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      Volvo BM 646 vs. Caterpillar 428C

      9 reasons to buy Volvo BM 646:

      Sizes

      Clearance 406.4 mm and 320 mm 21 % more or 86.4 mm

      Operation

      Transmission fluid volume 22 l. and 15 l. 32 % more or 7 l.
      Maximum weight 9750 kg and 9700 kg 1 % more or 50 kg
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 190 l. and 79 l. 58 % more or 111 l.
      Oil system fluid volume 10.5 l. and 7.3 l. 30 % more or 3.2 l.

      Motor

      Full power 63 kW and 55.9 kW 11 % more or 7.1 kW
      Displacement 4.2 l. and 4 l. 5 % more or 0.2 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 3090 mm and 2570 mm 17 % more or 520 mm

      Backdigger

      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2420 mm and 1638 mm 32 % more or 782 mm

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 428C:

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 128 l. and 96 l. 25 % more or 32 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 18.9 l. and 16 l. 15 % more or 2.9 l.
      Generator current strength 52 amperes and 43 amperes 17 % more or 9 amperes

      Load-transfer device

      Radius at max unloading height 820 mm and 520 mm 37 % more or 300 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 163 l/min and 113 l/min 31 % more or 50 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 31.8 km/h and 29.7 km/h 7 % more or 2.1 km/h
      Maximum forward speed 31.8 km/h and 29.7 km/h 7 % more or 2.1 km/h

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in folded state 4766 mm and 4270 mm 10 % more or 496 mm
      Loading height in folded state 3803 mm and 3630 mm 5 % more or 173 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport height 4050 mm and 3740 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2860 mm and 2900 mm
      Wheelbase 2550 mm and 2100 mm
      Transport length 8060 mm and 5760 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 14.9-24/14 and 11 x 16 / 10.5 x 20
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 18.4-34/14 and 16.9 x 28
      Operating voltage 24 V and 12 V

      Motor

      Manufacturer Volvo and Caterpillar
      Model BM TD 42 and 3054
      Cylinders number 4 and 4

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump gear type pump and piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 16995.6 kPa and 20700 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type hydromechanical transmission with power gear shifting and powershift
      Forward gears number 4 and 4
      Reverse gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 5840 mm and 5578 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 8060 mm 1. Transport length 5760 mm
      3. Transport height 4050 mm 3. Transport height 3740 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2550 mm 4. Wheelbase 2100 mm
      5. Clearance 406.4 mm 5. Clearance 320 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2860 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2900 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 3090 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2570 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 520 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 820 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3630 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3803 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5840 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5578 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4270 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4766 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2420 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1638 mm