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      Hitachi EX8000 vs. Caterpillar 5230

      9 reasons to buy Hitachi EX8000:

      Sizes

      Upper structure clearance 3430 mm and 2450 mm 29 % more or 980 mm
      Caterpillar track length 10500 mm and 10325 mm 2 % more or 175 mm
      Clearance 1250 mm and 1108 mm 11 % more or 142 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 14400 l. and 5330 l. 63 % more or 9070 l.

      Motor

      Full power 2800 kW and 1096.2 kW 61 % more or 1703.8 kW

      Loading bucket

      Maximum excavation depth 4100 mm and 3800 mm 7 % more or 300 mm
      Maximum digging radius 18500 mm and 10000 mm 46 % more or 8500 mm

      Carrier

      Bucket loader support width 1850 mm and 1500 mm 19 % more or 350 mm
      Loading shovel operational weight 780000 kg and 318500 kg 59 % more or 461500 kg

      2 reasons to buy Caterpillar 5230:

      Carrier

      Maximum travel speed 2.5 km/h and 2 km/h 20 % more or 0.5 km/h
      Bucket loader specific ground pressure 153.1 kPa and 235 kPa 35 % less or 81.9 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Width between caterpillar tracks 8650 mm and 6296 mm
      Height to cab upper part 9900 mm and 7455 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 7900 mm and 8174 mm

      Motor

      Model S16R-Y1TAA2 and 3516 EUI

      Loading bucket

      Maximum cut height 20500 mm and 15000 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 8650 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 6296 mm
      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 7900 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 8174 mm
      5. Clearance 1250 mm 5. Clearance 1108 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 9900 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 7455 mm

      Loading bucket

      17. Maximum cut height 20500 mm 17. Maximum cut height 15000 mm
      19. Maximum digging radius 18500 mm 19. Maximum digging radius 10000 mm
      20. Maximum excavation depth 4100 mm 20. Maximum excavation depth 3800 mm

      Carrier

      14. Bucket loader support width 1850 mm 14. Bucket loader support width 1500 mm