6060 Hydraulic Mining Shovel
The Cat® 6060 Hydraulic Mining Shovel is the industry’s most popular hydraulic shovel in its size class. And for good reason. With its rated payload of 61 tonnes (67 tons), ...
General
- Engine Output - SAE J1995
- 3015HP
- Bucket Payload
- 67ton (US)
- Operating Weight
- 660ton (US)
- Note
- Specifications shown above apply to Face Shovel configuration. Backhoe and Frontless configurations are also available.
Engine
- Engine Model
- 2 x Cat 3512E
Diesel Engines
- Rated Speed
- 1,800 min-1 (1,800 rpm)
- Number of Cylinders - Each Engine
- 12
- Bore
- 6.69in
- Stroke
- 8.46in
- Displacement
- 3574in³
- Aspiration
- Turbocharged and charge air-cooled
- Components (1)
- Non-DEF Aftertreatment system with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOCs)
- Components (2)
- High-capacity water separator
- Components (3)
- Two-stage fuel filter with series filtration
- Components (4)
- Heavy-duty air filters
- Components (5)
- Microprocessed engine management
- Components (6)
- Hydraulically driven radiator fan with electronically controlled fan speed
- Components (7)
- Exhaust manifold and turbo heat shields
Diesel Engine - Lesser Regulated
- Gross Power - SAE J1995
- 3025HP
- Net Power - ISO 9249
- 2990HP
- Net Power - SAE J1349
- 2821HP
- Emissions
- Optimized for fuel consumption.
Diesel Engine - Highly Regulated
- Gross Power - SAE J1995
- 3015HP
- Net Power - SAE J1349
- 2810HP
- Net Power - ISO 9249
- 2979HP
- Emissions
- Meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emission requirements. These engines participate in the U.S. EPA averaging, banking, and trading provisions.
Electrical System
- System Voltage
- 24 V
- Batteries in Series/Parallel Installation
- 6 x 210 Ah; 12 V each; 630 Ah 24 V in total
- Components (1)
- 6 maintenance-free batteries
- Components (2)
- Lockable battery isolator switch
- Components (3)
- Lockable starter isolator switch
- Components (4)
- 13 LED high-brightness working flood lights
- Components (5)
- 17 LED service lights
- Components (6)
- 2 electric horns (1 cab module; 1 oil cooler module)
Operating Weights
- 6060 FS - Standard Track Pads
- 4.58ft
- 6060 FS - Operating Weight
- 1320110lb
- 6060 FS - Ground Pressure
- 26.6 N/cm2 (38.5 psi)
- Backhoe - Standard Track Pads
- 4.58ft
- Backhoe - Operating Weight
- 1323860lb
- Backhoe - Ground Pressure
- 26.7 N/cm2 (38.7 psi)
- Note
- Operating weights include: base machine, front attachment, standard track pads, standard rock bucket, 100% fuel and lubricants.
Service Refill Capacities
- Fuel Tank
- 3136gal (US)
- Hydraulic Tank
- 1876gal (US)
- Hydraulic System - Including Tank
- 2483gal (US)
- Engine Oil
- 86.6gal (US)
- Cooling System
- 211.4gal (US)
- Swing Drive
- 42.4gal (US)
- Grease Tank
- 188gal (US)
Hydraulic System with Pump Managing System
- Main Pumps - Diesel Version
- 8 variable swash plate pumps
- Main Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - Diesel Version
- 8 x 650 L/min (8 x 172 gal/min)
- Maximum Pressure - Attachment
- 4640psi
- Maximum Pressure - Travel
- 5220psi
- Swing Pumps - Diesel Version
- 4 reversible swash plate pumps
- Swing Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - Diesel Version
- 4 x 352 L/min (4 x 93 gal/min)
- Maximum Pressure - Swing Pumps
- 5075psi
Hydraulic Oil Cooling
- Oil Flow of Cooling Pumps
- 4 x 488 L/min (4 x 129 gal/min)
- Components
- 4 cooling fans
- Diameter - Fan
- 46in
- Features (1)
- Cooling system fully independent of all main circuits, i.e. controlled cooling capacity is available whenever engine is running
- Features (2)
- Fan speed and flow of oil to the coolers are thermostatically controlled
- Features (3)
- Extremely high cooling efficiency to ensure optimum oil temperature
- Features (4)
- Gear-type cooling pumps supplying high-volume, low-pressure oil to fans and aluminum coolers
Swing System
- Swing Drive
- 4 compact planetary transmissions with axial piston motors
- Parking Brakes
- Wet multiple disc brake, spring loaded/hydraulically released
- Maximum Swing Speed
- 3.8r/min
- Swing Ring
- Triple-race roller bearing with sealed internal gearing
- Features (1)
- Dirt wipers at swing ring to prevent build-up of debris between swing ring and carbody
- Features (2)
- Closed-loop swing circuit with torque control
- Features (3)
- Hydraulic braking of the swing motion by counteracting control
- Features (4)
- All raceways and the internal gearing of swing ring, supplied by automatic central lubrication system
Undercarriage
- Travel Speed - 1st Stage - Maximum
- 0.68mile/h
- Travel Speed - 2nd Stage - Maximum
- 0.99mile/h
- Maximum Tractive Force
- 661160lb
- Gradeability - Travel Drives - Maximum
