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Equipped with proven and reliable C27 engines, the Cat 6030 Hydraulic Mining Shovel provides the most powerful engine output in its class - delivering the productivity you expect, with the reliability you demand.
Engine Output - SAE J1995 | 1209 kW |
Bucket Payload | 30 t |
Operating Weight | 297 t |
Note | Specifications shown above apply to Face Shovel configuration. Backhoe and Frontless configurations are also available. |
Engine Model | 2 x Cat C27 |
Gross Power - SAE J1995 | 1620 kW |
Net Power - SAE J1349 | 1192 kW |
Note | Electric drive option available (1000 kW) on 6030 AC |
Number of Cylinders - Each Engine | 12 |
Bore | 137.7 mm |
Stroke | 152.4 mm |
Displacement | 27 l |
Aspiration | Turbocharged and air-to-air aftercooled |
Components (1) | Hydraulically driven radiator fan with electronically controlled fan speed |
Components (2) | Micro processed engine management |
Components (3) | Heavy-duty air filters |
Components (4) | Two-stage fuel filter, including water separator |
Components (5) | Additional high-capacity water separator |
Fuel Tank Capacity | 5080 l |
Emissions | Meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final and EU Stage V emission standards |
Total Rated Gross Power - SAE J1995 | 1209 kW 1,800 min-1 (1,620 hp 1,800 min-1) |
Make/Model | 2 x Cat C27 |
Total Rated Net Power - SAE J1349 | 1192 kW 1,800 min-1 (1,597 hp 1,800 min-1) |
Alternators | 2 x 150A |
Total Rated Net Power - ISO 3046/1 | 1194 kW 1,800 min-1 (1,600 hp 1,800 min-1) |
Maximum Altitude - Without Deration - At 25° C (77° F) Above Sea Level | 500 m |
System Voltage | 24V |
Batteries in Series/Parallel Installation | 4 x 210 Ah at 12V each; 420 Ah with 24V in total |
Components (1) | Battery isolation relays |
Components (2) | Emergency stop switches accessible from ground level and in engine module |
Components (3) | 14 LED high-brightness working flood lights |
Components (4) | 11 LED service lights |
Batteries | 4 maintenance free batteries |
6030 FS - Standard Track Pads | 1000 mm |
6030 FS - Operating Weight | 294300 kg |
6030 FS - Ground Pressure | 21.9 N/cm² |
6030 - Standard Track Pads | 1000 mm |
6030 - Operating Weight | 296500 kg |
6030 - Ground Pressure | 22.1 N/cm² |
Note | Other track pads available on request. Operating weights include: base machine, front attachment, standard track pads, standard rock bucket, and 100 fuel and lubricants. |
Hydraulic Tank Capacity - Approximately | 2500 l |
Total Volume of Hydraulic Oil - Approximately | 3500 l |
Main Pumps | 4 x variable swash plate pumps |
Main Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - Diesel Version | 4 x 552 L/min (4 x 146 gal/min) |
Maximum Pressure - Attachment | 310 bar |
Maximum Pressure - Travel | 360 bar |
Swing Pumps | 2 x reversible swash plate double pumps |
Swing Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - Diesel Version | 4 x 197 L/min (4 x 52 gal/min) |
Maximum Pressure - Swing Pumps | 350 bar |
Swing Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - AC Version | 2 x 426 L/min (2 x 113 gal/min) |
Main Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - AC Version | 4 x 543 L/min (4 x 143 gal/min) |
Oil Flow of Cooling Pumps - Diesel Version | 2 x 467 L/min (2 x 123 gal/min) |
Diameter - Fan | 1200 mm |
Oil Flow of Cooling Pumps - AC Version | 2 x 459 L/min (2 x 121 gal/min) |
Diameter - Fan | 2 x 1220 mm (2 x 48 in) |
Swing Drive | 2 compact planetary transmissions with axial piston motors |
Parking Brakes | Wet multiple-disc brake, spring-loaded/hydraulically released |
Swing Ring | Triple-race roller bearing with sealed internal gearing |
Maximum Swing Speed - AC Version | 5 r/min |
Maximum Swing Speed - Diesel Version | 4.6 r/min |
Travel Speed - 1st Stage - Maximum | 1.4 km/h |
Travel Speed - 2nd Stage - Maximum | 2.7 km/h |
Maximum Tractive Force | 1637 kN |
Gradeability - Travel Drives - Approximate | 64 % |
Track Pads - Each Side | 44 |
Bottom Rollers - Each Side | 7 |
Support Rollers - Each Side | 2 plus a skid plate in between |
Travel Drives - Each Side | 1 planetary transmission with 2 two-stage axial piston motors |
Parking Brakes | Wet multiple disc brake, spring loaded/hydraulically released |
Components (1) | All running surfaces of sprockets, idlers, rollers and pad links, as well as teeth contact areas of sprocket and pad links, are hardened |
