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      Caterpillar 446B vs. Volvo BL60

      11 reasons to buy Caterpillar 446B:

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 125 l. and 120 l. 4 % more or 5 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 76.1 kW and 62 kW 19 % more or 14.1 kW

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket volume 1.1 m3 and 1 m3 9 % more or 0.1 m3
      Lifting capacity at full height 3970 kg and 2402 kg 39 % more or 1568 kg
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2699 mm and 2684 mm 1 % more or 15 mm
      Radius at max unloading height 868 mm and 761 mm 12 % more or 107 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 178 l/min and 116 l/min 35 % more or 62 l/min

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in folded state 5219 mm and 4289 mm 18 % more or 930 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6528 mm and 5338 mm 18 % more or 1190 mm
      Loading height in folded state 4310 mm and 3710 mm 14 % more or 600 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 4894 mm and 4322 mm 12 % more or 572 mm

      7 reasons to buy Volvo BL60:

      Sizes

      Clearance 345 mm and 332 mm 4 % more or 13 mm

      Operation

      Turn radius 3140 mm and 5700 mm 45 % less or 2560 mm

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 44.5 kN and 56 kN 21 % less or 11.5 kN
      Digging depth 168 mm and 162 mm 4 % more or 6 mm

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 38.8 km/h and 31.5 km/h 19 % more or 7.3 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 38.8 km/h and 20.6 km/h 47 % more or 18.2 km/h

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport length 7654 mm and 7192 mm
      Transport width 2434 mm and 2350 mm
      Transport height 4193 mm and 3755 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2864 mm and 2862 mm
      Wheelbase 2233 mm and 2171 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 14.5/75 x16.1,10PR,F3 / 12.5x20,10PR,R4 and 2wd Goodyear 11Lx16, 12 PR, working / 4wd 12Lx16.5
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 21Lx24,12PR,R4 and 19.5Lx24

      Motor

      Displacement 4 l. and 4 l.
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2200 rev / min
      Cylinders number 4 and 4
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Volvo
      Model 3114 DIT and D4D

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2434 mm and 2350 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 22400 kPa and 3625 kPa
      Type of pump load sensing, pressure control, with locking in the middle position and Open center, split flow pump with a single gear

      Gear box

      Transmission type automatic transmission system with power gear shifting and servodrive
      Forward gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm and 5805 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 7868 mm and 6804 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 7654 mm 1. Transport length 7192 mm
      2. Transport width 2434 mm 2. Transport width 2350 mm
      3. Transport height 4193 mm 3. Transport height 3755 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2233 mm 4. Wheelbase 2171 mm
      5. Clearance 332 mm 5. Clearance 345 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2864 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2862 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2699 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2684 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 868 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 761 mm
      9. Digging depth 162 mm 9. Digging depth 168 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 4310 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3710 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5805 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 5219 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4289 mm