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      Caterpillar 450E vs. Caterpillar 446B

      16 reasons to buy Caterpillar 450E:

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 145 l. and 125 l. 14 % more or 20 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 93 kW and 76.1 kW 18 % more or 16.9 kW
      Full power 102 kW and 82 kW 20 % more or 20 kW
      Displacement 4.4 l. and 4 l. 9 % more or 0.4 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket volume 1.3 m3 and 1.1 m3 15 % more or 0.2 m3
      Bucket breakout force 50.6 kN and 56 kN 10 % less or 5.4 kN

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 194 l/min and 178 l/min 8 % more or 16 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 27 km/h and 20.6 km/h 24 % more or 6.4 km/h
      Forward gears number 5 and 4 20 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 40 km/h and 31.5 km/h 21 % more or 8.5 km/h

      Backdigger

      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2100 mm and 2027 mm 3 % more or 73 mm
      Digging depth in folded state 5260 mm and 5219 mm 1 % more or 41 mm
      Bucket digging force in folded state 8049.5 kg and 6894.6 kg 14 % more or 1154.9 kg
      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 8049.5 kg and 6871.9 kg 15 % more or 1177.6 kg
      Loading height in folded state 4440 mm and 4310 mm 3 % more or 130 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 5194 mm and 4894 mm 6 % more or 300 mm

      7 reasons to buy Caterpillar 446B:

      Operation

      Turn radius 5700 mm and 11180 mm 49 % less or 5480 mm

      Load-transfer device

      Radius at max unloading height 868 mm and 850 mm 2 % more or 18 mm
      Digging depth 162 mm and 146 mm 10 % more or 16 mm
      Lifting capacity at full height 3970 kg and 3570 kg 10 % more or 400 kg
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2699 mm and 2666 mm 1 % more or 33 mm

      Backdigger

      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 3261 mm and 3112 mm 5 % more or 149 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6528 mm and 6501 mm 0 % more or 27 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport length 7913 mm and 7654 mm
      Transport width 2436 mm and 2434 mm
      Transport height 4143 mm and 4193 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2874 mm and 2864 mm
      Wheelbase 2200 mm and 2233 mm

      Operation

      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 21L-24 R4 18PR and 21Lx24,12PR,R4
      Working weight 4wd 10950 kg and 8890 kg
      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 15-19.5 12PR and 14.5/75 x16.1,10PR,F3 / 12.5x20,10PR,R4

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model C4.4 and 3114 DIT

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2434 mm and 2434 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump variable flow, axial-piston, output gear and load sensing, pressure control, with locking in the middle position
      Overflow valve pressure 26200 kPa and 22400 kPa

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 3 and 3

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 6704 mm and 6604 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 7886 mm and 7868 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 7913 mm 1. Transport length 7654 mm
      2. Transport width 2436 mm 2. Transport width 2434 mm
      3. Transport height 4143 mm 3. Transport height 4193 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2200 mm 4. Wheelbase 2233 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2874 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2864 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2666 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2699 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 850 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 868 mm
      9. Digging depth 146 mm 9. Digging depth 162 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 4440 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 4310 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6704 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 5260 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 5219 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2100 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2027 mm