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      Caterpillar D8K vs. Caterpillar D4C LGP serie III Hydrostat

      7 reasons to buy Caterpillar D8K:

      Sizes

      Clearance 434 mm and 374 mm 14 % more or 60 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 640 l. and 157 l. 75 % more or 483 l.

      Motor

      Full power 223.7 kW and 65.6 kW 71 % more or 158.1 kW
      Displacement 20.4 l. and 5 l. 75 % more or 15.4 l.

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 10.9 km/h and 9 km/h 17 % more or 1.9 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 13.5 km/h and 9 km/h 33 % more or 4.5 km/h

      Carrier

      Contact with ground area 3.5 m2 and 2.6 m2 26 % more or 0.9 m2

      2 reasons to buy Caterpillar D4C LGP serie III Hydrostat:

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 29.2 kPa and 88.3 kPa 67 % less or 59.1 kPa
      Rolling bearings number on either side 6 and 5 17 % more or 1

      Neutral reasons:

      Standard blade

      Width 4040 mm and 3341 mm

      Sizes

      Width between caterpillar tracks 2790 mm and 2311 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3400 mm and 2728 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 3150 mm and 2055 mm
      Length without blade 5260 mm and 2957 mm
      Length with blade 6580 mm and 3994 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 31980 kg and 7785 kg

      Motor

      Model D342 and 3046

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 3 and 3
      Reverse gears number 3 and 3
      Transmission type powershift and Hydro-Static Transmission

      Carrier

      Standard shoe size 559 mm and 635 mm
      Track width 2130 mm and 1676 mm

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      Sizes

      5. Clearance 434 mm 5. Clearance 374 mm
      6. Length without blade 5260 mm 6. Length without blade 2957 mm
      1. Length with blade 6580 mm 1. Length with blade 3994 mm
      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 2790 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 2311 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3400 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2728 mm
      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 3150 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 2055 mm

      Carrier

      7. Track width 2130 mm 7. Track width 1676 mm
      8. Standard shoe size 559 mm 8. Standard shoe size 635 mm