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      Caterpillar 438C vs. Terex TX970B

      7 reasons to buy Caterpillar 438C:

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 21.6 l. and 16 l. 26 % more or 5.6 l.
      Rear axle fluid volume 24 l. and 17.5 l. 27 % more or 6.5 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Radius at max unloading height 780 mm and 645 mm 17 % more or 135 mm
      Bucket breakout force 50.4 kN and 54.7 kN 8 % less or 4.3 kN

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 162 l/min and 80 l/min 51 % more or 82 l/min

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 4 and 2 50 % more or 2
      Maximum reverse gear 31.5 km/h and 12.7 km/h 60 % more or 18.8 km/h

      20 reasons to buy Terex TX970B:

      Sizes

      Clearance 435 mm and 335 mm 23 % more or 100 mm

      Operation

      Transmission fluid volume 23 l. and 18 l. 22 % more or 5 l.
      Fuel Capacity 130 l. and 128 l. 2 % more or 2 l.
      Front axle fluid volume 12.5 l. and 7.5 l. 40 % more or 5.0 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 143 l. and 79 l. 45 % more or 64 l.
      Turn radius 5700 mm and 8090 mm 30 % less or 2390 mm
      Oil system fluid volume 8.5 l. and 7.3 l. 14 % more or 1.2 l.
      Generator current strength 100 amperes and 52 amperes 48 % more or 48 amperes

      Motor

      Effective power 70.1 kW and 63.4 kW 10 % more or 6.7 kW
      Full power 74.6 kW and 66.4 kW 11 % more or 8.2 kW
      Displacement 4.4 l. and 4 l. 9 % more or 0.4 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2660 mm and 2655 mm 0 % more or 5 mm
      Digging depth 123 mm and 40 mm 67 % more or 83 mm

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 41.5 km/h and 31.5 km/h 24 % more or 10.0 km/h

      Backdigger

      Loading height in folded state 3750 mm and 3684 mm 2 % more or 66 mm
      Digging depth in folded state 4900 mm and 4873 mm 1 % more or 27 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 4440 mm and 4344 mm 2 % more or 96 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6200 mm and 5924 mm 4 % more or 276 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1870 mm and 1660 mm 11 % more or 210 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 3030 mm and 2596 mm 14 % more or 434 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport length 5740 mm and 7300 mm
      Transport width 2396 mm and 2300 mm
      Transport height 3765 mm and 4000 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2900 mm and 2800 mm
      Wheelbase 2100 mm and 2100 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 335/80 x R18 and 16.9x24
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 16.9 x R28 and 16.9x24
      Operating voltage 12 V and 12 V

      Motor

      Aspiration turbocharging and turbocharging
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Perkins
      Model 3054 and 1104C-44TH
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2200 rev / min

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket volume 1 m3 and 1 m3
      Shovel width 2396 mm and 2310 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 20684.3 kPa and 22407.9 kPa
      Type of pump piston pump and Pump with double gear

      Gear box

      Transmission type powershift and Dana powershift transmission
      Forward gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 5711 mm and 6030 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 6756 mm and 7320 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 5740 mm 1. Transport length 7300 mm
      2. Transport width 2396 mm 2. Transport width 2300 mm
      3. Transport height 3765 mm 3. Transport height 4000 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2100 mm 4. Wheelbase 2100 mm
      5. Clearance 335 mm 5. Clearance 435 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2900 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2800 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2655 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2660 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 780 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 645 mm
      9. Digging depth 40 mm 9. Digging depth 123 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3684 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3750 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5711 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6030 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4873 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4900 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1660 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1870 mm