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      Caterpillar 325B vs. Hitachi ZX870R-3

      4 reasons to buy Caterpillar 325B:

      Operation

      Hydraulic pump flow rate 416 l/min and 1056 l/min 61 % less or 640 l/min

      Motor

      Power measured at 2000 rev / min and 1800 rev / min 10 % more or 200 rev

      Carrier

      Maximum travel speed 5 km/h and 4.1 km/h 18 % more or 0.9 km/h

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6380 mm and 4100 mm 36 % more or 2280 mm

      22 reasons to buy Hitachi ZX870R-3:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 4100 mm and 2990 mm 27 % more or 1110 mm
      Clearance 890 mm and 510 mm 43 % more or 380 mm
      Counterweight ground clearance 1680 mm and 1140 mm 32 % more or 540 mm

      Shovel

      Bucket initial volume 3.5 m3 and 1.1 m3 69 % more or 2.4 m3

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 1120 l. and 420 l. 62 % more or 700 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 116 l. and 31.5 l. 73 % more or 84.5 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 790 l. and 310 l. 61 % more or 480 l.
      Engine oil volume 57 l. and 20 l. 65 % more or 37 l.
      Boom reach drive mechanism fluid volume 15 l. and 10 l. 33 % more or 5 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 397 kW and 125.3 kW 68 % more or 271.7 kW
      Displacement 15.7 l. and 6.6 l. 58 % more or 9.1 l.

      Booms/sections features 3

      Maximum loading height 9080 mm and 6100 mm 33 % more or 2980 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6840 mm and 5210 mm 24 % more or 1630 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 8870 mm and 6010 mm 32 % more or 2860 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 13820 mm and 9350 mm 32 % more or 4470 mm

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6090 mm and 5860 mm 4 % more or 230 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 7820 mm and 6540 mm 16 % more or 1280 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 12510 mm and 10010 mm 20 % more or 2500 mm
      Maximum loading height 8180 mm and 6900 mm 16 % more or 1280 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum excavation depth 7140 mm and 7090 mm 1 % more or 50 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 12020 mm and 10520 mm 12 % more or 1500 mm
      Maximum loading height 8130 mm and 7110 mm 13 % more or 1020 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3090 mm and 3780 mm
      Rear platform swing radius 3050 mm and 4600 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 3490 mm and 4590 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 25900 kg and 83600 kg
      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 34300 kPa and 34300 kPa

      Motor

      Cylinders number 6 and 6
      Aspiration Turbocharging with subsequent air cooling (by a cooling radiator) and turbocharging
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Isuzu
      Model 3116TA and AH-6WG1XYSA-03

      Carrier

      Track width 2390 mm and 3450 mm
      Shoe dimensions 600 mm and 650 mm

      Booms/sections features 3

      Unit load-transfer height 3460 mm and 4570 mm
      Unit load-transfer length 9710 mm and 14770 mm
      Maximum cut height 9240 mm and 13000 mm

      Booms/sections features 2

      Maximum cut height 9750 mm and 12130 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum cut height 9960 mm and 12010 mm

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      Sizes

      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 3490 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 4590 mm
      5. Clearance 510 mm 5. Clearance 890 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 3090 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 3780 mm
      8. Rear platform swing radius 3050 mm 8. Rear platform swing radius 4600 mm
      15. Counterweight ground clearance 1140 mm 15. Counterweight ground clearance 1680 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2990 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 4100 mm

      Carrier

      6. Track width 2390 mm 6. Track width 3450 mm
      14. Shoe dimensions 600 mm 14. Shoe dimensions 650 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      10. Maximum loading height 7110 mm 10. Maximum loading height 9080 mm
      11. Maximum radius along ground level 9350 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 12020 mm
      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5210 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4100 mm
      13. Maximum excavation depth 6010 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 7140 mm
      1. Unit load-transfer length 10290 mm 1. Unit load-transfer length 14770 mm
      3. Unit load-transfer height 3270 mm 3. Unit load-transfer height 4570 mm
      9. Maximum cut height 9960 mm 9. Maximum cut height 12130 mm