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800-ton Massive Liebherr Mining Excavator

November 11th, 2008 by moresnow | 1 Comment | Filed in Mining Excavator

At the MINExpo 2008 in Las Vegas, Liebherr announced the R 9800 Mining Excavator. Rated at 800 tons of service weight the R 9800 provides a nominal bucket capacity of 38 to 42 m³ at a material density of 1,8 t/m³. This new flagship of Liebherr mining excavators’ range is targeting bucket loads of 75 tons in both versions, as a backhoe and a shovel execution.

Update: Also you won’t believe what some guys in German did with the machine.  Here is a picture…

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Operating weight
1,748,266 - 1,772,517 lb
Engine output
2984 kW/4000 HP
(SAE J1349)
Backhoe bucket capacity
54.90 yd³ @ 3,000 lb/yd³
Shovel capacity
54.90 yd³ @ 3,000 lb/yd³

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