With over 190 deliveries world-wide, the Cat 6018/6018 FS has proven itself as a durable and versatile hydraulic shovel. Along with much of the same advanced technology available on its larger Cat counterparts, the 6018/6018 FS offers the productivity capability and facilitates the mobility and flexibility you need from a 180 tonne machine. When optimally paired with our 773, 775, or 777 Series off-highway trucks, you'll experience the operational efficiency and productivity you're looking for, supported by our unmatched Cat dealer network.
Engine Output - SAE J1995 | 858 kW (1,150 hp) |
Standard Bucket Capacity | Face Shovel (heaped 2:1) - 10.0 m3 (13.1 yd3); Backhoe (heaped 1:1) - 10.0 m3 (13.1 yd3) |
Operating Weight | Face Shovel - 183 tonnes (202 tons); Backhoe - 186 tonnes (205 tons) |
Engine Output - SAE J1995 | 858 kW (1,150 hp) |
Standard Bucket Capacity | Face Shovel (heaped 2:1) - 10.0 m3 (13.1 yd3); Backhoe (heaped 1:1) - 10.0 m3 (13.1 yd3) |
Operating Weight | Face Shovel - 183 tonnes (202 tons); Backhoe - 186 tonnes (205 tons) |
Engine Output - SAE J1995 - 2 × Cat C18 ACERT | — |
Main Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - Diesel Version | 4 × 412 L/min (4 × 109 gal/min) |
Hydraulic Tank Capacity - Approximately | — |
Swing Pumps - AC Version | 1 × reversible swash plate pump |
Main Pumps - AC Version | 2 × variable axial piston pumps |
Maximum Pressure - Attachment | — |
Maximum Pressure - Swing Pumps | — |
Swing Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - AC Version | 516 L/min (136 gal/min) |
Main Pumps - Diesel Version | 4 × variable swash plate pumps |
Swing Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - Diesel Version | 2 × 288 L/min (2 × 76 gal/min) |
Total Volume of Hydraulic Oil - Approximately | — |
Swing Pumps - Diesel Version | 2 × reversible swash plate pumps |
Main Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - AC Version | 2 × 578 L/min (2 × 153 gal/min) |
Diameter - Fan | 2 × 1120 mm (2 × 3 ft 8 in) |
Oil Flow of Cooling Pumps - Diesel Version | 2 × 412 L/min (2 × 109 gal/min) |
Oil Flow of Cooling Pumps - AC Version | 608 + 218 L/min (161 + 58 gal/min) |
Components (8) | Fold-away auxiliary seat with safety belt |
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Height | — |
Components (5) | All-round safety glass, armored windshield and sliding side window |
Components (9) | Emergency exit harness kit |
Components (3) | Roller blind at windshield |
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Length | — |
Components (2) | Pneumatically cushioned and multi-adjustable comfort seat with lumbar support, seat heating, safety belt, head- and armrests |
Operator's eye level: Diesel version - approximately | — |
Components (7) | Joystick controls integrated in independently adjustable seat consoles |
Components (11) | Robust instrument panel includes large colored BCS screen with transflective technology |
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Width | — |
Components (10) | Machine access via retractable boarding ladder, hydraulically operated |
Components (1) | Switch in seat cushion to automatically neutralize the hydraulic controls when operator leaves the seat |
Components (4) | Windshield with parallel intermittent wiper/washer |
Components (6) | FOPS (rock guard; approved acc. to DIN ISO 3449) integrated into cab structure |
Operator's eye level: AC version - approximately | — |
New Board Control System (BCS) Features: | Electronic monitoring & data logging system for vital signs & service data of engines, hydraulic system & lubrication system |
Maximum Swing Speed - AC Version | — |
Maximum Swing Speed - Diesel Version | — |
Parking Brakes | Wet multiple disc brake, spring-loaded/hydraulically released |
Swing Ring | Triple race roller bearing with sealed internal gearing |
Swing Drive | 2 compact planetary transmissions with axial piston motors |
Travel Speeds - Diesel Version - Maximum | — |
Maximum Tractive Force | — |
Track Pads - Each Side | 47 |
Gradeability - Travel Drives - Maximum | — |
Components (2) | Track guides |
