Kobelco SK450(LC) VI, SK480(LC) VI Hydraulic Excavator Shop Repair Manual (S/N LS06-01001, YS06-00901 and Up)

Kobelco shop manual for the big ones: the SK450 and SK480 Mark VI, standard and LC. Book code S5LS0006E, dated December 2000 with a few sections updated in March 2002.

A 45 ton excavator is not a machine you guess on. Pump settings, relief pressures, swing bearing bolts, travel motor rebuilds: every one of those has a number, and this manual has 1,120 pages of them.

Compatibility and quick facts

• Make: Kobelco
• Models: SK450 Mark VI, SK450LC Mark VI, SK480 Mark VI, SK480LC Mark VI
• Serial numbers: LS06-01001 and up, YS06-00901 and up
• Book code: S5LS0006E
• Edition: Sections dated 2000-12, some revised 2002-03
• Manual type: Factory shop manual
• Length: 1120 pages
• Format: PDF, download link right after checkout

What is inside

• Specifications
• Maintenance
• Time schedule (standard labour times)
• Maintenance standards and test procedures
• Hydraulic and electrical systems
• Mechatro control system
• Component systems
• Disassembling and assembling
• Troubleshooting
• Engine

Good to know before you buy

It starts at LS06-01001 for the standard machine and YS06-00901 for the LC.

There is a later manual, S5LS0010E, for the -6 machines in the LS09 and YS09 series. We list that one too.

This PDF is a scan of the printed manual. Diagrams zoom in clearly, but text search will not work, so use the index pages to find your section.