Top Honors
Komatsu PC130LC-11, PC490LCi-11 and PC900LC-11 excavators named among best new products
Three Komatsu excavators are featured on Construction Equipment magazine’s annual list of top new products, including the PC130LC-11, the PC490LCi-11 and the PC900LC-11.
According to Construction Equipment, its Top 100 New Products list is the longest-running awards program of its kind in the industry. Each year, editors evaluate products introduced during the previous months and choose those considered most innovative based on four criteria:
- Is it an advancement in technology?
- Is it a new product line?
- Does it offer significant improvements to an existing product?
- Does it increase competition in its category?
Increased lift capacity
Komatsu’s upgraded PC130LC-11 features a longer undercarriage with 8% more track length, which provides greater stability and increased operating weight. That contributes to increased lift capacity over the front and side — up to 20% compared to the previous model.
With an operating weight of 28,440 to 29,101 pounds, the PC130LC-11 is highly transportable and can be moved with a tag trailer and still have capacity to spare for additional support equipment.
Innovative bucket angle hold control
With Intelligent Machine Control (IMC) 2.0, the PC490LCi-11 offers sophisticated productivity-enhancing automation, making it an excellent match for excavation, trenching, slope work or fine grading. The excavator helps minimize over-excavation, empowering operators of all skill levels to dig straight to grade quickly and accurately.
The PC490LCi-11 features bucket angle hold control that automatically holds the bucket angle to the design surface during arm operation, enabling operators to perform finish grading using only arm input. It also has a new 10.4-inch IMC monitor with increased memory capacity, processing speed, and pinch-to-zoom functionality.
| Model | Horsepower | Operating Weight | Bucket Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
PC130LC-11 |
97.2 hp |
28,440-29,101 lbs. |
0.34-0.78 cu. yd. |
|
PC490LCi-11 |
359 hp |
105,670-107,850 lbs. |
1.47-4.15 cu. yd. |
|
PC900LC-11 |
543 hp |
204,148 lbs. |
3.7-8.0 cu. yd. |
Up to 40% greater productivity
The PC900LC-11 is ideal for those working in applications that involve moving large amounts of material efficiently. Productivity was a major driver of its design. It’s a mass excavator with the ability to handle a wide variety of jobs and materials, and can perform compound operations.
Designed for heavy construction, demolition, material handling, deep sewer, water, large mass excavation and quarries/mining, the PC900LC-11 provides increased bucket and lifting capacity for higher performance compared to its predecessor, the PC800LC-8. Major structures, booms and arms as well as a redesigned revolving frame were engineered to increase longevity.
The PC900LC-11 can deliver up to a 40% increase in productivity, 25% more arm crowd force, and 12% more swing torque compared to its predecessor. It also features the KomVision camera monitoring system as standard.
