Offering 606 kW (813 hp) of rated power via its single C27 engine, the 6015B is capable of providing class-leading cycle times and unmatched productivity.

The Cat C27 engine delivers power and reliability, ensuring top performance, high productivity, and exceptional service life. Its durability has been proven in heavy construction, quarry/aggregate, and mining applications alike; the versatility required of a 100 tonne (110 ton) hydraulic shovel.

The development of our new engine technology began with the search for a better way to reduce diesel engine emissions, and culminated in a revolutionary engine design breakthrough that burns fuel more precisely than ever before. Lower combustion temperatures reduce emissions and prolong the life of lighter, more power-dense engine platforms. It also varies the injection timing based on factors like engine load and speed for optimum performance under a wide range of operating conditions, including mining.

Our engines are only as good as the service and support that stand behind them. Highly trained and experienced service technicians at your local Cat dealership are ready with whatever you need, wherever and whenever you need it. They know the Cat C27 ACERT engine inside and out, so they can promptly diagnose issues and keep your 6015B running at peak performance.

Standard equipped with a large, 8.1 m3 (10.6 yd3) bucket, the 6015B is designed to optimally pass popular Cat 773, 775, and 777 trucks, at 4, 5, and 7 passes, respectively. This is a one pass advantage over leading standard equipped shovels in its class. When consistently achieved, the result is more material moved, and greater profit.

With its ability to pair with trucks most commonly found in heavy construction, quarry/aggregate, and small to mid-size mining applications across the globe, 6015B demonstrates the versatility required of a 100 tonne (110 ton) shovel to be an appropriate and productive fit for any of these environments.

Cat buckets are designed to match your Cat 6015B mining shovel, providing optimum payload and machine efficiency while protecting your investment. Bucket wear surfaces are armored with replaceable wear materials to extend the life of your bucket. Cat buckets are easy to rebuild, with all parts available through your Cat dealer. Trust Cat to give you long service life without adding excessive weight.

General Duty buckets are sized for low density materials, providing maximum payload in general duty applications such as top soil.

Heavy Duty buckets are suited for less dense rock and soils. The Heavy Duty wear package includes lip shrouds to fully guard the bucket lip and has hardened wear bars in the highest wear areas.

Extreme Duty buckets are the most heavily guarded for use in dense rock and aggressive digging conditions. It features lip shrouds as well as hardened wear material across the entire bucket surface.

The Coal bucket for the 6015B uses the General Duty wear package with guarding in the most critical areas and it's sized to match the density of coal to provide optimum productivity.

Increase your operational efficiency and productivity with C70 hammerless Cat G.E.T. designed specifically for the 6015B hydraulic mining shovel. By designing our own G.E.T. in-house, we are able to take a production focus, rather than a component focus, to optimize performance across the entire machine. And like all Cat G.E.T., it is fully supported by your local Cat dealer.

• Increased uptime: Simple 180 degree turn to lock and unlock.
• Safe installation and removal: No pins to drive out; retainer is built into the tip.
• Fast and easy change-outs: No special tools are required to service the hammerless system.
• Simple installation: No assembly required.

A modified version of the Cat HEX cab, the 6015B cab has literally logged hundreds of thousands of hours digging in tough applications across the globe. You can rest assured that it will meet the demands of your application, as well as the comfort and safety requirements of your operators.

Cat exclusive Positive Pin Retention (PPR) Sealed and Greased Track design resists pin walking and link cracking for reliable sealing and maximum track life.

• Resists end-play generation and link movement on the pin.
• Tightly controls seal motion for long internal pin/bushing wear life.
• Resists fatigue and crack formation with redesigned, stronger track links.

These are the same track links used on our popular D11 dozers, further substantiating their reliability and durability in extreme applications and high travel conditions.

To extend service life and ensure that your 6015B keeps producing, our structures are designed for durability and dependability. Extended performance in the harsh digging conditions you face daily is accomplished through selection of high-strength steels and rugged castings, joined and thermally stress-relieved to create a reliable external shell.

• Manufactured from high-strength steel for durability.
• Full penetration, profiled and ground welds at critical junctures.
• MT, UT, and X-ray inspections on select welds ensure quality.

The 6015B boom and stick utilize high-strength steel and rugged castings, that are joined and thermally stress relieved, for optimum structural life and resistance to impact and wear in difficult digging conditions.

• Box-section design provides unsurpassed rigidity and strength.
• Thermally stress relieved structures reduce residual stresses for longer structural life.
• Heat treated castings are used in boom foot area to handle high force boom loads.
• Heavy duty castings in high load areas add exceptional strength and durability.

Providing superior stability, extending component life, and ultimately improving machine uptime, our swing system includes a unique cross roller bearing, with sealed internal gearing, connected to an automatic lubrication system.

Exceptional structural strength and durability is afforded by mounting the swing bearing directly to the 6015B carbody, eliminating collar welds.

Protecting against surface wear, while preserving structural toughness in the main bearing body, 6015B swing bearing rings are made of specially heat-treated steel, and raceways are induction hardened.

All 6015B structures have been fully tested and validated at our state-of-the-art proving ground in Tucson, AZ (USA).

Proprietary Cat integrated engine control technologies keep the engine running at or near the rated speed to maintain an optimized balance of power and fuel efficiency. This technology prevents large drops in engine speed, followed by over speeds, often observed in older equipment. It provides the following benefits:

• Estimates fuel requirements, based on engine speed and torque, and needed machine torque, based on hydraulic load (pumps and fan). This technology ensures faster and more consistent engine regulation by preventing lug, which, in turn, reduces fuel consumption.
• Reduces hydraulic pump output to prevent engine lug, based on available engine torque, desired engine speed, actual engine speed, and estimated hydraulic load. This technology provides power to the machine functions that need it to move material quickly and efficiently.

Kinetic energy captured during the swing motion is fed back into the system during deceleration, providing more power to drive the main and auxiliary pumps. Energy is saved during deceleration, because braking occurs hydrostatically with pump displacement controls, as opposed to throttling flow through breaking valves as in open circuit swing systems.

Energy is saved during swing via speed control, ensuring that only the minimum necessary oil flow is utilized at any given time, and providing smooth acceleration and deceleration for fast cycles.

More efficient hydraulic pump utilization, reduced energy losses, and increased fuel savings are realized with our innovative, automatic flow proportioning technology.

• Additional fuel savings resulting from boom float feature, which regenerates boom oil for reduced engine demand and improved energy efficiency.

Smooth, efficient operation, and controllability is afforded by our Cat Proportional Priority Pressure Compensating (PPPC) technology. PPPC ensures that flow is proportional, according to demands, so individual functions – boom, stick, and bucket – are automatically prioritized during simultaneous operations.

Maximized hydraulic efficiency is delivered via our flow-on-demand system, designed with four pumps; three for implement and travel, and one for swing. Pressure and flow compensation deliver only as much flow as needed to reduce heat build-up and component wear.

The hydraulic system design has been optimized for peak performance and reliability, featuring a newly designed filtration system.

• Machine comes equipped with standard high-pressure and return oil filtration.
• A separate kidney loop provides continuous filtration and optimum oil cleanliness at all times, supporting the hydraulic system.

To maximize hydraulic efficiency, our oil cooling system is independent of engine cooling, providing cooling on demand.

Resulting in greater fuel economy, the temperature controlled variable speed fan provides cooling on demand to maintain optimum hydraulic fluid temperature.

Sharing your commitment to safety, and driven by our commitment to Zero Harm, we work tirelessly to design the safest machines possible to protect your most important asset; your employees.

Some examples of the safety-enhancing features of the Cat 6015B hydraulic mining shovel include the following: