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      Caterpillar AE40 serie II vs. Hitachi AH350D

      4 reasons to buy Caterpillar AE40 serie II:

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 600 l. and 485 l. 19 % more or 115 l.

      Motor

      Full power 365.4 kW and 315 kW 14 % more or 50.4 kW

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 8 and 6 25 % more or 2
      Reverse gears number 2 and 1 50 % more or 1

      3 reasons to buy Hitachi AH350D:

      Sizes

      Clearance 523 mm and 452 mm 14 % more or 71 mm

      Gear box

      Maximum speed 54 km/h and 48.1 km/h 11 % more or 5.9 km/h

      Dump

      Volume with top 20.1 m3 and 18.4 m3 8 % more or 1.7 m3

      Neutral reasons:

      Weight

      Full empty 41807.6 kg and 26725.7 kg
      Maximum loading 81814.5 kg and 59225.6 kg

      Sizes

      Dimensional length 11265 mm and 10267 mm
      Overall width 3200 mm and 3215 mm
      Headroom 2890 mm and 3701 mm
      Unloading height 2660 mm and 7164 mm

      Operation

      Tyre size 29.5x29 2 ** Radial and 26.5R25 Radial digger

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Daimler Chrysler
      Model 3408E HEUI and MercedesBenz OM501LA

      Dump

      Nominal payload 39916.1 kg and 32500 kg

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      Sizes

      6. Unloading height 2660 mm 6. Unloading height 7164 mm
      1. Dimensional length 11265 mm 1. Dimensional length 10267 mm
      2. Overall width 3200 mm 2. Overall width 3215 mm
      3. Headroom 2890 mm 3. Headroom 3701 mm
      5. Clearance 452 mm 5. Clearance 523 mm