VOLVO EC950F
449kW
Total gross
power of
the EC950F
crawler
excavator
(603hp), at
1,650rpm
ABOVE: The EC950F is
Volvo’s largest crawler
excavator and delivers
a high bucket capacity
for more tons per
hour, achieving a fast
and effi cient on-site
production
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“IF YOU’RE GOING TO
BE HANDLING HEAVY
LOADS, YOU HAVE TO
MAKE THE MACHINE
EXTREMELY STABLE”
Ray Gallant, vice president of sales support, Volvo CE
mining, quarry and aggregate sector.
We also nd there are a lot of
contractors in the road segment in
heavy construction that use this size
of machine here in the US.”
Superior stability
Equipped with a 450kW Volvo D16
engine that delivers high torque at
low rpm, the 950 is designed for fast
and e cient on-site production.
is sure-footed and solid machine
features a wide track gauge, long
track length, retractable
undercarriage, and an optimised
counterweight.
“If you’re going to be handling
heavy loads, you have to make the
machine extremely stable,” says
Gallant. “As such we’ve gone to great
lengths to make sure the footprint at
the counterweight and the balance
of the machine is such that the
operator feels he’s hardly working,
even when he’s picking up the
heaviest of loads. One of the things
Volvo has tried to achieve is keeping
that footprint square and larger than
anybody else in the industry.”
360° comfort and safety
For optimum control, all machine
interfaces – including joysticks,
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