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Caterpillar 385B vs. Caterpillar EL240B
22 reasons to buy Caterpillar 385B:
Sizes
Width to outside of caterpillar track | 3400 mm and 3380 mm | 1 % more or 20 mm |
Clearance | 890 mm and 470 mm | 47 % more or 420 mm |
Counterweight ground clearance | 1580 mm and 1100 mm | 30 % more or 480 mm |
Shovel
Maximum bucket volume | 5.4 m3 and 1.8 m3 | 67 % more or 3.6 m3 |
Operation
Engine oil volume | 65 l. and 15 l. | 77 % more or 50 l. |
Boom reach drive mechanism fluid volume | 19 l. and 9.5 l. | 50 % more or 9.5 l. |
Fuel Capacity | 1240 l. and 280 l. | 77 % more or 960 l. |
Cooling system fluid volume | 101 l. and 26.4 l. | 74 % more or 74.6 l. |
Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure | 32000 kPa and 27461.8 kPa | 14 % more or 4538.2 kPa |
Hydraulic system fluid volume | 995 l. and 300 l. | 70 % more or 695 l. |
Motor
Displacement | 18.1 l. and 6.6 l. | 64 % more or 11.5 l. |
Effective power | 395.2 kW and 110.4 kW | 72 % more or 284.8 kW |
Carrier
Maximum travel speed | 4.4 km/h and 3.4 km/h | 23 % more or 1.0 km/h |
Booms/sections features 3
Maximum radius along ground level | 13808 mm and 10600 mm | 23 % more or 3208 mm |
Maximum loading height | 9232 mm and 6780 mm | 27 % more or 2452 mm |
Maximum excavation depth | 8547 mm and 7410 mm | 13 % more or 1137 mm |
Booms/sections features 2
Maximum loading height | 8233 mm and 6640 mm | 19 % more or 1593 mm |
Maximum excavation depth | 7615 mm and 6710 mm | 12 % more or 905 mm |
Maximum radius along ground level | 12704 mm and 10000 mm | 21 % more or 2704 mm |
Booms/sections features 1
Maximum excavation depth | 7140 mm and 6110 mm | 14 % more or 1030 mm |
Maximum radius along ground level | 12281 mm and 9400 mm | 23 % more or 2881 mm |
Maximum loading height | 8059 mm and 6290 mm | 22 % more or 1769 mm |
8 reasons to buy Caterpillar EL240B:
Swing device
Rotation speed | 10.2 rev / min and 6.5 rev / min | 36 % more or 3.7 rev |
Operation
Hydraulic pump flow rate | 460 l/min and 980 l/min | 53 % less or 520 l/min |
Motor
Power measured at | 2200 rev / min and 1800 rev / min | 18 % more or 400 rev |
Carrier
Hook traction force | 183 kN and 592 kN | 69 % less or 409 kN |
Track shoes number per side | 50 and 47 | 6 % more or 3 |
Booms/sections features 3
Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 6550 mm and 5874 mm | 10 % more or 676 mm |
Booms/sections features 2
Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 5910 mm and 4917 mm | 17 % more or 993 mm |
Booms/sections features 1
Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 5030 mm and 4646 mm | 8 % more or 384 mm |
Neutral reasons:
Sizes
Height to cab upper part | 3760 mm and 2980 mm |
Rear platform swing radius | 4590 mm and 2900 mm |
Caterpillar track length on ground level | 4600 mm and 3720 mm |
Operation
Working weight | 84130 kg and 23600 kg |
Motor
Manufacturer | Caterpillar and Caterpillar |
Model | C18 ACERT Technology and 3116 |
Carrier
Track width | 3510 mm and 2580 mm |
Shoe dimensions | 650 mm and 800 mm |
Rolling bearings number on either side | 8 and 8 |
Booms/sections features 3
Maximum cut height | 13579 mm and 9730 mm |
Booms/sections features 2
Unit load-transfer height | 4942 mm and 3020 mm |
Unit load-transfer length | 13474 mm and 9730 mm |
Maximum cut height | 12679 mm and 9600 mm |
Booms/sections features 1
Unit load-transfer height | 4782 mm and 3020 mm |
Unit load-transfer length | 13470 mm and 9730 mm |
Maximum cut height | 12539 mm and 9190 mm |
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Sizes
7. Height to cab upper part | 3760 mm | 7. Height to cab upper part | 2980 mm |
8. Rear platform swing radius | 4590 mm | 8. Rear platform swing radius | 2900 mm |
15. Counterweight ground clearance | 1580 mm | 15. Counterweight ground clearance | 1100 mm |
2. Width to outside of caterpillar track | 3400 mm | 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track | 3380 mm |
4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 4600 mm | 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 3720 mm |
5. Clearance | 890 mm | 5. Clearance | 470 mm |
Carrier
6. Track width | 3510 mm | 6. Track width | 2580 mm |
14. Shoe dimensions | 650 mm | 14. Shoe dimensions | 800 mm |
Booms/sections features 1
10. Maximum loading height | 11204 mm | 10. Maximum loading height | 6780 mm |
11. Maximum radius along ground level | 17041 mm | 11. Maximum radius along ground level | 10600 mm |
12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 4646 mm | 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 6550 mm |
13. Maximum excavation depth | 7140 mm | 13. Maximum excavation depth | 7410 mm |
1. Unit load-transfer length | 13474 mm | 1. Unit load-transfer length | 9730 mm |
3. Unit load-transfer height | 4942 mm | 3. Unit load-transfer height | 3020 mm |
9. Maximum cut height | 12679 mm | 9. Maximum cut height | 9730 mm |


