The 150-ton large-scale mining truck delivered by Weichai has accumulated more than 50,000 hours of trial operation, with a total mileage of more than 360,000 kilometers, a 70% increase in efficiency, and a 10% reduction in unit energy consumption.
This product is equipped with a powertrain system consisting of Weichai Group’s 17-liter engine + 3300 Nm high torque 8-speed gearbox + 60-ton drive axle. The operation equals the output of two trucks, which significantly reduces the number of vehicles need for a specific job, greatly reduces operating costs, and brings considerable economic benefits to customers
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PSR Analysis: Most of the big horsepower rigid pump trucks used in China today are imported. Volvo, CAT and Komatsu take the biggest market share. The China mining truck segment has developed slowly due to insufficient demand, but recent increased demand has boosted sales of rigid pump trucks in recent years.
Most OEMs are pay high attention to rigid haul trucks and the new direction is electric drive ( 120ton – 360 ton). The wide body mining truck (rigid haul tuck) is the main product in the China market, although there are some other electric drive dumps being produced as well.
Weichai Power also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with BELAZ to jointly develop large mining trucks in 2018Y. Weichai will provide power assemblies for 130 ton, 150 ton and other mining trucks to BELAZ.
Presently, Weichai mining power development has made a substantive breakthrough, and has successfully entered the global mining industry market. PSR
Jack Hao is Senior Research Manager-China for Power Systems Research
