Overview
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), the Cat 6060 was the first shovel in the mining industry tailor-made for mines using 240-ton (218-tonne) haul trucks, providing an efficient truck-shovel system solution to meet production capacity in these environments. Today's 6060 remains the ideal shovel for these applications, with improvements and enhancements in durability and reliability to deliver the uptime you demand. And its powerful engine and efficient hydraulic system allow higher working speeds for fast cycle times. The result is higher productivity and lower overall owning and operating costs.
Specifications
Units:
| Engine Output - SAE J1995 | — |
| Bucket Payload | — |
| Operating Weight | — |
Benefits & Features
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.
September 9, 2024
Specifications
Units:
| Engine Output - SAE J1995 | — |
| Bucket Payload | — |
| Operating Weight | — |
| Note | Specifications shown above apply to Face Shovel configuration. Backhoe and Frontless configurations are also available. |
| Engine Model | 2 x Cat 3512E |
| Rated Speed | 1,800 min-1 (1,800 rpm) |
| Number of Cylinders - Each Engine | 12 |
| Bore | — |
| Stroke | — |
| Displacement | — |
| 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 |
| Gross Power - SAE J1995 | — |
| Net Power - ISO 9249 | — |
| Net Power - SAE J1349 | — |
| Emissions | Optimized for fuel consumption. |
| Gross Power - SAE J1995 | — |
| Net Power - SAE J1349 | — |
| Net Power - ISO 9249 | — |
| Emissions | Meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emission requirements. These engines participate in the U.S. EPA averaging, banking, and trading provisions. |
| 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) |
| 6060 FS - Standard Track Pads | — |
| 6060 FS - Operating Weight | — |
| 6060 FS - Ground Pressure | 26.6 N/cm2 (38.5 psi) |
| Backhoe - Standard Track Pads | — |
| Backhoe - Operating Weight | — |
| 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. |
| Fuel Tank | — |
| Hydraulic Tank | — |
| Hydraulic System - Including Tank | — |
| Engine Oil | — |
| Cooling System | — |
| Swing Drive | — |
| Grease Tank | — |
| 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 | — |
| Maximum Pressure - Travel | — |
| 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 | — |
| Oil Flow of Cooling Pumps | 4 x 488 L/min (4 x 129 gal/min) |
| Components | 4 cooling fans |
| Diameter - Fan | — |
| 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 Drive | 4 compact planetary transmissions with axial piston motors |
| Parking Brakes | Wet multiple disc brake, spring loaded/hydraulically released |
| Maximum Swing Speed | — |
| 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 |
| Travel Speed - 1st Stage - Maximum | — |
| Travel Speed - 2nd Stage - Maximum | — |
| Maximum Tractive Force | — |
| Gradeability - Travel Drives - Maximum | — |
| 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 Eye Level - Approximately | — |
| Internal Dimensions of Cab - Length | — |
| Internal Dimensions of Cab - Width | — |
| Internal Dimensions of Cab - Height | — |
| 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 |
| Capacity - Grease Container | — |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maximum Crowd Force | — |
| Maximum Breakout Force | — |
| Maximum Digging Height | — |
| Maximum Digging Reach | — |
| Maximum Digging Depth | — |
| Face Shovel (heaped 2:1) | — |
| Backhoe (heaped 1:1) | — |
| Stick Digging Force - ISO | — |
| Bucket Digging Force - ISO | — |
| Maximum Digging Height | — |
| Maximum Digging Reach | — |
| Maximum Digging Depth | — |
| 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 |
Benefits & Features
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.
