Komatsu 930E
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The Komatsu 930E was the first Ultra Class off-highway hauler built in the time period of 1995-96 at 310tons.It and all of the Komatsu haulers down the 630E is made at The former Wabco hauler plant at 2400 NE Adams st in Peoria,Ill MINExpo 2000 Komatsu Trucks. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.</ref>[1]
The Komatsu 930E is notable for being one of the largest models of trucks ever manufactured.[2] [3] It is a hybrid vehicle whose wheels are driven by alternating current electric motors, like the slightly larger Liebherr T 282B. Older technology large trucks, like the Caterpillar 797B have their diesel motors connected to their driving wheels through a traditional mechanical transmission and drive train.
| capacity: | 290,000 kilograms, 320 US tons |
| drive type: | diesel-electric hybrid |
| power: | 2014 kilowatts, 2,700 horsepower |
| top speed: | 40 mph |
| maximum elevation: | 12,000 feet |
| first introduced: | 1996 |
By 2004 Komatsu had manufactured 300 model 930E trucks.[4]
Komatsu also manufactures the Komatsu 830E, using similar technology, but with a bucket capacity of only 231,000 kilograms.
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- ^ Dump Trucks. Komatsu. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhutnyak - ^ Mining Truck offers 320 ton capacity (December 26, 2003). Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ WME's truck predictions for 2004. World Mining Equipment (2004). Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
