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Caterpillar 317B L vs. Komatsu PC138USLC8
7 reasons to buy Caterpillar 317B L:
Sizes
Width to outside of caterpillar track | 2800 mm and 2590 mm | 7 % more or 210 mm |
Clearance | 470 mm and 395 mm | 16 % more or 75 mm |
Counterweight ground clearance | 1030 mm and 900 mm | 13 % more or 130 mm |
Operation
Fuel Capacity | 280 l. and 200 l. | 29 % more or 80 l. |
Hydraulic system fluid volume | 188 l. and 69 l. | 63 % more or 119 l. |
Motor
Displacement | 5 l. and 3.3 l. | 34 % more or 1.7 l. |
Full power | 81.3 kW and 72 kW | 11 % more or 9.3 kW |
4 reasons to buy Komatsu PC138USLC8:
Booms/sections features 2
Maximum excavation depth | 5900 mm and 5660 mm | 4 % more or 240 mm |
Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 5340 mm and 4160 mm | 22 % more or 1180 mm |
Booms/sections features 1
Maximum excavation depth | 5480 mm and 5260 mm | 4 % more or 220 mm |
Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 4900 mm and 4010 mm | 18 % more or 890 mm |
Neutral reasons:
Sizes
Height to cab upper part | 6040 mm and 2815 mm |
Rear platform swing radius | 2450 mm and 1545 mm |
Caterpillar track length on ground level | 3265 mm and 3140 mm |
Operation
Working weight | 17300 kg and 14110 kg |
Motor
Model | 3046T and SAA4D95LE-5 |
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Sizes
2. Width to outside of caterpillar track | 2800 mm | 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track | 2590 mm |
4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 3265 mm | 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 3140 mm |
5. Clearance | 470 mm | 5. Clearance | 395 mm |
7. Height to cab upper part | 6040 mm | 7. Height to cab upper part | 2815 mm |
8. Rear platform swing radius | 2450 mm | 8. Rear platform swing radius | 1545 mm |
15. Counterweight ground clearance | 1030 mm | 15. Counterweight ground clearance | 900 mm |
Booms/sections features 1
12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 4010 mm | 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 5340 mm |
13. Maximum excavation depth | 5260 mm | 13. Maximum excavation depth | 5900 mm |


