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Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Specs

Attachments

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Attachments specifications
All buckets (FS and BH) are equipped with a wear package consisting of: (2) - Wing shrouds on side walls - Heel shrouds at bottom edges — Starting 2026 Model Year
Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (1) Automatic roll-back limiter to prevent material spillage — Starting 2026 Model Year
Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (2) Horizontal automatic constant-angle bucket guidance — Starting 2026 Model Year
Shovel attachment with unique TriPower kinematics ensuring the following main features: (3) - Constant boom momentum throughout the whole lift arc - Crowd force assistance — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (2) Pressure-free lowering of boom (FS and BH) and stick (FS) by means of a float valve — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (3) Wear Package (as per bucket selection) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (4) Catwalks with rails at boom (FS and BH) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (6) Boom and stick thermally stress relieved after welding — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (8) Guards for shovel cylinders (FS) — Starting 2026 Model Year

Automatic Lubrication System

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Automatic Lubrication System specifications
Capacity - Grease Container 190.00 gal (719.15 l) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (1) Dual-circuit system with hydraulically driven heavy-duty pumps and electronic time relay control adjust the pause/lube times — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (3) Grease filters (200 µm) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (4) Connected to the lubrication system are: - pivot points of attachment, bucket and cylinders — Starting 2026 Model Year
Type (5) Connected to the lubrication system are: - raceways of the swing roller bearing - two greasing pinions for the internal gearing of the swing ring — Starting 2026 Model Year

Bucket

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Bucket specifications
Bucket Capacity - Backhoe (heaped 1:1) 28.8 cu yd — Starting 2026 Model Year
Bucket Capacity - Face Shovel (heaped 2:1) 28.8 cu yd — Starting 2026 Model Year

Diesel Engines

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Diesel Engines specifications
Aspiration Turbocharged and air-to-air aftercooled — Starting 2026 Model Year
Bore 5.71 in (14.50 cm) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (1) High-capacity water separator — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (2) Two-stage fuel filter with series filtration — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (3) Cat Type 4 air filters — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (4) Microprocessed engine management — Starting 2026 Model Year
Displacement 1,959.00 cu in (32,102.33 cu cm) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Emissions Meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final and EU Stage V emission standards — Starting 2026 Model Year
Fuel Tank Capacity 2,060.00 gal (7,797.10 l) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Number of Cylinders - Each Engine 12 — Starting 2026 Model Year
Stroke 6.38 in (16.21 cm) — Starting 2026 Model Year

Electrical System - Diesel Drive

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Electrical System - Diesel Drive specifications
Batteries in Series/Parallel Installation 6 x 210 Ah - 12 V each; 630 Ah - 24 V in total — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (1) 6 maintenance-free batteries — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (2) Lockable battery and starter isolation switches — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (4) 18 LED high-brightness working flood lights — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (5) 11 LED service lights — Starting 2026 Model Year
System Voltage 24V — Starting 2026 Model Year

Engine

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Engine specifications
Engine Model 2 x Cat C32B — Starting 2026 Model Year
Gross Power - SAE J1995:2014 2,079.00 hp (1,550.34 kw) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Net Power - SAE J1349:2011 1,921.00 hp (1,432.51 kw) — Starting 2026 Model Year

General

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator General specifications
Bucket Payload 44.00 t (44,000.00 kg) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Engine Output - SAE J1995 2,079.00 hp (1,550.34 kw) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Operating Weight 453.00 t (453,000.00 kg) — Starting 2026 Model Year

Hydraulic Oil Cooling

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Hydraulic Oil Cooling specifications
Diameter - Fan 60.00 in (152.40 cm) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Features (1) Cooling system fully independent of all main circuits, i.e. controlled cooling capacity is available whenever engine is running — Starting 2026 Model Year
Features (2) Fan speed is thermostatically controlled — Starting 2026 Model Year
Oil Flow of Cooling Pumps - Diesel Version 2 x 798 L/min (2 x 210 gal/min) — Starting 2026 Model Year

