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Kobelco SK210LC-9 specifications

SK210LC-9: select the arm before using its digging envelope

The manufacturer's dash-9 brochure gives separate working ranges for short, standard and long arms. The earlier hundredths-of-a-foot entries were invalid transcriptions, rather than a real excavator envelope. The corrected rows identify their arm configuration and retain the rejected entries separately so that an old quoted figure can be traced.

The North American brochure's lift charts are also configuration-specific: their headings identify the arm, bucket and shoes, while the notes distinguish loads over the front from loads over the side. Digging reach and lift capacity answer different questions. A hook positioned at a reachable radius does not establish that the load is within the applicable chart.

In the hydraulic data, the main-pump discharge rates and the pilot pump are separate. The hydraulic-system oil volume is another quantity entirely. A capacity printed in gallons must not become pump output in gallons per minute; the old 60.8 flow entry is retained only as a rejected unit assignment.

Original Kobelco SK210LC-9-NA-201: arm/bucket/shoe charts, lift qualifications and hydraulic volumes versus flow

Identify the regional engine and emissions arrangement

The North American edition names HINO J05E-TI and describes DPF regeneration without exhaust fluid. The European dash-9 brochure names J05E-TJ. Keep those engine identities with their regional documents instead of transferring an engine suffix or emissions instruction from whichever brochure is easiest to find.

The European publication distinguishes H, S and ECO working modes and a separate Auto Idle Stop function. Engine deceleration when the lever returns to neutral is not the same event as the engine shutting down after the safety-lock sequence. Record which function is active when investigating an unexpected reduction in engine speed.

Original European SK210LC/SK210NLC-EU-201-140901IF: engine identity, work modes, deceleration and Auto Idle Stop

Use the display's history with the physical machine

The dash-9 literature describes current electrical self-diagnosis and stored trouble history as separate display functions. A fault that is no longer active may still leave a record worth retaining with its operating circumstances. That history helps prepare a service enquiry; it does not identify a failed component by itself.

The document also distinguishes an attachment-mode change from ordinary digging mode. Confirm the circuit and flow selection for the fitted breaker or crusher rather than assuming every auxiliary attachment uses the same return arrangement. The original source links, operating observations and complete model figures remain alongside these corrections.

Original North American dash-9 brochure: self-diagnosis, trouble history and attachment-mode display
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Kobelco SK210LC-9: excavator.

Selected configuration figures
ConfigurationDocumented field and quantity
SK210LC-9
Net power — NA brochure SK210LC-9-NA-201, SAE net
157 hp (117 kW) at 2000 rpm [source]
Height To Top Of Cab
10.11 ft
SK210LC-9 specification matrix — Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
SpecificationSK210LC-9
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth5.57 m
Horizontal Digging Stroke - Ground Level4.08 m
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 17\'10\"{2.4m}
Max Digging Reach On Ground9.24 m
Min Dumping Clearance2.98 m
Max Digging Reach9.42 m
Max Dumping Clearance6.68 m
Dimensions and weight
SpecificationSK210LC-9
Ground Clearance1.48 ft
Height To Top Of Cab10.11 ft
Tail Swing Radius9.39 ft
Track Gauge7.85 ft
Overall Length31.6 ft
Overall Width125.2 in
Shoe Width2.63 ft
Overall Width Of Superstructure8.9 ft
Gradeability70 %
Undercarriage
SpecificationSK210LC-9
Drawbar Pull51,500 lb
Engine
SpecificationSK210LC-9
Number Of Cylinders4
Engine ModelHINO J05E-TI
Net Power157 hp
Power Measured @2,000 rpm
Max Torque472 lb-ft
Displacement312.7 cu in
Torque Measured @1,600 rpm
Bore4.41 in (112 mm)
Stroke5.12 in (130 mm)
Operational
SpecificationSK210LC-9
Fuel Capacity97.8 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity6.1 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity34.4 gal
Engine Oil Capacity5.5 gal
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity0.8 gal
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity60.8 US gal (230 L) — hydraulic-system capacity, not flow
Swing Mechanism
SpecificationSK210LC-9
Swing Speed12.5 rpm
Hydraulic System
SpecificationSK210LC-9
Maximum Discharge Flow116.3 gpm
Hydraulic System TypeTwo variable displacement pumps + 1 gear pump
Travel Circuit4,970 psi
Swing Circuit4,210 psi
Ratios
FigureSK210LC-9
Fuel tank per engine horsepower0.62 gal per hp

Kobelco SK210LC-9: excavator

SK210LC-9: owner reports

Related account: “Auxiliary hydraulics: thumb and breaker modes”; “Limp mode after flooding”: 200SR LC and SK210 LC.

