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      John Deere 550 LC vs. Liebherr R912

      11 reasons to buy John Deere 550 LC:

      Sizes

      Clearance 810 mm and 472 mm 42 % more or 338 mm
      Counterweight ground clearance 1448 mm and 1145 mm 21 % more or 303 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic pump flow rate 382 l/min and 400 l/min 4 % less or 18 l/min
      Generator current strength 75 amperes and 55 amperes 27 % more or 20 amperes
      Fuel Capacity 700 l. and 360 l. 49 % more or 340 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 580 l. and 230 l. 60 % more or 350 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 269 kW and 99 kW 63 % more or 170 kW

      Booms/sections features 1

      Maximum excavation depth 7700 mm and 3901.4 mm 49 % more or 3798.6 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 12260 mm and 8382 mm 32 % more or 3878 mm
      Maximum loading height 8010 mm and 6400.8 mm 20 % more or 1609.2 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6800 mm and 2743.2 mm 60 % more or 4056.8 mm

      3 reasons to buy Liebherr R912:

      Operation

      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 36000 kPa and 29920 kPa 17 % more or 6080 kPa

      Carrier

      Maximum travel speed 5 km/h and 4.7 km/h 6 % more or 0.3 km/h
      Hook traction force 271 kN and 373 kN 27 % less or 102 kN

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Caterpillar track length on ground level 4600 mm and 3368 mm
      Rear platform swing radius 3800 mm and 2725 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3377 mm and 3250 mm

      Operation

      Operating voltage 24 V and 24 V
      Working weight 56185 kg and 26000 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Cummins and Liebherr
      Model N14-C and D 924 T-E
      Aspiration Turbocharging with charge air cooler and Engine with in-line cylinders water cooling

      Carrier

      Shoe dimensions 600 mm and 500 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      Unit load-transfer height 4444 mm and 3700 mm
      Unit load-transfer length 12980 mm and 11100 mm
      Maximum cut height 11900 mm and 8686.8 mm

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      Sizes

      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 4600 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 3368 mm
      5. Clearance 810 mm 5. Clearance 472 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 3377 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 3250 mm
      8. Rear platform swing radius 3800 mm 8. Rear platform swing radius 2725 mm
      15. Counterweight ground clearance 1448 mm 15. Counterweight ground clearance 1145 mm

      Carrier

      14. Shoe dimensions 600 mm 14. Shoe dimensions 500 mm

      Booms/sections features 1

      3. Unit load-transfer height 4444 mm 3. Unit load-transfer height 3700 mm
      9. Maximum cut height 11900 mm 9. Maximum cut height 8686.8 mm
      10. Maximum loading height 8010 mm 10. Maximum loading height 6400.8 mm
      11. Maximum radius along ground level 12260 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 8382 mm
      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6800 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 2743.2 mm
      13. Maximum excavation depth 7700 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 3901.4 mm
      1. Unit load-transfer length 12900 mm 1. Unit load-transfer length 11100 mm