Components (5) | All running surfaces of sprockets, idlers, rollers and track links are hardened |
Bottom Rollers - Each Side | 8 |
Components (7) | Automatic hydraulic retarder valve to prevent overspeed on downhill travel |
Travel Drives - Each Side | 1 planetary transmission with 1 axial piston motor |
Components (6) | Fully hydraulic self-adjusting track tensioning system with membrane accumulator |
Components (1) | Chain links connected by hardened pins and bushings |
Support Rollers - Each Side | 2 plus a skid plate in between |
Components (4) | Forged double-grouser track pads |
Travel Speeds - AC Version - Maximum | — |
Parking Brakes | Wet multiple disc brake, spring applied/hydraulically released |
Components (3) | Acoustic travel alarm |
Capacity - Grease Barrel | — |
Backhoe - Standard Track Pads | — |
Shovel - Ground Pressure | 18.5 N/cm2 (26.9 psi) |
Backhoe - Ground Pressure | 18.6 N/cm2 (27.3 psi) |
Backhoe - Operating Weight | — |
Shovel - Standard Track Pads | — |
Shovel - Operating Weight | — |
Batteries (12V each) - In Series/Parallel Installation | 4 × 210 Ah; 420 Ah - 24V |
System Voltage | 24V |
Working Spotlights | 8 × Xenon lights |
Installation | Retractable service station installed underneath the engine module and easily accessible from ground. |
All buckets (FS and BH) are equipped with a wear package consisting of: (2) | - Wing shrouds on side walls - Bottom edge protection |
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 |
Type (5) | Booms and sticks are stress-relieved after welding |
Type (3) | Pressure-free lowering of boom (FS and BH) and stick (FS) by means of a float valve |
Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (3) | - Constant boom momentum throughout the whole 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 - Lip shrouds between teeth |
Type (4) | Welding procedures allow for internal counter-welding (double prep weld) wherever possible |
Type (2) | Special wear packages for highly abrasive materials on request |
Type (1) | Inspection hole in boom (FS) |
Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (2) | - Horizontal automatic constant-angle bucket guidance - Vertical automatic constant-angle bucket guidance |
Type (6) | Booms and sticks are torsion-resistant, welded box design of high tensile steel with massive steel castings at pivot areas |
Total Rated Net Power - SAE J1349 | 824 kW 1,800 min-1 (1,104 hp 1,800 min-1) |
Stroke | — |
Aspiration | Turbocharged and charge air cooled |
Maximum Altitude - Without Deration - At 20° C (68° F) Above Sea Level | — |
Total Rated Gross Power - SAE J1995 | 858 kW 1,800 min-1 (1,150 hp 1,800 min-1) |
Total Rated Net Power - ISO 3046/1 | 824 kW 1,800 min-1 (1,104 hp 1,800 min-1) |
Displacement | — |
Number of Cylinders - Each Engine | 6 |
Fuel Tank Capacity | — |
Bore | — |
Alternators | 2 × 150A |
Make/Model | 2 × Cat C18 (Tier 3) |
Emissions | U.S. E.P.A. Flex, EU Flex |
Net Power - SAE J1349 | — |
Engine Model | 2 × Cat® C18 ACERT™ |
Gross Power - SAE J1995 | — |
Note | Electric drive option available (650 kW) on 6018 AC/6018 AC FS |
Bucket Capacity - Backhoe (heaped 1:1) | — |
Bucket Capacity - Face Shovel (heaped 2:1) | — |
Bucket Payload | — |
Operating Weight - Face Shovel | — |
Operating Weight - Backhoe | — |
Starting current | 350% of IN (197% of IN optional) |
Rated Current IN | 72A (at 6.3 kV) |
Voltage | 6.3 kV ± 10% (other on request) |
Revolutions | 1,500 min-1 (1,800 min-1 on request) |
Type | Squirrel cage induction motor |
Output | 650 kW |
Frequency | 50 Hz (60 Hz on request) |
Giving you the option to choose the drive system best suited for your operation, the Cat 6018/6018 FS can be equipped with either two Cat C18 diesel engines for greater mobility, or an electric drive for better efficiency.
Delivering durable, reliable power that will keep your primary loading tool producing, the C18 has proven its ability to stand-up to the harshest mining conditions, providing the mobility and flexibility you need. In addition, they're backed by our world-class dealer network, ready to provide service and support when needed.
