Overview
The Cat® 6040 Hydraulic Mining Shovel is trusted on sites around the world — consistently delivering the productivity you demand with the durability you expect. This proven shovel is known for top performance and high reliability, backed by the on-the-ground support of the Cat dealer network (6040 Hydraulic Mining Shovels | Cat | Caterpillar, n.d.).
Key specifications
According to (Buy 6040 – Equipment – Hastings Deering, n.d.), we can summarise technical specifications of a CAT 6040 in table 1.
Table 1: technical specification of CAT 6040 shovel
| Operating weight | · 404 600 kg (Face shovel)
· 407 300 kg (backhoe) |
| Ground pressure | · 24.1 N/cm2 (Face shovel)
· 24.3 N/cm2 (backhoe) |
| Standard track pads | 1200 mm (backhoe and face shovel) |
| Height overall | 8160 mm |
| Operator eye level | 6800 mm |
| Height of tracks | 2250 mm |
| Tail swing radius | 7000 mm |
| Crawler length | 8090 mm |
| Maximum digging height | · 14.9 m (face shovel)
· 16.8 m (backhoe) |
| Maximum digging reach | · 15.7 m (face shovel)
· 17.7 m (backhoe) |
| Maximum digging depth | · 2.8 m (face shovel)
· 7 m (backhoe) |
| Maximum digging height | 10.6 m |
Reference
6040 Hydraulic Mining Shovels | Cat | Caterpillar. (n.d.). https://Www.Cat.Com/en_US/Products/New/Equipment/Hydraulic-Mining-Shovels/Hydraulic-Mining-Shovels/111840.Html. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/hydraulic-mining-shovels/hydraulic-mining-shovels/111840.html
Buy 6040—Equipment—Hastings Deering. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.hastingsdeering.com.au/products/equipment/hydraulic-mining-shovels/hydraulic-mining-shovels/6040