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      Caterpillar 345C Mh vs. Liebherr R974B

      10 reasons to buy Caterpillar 345C Mh:

      Tracked undercarriage

      Track shoes number per side 52 and 2 96 % more or 50

      Swing device

      Rotation speed 8.6 rev / min and 5.5 rev / min 36 % more or 3.1 rev
      Swing torque 149000 Nm and 260 Nm 100 % more or 148740 Nm

      Sizes

      Clearance 743 mm and 657 mm 12 % more or 86 mm

      Operation

      Operational weight without attachment 5722.1 kg and 91500 kg 94 % less or 85777.9 kg

      Gear box

      Maximum speed 4.4 km/h and 2.8 km/h 36 % more or 1.6 km/h

      Boom features 2

      Maximum radius along ground level 18000 mm and 2400 mm 87 % more or 15600 mm
      Maximum height 18000 mm and 2500 mm 86 % more or 15500 mm

      Boom features 1

      Maximum height 16900 mm and 2200 mm 87 % more or 14700 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 16500 mm and 2100 mm 87 % more or 14400 mm

      8 reasons to buy Liebherr R974B:

      Sizes

      Load-transfer length 16550 mm and 13861 mm 16 % more or 2689 mm
      Load-transfer height 6500 mm and 5428 mm 16 % more or 1072 mm
      Upper structure clearance 1490 mm and 1474 mm 1 % more or 16 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 1280 l. and 705 l. 45 % more or 575 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 1200 l. and 570 l. 52 % more or 630 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 365.4 kW and 257.3 kW 30 % more or 108.1 kW
      Displacement 17.2 l. and 12.5 l. 27 % more or 4.7 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 992 l/min and 163 l/min 84 % more or 829 l/min

      Neutral reasons:

      Tracked undercarriage

      Rolling bearings number on either side 9 and 9
      Shoe dimensions 750 mm and 600 mm

      Sizes

      Undercarriage width 4470 mm and 3600 mm
      Height to cab top with fixed hoist 5428 mm and 5640 mm

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Liebherr
      Model C13 ACERT and D9408 TI-E

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump twin variable displacement piston pumps and Axial cam pump with variable flow
      Discharge pressure 27579 kPa and 32000 kPa

      Boom features 2

      Option - Boom/Section (MAT) 2 Machine equipped with 18.0 m (59'11) front traction and gooseneck boom (curved) 1400mm Section 10500mm

      Boom features 1

      Option - Boom/Section (MAT) 1 Machine equipped with 16.5 m (54'2'') front traction and gooseneck boom (curved) 12000mm Section 9000mm

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      Sizes

      1. Load-transfer length 13861 mm 1. Load-transfer length 16550 mm
      2. Undercarriage width 4470 mm 2. Undercarriage width 3600 mm
      3. Load-transfer height 5428 mm 3. Load-transfer height 6500 mm
      5. Clearance 743 mm 5. Clearance 657 mm
      7. Height to cab top with fixed hoist 5428 mm 7. Height to cab top with fixed hoist 5640 mm
      12. Upper structure clearance 1474 mm 12. Upper structure clearance 1490 mm

      Boom features 1

      9. Maximum height 18000 mm 9. Maximum height 2500 mm
      10. Maximum radius along ground level 18000 mm 10. Maximum radius along ground level 2400 mm