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      Caterpillar 446 vs. Caterpillar 424D

      19 reasons to buy Caterpillar 446:

      Sizes

      Clearance 332 mm and 320 mm 4 % more or 12 mm

      Operation

      Turn radius 4205 mm and 5350 mm 21 % less or 1145 mm

      Motor

      Full power 76.8 kW and 57.4 kW 25 % more or 19.4 kW
      Effective power 70.8 kW and 55.2 kW 22 % more or 15.6 kW
      Displacement 4.4 l. and 4.2 l. 5 % more or 0.2 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Digging depth 162 mm and 78 mm 52 % more or 84 mm
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2699 mm and 2633 mm 2 % more or 66 mm
      Radius at max unloading height 868 mm and 794 mm 9 % more or 74 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 162 l/min and 139 l/min 14 % more or 23 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 33 km/h and 31.8 km/h 4 % more or 1.2 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 36.5 km/h and 31.8 km/h 13 % more or 4.7 km/h

      Backdigger

      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 3261 mm and 2747 mm 16 % more or 514 mm
      Loading height in folded state 4310 mm and 3712 mm 14 % more or 598 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 4894 mm and 4274 mm 13 % more or 620 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2027 mm and 1742 mm 14 % more or 285 mm
      Digging depth in folded state 5219 mm and 4854 mm 7 % more or 365 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6528 mm and 5894 mm 10 % more or 634 mm
      Bucket digging force in folded state 6156.6 kg and 5316.1 kg 14 % more or 840.5 kg
      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 6133.9 kg and 5266.2 kg 14 % more or 867.7 kg

      3 reasons to buy Caterpillar 424D:

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 128 l. and 125 l. 2 % more or 3 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 39.5 kN and 53.4 kN 26 % less or 13.9 kN
      Lifting capacity at full height 4201 kg and 3710 kg 12 % more or 491 kg

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport length 7954 mm and 5760 mm
      Transport width 2432 mm and 2396 mm
      Transport height 4193 mm and 3740 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2864 mm and 2900 mm
      Wheelbase 2233 mm and 2100 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 14.5/75-16.1 10PR / 12.5-20 10PR and 12.5/80x18,10PR / 12.5/80x18,10PR
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 21L-24 12PR / 21L-24 12PR and 16.9x28,10PR / 16.9x28,10PR
      Working weight 4wd 9088 kg and 7502 kg

      Motor

      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2200 rev / min
      Cylinders number 4 and 4
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model 3114 and 3054B

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2432 mm and 2262 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump Variable flow and load sensing, pressure control, with locking in the middle position
      Overflow valve pressure 19994.8 kPa and 20700 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type powershift transmission and servodrive
      Forward gears number 4 and 4
      Reverse gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm and 5637 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 7868 mm and 6664 mm

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      Sizes

      5. Clearance 332 mm 5. Clearance 320 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2864 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2900 mm
      1. Transport length 7954 mm 1. Transport length 5760 mm
      2. Transport width 2432 mm 2. Transport width 2396 mm
      3. Transport height 4193 mm 3. Transport height 3740 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2233 mm 4. Wheelbase 2100 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2699 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2633 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 868 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 794 mm
      9. Digging depth 162 mm 9. Digging depth 78 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 4310 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3712 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5637 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 5219 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4854 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2027 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1742 mm