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      Volvo A40D vs. Caterpillar 740

      6 reasons to buy Volvo A40D:

      Sizes

      Clearance 617 mm and 577 mm 6 % more or 40 mm
      Unloading ground clearance 906 mm and 697 mm 23 % more or 209 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic system fluid volume 250 l. and 233 l. 7 % more or 17 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 117 l. and 80 l. 32 % more or 37 l.
      Engine oil volume 50 l. and 38 l. 24 % more or 12 l.

      Gear box

      Maximum speed 56 km/h and 54.7 km/h 2 % more or 1.3 km/h

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 740:

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 560 l. and 480 l. 14 % more or 80 l.
      Transmission fluid volume 72 l. and 48.5 l. 33 % more or 23.5 l.

      Motor

      Full power 346 kW and 317.7 kW 8 % more or 28.3 kW
      Effective power 331.8 kW and 313.2 kW 6 % more or 18.6 kW
      Displacement 15.2 l. and 12 l. 21 % more or 3.2 l.

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 7 and 6 14 % more or 1

      Dump

      Lowering time 7 sec and 10 sec 30 % less or 3 sec
      Brimmed volume 17.4 m3 and 16.9 m3 3 % more or 0.5 m3
      Volume with top 22.9 m3 and 22.5 m3 2 % more or 0.4 m3

      Neutral reasons:

      Weight

      Full empty 31270 kg and 32840 kg
      Maximum loading 68270 kg and 70840 kg
      Front axle unloaded 16300 kg and 19410 kg
      Unloaded rear axle 14970 kg and 6380 kg
      Loaded front axle 19170 kg and 24280 kg
      Loaded rear axle 49100 kg and 22945 kg

      Sizes

      Dimensional length 11287 mm and 10889 mm
      Overall width 3268 mm and 3430 mm
      Headroom 3746 mm and 3745 mm
      Wheelbase 4448 mm and 5227 mm
      Unloading height 7384 mm and 7068 mm

      Operation

      Tyre size 29.5 R 25** and 29.5R25

      Motor

      Manufacturer Volvo and Caterpillar
      Model D12C AAE2* and C15 ACERT Technology
      Aspiration turbocharging and turbocharging

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 2 and 2

      Dump

      Nominal payload 37000 kg and 38000 kg
      Discharge angle 70 degrees and 70 degrees

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      Sizes

      1. Dimensional length 11287 mm 1. Dimensional length 10889 mm
      2. Overall width 3268 mm 2. Overall width 3430 mm
      3. Headroom 3746 mm 3. Headroom 3745 mm
      4. Wheelbase 4448 mm 4. Wheelbase 5227 mm
      5. Clearance 617 mm 5. Clearance 577 mm
      6. Unloading height 7384 mm 6. Unloading height 7068 mm
      7. Unloading ground clearance 906 mm 7. Unloading ground clearance 697 mm

      Dump

      8. Discharge angle 70 degrees 8. Discharge angle 70 degrees