Hydraulic System With Pump Managing System

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Hydraulic System With Pump Managing System specifications
Hydraulic Tank Capacity - Diesel Version - Approximately 958.00 gal (3,626.03 l) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Main Pumps - Diesel Version 4 x Variable Displacement Piston Pumps — Starting 2026 Model Year
Main Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - Diesel Version 4 x 745 L/min (4 x 197 gal/min) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Maximum Pressure - Attachment 4,351 psi — Starting 2026 Model Year
Maximum Pressure - Swing Pumps 5080 psi — Starting 2026 Model Year
Maximum Pressure - Travel 5,076 psi — Starting 2026 Model Year
Swing Pumps - Diesel Version 2 x Reversible Variable Displacement Piston Double Pumps — Starting 2026 Model Year
Swing Pumps - Maximum Oil Flow - Diesel Version 2 x 661 L/min (2 x 175 gal/min) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Total Volume of Hydraulic Oil - Diesel Version - Approximately 1,532.00 gal (5,798.62 l) — Starting 2026 Model Year

Operating Weights

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Operating Weights specifications
6040 - Ground Pressure 24.5 N/cm2 (35.5 psi) — Starting 2026 Model Year
6040 - Operating Weight 905,614.00 lbs (410,780.11 kg) — Starting 2026 Model Year
6040 - Standard Track Pads 3.90 ft (1.19 m) — Starting 2026 Model Year
6040 FS - Ground Pressure 24.5 N/cm2 (35.5 psi) — Starting 2026 Model Year
6040 FS - Note Other track pads available on request — Starting 2026 Model Year
6040 FS - Operating Weight 905,769.00 lbs (410,850.42 kg) — Starting 2026 Model Year
6040 FS - Standard Track Pads 3.90 ft (1.19 m) — Starting 2026 Model Year

Operator's Cab

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Operator's Cab specifications
Components (1) Safety switch for automatic motion shutdown — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (10) External sun shields at side and rear windows — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (11) Emergency egress ladder — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (12) Powered 45 access stairway with EH controls and audible alarm plus visual beacon for enhanced safety — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (2) Pneumatically cushioned and multiadjustable comfort seat with heating and cooling, lumbar support, two-point safety belt, head and arm rests and afety switch for automatic motion shutdown — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (3) Roller blinds — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (4) Parallel intermittent wiper/washer — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (5) All-around safety glass — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (6) Operator Protective Guard (Top Guard) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (7) Dual hydraulically driven HVAC system — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (8) Independently adjustable seat consoles with integrated joysticks — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (9) Additional fold-away auxiliary seat with two-point safety belt — Starting 2026 Model Year
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Height 6.75 ft (2.06 m) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Length 7.25 ft (2.21 m) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Internal Dimensions of Cab - Width 5.41 ft (1.65 m) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Operator's Eye Level - Approximately 23.16 ft (7.06 m) — Starting 2026 Model Year

Retractable Service Station

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Retractable Service Station specifications
Installation Retractable service station installed underneath the engine module and easily accessible from ground — Starting 2026 Model Year

Swing System

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Swing System specifications
Features (1) Dirt wiper — Starting 2026 Model Year
Features (2) Closed-loop with speed control — Starting 2026 Model Year
Maximum Swing Speed - Diesel Version 4.8 r/min — Starting 2026 Model Year
Parking Brake Wet multiple disc brake, spring-loaded/hydraulically released — Starting 2026 Model Year
Swing Drive 3 compact planetary transmissions with axial piston motors — Starting 2026 Model Year
Swing Ring Triple-race roller bearing with sealed internal gearing — Starting 2026 Model Year

Undercarriage

Caterpillar 6040 Excavator Undercarriage specifications
Bottom Rollers - Each Side 7 — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (1) All running surfaces of sprockets, idlers, rollers and track links are hardened — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (5) Fully hydraulic self-adjusting track tensioning system with piston accumulator — Starting 2026 Model Year
Components (6) Automatic hydraulic retarder valve — Starting 2026 Model Year
Gradeability - Travel Drives - Maximum 35.9 % — Starting 2026 Model Year
Maximum Tractive Force 397,237.00 lbs (180,183.90 kg) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Parking Brake Wet multiple disc brake, spring applied/hydraulically released — Starting 2026 Model Year
Support Rollers - Each Side 2 plus a skid plate in between — Starting 2026 Model Year
Track Pads - Each Side 42 — Starting 2026 Model Year
Travel Drives - Each Side 1 planetary transmission with 2 two-stage axial piston motors — Starting 2026 Model Year
Travel Speed - 1st Stage - Maximum 0.87 mph (1.40 kph) — Starting 2026 Model Year
Travel Speed - 2nd Stage - Maximum 1.43 mph (2.30 kph) — Starting 2026 Model Year
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