| Komatsu 960E-1 | |
| Manufacturer: | Komatsu |
| Production: | Since 2008 |
| Assembly: | Peoria, IL, USA |
| Class: | Ultra class |
| Body Style: | Dump truck |
| Layout: | Front engine, rear wheel drive |
| Engine: | Komatsu SSDA18V170 Arrangement: V18 Power: 3500hp |
| Transmission: | GE GTA-39 alternator with (2) GE GDY108 induction traction motors |
| Wheelbase: | 21feet |
| Length: | 51feet |
| Width: | 30feet |
| Height: | 24feet |
| Weight: | Max Loaded 1270000lbs |
The Komatsu 960E-1 (960E) is an off-highway, ultra-class, rigid-frame, two-axle, diesel/AC electric powertrain haul truck designed and manufactured by Komatsu in Peoria, Illinois, United States. The 960E-1 has been Komatsu's largest, highest capacity haul truck, offering a payload capacity of up to 360abbr=onNaNabbr=on. The 960-E1 is the first generation of the 960E series of haul trucks and is alternately referred to by Komatsu specifically as the 960E-1 or generally as the 960E.
The 960E-1 was supplanted by the 980E-4 as the Komatsu's highest capacity haul truck in September 2016, with a haul capacity of 400 tons.[1]
Komatsu America Corp. announced the introduction of the 960E-1 on May 27, 2008.
The 960E-1 is powered by a diesel/AC electric powertrain. A 3500hp Komatsu SSDA18V170 V18, dual-stage turbocharged diesel engine developed by Industrial Power Alliance, a joint venture between Komatsu and Cummins, is coupled to a General Electric GTA-39 insulated-gate bipolar transistor alternator that sends electrical power to twin General Electric GDY108 induction traction motors, with one induction motor located on each side of the rear axle.
The 960E-1 is assembled at Komatsu North America's Peoria Manufacturing Operation in Peoria, IL, USA.
Due to its exceptional size and weight, the 960E-1 can not be driven on public roads. The 960E-1 is shipped in component form to the customer site before undergoing final assembly.
At its introduction the 960E-1 was Komatsu's largest, highest payload capacity haul truck, offering a payload capacity of up to 360abbr=onNaNabbr=on. The 960E-1 is 51feet long, 30feet wide and 24feet tall. Fully loaded the 960E-1 weighs 1270000lbs and can achieve a top speed of 40mph
The 960E-1 competes directly with other 360abbr=onNaNabbr=on payload capacity haul trucks such as the Bucyrus MT5500AC. Depending on customer requirements, the 960E-1 may also place pressure on sales of 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on payload capacity haul trucks, such as the Bucyrus MT6300AC or the Caterpillar 797F.