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      Caterpillar 312D vs. Case CX180

      7 reasons to buy Caterpillar 312D:

      Swing device

      Rotation speed 12.4 rev / min and 11.4 rev / min 8 % more or 1.0 rev

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 17.9 l. and 17.7 l. 1 % more or 0.2 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 162 l. and 148 l. 9 % more or 14 l.
      Engine oil volume 19.5 l. and 15 l. 23 % more or 4.5 l.
      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 35000 kPa and 34300 kPa 2 % more or 700 kPa
      Hydraulic pump flow rate 127 l/min and 281 l/min 55 % less or 154 l/min

      Carrier

      Maximum travel speed 5.5 km/h and 4 km/h 27 % more or 1.5 km/h

      14 reasons to buy Case CX180:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2800 mm and 2490 mm 11 % more or 310 mm
      Clearance 460 mm and 430 mm 7 % more or 30 mm
      Counterweight ground clearance 1040 mm and 915 mm 12 % more or 125 mm

      Operation

      Boom reach drive mechanism fluid volume 5 l. and 3 l. 40 % more or 2 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 79 kW and 67.1 kW 15 % more or 11.9 kW

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 40 kPa and 41.9 kPa 5 % less or 1.9 kPa

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum loading height 6960 mm and 6210 mm 11 % more or 750 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 6430 mm and 5840 mm 9 % more or 590 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5660 mm and 5160 mm 9 % more or 500 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 9310 mm and 8430 mm 9 % more or 880 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum excavation depth 6100 mm and 5540 mm 9 % more or 560 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 8960 mm and 8170 mm 9 % more or 790 mm
      Maximum loading height 6680 mm and 6100 mm 9 % more or 580 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5180 mm and 4980 mm 4 % more or 200 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2780 mm and 3370 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2760 mm and 2890 mm
      Rear platform swing radius 2140 mm and 2370 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 250 l. and 250 l.
      Working weight 12920 kg and 17500 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Isuzu
      Model C4.2 ACERT and DD-4BG1TRA
      Displacement 4.3 l. and 4.3 l.

      Carrier

      Track width 1990 mm and 2200 mm
      Shoe dimensions 500 mm and 600 mm

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum cut height 8580 mm and 9610 mm
      Unit load-transfer height 2970 mm and 3090 mm
      Unit load-transfer length 7590 mm and 8440 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Unit load-transfer height 2830 mm and 2920 mm
      Unit load-transfer length 7610 mm and 8400 mm
      Maximum cut height 8480 mm and 9310 mm

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      Sizes

      5. Clearance 430 mm 5. Clearance 460 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 2760 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 2890 mm
      8. Rear platform swing radius 2140 mm 8. Rear platform swing radius 2370 mm
      15. Counterweight ground clearance 915 mm 15. Counterweight ground clearance 1040 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2490 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2800 mm
      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 2780 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 3370 mm

      Carrier

      6. Track width 1990 mm 6. Track width 2200 mm
      14. Shoe dimensions 500 mm 14. Shoe dimensions 600 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      1. Unit load-transfer length 7610 mm 1. Unit load-transfer length 8440 mm
      3. Unit load-transfer height 2830 mm 3. Unit load-transfer height 3090 mm
      9. Maximum cut height 8700 mm 9. Maximum cut height 9610 mm
      10. Maximum loading height 6340 mm 10. Maximum loading height 6960 mm
      11. Maximum radius along ground level 8620 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 9310 mm
      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5360 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5660 mm
      13. Maximum excavation depth 6040 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 6430 mm