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      Caterpillar 345C L vs. Komatsu PC230LC-6 Powerful

      11 reasons to buy Caterpillar 345C L:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 3490 mm and 3180 mm 9 % more or 310 mm
      Clearance 510 mm and 440 mm 14 % more or 70 mm
      Counterweight ground clearance 1320 mm and 1085 mm 18 % more or 235 mm

      Shovel

      Bucket initial volume 1.9 m3 and 1 m3 47 % more or 0.9 m3

      Operation

      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 35000 kPa and 34818.5 kPa 1 % more or 181.5 kPa
      Fuel Capacity 705 l. and 340 l. 52 % more or 365 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 570 l. and 166 l. 71 % more or 404 l.

      Motor

      Displacement 12.5 l. and 5.9 l. 53 % more or 6.6 l.

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum radius along ground level 12520 mm and 10000 mm 20 % more or 2520 mm
      Maximum loading height 7590 mm and 6515 mm 14 % more or 1075 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 8600 mm and 6920 mm 20 % more or 1680 mm

      5 reasons to buy Komatsu PC230LC-6 Powerful:

      Swing device

      Rotation speed 12.4 rev / min and 8.6 rev / min 31 % more or 3.8 rev

      Operation

      Hydraulic pump flow rate 432 l/min and 720 l/min 40 % less or 288 l/min

      Motor

      Power measured at 2100 rev / min and 1800 rev / min 14 % more or 300 rev

      Carrier

      Maximum travel speed 5.5 km/h and 4.4 km/h 20 % more or 1.1 km/h

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6010 mm and 5910 mm 2 % more or 100 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3210 mm and 2905 mm
      Rear platform swing radius 3770 mm and 2860 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 4360 mm and 3830 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 44970 kg and 24380 kg

      Motor

      Cylinders number 6 and 6
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Komatsu
      Model C13 ACERT and SA6D102E

      Carrier

      Track width 2740 mm and 2580 mm
      Shoe dimensions 750 mm and 600 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Unit load-transfer height 3770 mm and 3160 mm
      Unit load-transfer length 11910 mm and 9780 mm

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      Sizes

      15. Counterweight ground clearance 1320 mm 15. Counterweight ground clearance 1085 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 3490 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 3180 mm
      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 4360 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 3830 mm
      5. Clearance 510 mm 5. Clearance 440 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 3210 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 2905 mm
      8. Rear platform swing radius 3770 mm 8. Rear platform swing radius 2860 mm

      Carrier

      6. Track width 2740 mm 6. Track width 2580 mm
      14. Shoe dimensions 750 mm 14. Shoe dimensions 600 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      13. Maximum excavation depth 8600 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 6920 mm
      1. Unit load-transfer length 11910 mm 1. Unit load-transfer length 9780 mm
      3. Unit load-transfer height 3770 mm 3. Unit load-transfer height 3160 mm
      10. Maximum loading height 7590 mm 10. Maximum loading height 6515 mm
      11. Maximum radius along ground level 12520 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 10000 mm
      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5910 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6010 mm