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      Caterpillar D9T vs. Komatsu D21A-8

      16 reasons to buy Caterpillar D9T:

      Standard blade

      Cut depth 606 mm and 355 mm 41 % more or 251 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 889 l. and 60 l. 93 % more or 829 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 104 l. and 10 l. 90 % more or 94 l.
      Engine oil volume 38 l. and 6.6 l. 83 % more or 31.4 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 89 l. and 21 l. 76 % more or 68 l.
      Final drive fluid volume 15 l. and 6 l. 60 % more or 9 l.

      Motor

      Full power 346 kW and 32.2 kW 91 % more or 313.8 kW
      Effective power 306 kW and 29.5 kW 90 % more or 276.5 kW
      Displacement 18.1 l. and 3.1 l. 83 % more or 15.0 l.

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 3 and 2 33 % more or 1
      Forward gears number 3 and 2 33 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 11.7 km/h and 4.4 km/h 62 % more or 7.3 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 14.3 km/h and 5.6 km/h 61 % more or 8.7 km/h

      Carrier

      Contact with ground area 4.2 m2 and 1 m2 76 % more or 3.2 m2
      Track shoes number per side 43 and 37 14 % more or 6
      Rolling bearings number on either side 8 and 5 37 % more or 3

      1 reasons to buy Komatsu D21A-8:

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 32.9 kPa and 110.9 kPa 70 % less or 78.0 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Standard blade

      Width 4310 mm and 2170 mm
      Height 1934 mm and 820 mm

      Sizes

      Length with blade 6630 mm and 3365 mm
      Width between caterpillar tracks 2865 mm and 1310 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3815 mm and 2450 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 47900 kg and 3940 kg

      Motor

      Model C18 ACERT and 4D94LE-2
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Komatsu

      Gear box

      Transmission type powershift and Komatsu transmission Hydro-Gear switching

      Carrier

      Standard shoe size 610 mm and 300 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Length with blade 6630 mm 1. Length with blade 3365 mm
      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 2865 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 1310 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3815 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2450 mm

      Carrier

      8. Standard shoe size 610 mm 8. Standard shoe size 300 mm