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      Volvo BL60 vs. Caterpillar 450E

      9 reasons to buy Volvo BL60:

      Operation

      Turn radius 3140 mm and 11180 mm 72 % less or 8040 mm
      Oil system fluid volume 14 l. and 8.5 l. 39 % more or 5.5 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 110 l. and 100 l. 9 % more or 10 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 44.5 kN and 50.6 kN 12 % less or 6.1 kN
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2684 mm and 2666 mm 1 % more or 18 mm
      Digging depth 168 mm and 146 mm 13 % more or 22 mm

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Maximum reverse gear 38.8 km/h and 27 km/h 30 % more or 11.8 km/h

      Backdigger

      Load at maximum lifting in folded state 2402 kg and 2658 kg 10 % less or 256 kg

      17 reasons to buy Caterpillar 450E:

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 25.6 l. and 19 l. 26 % more or 6.6 l.
      Front axle fluid volume 11 l. and 6.5 l. 41 % more or 4.5 l.
      Rear axle fluid volume 19 l. and 14 l. 26 % more or 5 l.
      Fuel Capacity 145 l. and 120 l. 17 % more or 25 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 93 kW and 62 kW 33 % more or 31 kW
      Displacement 4.4 l. and 4 l. 9 % more or 0.4 l.
      Maximum effective torque 514 Nm and 390 Nm 24 % more or 124 Nm

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket volume 1.3 m3 and 1 m3 23 % more or 0.3 m3
      Lifting capacity at full height 3570 kg and 2402 kg 33 % more or 1168 kg
      Radius at max unloading height 850 mm and 761 mm 10 % more or 89 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 194 l/min and 116 l/min 40 % more or 78 l/min

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 5 and 4 20 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 40 km/h and 38.8 km/h 3 % more or 1.2 km/h

      Backdigger

      Loading height in folded state 4440 mm and 3710 mm 16 % more or 730 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 5194 mm and 4322 mm 17 % more or 872 mm
      Digging depth in folded state 5260 mm and 4289 mm 18 % more or 971 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6501 mm and 5338 mm 18 % more or 1163 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport height 3755 mm and 4143 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2862 mm and 2874 mm
      Wheelbase 2171 mm and 2200 mm
      Transport length 7192 mm and 7913 mm
      Transport width 2350 mm and 2436 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 2wd Goodyear 11Lx16, 12 PR, working / 4wd 12Lx16.5 and 15-19.5 12PR
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 19.5Lx24 and 21L-24 R4 18PR
      Operating voltage 12 V and 12 V

      Motor

      Manufacturer Volvo and Caterpillar
      Model D4D and C4.4
      Effective torque increase 28 % and 28 %

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2350 mm and 2434 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump Open center, split flow pump with a single gear and variable flow, axial-piston, output gear
      Overflow valve pressure 3625 kPa and 26200 kPa

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 5805 mm and 6704 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 6804 mm and 7886 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 7192 mm 1. Transport length 7913 mm
      2. Transport width 2350 mm 2. Transport width 2436 mm
      3. Transport height 3755 mm 3. Transport height 4143 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2171 mm 4. Wheelbase 2200 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2862 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2874 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2684 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2666 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 761 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 850 mm
      9. Digging depth 168 mm 9. Digging depth 146 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3710 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 4440 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5805 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6704 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4289 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 5260 mm