Components (2) | Cast double-grouser combined pad-links with bushings connected by hardened full floating pins |
Components (3) | Fully hydraulic self-adjusting track tensioning system with membrane accumulator |
Components (4) | Automatic hydraulic retarder valve to prevent over-speed on downhill travel |
Components (5) | Acoustic travel alarm |
Operator's Eye Level - Approximately | 6.5 m |
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Length | 2200 mm |
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Width | 1600 mm |
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Height | 2150 mm |
Components (1) | Under roof mounted heating ventilating and air conditioning system |
Components (2) | External sun shields at side and rear windows |
Components (3) | Robust instrument panel including large colored BCS screen with transflective technology |
Components (4) | Board Control System (BCS) electronic monitoring and data logging system for vital signs and service data of engines, hydraulic system and lubrication system |
Components (5) | Hydraulically operated 45°access stairway |
Components (6) | Emergency egress ladder with ladder cage |
Components (7) | Switch in seat cushion to automatically neutralize the hydraulic controls when operator leaves the seat |
Components (8) | Pneumatically cushioned and multi-adjustable comfort seat with lumbar support, seat heating, safety belt, head- and armrests |
Components (9) | Roller blinds at all windows |
Components (10) | Windshield with parallel intermittent wiper/washer |
Components (11) | All-round safety glass, armored windshield and sliding side window |
Components (12) | Operator Protective Guards (ISO 10262:1998 Level II |
Components (13) | Joystick controls integrated in independently adjustable seat consoles |
Components (14) | Fold-away auxiliary seat with safety belt |
Capacity - Grease Container | 450 l |
Type (1) | Dual-circuit system with hydraulically driven heavy-duty pump and electronic time relay control to adjust the pause/lube times |
Type (2) | Connected to the lubrication system are the swing roller bearing with internal gearing and all pivot points of attachment, bucket and cylinders |
Type (3) | Lubricated pinion for greasing of internal gearing of swing ring |
Type (4) | System failures displayed by Board Control System |
Type (5) | Grease filters (200 µm) between service station and container as well as directly behind grease pump |
Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (1) | Automatic roll-back limiter to prevent material spillage and kinematic assistance to hydraulic forces |
Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (2) | Horizontal automatic constant-angle bucket guidance and vertical automatic constant-angle bucket guidance |
Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (3) | Constant boom momentum throughout the whole lift arc and crowd force assistance |
All buckets (FS and BH) are equipped with a wear package consisting of: (1) | Special liner material covering main wear areas inside and outside of bucket and lip shrouds between teeth |
All buckets (FS and BH) are equipped with a wear package consisting of: (2) | Wing shrouds on side walls and heel shrouds at bottom edges |
Type (1) | Catwalks with rails at booms |
Type (2) | Special wear packages for highly abrasive materials on request |
Type (3) | Pressure-free lowering of boom (FS and BH) and stick (FS) by means of a float valve |
Type (4) | Welding procedures allow for internal counter-welding (double prep weld) wherever possible |
Type (5) | Booms and sticks are stress-relieved after welding |
Type (6) | Booms and sticks are torsion-resistant, welded box design of high-tensile steel with solid steel castings at pivot areas |
Bucket Capacity - Face Shovel (heaped 2:1) | 16.5 m³ |
Bucket Capacity - Backhoe (heaped 1:1) | 17 m³ |
Output | 1000 kW |
Frequency | 50 Hz (60 Hz on request) |
Rated Current IN | 109A (at 6.3 kV) |
Revolutions | 1,500 min-1 (1,800 min-1 at 60 Hz) |
Starting current | 450% of IN (253% of IN optional) |
Voltage | 6.3 kV ± 10% (other on request) |
Type | Squirrel cage induction motor |
Operating Weight - Face Shovel | 294 t |
Operating Weight - Backhoe | 296 t |
Bucket Payload | 30 t |
Installation | Retractable service station installed underneath the engine module and easily accessible from ground. |