Providing a lower cost-per-ton alternative to diesel powered hydraulic shovels, our electric drive option maintains the ruggedness you need and offers superior availability since no refueling and less service is required. This solution is ideal for operations that do not require a great deal of mobility and value a low cost-per-ton model.
You will realize enhanced safety, greater uptime, more productivity, and better serviceability as a result of our twin-engine concept.
The ability to move your shovel to a safe area for repair, away from high walls, blast zones, or other safety hazards, is still possible with the use of a single engine.
Up to 65% of full production can still be achieved with the use of a single engine. This is due to the shovel's continued ability to exert maximum digging forces, to lower the front attachment without requiring engine power (i.e., pressure-free), and to recuperate energy via its closed-loop swing circuit.
Troubleshooting is greatly simplified and expedited with the ability to compare one engine versus the other.
You will experience enhanced, easier and faster front shovel operation with TriPower, a system proven on over a thousand Cat hydraulic shovels worldwide. Generating superior mechanical leverage and control, our FS configured hydraulic shovels utilize a unique boom design that employs rotatable triangular rockers. This design facilitates quicker cycle times, increased effective lifting force, constant boom momentum, automatic constant bucket angle, and automatic roll-back limiter.
- Faster lifting speeds are achieved, because the design enables the use of smaller-diameter boom cylinders.
- Design transfers digging forces into the superstructure, creating supporting boom momentum in addition to momentum that is generated hydraulically.
- Allows smaller boom cylinders for higher lifting speed. - Keeps lifting speed constant. - Enables the shovel to lift a single load along the entire digging distance. - No retracting of stick cylinders is required, ensuring that all hydraulic pumps are supplying the boom-up function.
- Material spillage is avoided during boom lifting, because the filled bucket automatically maintains a constant bucket angle. - On conventional kinematics the operator has to control manually the bucket position during lifting which cut in half the available oil flow for the boom cylinders.
- Preventing material spillage back on to the operator's cab and machine superstructure, our system ensures that the bucket is always in a safe position, without operator control/manipulation, when it is at maximum height. - The boom cylinder continues to receive maximum oil flow, because the operator does not need to activate the bucket cylinder.
Ensuring neat organization for safe operation, easy inspection, and fast service, and reducing the number of hoses needed, the main valve block is located on top of the boom.
Faster cycle times are realized, because float valves are used to lower the boom instead of engaging pumps. This facilitates faster boom movements and allows other operating functions to occur simultaneously, such as bucket curl and stick in/out.
Providing a more efficient means of cooling, particularly in demanding applications, our unique independent oil cooling system will extend the life of your hydraulic shovel's components.
Our system is independent of return oil, achieving efficiency through the utilization of dedicated pumps that provide cooling capacity as needed, whether the engine is idling or under load. That means optimum oil temperature is being maintained, even while your operator waits for the next truck to load. Competitive hydraulic shovels only provide cooling when the machine is working and the engine is under load. Additional efficiency is achieved via our electronically controlled radiator fan speed. The fans do not run until oil temperature exceeds a temperature of 50° C (122° F), saving energy.
The high-efficient oil cooling system ensures that the oil temperature is only 25° to 30° C (45° to 54° F) higher than the ambient temperature. Thus the hydraulic oil working temperature ranges within the optimal operating viscosity range of 50° to 70° C (122° to 158° F).
Delivering faster cycle times and improved energy efficiency, while also generating less heat, our closed-loop swing circuit provides distinct advantages over competitive machines utilizing open-circuit swing systems.
Kinetic energy captured during the swing motion is fed back into the system during deceleration, providing more power to drive the main and auxiliary pumps. Energy is saved during deceleration, because braking occurs via counteracting controls, as opposed to throttles used in open circuit swing systems.
Energy is saved during acceleration via torque control, providing a pressure balance valve that controls the swing pump against pressure in the closed-loop swing circuit, ensuring that only the minimum necessary oil flow is utilized at any given time.
Faster boom lift motion during swing is achieved with our closed-loop swing system, increasing overall productivity.
We understand that the most important factor in your hydraulic shovel's effectiveness is the performance of its operator. To help make their workday as productive as possible, we've incorporated safety and comfort features into the 6018/6018 FS operator's cab.
Help your team meet productivity and performance standards with our intuitive, informative on-board electronics.
