Productivity & Reliability

Hitachi mining excavators are designed, engineered, and manufactured to provide outstanding productivity and the lowest competitive cost of operation. The new EX-6 Series is based on the proven qualities of the UH Series of the 1970s, the EX Series introduced in 1988, and all subsequent improvements suggested by the real-life experiences from mines around the world.

Many Hitachi shovels are still being efficiently operated past the 100,000 hour mark. And more than a few have outlasted the pit and sometimes even the entire mine that they started to dig! And it's that legacy that has made the Hitachi mining excavators the leading brand year after year.

Hitachi trucks are built to match the rugged, long-lived durability of Hitachi mining shovels and backhoes. That means a 60- to 100,000-hour life with good maintenance.

Our truck frame is still the strongest in its class. The unique trailing-arm suspension, pioneered by Euclid years ago, minimizes frame stress and fatigue while providing lower tire wear and better steering. Updated engineering has stripped excess weight and assembly components so that each part delivers full value. A Hitachi-designed and -manufactured IGBT propulsion package provides the simplest, most dependable IBGT system available. It represents the best of Hitachi electrical technology and is the only system 100-percent designed and built by a truck manufacturer.

Hitachi trucks are engineered, manufactured, and priced to provide "best bang for the buck." Simply put, our trucks are designed to move the most amount of net payload possible, as quickly as safely possible, at the lowest total cost — based on the package of purchase price, uptime/productivity, and maintenance costs.