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      Caterpillar 231D vs. Hitachi ZX480MTH

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 231D:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 3450 mm and 3020 mm 12 % more or 430 mm

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 60 kPa and 86 kPa 30 % less or 26 kPa
      Maximum travel speed 5.5 km/h and 4 km/h 27 % more or 1.5 km/h

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum radius along ground level 11200 mm and 10490 mm 6 % more or 710 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 7540 mm and 6060 mm 20 % more or 1480 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6130 mm and 4390 mm 28 % more or 1740 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum excavation depth 6940 mm and 5720 mm 18 % more or 1220 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 10640 mm and 10200 mm 4 % more or 440 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5290 mm and 3990 mm 25 % more or 1300 mm

      8 reasons to buy Hitachi ZX480MTH:

      Sizes

      Clearance 810 mm and 580 mm 28 % more or 230 mm
      Counterweight ground clearance 1430 mm and 1240 mm 13 % more or 190 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 650 l. and 400 l. 38 % more or 250 l.
      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 34335.9 kPa and 33094.8 kPa 4 % more or 1241.1 kPa
      Hydraulic pump flow rate 360 l/min and 458 l/min 21 % less or 98 l/min

      Motor

      Displacement 15.7 l. and 10.4 l. 34 % more or 5.3 l.

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum loading height 7510 mm and 7400 mm 1 % more or 110 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum loading height 7390 mm and 7160 mm 3 % more or 230 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3380 mm and 3450 mm
      Rear platform swing radius 3085 mm and 3500 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 35200 kg and 48500 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Isuzu
      Model 3208 and AA-6WG1TQA

      Carrier

      Shoe dimensions 813 mm and 600 mm
      Track width 2640 mm and 2920 mm

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum cut height 10350 mm and 10860 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum cut height 10080 mm and 10730 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 3450 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 3020 mm
      5. Clearance 580 mm 5. Clearance 810 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 3380 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 3450 mm
      8. Rear platform swing radius 3085 mm 8. Rear platform swing radius 3500 mm
      15. Counterweight ground clearance 1240 mm 15. Counterweight ground clearance 1430 mm

      Carrier

      6. Track width 2640 mm 6. Track width 2920 mm
      14. Shoe dimensions 813 mm 14. Shoe dimensions 600 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      10. Maximum loading height 7160 mm 10. Maximum loading height 7170 mm
      13. Maximum excavation depth 6940 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 6060 mm
      11. Maximum radius along ground level 10640 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 11080 mm
      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5290 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 3980 mm
      9. Maximum cut height 10350 mm 9. Maximum cut height 10240 mm