The P&H L-2350 Wheel Loader (formerly the L-2350 loader) is a
loader
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used for
surface mining
Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed, in contrast to underground mining, in which ...
. It is manufactured by
Komatsu Limited. It holds the
Guinness World Record
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for Biggest Earth Mover. Designed to center-load
haul trucks with capacities of up to 400 tons, the L-2350 provides an operating payload of 160,000 pounds or 80 tons, a 24-foot lift height, and an 11.5-foot reach.
History
The L-2350 was originally manufactured by
LeTourneau Inc., LeTourneau Inc. was acquired by Marathon in 1972, Rowan Companies in 1986, and
Joy Global
Joy Global Inc. was a company that manufactured and serviced heavy equipment used in the extraction and haulage of coal and minerals in both underground and surface mining. The company had manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Tex ...
in 2011.
Joy Global renamed the equipment as the P&H L-2350.
Specifications
* Operational weight 260 tons
* 2300 Horsepower
* 16 Cylinder 65.0 Litre Detroit Diesel 4-cycle Turbocharged Aftercooler Engine (2300 hp) or 16 cylinder 60.0 Litre Cummins Diesel 4-cycle Turbocharged Aftercooler Engine (2300 hp)
* Hydraulic lifting payload 72 tons
* Standard Bucket 40,52 m³ (53.0 yd³)**
* Fuel Tank 3974.68 Litre (1050.0 US liquid Gal)**
* Hydraulic Oil 1230 Litre (324.93 US liquid Gal)**
* Tyres 70/70-57 SRG DT (diameter 4 m and width 1.78 m)
=13.12 ft & w=5.84 ft*
L-2350 spec
* Cost $1.5M (2012)
See also
* Diesel-electric transmission
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Letourneau L-2350
Engineering vehicles
Wheeled vehicles