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      Caterpillar 160M vs. Volvo G946

      12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 160M:

      Steerage

      Turn radius 7.6 m and 7265 m 100 % less or 7257.4 m

      Operation

      Front axle maximum operating weight 8382 kg and 7570 kg 10 % more or 812 kg
      Rear axle maximum operating weight 15565 kg and 14240 kg 9 % more or 1325 kg
      Cooling system fluid volume 40 l. and 34 l. 15 % more or 6 l.

      Motor

      Effective drives torque 7-8 1237 Nm and 1023 Nm 17 % more or 214 Nm
      Displacement 8.8 l. and 7.2 l. 18 % more or 1.6 l.
      Power measured at 2000 rev / min and 1800 rev / min 10 % more or 200 rev
      Torque measured at 2000 rev / min and 1500 rev / min 25 % more or 500 rev

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 37.4 km/h and 32 km/h 14 % more or 5.4 km/h
      Reverse gears number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2
      Maximum forward speed 47.4 km/h and 45.4 km/h 4 % more or 2.0 km/h

      Dump

      Blade pulling at maximum weight 18693 kg and 16671 kg 11 % more or 2022 kg

      15 reasons to buy Volvo G946:

      Sizes

      Front part clearance 610 mm and 600 mm 2 % more or 10 mm

      Operation

      Front axle standard operating weight 5000 kg and 4389 kg 12 % more or 611 kg
      Rear axle standard operating weight 12300 kg and 11514 kg 6 % more or 786 kg
      Each tandem case fluid volume 100 l. and 80 l. 20 % more or 20 l.
      Fuel Capacity 404 l. and 398 l. 1 % more or 6 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 144 l. and 64 l. 56 % more or 80 l.

      Motor

      Effective speeds output 7-8 167.8 kW and 158.8 kW 5 % more or 9.0 kW
      Maximum power 167.8 kW and 158.8 kW 5 % more or 9.0 kW

      Hydraulic system

      Pump flow rate 208 l/min and 210 l/min 1 % less or 2 l/min

      Front Axle

      Clearance 610 mm and 600 mm 2 % more or 10 mm

      Dump

      Maximum cutting depth 790 mm and 750 mm 5 % more or 40 mm

      Circle

      Right maximum radius outside tyres 2010 mm and 2278 mm 12 % less or 268 mm
      Maximum radius outside left tyres 2020 mm and 2090 mm 3 % less or 70 mm
      Blade tilt front angle 45 degrees and 40 degrees 11 % more or 5 degrees
      Blade tilt rear angle 6 degrees and 5 degrees 17 % more or 1 degrees

      Neutral reasons:

      Steerage

      Left and right hinge connection 20 degrees and 23 degrees

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3293 mm and 3225 mm
      Dimensional length 8713 mm and 9150 mm
      Between tyres width 2493 mm and 2537 mm
      Wheelbase 6121 mm and 6280 mm
      Blade base 2609 mm and 2650 mm

      Operation

      Overall standard operating weight 15903 kg and 17300 kg
      Total maximum operating weight 23947 kg and 21770 kg

      Motor

      Cylinders number 6 and 6
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Volvo
      Model C9 ACERT VHP and D7E

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump variable displacement piston pump and axial piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 24150 kPa and 20684.3 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type direct drive, powershift, camshaft and HTE 840, Sequential direct drive gearbox with shifting under load Volvo
      Forward gears number 8 and 8

      Front Axle

      Wheel tilt 18 degrees and 18 degrees
      General fluctuations 32 degrees and 16 degrees

      Dump

      Mouldboard width 4300 mm and 3657.6 mm
      Mouldboard height 686 mm and 635 mm
      Mouldboard thickness 25 mm and 22 mm
      Left lateral displacement 820 mm and 673 mm
      Lateral right shift 950 mm and 673 mm

      Circle

      Diameter 1553 mm and 1626 mm
      Left shift 695 mm and 775 mm
      Right shift 728 mm and 749 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Dimensional length 8713 mm 1. Dimensional length 9150 mm
      2. Between tyres width 2493 mm 2. Between tyres width 2537 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3293 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3225 mm
      4. Wheelbase 6121 mm 4. Wheelbase 6280 mm
      6. Front part clearance 600 mm 6. Front part clearance 610 mm
      8. Blade base 2609 mm 8. Blade base 2650 mm