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      Kubota M59 vs. Caterpillar 430D

      4 reasons to buy Kubota M59:

      Sizes

      Clearance 352 mm and 297 mm 16 % more or 55 mm

      Operation

      Turn radius 3000 mm and 5400 mm 44 % less or 2400 mm

      Motor

      Power measured at 2700 rev / min and 2200 rev / min 19 % more or 500 rev

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 26.5 kN and 45.7 kN 42 % less or 19.2 kN

      14 reasons to buy Caterpillar 430D:

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 128 l. and 55 l. 57 % more or 73 l.

      Motor

      Full power 73.1 kW and 44 kW 40 % more or 29.1 kW
      Displacement 4 l. and 2.4 l. 40 % more or 1.6 l.
      Effective power 70.1 kW and 42.5 kW 39 % more or 27.6 kW

      Load-transfer device

      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2575 mm and 2412 mm 6 % more or 163 mm
      Radius at max unloading height 802 mm and 582 mm 27 % more or 220 mm
      Lifting capacity at full height 2898 kg and 1800 kg 38 % more or 1098 kg
      Digging depth 135 mm and 69 mm 49 % more or 66 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 163 l/min and 100.9 l/min 38 % more or 62.1 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 33.7 km/h and 25.6 km/h 24 % more or 8.1 km/h

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in folded state 4639 mm and 3652 mm 21 % more or 987 mm
      Bucket digging force in folded state 6682.3 kg and 3448.2 kg 48 % more or 3234.1 kg
      Loading height in folded state 3841 mm and 2690 mm 30 % more or 1151 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1823 mm and 1759 mm 4 % more or 64 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport width 1905 mm and 2352 mm
      Transport height 3146 mm and 3770 mm
      Wheelbase 2050 mm and 2100 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 10x16.5-R4 and 11Lx16,12PR / 12.5/80x18,10PR
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 17.5L-24 R4 and 12.5/80x18,10PR / 19.5x24,10PR

      Motor

      Cylinders number 4 and 4

      Gear box

      Transmission type HST Plus and servodrive

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 4773 mm and 7062 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Transport width 1905 mm 2. Transport width 2352 mm
      3. Transport height 3146 mm 3. Transport height 3770 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2050 mm 4. Wheelbase 2100 mm
      5. Clearance 352 mm 5. Clearance 297 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2412 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2575 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 582 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 802 mm
      9. Digging depth 69 mm 9. Digging depth 135 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 2690 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3841 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 4773 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 7062 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 3652 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4639 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1759 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1823 mm