- 39%
- Track Pads - Each Side
- 42
- Bottom Rollers - Each Side
- 7
- Support Rollers - Each Side
- 2 plus a skid plate in between
- Travel Drives - Each Side
- 1 planetary transmission with 2 two-stage axial piston motors
- Components (1)
- HD tracks with cast double-grouser track pad
- Components (2)
- HD fixed axle rollers and idlers
- Components (3)
- Hardened running surfaces of sprockets, idlers, rollers, pad links, and teeth contact areas
- Components (4)
- Acoustic travel alarm (forward and reverse)
- Components (5)
- Fully hydraulic, self-adjusting track tensioning system with piston accumulator
- Components (6)
- Automatic hydraulic retarder valve to prevent over-speed on downhill travel
Operator's Cab
- Operator's Eye Level - Approximately
- 24.91ft
- Internal Dimensions of Cab - Length
- 7.33ft
- Internal Dimensions of Cab - Width
- 5.33ft
- Internal Dimensions of Cab - Height
- 6.75ft
- Components (1)
- Single hydraulically driven HVAC System, with dual system option
- Components (2)
- In-floor window with removable grate
- Components (3)
- Pneumatically cushioned and multi-adjustable comfort seat with heating, cooling, and lumbar support
- Components (4)
- Independently adjustable seat consoles with integrated joysticks
- Components (5)
- Operator Protective Guard (Top Guard) (ISO 10262:1998)
- Components (6)
- Elevated full-size trainer seat with safety belt and laptop desk
- Components (7)
- Additional fold-away auxiliary seat with safety belt
- Components (8)
- Operator Presence switch
- Components (9)
- Monitoring system with 254 mm (10 in) touch screen
- Components (10)
- Powered 45 degree access stairway
- Components (11)
- Emergency egress ladder
- Components (12)
- FM/AM radio with USB and AUX input
- Components (13)
- Roller blinds on 3 front windows
- Components (14)
- 3 cup holders
- Components (15)
- Cat Electronic Technician service port
Automatic Lubrication System
- Capacity - Grease Container
- 188gal (US)
- Type (1)
- Dual-circuit system with hydraulically driven heavy-duty pumps and electronic time relay control to adjust the pause/lube times
- Type (2)
- System failures displayed by monitoring system
- Type (3)
- Grease filters (200 µm) between service station and container as well as directly behind grease pump
- Type (4)
- Main lube system connections include: pivot points of attachment, bucket and cylinders, raceways of swing roller bearing, and 2 greasing pinions for the internal gearing of swing ring
Attachments
- Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (1)
- Automatic roll-back limiter to prevent material spillage; Kinematic assistance to hydraulic forces
- Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (2)
- Horizontal Automatic constant-angle bucket guidance; Vertical Automatic constant-angle bucket guidance
- Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (3)
- Constant boom momentum throughout the entire lift arc; Crowd force assistance
- All buckets (FS and BH) are equipped with a wear package consisting of: (1)
- Special liner material covering main wear areas inside and outside of bucket and lip shrouds between teeth
- All buckets (FS and BH) are equipped with a wear package consisting of: (2)
- Wing shrouds on side walls and heel shrouds at bottom edges
- Type (1)
- Catwalks with rails at booms (FS and BH)
- Type (2)
- Guards for shovel cylinders (FS)
- Type (3)
- Pressure-free lowering of boom (FS and BH) and stick (FS) by means of a float valve
- Type (4)
- Service access holes from both sides of boom (FS and BH) and stick (FS)
- Type (5)
- Welding procedures allow for internal counter-welding (double prep weld) wherever possible
- Type (6)
- Booms and sticks are stress-relieved after welding
- Type (7)
- Booms and sticks are torsion-resistant, welded box design of high-tensile steel with massive steel castings at pivot areas
- Type (8)
- Special wear packages for highly abrasive materials available upon request
Digging Forces
- Maximum Crowd Force
- 494410lb
- Maximum Breakout Force
- 388780lb
Working Ranges
- Maximum Digging Height
- 51.17ft
- Maximum Digging Reach
- 54.17ft
- Maximum Digging Depth
- 9.17ft
Standard Bucket Capacity
- Face Shovel (heaped 2:1)
- 44.5yd³
- Backhoe (heaped 1:1)
- 44.5yd³
Backhoe Attachment (BH) - Digging Forces
- Stick Digging Force - ISO
- 295740lb
- Bucket Digging Force - ISO
- 274840lb
Backhoe Attachment (BH) - Working Range
- Maximum Digging Height
- 52.83ft
- Maximum Digging Reach
- 62.33ft
- Maximum Digging Depth
- 29.17ft
Retractable Service Station
- Installation
- Retractable service station installed underneath the engine module and easily accessible from ground.
