Komatsu PC160LC-7EO to PC210LC-6 MIGHTY specifications

The smaller common-rail machine and the Mighty controls are different generations

The European PC160 brochure with the SAA4D107E-1 engine distinguishes ISO 14396 engine power from ISO 9249 net output. The lower net figure must not be labelled gross power. Its common-rail engine and Stage IIIA specification also distinguish it from the earlier PC160LC-7 with the SAA4D102E engine.

Match the installed engine plate before using a Dash 7 specification from another market or production period.

The later brochure describes attachment-flow presets and separate breaker settings. During simultaneous work-equipment and attachment operation, the controller reduces attachment flow to preserve compound movement. A flow setting read while only the attachment is operating therefore does not describe every combined operation.

Ask to see the fitted piping and its monitor settings, because the brochure offers attachment equipment as options.

Cooling access is another practical distinction: the radiator, aftercooler and oil cooler are arranged beside one another. The engine-oil filter and fuel-drain valve are remotely mounted. Those component locations give an inspector specific access points to examine on the PC160, instead of transferring the service layout from a larger PC200.

Source: Komatsu European PC160LC-7 brochure, SAA4D107E-1 edition.

Check what the older mode switch actually changes

Komatsu's GSAM002406 manual covers the PC200-6 and PC210-6 Mighty family, with serial applications stated on its cover. Its active-mode lamp is separate from the working-mode display: selecting active operation does not change that displayed mode. At engine start the active lamp is off.

A seller's claim that the display proves active boost is therefore incomplete.

The manual also separates ordinary active operation from a temporary force-increase command at the left-hand control. Engine-speed behavior under heavy load can be part of that control strategy. Before calling a response a hydraulic failure, record the selected working mode, active lamp and command being used.

For breaker work, the same manual explicitly prohibits the heavy-duty H.O setting. Follow the attachment instructions for the identified machine; a PC160 breaker preset and the older Mighty's mode labels are not interchangeable.

Source: Komatsu GSAM002406, active operation and working-mode selection.