Liebherr T 282B

Liebherr T 282B
Liebherr T 282B mining truck
Overview
Manufacturer	Liebherr Mining Equipment Co.
Production	Since 2004
Assembly	Newport News, VA, USA
Body and chassis
Class	Ultra class
Body style	Dump truck
Layout	Front engine, rear wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	DDC/MTU 20V4000 Arrangement: V20 Displacement: 90 litres (5,500 cu in) Power: 3,650 horsepower (2,720 kW) OR Cummins QSK 78 Arrangement: V18 Displacement: 78 litres (4,800 cu in) Power: 3,500 horsepower (2,600 kW)
Transmission	AC electric
Dimensions
Wheelbase	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Length	14.5 metres (48 ft)
Width	8.7 metres (29 ft)
Height	7.4 metres (24 ft)
Curb weight	GVW 600 short tons (544 t)
Chronology
Predecessor	T282

The Liebherr T 282B is an off-highway, ultra class, rigid frame, two-axle, diesel-electric, AC powertrain haul truck designed and manufactured by the Liebherr Mining Equipment Co. The T 282B is Liebherr’s largest, highest payload capacity haul truck, offering the world the 2nd largest haul truck payload capacities in the world, up to 400 short tons (363 t). It was surpassed in 2013 by BelAZ model 75710 with a 450-ton capacity.

Liebherr introduced the T 282B at the Bauma trade fair in Munich, Germany, on March 29, 2004. The T 282B is the successor to the T 282, designed in Newport News, VA, a 360 short tons (327 t) payload capacity, 2,700 horsepower (2,000 kW) diesel/AC electric drive haul truck introduced in 1998. At the time of its launch in 2004, the T 282B offered the largest haul truck payload capacity in the world. The T 282B remained unmatched in payload capacity for over four years, until the introduction of the Bucyrus MT6300AC and the Caterpillar 797F at MINExpo International in September, 2008.

The T 282B is powered by a diesel/electric powertrain. Two diesel engines are available: a 3,650-horsepower (2,720 kW) DDC/MTU 20V4000, 90-litre (5,500 cu in) V20 or a 3,500-horsepower (2,600 kW) Cummins QSK 78 78-litre (4,800 cu in) V18. The diesel engine is coupled to a Siemens-Liebherr AC electric drive system. Fully loaded, the T 282B can achieve a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h).

The T 282B is assembled at the Liebherr Mining Equipment Co. production facility in Newport News, Virginia, USA. Liebherr can simultaneously produce up to six T 282Bs.