Heavy Equipment
XCMG Rolls Off World’s Largest Electric Dump Truck
The XDE440 has a load capacity of 400 tons.
XCMG has built what it claims to be the world’s largest tonnage AC electric drive dump truck: XDE440, which boasts a loading capacity of 400 tons.
The Chinese firm, which recently rolled off the giant vehicle, said the XDE440 is customized for high-end mining markets such as North America, South America, Australia, and Europe.
According to XCMG, the XDE440, which is customized for China Minmetals Corporation, has a load capacity of 400 tons – equivalent of a three-storey building – making it the world’s largest rear-wheel drive rigid mining truck.
The XDE440 will ease transportation capacity restraints at mining sites.
“In order to meet such load requirements, we have independently developed the world’s largest wheel reductor and strongest wet disc brake that can achieve traction which is equivalent to a fully seated 16-carriage China Railway High-speed train,” said Xie Heping, R&D designer of XCMG’s mining machinery projects.
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The XCMG R&D team has tackled several globally leading key core technologies, such as intelligent variable frequency traction, high-torque wheel hub drive, cab roll protection, anti-fatigue design of large load-bearing components, and more.
Elektro Dumper
That being said, the Elektro Dumper (eDumper) by German manufacturer Kuhn Schweitz is officially recognized as the world’s largest electric dump truck.
Modeled on the Komatsu HB 605 truck, eDumper is 30 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 14 feet tall with six feet-high tyres and dump bed that spreads up to 28 feet when fully extended.
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