This excavator went through ups and downs before transforming into the yellow Caterpillar. Simply put, the predecessor of the CAT 6090 FS was RH400, founded by O&K and later owned by Trex and Bicelos.
Specifically, its prototype RH400 was manufactured and produced by German engineering manufacturer O&K in 1997. In 1998, O&K sold its mining business to Terex and renamed it TEREX RH400. In December 2009, Bicellos acquired the Trax Mining Division, which underwent a second renaming and was named BUCYRUS RH 400. In November 2010, Caterpillar purchased Bicelos, which was later named the CAT 6090 FS.
The total weight of CAT 6090 FS is 980 tons. Like Liebherr and Komatsu, this excavator was originally equipped with two Cummins QSK60 engines, with a total power of 4500 horsepower. Subsequent models have basically continued this configuration.
Unlike other giant hydraulic excavators, it only has a front shovel configuration and a bucket capacity of 52 cubic meters (68 cubic yards). The fuel tank has a capacity of 15100 liters. It ranks first among global hydraulic excavators with a massive body of nearly 1000 tons.
When it comes to the CAT 6090 FS, we cannot avoid Caterpillar's largest hydraulic excavator, the CAT 6120 B FS, but it rarely has dynamic videos leaked.
According to existing data, its prototype was manufactured and produced in 2012 at the Caterpillar factory in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The total weight of the machine is 1270 tons, which is 300 tons heavier than the CAT 6090 FS.
It adopts a diesel electric hybrid configuration, with a total power of 4500 horsepower. Caterpillar stated, "With the same horsepower, fuel consumption can be saved by 25%." Its bucket capacity range is 46-65 cubic meters (60-85 cubic yards).
Do you think the CAT 6120 B FS is already the strongest hydraulic excavator on land. So, is the giant excavator series also coming to an end.
