The Wirtgen 2500 SM, introduced at Bauma '01 in Munich, offers flexibility and supreme performance when mining soft material and hard material without blasting.

There are many impressive facts about the 2500 SM. With a weight of 114 short
tons, an engine output of 1,050 hp and a cutting depth of nearly 2 feet, this miner is even more powerful than its proven predecessor, the 2600 SM.

An additional plus is the mechanical drum drive which transfers the available engine power to the cutting drum with the highest possible efficiency. The machine has a working width of 8.2 feet (2.50 m) and can produce up to an impressive 1,980 short tons per hour when working in soft rock.

On both the 2200 SM and 2500 SM, cutting depth and slope angle can be precisely defined via an integrated leveling system. The machine can be optionally equipped with a laser controlled cutting depth adjustment, wire-rope sensors or contact-free triple sensors (Multiplex system).

For transport purposes, the miner can be dismantled into individual modular components.

With the models 2200 SM and 2500 SM Wirtgen has developed extremely flexible and supremely powerful machines. Their modular design makes it possible to adjust particularly the cutting drum and drum drive to each given operating condition and to varying geotechnical rock conditions. That means that these surface miners can be efficiently employed in road and tunnel construction, as well as in mining applications.

Cutting Width 8.2 feet (2,500 mm) Max Cutting Depth 24 inches (60 cm) Engine Type 12 Cylinder, Cummins or Komatsu Model OST 30 Engine Output 1,050 hp (783 kW) Operating Weight 226,600 lbs. (103,000 kg)