Cummins QSX15 engine
373 kW (500 CV) at 1,800 rpm; 357 kW (479 hp) nominal net power.
Mining hydraulic excavator 970E
Seventy tonnes for large copper pits: a Cummins QSX15 engine and buckets up to 5.2 m³.
- Operating weight
- 70,500 – 70,960kg
- Engine power
- 373kW
- Bucket
- 4.0 – 5.2m³
- Digging reach
- 11,450mm
Overview
Seventy tonnes for the pit.
The 970E is powered by the Cummins QSX15 engine with a nominal net power of 357 kW (479 hp) at 1,800 rpm.
- Engine model
- Cummins QSX15
- Emission
- Tier 3
- Bucket
- 4.0 / 4.3 / 5.2 m³
Reinforced lower frame
The heavy-duty lower frame and reinforced components ensure a long service life for the running gear.
Hydraulic system
System maximum flow of 2 × 450 L/min and system pressure of 34.3 MPa.
Working range
How far the 970E reaches.
6,600 mm boom and 2,900 mm arm.
- Digging reach on ground
- 11,170 mm
- Vertical wall digging depth
- 4,070 mm
- Minimum front swing radius
- 4,900 mm
Max. digging reach11,450mm
Max. cutting height10,950mm
Max. dumping height7,030mm
Max. digging depth7,180mm
Specifications
Key specifications.
- Operating weight with cab
- 70,500 – 70,960 kg
- Engine model
- Cummins QSX15
- Engine power
- 373 kW (500 CV) @ 1,800 rpm
- Bucket capacity
- 4.0 / 4.3 / 5.2 m³
- Bucket breakout force
- 360 kN
- Arm breakout force
- 347 kN (power boost)
- System maximum flow
- 2 × 450 L/min
- System pressure
- 34.3 MPa
Applications
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Where the 970E works.
Buckets up to 5.2 m³ to keep the primary crusher full.
Compare
Comparison.
The 970E beside other LiuGong models in the same line, with the figures LiuGong publishes for each one. Where the official page does not publish a figure, a dash is shown.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating weight | 33,600 – 34,000 kg | 35,000 kg | 42,000 kg | 39,500-51,000 kg | 70,500 – 70,960 kg | 75,000 kg |
| Power (kW) | 169 kW | 186 kW | 214 kW | 280 kW | 373 kW | 391 kW |
| Bucket | 1.88 m³ | 1.6 / 1.9 m³ | 2.4 m³ | 3.2 m³ | 4.0 / 4.3 / 5.2 m³ | 4.6-5.6 m³ |
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