Real excavator hours, breakout-force profiles and commissioning timelines — documented so procurement teams can compare against their next bid package.
We publish job-site references with operating weight, digging depth, bucket capacity and mean-time-to-repair — audited against contractor shift logs, not brochure averages.
Each published reference begins with the contractor’s cut plan and machine serials. We capture boom-cycle video during peak production, log hydraulic system pressure and slewing speed against the shift report, and interview the site supervisor about cab noise, visibility and parts response. Digging depth, breakout force and ground pressure are stated in the same units the bid package already uses so evaluators can compare without converting brochure pages.
Case packs are reviewed by applications engineering before release. If a haul-road kilometer total or commissioning window cannot be verified against shift logs, the reference stays internal. That discipline is why procurement teams trust Kobelco case studies when they need to defend a multi-unit excavator purchase to a project director or compliance officer.
Three evidence layers that equipment managers ask for before a multi-unit purchase order.
Boom cycles, undercarriage tracking and attachment swaps filmed during peak production windows on the actual site class.
Hydraulic system pressure, slewing speed, ground pressure and gradeability logged against the contractor’s cut plan.
Site supervisor notes on cab visibility, noise, MTTR and parts staging — summarized for the next tender submission.
Coverage targets for documented excavator deployments across our active contractor base.
Values below are the measurement set applications engineering requires before a reference is released externally.
| Parameter | Unit | Example mid-class reading |
|---|---|---|
| Operating weight | kg / t | 22,000 kg (22 t class) |
| Bucket capacity | m³ | 0.8–1.9 m³ HD rock bucket |
| Digging depth | m | 6.7 m against cut-plan stake |
| Breakout force | kN | 142 kN bucket breakout |
| Hydraulic system pressure | bar / MPa | 320 bar (32 MPa) main circuit |
| Ground pressure | kPa | 46 kPa with standard shoes |
| Engine power | kW | 129 kW Tier 4 Final family |
Verification path: request a free duty-cycle review with ISO 4406 oil-sample plan and applications-engineer walkthrough of boom-cycle video. Case packs stay internal until shift-log hours, commissioning days and MTTR can be reproduced from site records.
Tell us rock type, digging depth and fleet size — we return the closest Kobelco excavator references with video links and duty-cycle tables.
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