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      Caterpillar 424D vs. Volvo BM EL70

      11 reasons to buy Caterpillar 424D:

      Operation

      Turn radius 5350 mm and 5730 mm 7 % less or 380 mm

      Motor

      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2000 rev / min 9 % more or 200 rev

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 39.5 kN and 71.9 kN 45 % less or 32.4 kN
      Lifting capacity at full height 4201 kg and 3365.7 kg 20 % more or 835.3 kg

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Maximum reverse gear 31.8 km/h and 25.5 km/h 20 % more or 6.3 km/h

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in folded state 4854 mm and 4630 mm 5 % more or 224 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 5894 mm and 5640 mm 4 % more or 254 mm
      Bucket digging force in folded state 5316.1 kg and 4209.3 kg 21 % more or 1106.8 kg
      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 5266.2 kg and 3120.7 kg 41 % more or 2145.5 kg
      Loading height in unfolded state 4274 mm and 4170 mm 2 % more or 104 mm

      13 reasons to buy Volvo BM EL70:

      Sizes

      Clearance 480 mm and 320 mm 33 % more or 160 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 255 l. and 128 l. 50 % more or 127 l.

      Motor

      Full power 84 kW and 57.4 kW 32 % more or 26.6 kW
      Effective power 78 kW and 55.2 kW 29 % more or 22.8 kW
      Displacement 4.5 l. and 4.2 l. 7 % more or 0.3 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Radius at max unloading height 880 mm and 794 mm 10 % more or 86 mm
      Digging depth 740 mm and 78 mm 89 % more or 662 mm
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2810 mm and 2633 mm 6 % more or 177 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 170 l/min and 139 l/min 18 % more or 31 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 44 km/h and 31.8 km/h 28 % more or 12.2 km/h

      Backdigger

      Loading height in folded state 3830 mm and 3712 mm 3 % more or 118 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2145 mm and 1742 mm 19 % more or 403 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 3105 mm and 2747 mm 12 % more or 358 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport width 2396 mm and 2500 mm
      Transport height 3740 mm and 4150 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2900 mm and 3080 mm
      Wheelbase 2100 mm and 2510 mm
      Transport length 5760 mm and 8100 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 4wd 7502 kg and 10892.1 kg
      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 12.5/80x18,10PR / 12.5/80x18,10PR and 18.4-30/14 SGL
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 16.9x28,10PR / 16.9x28,10PR and 18.4-30/14 SGL

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Volvo
      Model 3054B and TD 45B
      Cylinders number 4 and 4

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2262 mm and 2500 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump load sensing, pressure control, with locking in the middle position and two axial piston pumps
      Overflow valve pressure 20700 kPa and 22497.6 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type servodrive and Volvo BM HT 90 automatic transmission system with power gear shifting
      Forward gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 5637 mm and 6370 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 6664 mm and 7320 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 5760 mm 1. Transport length 8100 mm
      2. Transport width 2396 mm 2. Transport width 2500 mm
      3. Transport height 3740 mm 3. Transport height 4150 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2100 mm 4. Wheelbase 2510 mm
      5. Clearance 320 mm 5. Clearance 480 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2900 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 3080 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2633 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2810 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 794 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 880 mm
      9. Digging depth 78 mm 9. Digging depth 740 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3712 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3830 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5637 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6370 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4854 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4630 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1742 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2145 mm