The system relays actuating signals from the joysticks, delivering fast and precise machine reactions facilitate a reduction in operator fatigue.
Uptime is increased as a result of simplified troubleshooting and advanced diagnostic capabilities.
No hydraulic lines are present in the cab or the cab module, ensuring a clean arrangement with less noise emission.
Aimed at enhancing the productivity and profitability of your hydraulic shovel, we currently offer a combination of Cat MineStar System offerings and Cat hydraulic shovel technology solutions.
Enhancing diagnostic capabilities and providing detailed troubleshooting functions, our Board Control System uses sensors throughout the machine to monitor operating data, record faults, and notify the operator audibly and visually. This promotes the earliest possible detection of faults and allows for timely maintenance planning and assistance for speedy repair.
For full truck payloads with minimum loading time, an efficient loading/hauling system begins with an optimized equipment match. Cat hydraulic shovels are matched with Cat off-highway trucks to maximize volume of material moved at the lowest operating cost per ton.
To extend service life and ensure that your shovel keeps producing, our front attachment structures are designed for durability and dependability. Whether you equip your hydraulic shovel in backhoe or front shovel configuration, extended performance in the harsh mining conditions you face daily is accomplished through selection of high-strength steels and rugged castings, joined and thermally stress-relieved, to help you achieve your productivity targets.
Extending component life and ultimately improving machine uptime, our swing system includes a triple-race swing roller bearing with internal gearing connected to an automatic lubrication system. For added reliability, all lube lines are located inside the roller bearing for maximum protection.
Easier maintenance is afforded by the free accessibility of swing gears and rotary distributor.
Extending track life and improving overall machine reliability, our undercarriages are engineered with extensive use of finite element analysis, steel structures are optimized, travel motors are well-protected, and a unique robust track chain incorporates a combined pad/link design. Further extending track life, a state-of-the-art track tensioning system with membrane accumulator automatically adapts the tensioning of the tracks, depending upon operating conditions.
Sharing your commitment to safety, and driven by our commitment to Zero Harm, we work tirelessly to design safe machines to protect your most important asset; your employees. Some examples of the safety-enhancing features of Cat hydraulic shovels include the following:
• Minimizing the potential for material spill on to the attachment or cab, the TriPower automatic roll-back limiter prevents the bucket from being curled back too far.
Lowering your operating costs and maximizing your hydraulic shovel's uptime and productivity is of supreme importance to us. To that end, we've made vital components more accessible and designed simpler systems to make maintenance activities quicker and easier.
• Ensuring neat organization for safe operation, easy inspection and fast service, the design of our hydraulic shovel reduces the total number of required hoses. Only four high-pressure hydraulic lines are connected between the superstructure and boom on the 6018/6018 FS.
• Quick fuel and fluid replenishment is made easy with a retractable service station underneath the engine module, accessible at ground-level.
Cat dealers offer a wide range of solutions, services and products that help you lower costs, enhance productivity and manage your operation more efficiently. From the time you select a piece of Cat equipment until the day you trade or sell it, the support you get from your Cat dealer makes the difference.
Cat dealers provide the level of support you need, on a global scale. Dealer expert technicians have the knowledge, experience, training and tooling necessary to handle your repair and maintenance needs, when and where you need them.
When Cat products reach the field, they are supported by a worldwide network of parts distribution facilities, dealer service centers and technical training facilities to keep your equipment up and running. Cat customers rely on prompt, dependable parts availability through our global dealer network, ready to meet your needs 24/7.
Operating and maintenance costs are influenced by many application and site-specific factors, such as: material density and fragmentation, payload, bench height, truck positioning, ground conditions, amount of travelling and maintenance. Your Cat dealer can provide you with an understanding of the effects application characteristics and operating techniques have on maintenance and operating costs.
Your Cat dealer can arrange training programs to help operator's improve productivity, decrease downtime, reduce operating costs and enhance safety.
Meeting the needs of today while conserving natural resources for tomorrow is the goal for all Cat machinery. The commitment to helping you operate safely and sustainably is affirmed in the production of the 6018/6018 FS hydraulic shovel.
Reduce your carbon footprint with our lower emission electric drive option.
Emit less heat and improve energy efficiency via the energy recovery capability of the closed-loop swing circuit.
Decrease your energy use and material consumption with a machine that's designed to be rebuilt.
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