm | 3515 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | |
| 4770 mm | 4770 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | |
| 5946 mm | 5960 mm |
| Tailswing radius | |
| 4220 mm | NA |
| Min Ground clearance | |
| 880 mm | 745 mm |
| Track gauge | |
| 3380 mm | 3350 mm |
| Width over tracks | |
| 4320 mm | 4130 mm |
| Track Height | |
| NA | 1460 mm |
| Counterweight Clearence | |
| NA | 1585 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
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