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      Caterpillar D6T XL VPAT vs. Komatsu D40PL-5

      3 reasons to buy Caterpillar D6T XL VPAT:

      Motor

      Full power 170 kW and 70.8 kW 58 % more or 99.2 kW
      Displacement 8.8 l. and 6.5 l. 26 % more or 2.3 l.

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 5 and 4 20 % more or 1

      2 reasons to buy Komatsu D40PL-5:

      Sizes

      Clearance 430 mm and 383 mm 11 % more or 47 mm

      Carrier

      Track shoes number per side 43 and 41 5 % more or 2

      Neutral reasons:

      Standard blade

      Width 3880 mm and 4040 mm
      Height 1295 mm and 580 mm

      Sizes

      Length without blade 3860 mm and 3580 mm
      Width between caterpillar tracks 2692 mm and 3480 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3195 mm and 2810 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2871 mm and 2590 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 21178 kg and 11640 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Komatsu
      Model C9 ACERT and 6D105-1

      Gear box

      Transmission type Hydro-Static Transmission and DD
      Forward gears number 5 and 5

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 7
      Caterpillar track pitch 203 mm and 175 mm
      Standard shoe size 560 mm and 1220 mm

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      Sizes

      5. Clearance 383 mm 5. Clearance 430 mm
      6. Length without blade 3860 mm 6. Length without blade 3580 mm
      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 2692 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 3480 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3195 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2810 mm
      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 2871 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 2590 mm

      Carrier

      8. Standard shoe size 560 mm 8. Standard shoe size 1220 mm