SK210LC-9: forum references — Forum-title search
Forum indexEquipment class queriedNames in the searchMatching titles
Heavy Equipment ForumsexcavatorKobelco and the SK210LC-9. That is too few titles to say what owners mostly ask about, so the most recent are listed instead1
SK210LC-9: dated market and recall observations — Dated listing search
DateListing indexEquipment classNames queriedResult
2026-09-24MachineryTrader (machinerytrader.com)excavatorSK210LC-9No matching offers in this snapshot
Dated CPSC search
DateDatabaseNames queriedResult
2026-09-24U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionKobelco; SK210LC-9No matching recall in the stated search

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Federal agency data
Earlier reference entries and manufacturer qualifications — Superseded source entries; not current ratings
FieldEarlier entryManufacturer value or correctionScope
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth0.02 ft5.57 mEU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm Manufacturer document
Horizontal Digging Stroke - Ground Level0.02 ft4.08 mEU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm Manufacturer document
Max Digging Reach On Ground0.04 ft9.24 mEU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm; NA paired metric transcription disagrees Manufacturer document
Min Dumping Clearance0.01 ft2.98 mEU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm Manufacturer document
Max Digging Reach0.04 ft9.42 mEU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm Manufacturer document
Max Dumping Clearance0.03 ft6.68 mEU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm Manufacturer document
Net Power92.8 hp157 hpNA dash-9,SAEnet117kWat2000rpm Manufacturer document
Bore4.5 in4.41 in (112 mm)NA HINOJ05E-TI Manufacturer document
Stroke5.2 in5.12 in (130 mm)NA HINOJ05E-TI Manufacturer document
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity60.8 gpm60.8 US gal (230 L) — hydraulic-system capacity, not flowNA refilling capacities; old flow label rejected Manufacturer document
Swing Speed11 rpm12.5 rpmNA swing-system table Manufacturer document
Fuel tank per engine horsepower1.05 gal0.62 gal per hpDerived97.8USgal/157SAEnethp; not fuel consumption Manufacturer document

Kobelco SK210LC-9: Configuration records

SK210LC-9
SpecificationSource figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 17'10"{2.4m}
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth — EU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm5.57 m [source]
Dimensions and weight
Height To Top Of Cab10.11 ft
Tail Swing Radius9.39 ft
Ground Clearance1.48 ft
Overall Length31.6 ft
Overall Width125.2 in
Shoe Width2.63 ft
Overall Width Of Superstructure8.9 ft
Gradeability70 %
Undercarriage
Drawbar Pull51,500 lb
Engine
Number Of Cylinders4
Engine ModelHINO J05E-TI
Power Measured @2,000 rpm
Displacement312.7 cu in
Max Torque472 lb-ft
Torque Measured @1,600 rpm
Operational
Fuel Capacity97.8 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity6.1 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity34.4 gal
Engine Oil Capacity5.5 gal
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity0.8 gal
Hydraulic system capacity — NA refilling capacities; old flow label rejected60.8 US gal (230 L) — hydraulic-system capacity, not flow [source]
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed — NA swing-system table12.5 rpm [source]
Hydraulic System
Maximum Discharge Flow116.3 gpm
Hydraulic System TypeTwo variable displacement pumps + 1 gear pump
Travel Circuit4,970 psi
Swing Circuit4,210 psi
Additional specifications
Track Gauge7.85 ft
Net power — NA brochure SK210LC-9-NA-201, SAE net157 hp (117 kW) at 2000 rpm [source]
Horizontal Digging Stroke - Ground Level — EU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm4.08 m [source]
Max Digging Reach On Ground — EU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm; NA paired metric transcription disagrees9.24 m [source]
Min Dumping Clearance — EU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm2.98 m [source]
Max Digging Reach — EU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm9.42 m [source]
Max Dumping Clearance — EU dash-9,5.65mboom/2.4mshortarm6.68 m [source]
Bore — NA HINOJ05E-TI4.41 in (112 mm) [source]
Stroke — NA HINOJ05E-TI5.12 in (130 mm) [source]

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