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Standard Equipment
- 2 x Cat 3512E engines
- Cat Powertrain
- Aftertreatment System (used in highly regulated countries only): -Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOCs) -Non-DEF solution
- Air-to-Air After Cooling (ATAAC)
- Turbocharger
- Hydraulically driven radiator fan
- Electronically controlled fan speed
- Micro processed engine management
- Heavy-duty air filters
- Two-stage fuel filter with series filtration
- High-capacity water seperator
- Starting aid -- automatic ether
- Exhaust manifold and turbo heat shields
- Dual 24 V electric starters per engine
- Automatic engine idle shut down
- Automatic fuel priming
- Hydraulics
- Hydraulic Optimization
- Operator Assist: Enhanced Motion Control
- Cat Hydraulic Hose assemblies
- Pump managing system with: -Electronic load limit control -Flow on demand -Automatic zero flow regulation -Automatic engine rpm reduction -Reduced oil flow at high hydraulic oil or engine temperature
- Pressure cut-off for main pumps
- Cooling of pump transmission gear oil
- Closed loop swing circuit
- Pressure testing points
- Full-flow high-pressure filters (100 μm), main pumps
- High pressure filters (100 μm), closed swing circuit
- Full-flow filters (10 μm), return circuit
- Pressure filters swing charge circuit (40 μm)
- Pressure filters pilot circuit (6 μm)
- Transmission oil filters (40 μm)
- Boom float valve (FS and BH)
- Stick float valve (FS)
- Electrical System
- 6 Maintenance-free batteries
- Lockable battery isolator switch
- Lockable starter isolator switch
- 13 LED high-brightness working flood lights
- 17 LED service lights
- 2 acoustic travel alarms -forward and reverse (power module, oil cooler module)
- 2 electric horns (1 cab module, 1 oil cooler module)
- Undercarriage
- HD tracks with cast double-grouser track pads
- 1400 mm (4'7") wide track pads
- HD fixed axle carrier and load rollers
- HD fixed axle idlers
- Automatic hydraulic retarder valve
- Hinged travel motor covers
- Hardened running surfaces of sprockets, idlers, rollers, pad links, teeth contact areas
- Fully hydraulic self-adjusting track tensioning system with piston accumulators
- Automatic Lubrication System
- Rectangular grease container (fill via service station)
- Lubricated pinion in swing ring
- Grease filters (200 μm)
- Operator Environment
- Single hydraulically driven HVAC system
- In-floor window with removable grate
- Pneumatically cushioned and multiadjustable comfort seat with: -Heating and cooling -Lumbar support -2-point safety belt -Head and arm rests -Safety switch for automatic motion shutdown
- Independently adjustable seat consoles with integrated joysticks
- Electronic-Hydraulic Servo Control
- Elevated full-size trainer seat with 2-point safety belt and laptop desk
- Additional fold-away auxiliary seat with 2-point safety belt
- Three cup holders
- FM/AM radio with USB and AUX input
- Parallel intermittent wiper/washer
- Roller blinds
- Monitoring system with 254 mm (10 in) color touchscreen
- 45° stairway from engine bay to operator cab
- Powered 45° access stairway
- Heated mirror on LH side
- Camera monitoring system (Right and rear cameras, 2 lights, and additional display)
- Level indicators for length and crosswise inclination
- Document Storage
- Front Attachment
- Service access holes from both sides in boom and stick (FS and BH)
- Boom and stick thermally stress relieved after welding
- Catwalks with rails at boom (FS and BH)
- Wear Package (as per bucket selection)
- Cat Technology
- Cat Product Link™ Elite (Cellular)
- Cat MineStar™ Solutions Ready
- Service and Maintenance
- Engine oil exchange interval -- 500 hours
- Hydraulic oil change interval -10,000 hours
- Scheduled Oil Sampling (S·O·SSM) ports
- Retractable ground level service station with quick couplings for: -Diesel fuel -Engine coolant -left/right engines -Pump transmission gear oil -left/right engines -Engine oil -left/right engines -Engine oil extension tanks -Hydraulic oil -Grease -Swing transmission gear oil
- Cat battery charging connector
- Indicator lights
- Cat Electronic Technician service port
- Dirt wiper at swivel
- Safety and Security
- Emergency stop switches: 2 in cab, 5 in engine module, 1 at ground level service station, 1 pull rope accessible from ground level
- Operator Protective Guard (Top Guard)
- All-round safety glass
- Emergency egress ladder
- Maintenance
- ISO or ANSI decals
Optional Equipment
- GENERAL
- Custom paint
- SUPERSTRUCTURE
- Oil change interval extension for engine oil up to 500 hours, with optional extension to 1,000 hours
- Rectangular grease container, 710 L (188 gal), filled via service station
- Various cold-weather options for temperatures below -10°; 400 V, 50 Hz and 208 V, 60 Hz
- CAB
- Dual hydraulically driven HVAC system for redundancy
- Cab heating
- Camera monitoring system with two cameras, two lights, and additional display
- UNDERCARRIAGE
- Track pad width 1400 mm (4 ft 7 in)
- Belly plate for undercarriage protection
- Additional optional equipment available on request.
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