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      Caterpillar M316C vs. Caterpillar M312

      20 reasons to buy Caterpillar M316C:

      Sizes

      Upper structure clearance 1280 mm and 1262 mm 1 % more or 18 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 310 l. and 230 l. 26 % more or 80 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 230 l. and 180 l. 22 % more or 50 l.
      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 35000 kPa and 32991.4 kPa 6 % more or 2008.6 kPa
      Hydraulic pump flow rate 245 l/min and 270 l/min 9 % less or 25 l/min

      Motor

      Displacement 6 l. and 4 l. 33 % more or 2 l.

      Gear box

      Maximum travel speed 34 km/h and 33.8 km/h 1 % more or 0.2 km/h

      Boom/section options 4

      Maximum radius along ground level 8710 mm and 8590 mm 1 % more or 120 mm

      Boom/section options 3

      Maximum excavation depth 6070 mm and 5420 mm 11 % more or 650 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 9380 mm and 8590 mm 8 % more or 790 mm
      Maximum loading height 7320 mm and 6190 mm 15 % more or 1130 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4070 mm and 4030 mm 1 % more or 40 mm

      Boom/section options 2

      Maximum excavation depth 5870 mm and 4820 mm 18 % more or 1050 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 9190 mm and 8010 mm 13 % more or 1180 mm
      Maximum loading height 7160 mm and 5860 mm 18 % more or 1300 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 3900 mm and 3750 mm 4 % more or 150 mm

      Boom/section options 1

      Maximum loading height 6970 mm and 5640 mm 19 % more or 1330 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 3700 mm and 2390 mm 35 % more or 1310 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 5570 mm and 4420 mm 21 % more or 1150 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 8910 mm and 7620 mm 14 % more or 1290 mm

      3 reasons to buy Caterpillar M312:

      Boom/section options 4

      Maximum loading height 6190 mm and 6020 mm 3 % more or 170 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4300 mm and 3490 mm 19 % more or 810 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 5420 mm and 5370 mm 1 % more or 50 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Wheelbase 2600 mm and 2500 mm
      Clearance 375 mm and 375 mm
      Overall width 2550 mm and 2500 mm
      Overall width with lowered supports 3676 mm and 3835 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3170 mm and 3070 mm

      Operation

      Tyre size 10.00-20 and dual 10-20 16PR

      Motor

      Model 3056E DIT ATAAC and 3054TA

      Boom/section options 4

      Option - Boom/Section (MEX) 4 Boom 5050mm / Section 2100mm and Boom / Section 2600mm
      Maximum cut height 9000 mm and 8550 mm

      Boom/section options 3

      Maximum cut height 10400 mm and 8550 mm
      Option - Boom/Section (MEX) 3 VA Boom 5200mm / Section 2600mm and Boom / Section 2300mm

      Boom/section options 2

      Option - Boom/Section (MEX) 2 VA Boom 5200mm / Section 2400mm and Boom / Section 2000mm
      Maximum cut height 10250 mm and 8210 mm

      Boom/section options 1

      Option - Boom/Section (MEX) 1 VA Boom 5200mm / Section 2100mm and Boom / Section 1600mm
      Maximum cut height 10060 mm and 7880 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Overall width 2550 mm 2. Overall width 2500 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2600 mm 4. Wheelbase 2500 mm
      5. Clearance 375 mm 5. Clearance 375 mm
      6. Overall width with lowered supports 3676 mm 6. Overall width with lowered supports 3835 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 3170 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 3070 mm
      14. Upper structure clearance 1280 mm 14. Upper structure clearance 1262 mm

      Boom/section options 1

      11. Maximum radius along ground level 9380 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 8590 mm
      13. Maximum excavation depth 5870 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 5420 mm
      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4070 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4300 mm
      9. Maximum cut height 10060 mm 9. Maximum cut height 8550 mm
      10. Maximum loading height 6970 mm 10. Maximum loading height 6190 mm