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      Caterpillar D5G vs. Caterpillar D8R

      5 reasons to buy Caterpillar D5G:

      Standard blade

      Cut depth 630 mm and 582 mm 8 % more or 48 mm

      Operation

      Final drive fluid volume 14.7 l. and 14 l. 5 % more or 0.7 l.

      Motor

      Displacement 81.9 l. and 14.6 l. 82 % more or 67.3 l.

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 37.1 kPa and 90.3 kPa 59 % less or 53.2 kPa
      Contact with ground area 23633 m2 and 3.6 m2 100 % more or 23629.4 m2

      11 reasons to buy Caterpillar D8R:

      Standard blade

      Volume 8.7 m3 and 2.2 m3 75 % more or 6.5 m3

      Sizes

      Clearance 528 mm and 384 mm 27 % more or 144 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 625 l. and 187 l. 70 % more or 438 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 92 l. and 16.1 l. 82 % more or 75.9 l.
      Engine oil volume 32.5 l. and 13 l. 60 % more or 19.5 l.

      Motor

      Full power 244.6 kW and 73.8 kW 70 % more or 170.8 kW
      Effective power 227.4 kW and 67.1 kW 70 % more or 160.3 kW

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 10.8 km/h and 9 km/h 17 % more or 1.8 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 13.8 km/h and 9.6 km/h 30 % more or 4.2 km/h

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 8 and 7 12 % more or 1
      Track shoes number per side 44 and 39 11 % more or 5

      Neutral reasons:

      Standard blade

      Width 2690 mm and 3937 mm
      Height 1101 mm and 1690 mm

      Sizes

      Length with blade 4336 mm and 6398 mm
      Width between caterpillar tracks 2059 mm and 2642 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2728 mm and 3498 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 3184 mm and 3206 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 9320 kg and 33497.8 kg

      Motor

      Model 3046T and 3406C

      Carrier

      Track width 1549 mm and 2082 mm
      Standard shoe size 510 mm and 560 mm

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      Sizes

      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 3184 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 3206 mm
      5. Clearance 384 mm 5. Clearance 528 mm
      1. Length with blade 4336 mm 1. Length with blade 6398 mm
      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 2059 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 2642 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 2728 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3498 mm

      Carrier

      7. Track width 1549 mm 7. Track width 2082 mm
      8. Standard shoe size 510 mm 8. Standard shoe size 560 mm