- Equipped With (1)
- Quick couplings for: Diesel fuel, Engine coolant - left/right engine, Pump transmission gear oil - left/right engine, Engine oil - left/right engine, Hydraulic oil tank, and grease container
- Equipped With (2)
- Cat jump-start socket
- Equipped With (3)
- Indicator lights
SAFETY
- Excellent visibility thanks to cab position that provides clear view to the digging and loading areas, floor window that provides a view to the tracks, LED lighting, and optional camera monitoring system.
- Emergency egress ladder with a self-closing door located in direct proximity to the cab.
- Safer access with 45-degree powered access stairway that features emergency lowering via a nitrogen accumulator, which ensures it remains operational even when engines shut off.
- Safer electrical and/or mechanical maintenance thanks to lockable starter and battery isolation switch cabinet.
- Safer service with improved sealing between engines and hydraulic pumps, improved routing and separation of hydraulic lines and electric cables.
OPERATOR CAB
- Improved operator comfort with Cat Next Gen heated and cooled seat and integrated joysticks.
- First-in-class and patented 3-seat design, including elevated full-size trainer’s seat and laptop work desk.
- New and improved air conditioning system.
- Reduced noise and temperature control thanks to superior insulation.
- Productivity-boosting Operator Assist – Enhanced Motion Control, which reduces fatigue and helps inexperienced operators more confidently load material.
RELIABILITY & DURABILITY
- Improved structures, including increased weight, strengthened superstructure and increased thickness in several locations.
- 33% longer service life for new and enlarged slew ring.
- New undercarriage with long-life components, frame and electronics.
- New crawler frame and Cat undercarriage with HD rollers, HD idlers, HD track, and track tensioning.
- New and improved engine design that improves reliability and extends gallons consumed before first overhaul by 10%, which also contributes to longer engine life.
PRODUCTIVITY & PERFORMANCE
- Up to 15% greater efficiency through Hydraulic Optimization, which dynamically assigns individual pumps or groups of pumps to deliver the exact flow and pressure that each hydraulic function requires.
- Faster cycle times and improved energy efficiency delivered by closed-loop swing system, which also generates less heat.
- Greater operator control thanks to five circuit hydraulics that allow for two cylinder motions, two travel motions, and swing to be controlled simultaneously.
- Easier and faster face shovel operation with unique TriPower face shovel design, which generates superior mechanical leverage and control.
- Increased productivity and greater uptime with the twin engine concept, which enables up to 65% of full production with a single engine.
BUCKETS & GET
- Buckets and ground engaging tools (GET) designed to maximize durability and productivity and ideally matched to your shovel and application.
- Integrated to work as part of a machine system — helping you achieve high productivity and the lowest cost per ton.
- Variety of sizes and material densities for the ideal match to your shovel and application.
- Deliver optimal payload when combined with Cat GET and wear components.
- Wear packages that protect your investment, including special liner material and lip shroud, wing shrouds and heel shrouds.
CONNECTIVITY & TECHNOLOGY
- Greater connectivity with improved Product Link™ Elite system, which increases the availability of data provided by the 6060.
- Additional performance and reliability advantages through integration of proven and validated Cat electronics.
- Intuitive, informative onboard electronics that help operators be more productive.
- Enhanced diagnostic capabilities and troubleshooting functions with factory-installed Monitoring and Diagnostic System.
- Connectivity features and the integration of Cat MineStar™ Health offerings enable a proactive approach to maintenance.
SERVICEABILITY
- More room in the service compartment, plus easy access to slew gearboxes, rotary distributor, oil cooler and more.
- Clear arrangement of components on the superstructure for easy access and serviceability.
- Hose assemblies that can be built locally using all Cat material.
- Access to Cat Electronic Technician, which helps dealer service personnel more easily diagnose and prevent issues.
- Reduced maintenance downtime thanks to exchange intervals for engine oil and engine filters that have been increased from 500 to 1,000 hours
SUSTAINABILITY
- Reduced fuel burn thanks to 10% improvement in hydraulic efficiency.
- Reduced emissions with engines that satisfy Tier 4 standards and eliminate the need for Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) — saving time and cost during maintenance.
- Less heat and improved efficiency with the closed-loop swing circuit.
- Reduced owning and operating costs thanks to increased commonality of systems and components, plus a reduction in unique part numbers.
- Preservation of raw materials, energy conservation and reduced emissions through the Cat Reman program, which returns end-of-life components to like-new condition.
