Opencast bucket-wheel excavator of ЭРП-2500 type is intended for mining medium-hard coal. Besides the bucket-wheel excavator is applicable for excavation of caked sand loam, clay, weathered shale and other rocks, excluding hard rocks that are detached from rock mass by explosion.
| Theoretical output, m³/h | 2500 |
| Specific digging force, N/cm² | 140 |
| Digging height, m | 21,4 |
| Digging depth, m | 1 |
| Stripping cut width, m | 35 |
| Diameter of wheel, m | 8 |
| Number of buckets | 18 |
| Bucket capacity, l | 330 |
| Wheel drive power, kW | 860 |
| Conveyor belt width, mm | 1400 |
| Type of undercarriage | crawler-mounted |
| Mean specific ground pressure, kgf/cm² | 1,35 |
| Traveling speed of excavator, m/h | 300 |
| Supply voltage, kV | 6 |





