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      Caterpillar 215 vs. Komatsu PC228US-3

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 215:

      Sizes

      Clearance 470 mm and 440 mm 6 % more or 30 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic pump flow rate 318 l/min and 428 l/min 26 % less or 110 l/min
      Cooling system fluid volume 31 l. and 22.4 l. 28 % more or 8.6 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 284 l. and 126 l. 56 % more or 158 l.
      Boom reach drive mechanism fluid volume 20 l. and 6.6 l. 67 % more or 13.4 l.

      Motor

      Power measured at 2000 rev / min and 1950 rev / min 2 % more or 50 rev
      Displacement 7 l. and 5.9 l. 16 % more or 1.1 l.

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 8 and 7 12 % more or 1
      Hook traction force 117.4 kN and 202 kN 42 % less or 84.6 kN

      13 reasons to buy Komatsu PC228US-3:

      Sizes

      Counterweight ground clearance 1060 mm and 940 mm 11 % more or 120 mm
      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2800 mm and 2430 mm 13 % more or 370 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 38000 kPa and 27579 kPa 27 % more or 10421 kPa
      Fuel Capacity 320 l. and 208 l. 35 % more or 112 l.
      Engine oil volume 24 l. and 18.9 l. 21 % more or 5.1 l.

      Motor

      Cylinders number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2

      Carrier

      Track shoes number per side 45 and 44 2 % more or 1
      Specific ground pressure 51 kPa and 51.7 kPa 1 % less or 0.7 kPa
      Maximum travel speed 5.5 km/h and 3.4 km/h 38 % more or 2.1 km/h

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5980 mm and 3500 mm 41 % more or 2480 mm
      Maximum loading height 7825 mm and 5400 mm 31 % more or 2425 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 6620 mm and 5300 mm 20 % more or 1320 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 9700 mm and 8400 mm 13 % more or 1300 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Rear platform swing radius 2620 mm and 1680 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3035 mm and 3010 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 16400 kg and 21980 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Komatsu
      Model 3304 and SAA6D102E

      Carrier

      Shoe dimensions 510 mm and 600 mm
      Track width 1920 mm and 2200 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Unit load-transfer height 3100 mm and 3010 mm
      Unit load-transfer length 9070 mm and 8700 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2430 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2800 mm
      5. Clearance 470 mm 5. Clearance 440 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 3035 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 3010 mm
      8. Rear platform swing radius 2620 mm 8. Rear platform swing radius 1680 mm
      15. Counterweight ground clearance 940 mm 15. Counterweight ground clearance 1060 mm

      Carrier

      6. Track width 1920 mm 6. Track width 2200 mm
      14. Shoe dimensions 510 mm 14. Shoe dimensions 600 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      13. Maximum excavation depth 6300 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 6620 mm
      1. Unit load-transfer length 8940 mm 1. Unit load-transfer length 8700 mm
      3. Unit load-transfer height 3280 mm 3. Unit load-transfer height 3010 mm
      10. Maximum loading height 5500 mm 10. Maximum loading height 7825 mm
      11. Maximum radius along ground level 9200 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 9700 mm
      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4100 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5980 mm