The Liebherr R 960 SME crawler excavator at SOTEC: a machine designed for the quarrying Industry

 

The Liebherr R 960 SME crawler excavator is manufactured in Colmar, France, and delivers 250 kW / 340 HP.

The Liebherr R 960 SME crawler excavator is manufactured in Colmar, France, and delivers 250 kW / 340 HP.

Some twenty years ago, earthmoving service provider SOTEC chose Liebherr to supply machines and the company recently purchased an R 960 SME crawler excavator for its quarrying activities to replace a Liebherr R 964 crawler excavator that had delivered 9,000 hours of reliable service.

Manufactured in Colmar, France, the R 960 SME has an engine compliant with Stage IIIB / Tier 4i that delivers 250kW / 340HP. With an operating weight of around 60 tonnes, this model is particularly suited to quarrying applications.

The acronym ‘SME’, ‘Super Mass Excavation’ to give it its full name, highlights the special features of this crawler excavator. The R 960 SME has a reinforced undercarriage featuring undercarriage components from the next model up in the standard range. This means that it has the same undercarriage as the R 966. Combined with a heavy counterweight, this reinforced undercarriage improves the stability of the machine and also enables the use of larger buckets for increased productivity. The boom and stick are also designed for higher digging and breakout forces. Together these features increase the power and cost-effectiveness of the excavator.

After more than 4,000 operating hours at SOTEC, the Liebherr R 960 SME crawler excavator has proved to be the ideal model for production in quarrying application. David Bouchet, Materials Manager at SOTEC, commented: “With an increasing number of different sites to cover, we needed a machine that was easy to transport and with an operating weight close to 70 tonnes, our old R 964 reached the limits of our Low Loader capacity. With the R 960 SME, we found a lighter alternative that retained the excellent quarrying performances, thanks in particular to the stability of the large travel mechanism and the counterweight.”

source: http://www.liebherr.com/en/deu/latest-news/news-press-releases/detail/the-liebherr-r-960-sme-crawler-excavator-at-sotec-a-machine-designed-for-the-quarrying-industry-news.html?news.type=news

Recent News

 
Versatile Carmix takes concrete to North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania
    The gold mine in North Mara is situated in the north-west of Tanzania, at about 100 kilometres east of Lake Victoria and 20 kilometres south of the border with Kenya. The gold mine works an average of 8,000 tonnes of minerals a day and produced 287,188 ounces of gold in 2015. The gold
WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY
Workers’ Memorial Day, observed each year on April 28, honors workers killed, injured, or made ill at work. Since 1992, BLS has collected data on both nonfatal work injuries and illnesses that result in days away from work, and fatal work injuries. In 2015, the occupations with the highest number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses
TOP 15 CONSIDERATIONS FOR MAINTAINING UNDERCARRIAGE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY
The undercarriage of a machine represents a significant portion of a piece of equipment’s purchase price. Proper maintenance and operation practices are critical for protecting your equipment investment. Undercarriage maintenance is critical to the overall productivity of a machine. It is the mechanism that gives tracked machines much of their power and stability. It also
Deere Adds 8-Year / 20K Hour Warranty on 944K Electric-Drive Components
John Deere is now offering a 96-month / 20,000-hour power electronic components warranty on the Deere 944K hybrid wheel loader. The warranty is retroactive to existing machines in the field and provided on new 944K loaders through October 31, 2018. The warranty includes a 96-month (eight-year) or 20,000-hour (whichever comes first) non-prorated assurance on wheel
VERMEER SILVER SERIES DRILL RODS COMPOSED OF S135 COMMON GRADE STEEL
  Vermeer’s Silver Series drill rod is composed of S135 common grade steel and is threaded in the same facility as the company’s Firestick drill rod with the same column wall thickness. The Silver Series drill rod is available in four sizes: 1.66-inch, 1.9-inch, 2.06-inch, and 2.375-inch, for use on the D7x11 through the D24x40
CHILE: Construcción regional cae 7,5% y suma dos meses con cifras en rojo
Datos de Cámara Chilena de la Construcción estimaron retroceso de 7,5% en febrero que se suma al -10% de enero. Se busca consolidar esfuerzos público-privados para enmendar el rumbo. Por primera vez desde el año 2002, cuando se comenzó a publicar el Índice de Actividad de la Construcción Regional (INACOR), la Región de Coquimbo inicia

About Us

 
In Tractopart we supply quality construction Parts and Heavy Equipment Parts with excellent discount rate for New , Used Rebuilt & Surplus parts for excavators, Wheel loader dozers, and undercarriage for all heavy equipment brands, we are locate in Miami, Fl

Contact Info

 

At Tractopart we focus on providing high quality parts at a great price. Our parts are subjected to rigorous inspection procedures that allow us to ensure product quality.


Phone: 786.219.1010
Email: sales@tractopart.com
Main Office: 3505 South Ocean Drive #204
Hollywood, FL 33019