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Caterpillar 385C L vs. Liebherr R312
7 reasons to buy Caterpillar 385C L:
Sizes
Width to outside of caterpillar track | 3500 mm and 2500 mm | 29 % more or 1000 mm |
Clearance | 890 mm and 435 mm | 51 % more or 455 mm |
Motor
Full power | 395.2 kW and 62 kW | 84 % more or 333.2 kW |
Displacement | 18.1 l. and 3 l. | 83 % more or 15.1 l. |
Booms/sections features 1
Maximum excavation depth | 7140 mm and 5500 mm | 23 % more or 1640 mm |
Maximum radius along ground level | 12281 mm and 8550 mm | 30 % more or 3731 mm |
Maximum loading height | 8059 mm and 7050 mm | 13 % more or 1009 mm |
5 reasons to buy Liebherr R312:
Operation
Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure | 35000 kPa and 32000 kPa | 9 % more or 3000 kPa |
Hydraulic pump flow rate | 420 l/min and 980 l/min | 57 % less or 560 l/min |
Motor
Power measured at | 2300 rev / min and 1800 rev / min | 22 % more or 500 rev |
Carrier
Maximum travel speed | 4.5 km/h and 4.4 km/h | 2 % more or 0.1 km/h |
Booms/sections features 1
Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 5000 mm and 4646 mm | 7 % more or 354 mm |
Neutral reasons:
Sizes
Rear platform swing radius | 4590 mm and 1984 mm |
Caterpillar track length on ground level | 5120 mm and 3100 mm |
Operation
Working weight | 84130 kg and 15300 kg |
Motor
Manufacturer | Caterpillar and Deutz |
Carrier
Shoe dimensions | 750 mm and 500 mm |
Booms/sections features 1
Unit load-transfer height | 4782 mm and 2940 mm |
Unit load-transfer length | 13470 mm and 7800 mm |
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Sizes
2. Width to outside of caterpillar track | 3500 mm | 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track | 2500 mm |
4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 5120 mm | 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 3100 mm |
5. Clearance | 890 mm | 5. Clearance | 435 mm |
8. Rear platform swing radius | 4590 mm | 8. Rear platform swing radius | 1984 mm |
Carrier
14. Shoe dimensions | 750 mm | 14. Shoe dimensions | 500 mm |
Booms/sections features 1
12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 5874 mm | 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 5000 mm |
10. Maximum loading height | 8059 mm | 10. Maximum loading height | 7050 mm |
11. Maximum radius along ground level | 15520 mm | 11. Maximum radius along ground level | 8550 mm |
13. Maximum excavation depth | 10503 mm | 13. Maximum excavation depth | 5500 mm |
1. Unit load-transfer length | 16171 mm | 1. Unit load-transfer length | 7800 mm |
3. Unit load-transfer height | 5357 mm | 3. Unit load-transfer height | 2940 mm |


