Japan · founded 1930
Kobelco: quiet, efficient excavators and crawler cranes
Part of the Kobe Steel group, Kobelco builds excavators renowned for low noise and fuel efficiency, and a major range of crawler cranes.
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1930
- Parent
- Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Products
- Excavators, crawler cranes, demolition machines
- Official site
- www.kobelco-kenki.co.jp
Model guides
Kobelco machines we cover
Excavators
Mini Excavators
Crawler Cranes
Kobelco models compared
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| Kobelco SK210LC-11 | Excavator | 22,000 kg | 118 kW / 158 hp |
| Kobelco SK17SR-5 | Mini excavator | 1,800 kg | 11 kW / 15 hp |
| Kobelco CKE2500G-2 | Crawler crane | — | — |
Kobelco Construction Machinery is the construction equipment arm of Kobe Steel. Kobe Steel built Japan's first mechanical excavator in 1930, and Kobelco remains one of Japan's big four excavator makers alongside Komatsu, Hitachi and Caterpillar Japan.
What Kobelco is known for
- Low-noise excavators. Kobelco's iNDr cooling system draws air through a single filtered duct, making machines quiet and resistant to clogging in dusty environments. See the SK210LC-11.
- Fuel efficiency from its hydraulic regeneration systems.
- Compact excavators such as the SK17SR-5.
- Crawler cranes, including the CKE2500G-2.
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