Excellent Transportability and Assembly - Pick up SL6000 __

Through wide-ranging expertise and innovative technologies, KOBELCO has designed the SL6000 to comply with various transport regulations throughout the world. The layout has been completely reviewed, and a variety of new mechanisms introduced to reduce transport weight. The innovative unit assembly system simplifies assembly/disassembly and transportation to minimize labor and other costs.

The upper frame is lighter in weight due to the new structural design combined with the use of high-grade high tensile steel plate. This contributes to improved ease of transport and assembly.

The crawler frame has the lower rollers fitted inside to increase sectional strength, while the use of high-grade, high tensile-strength steel plate reduces weight.


The swing cab is practically designed for easy transportation. By swinging and stowing the cab at the front of the base machine, the transport width of the upper machine is just 3 m.

On a conventional model the winches are mounted on the base machine, but on the SL6000 the boom hoist winch is mounted on the mast, and the hoist winches are mounted on the boom base. This not only reduces the weight of the base machine, but also shortens assembly/disassembly times and saves on transportation costs because the boom and mast can be transported with winches attached.

Boom width easily meets 3.0 m transportation requirements.

The luffing insert jib can be easily nested in the insert boom by using the optional stowing guide rollers. This reduces the number of trailers needed for transport and helps to minimize required storage space.

Symmetrical, thin counterweights ensure a low transport height when loaded on a trailer with the boom. Also, the counterweights can be assembled in any order, making transport planning easier.

The boom connector pin holder prevents the loss of boom connector pins during assembly/disassembly and transportation.


Jib assembly is possible using either the extension or inside holding methods. On sites where construction has not yet started and space is available the extension method is faster, but in a limited space the inside holding method, in which the jib is folded under the boom, can be used for assembly/disassembly.


Use the built-in, remote controlled trans-lifter (jack system) to lift the SL6000 clear of the trailer, then drive the trailer away. The self-assembly cylinder installed on the mast is used to install the crawler side frames and/or the boom.

The upper frame can be mounted onto the lower frame without the use of an assistant crane.