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      Caterpillar 318C LN vs. Caterpillar 225SA

      8 reasons to buy Caterpillar 318C LN:

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 320 l. and 246 l. 23 % more or 74 l.
      Engine oil volume 30 l. and 12.3 l. 59 % more or 17.7 l.
      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 34335.9 kPa and 31026.4 kPa 10 % more or 3309.5 kPa
      Hydraulic pump flow rate 190 l/min and 458 l/min 59 % less or 268 l/min

      Carrier

      Maximum travel speed 5.3 km/h and 2.9 km/h 45 % more or 2.4 km/h
      Hook traction force 202.4 kN and 234.8 kN 14 % less or 32.4 kN

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5400 mm and 4840 mm 10 % more or 560 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4830 mm and 4570 mm 5 % more or 260 mm

      16 reasons to buy Caterpillar 225SA:

      Swing device

      Swing torque 74240 Nm and 50000 Nm 33 % more or 24240 Nm

      Sizes

      Clearance 577 mm and 460 mm 20 % more or 117 mm
      Width to outside of caterpillar track 3454 mm and 2490 mm 28 % more or 964 mm

      Shovel

      Maximum bucket volume 1.1 m3 and 1 m3 9 % more or 0.1 m3

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 37.9 l. and 14 l. 63 % more or 23.9 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 575 l. and 255 l. 56 % more or 320 l.
      Boom reach drive mechanism fluid volume 28.4 l. and 8 l. 72 % more or 20.4 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 134.2 kW and 93.2 kW 31 % more or 41.0 kW
      Displacement 10.4 l. and 6.4 l. 38 % more or 4.0 l.

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 49 kPa and 51 kPa 4 % less or 2 kPa

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum excavation depth 7920 mm and 6370 mm 20 % more or 1550 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 11300 mm and 9110 mm 19 % more or 2190 mm
      Maximum loading height 6910 mm and 6460 mm 7 % more or 450 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum excavation depth 7310 mm and 5920 mm 19 % more or 1390 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 10730 mm and 8650 mm 19 % more or 2080 mm
      Maximum loading height 6690 mm and 6160 mm 8 % more or 530 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Rear platform swing radius 2540 mm and 2921 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 19350.3 kg and 31255 kg

      Motor

      Model 3066T and 3208
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar

      Carrier

      Shoe dimensions 500 mm and 812.8 mm
      Track width 1990 mm and 2642 mm

      Booms/sections features 2

      Unit load-transfer height 3120 mm and 3734 mm
      Unit load-transfer length 8820 mm and 10973 mm
      Maximum cut height 9240 mm and 9600 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Unit load-transfer height 3080 mm and 3607 mm
      Unit load-transfer length 8870 mm and 11024 mm
      Maximum cut height 8920 mm and 9400 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2490 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 3454 mm
      5. Clearance 460 mm 5. Clearance 577 mm
      8. Rear platform swing radius 2540 mm 8. Rear platform swing radius 2921 mm

      Carrier

      6. Track width 1990 mm 6. Track width 2642 mm
      14. Shoe dimensions 500 mm 14. Shoe dimensions 812.8 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4830 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4840 mm
      9. Maximum cut height 9240 mm 9. Maximum cut height 9600 mm
      13. Maximum excavation depth 5920 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 7920 mm
      10. Maximum loading height 6460 mm 10. Maximum loading height 6910 mm
      1. Unit load-transfer length 8820 mm 1. Unit load-transfer length 11024 mm
      11. Maximum radius along ground level 9110 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 11300 mm
      3. Unit load-transfer height 3120 mm 3. Unit load-transfer height 3607 mm