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      Caterpillar 224B vs. Hitachi ZX170W-3

      11 reasons to buy Caterpillar 224B:

      Sizes

      Upper structure clearance 1290 mm and 1235 mm 4 % more or 55 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 330 l. and 290 l. 12 % more or 40 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 390 l. and 240 l. 38 % more or 150 l.
      Hydraulic pump flow rate 330 l/min and 400 l/min 17 % less or 70 l/min

      Motor

      Displacement 6.6 l. and 5.2 l. 21 % more or 1.4 l.

      Boom/section options 3

      Maximum excavation depth 6510 mm and 5830 mm 10 % more or 680 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 9610 mm and 9330 mm 3 % more or 280 mm

      Boom/section options 2

      Maximum excavation depth 6025 mm and 5330 mm 12 % more or 695 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 9237 mm and 8870 mm 4 % more or 367 mm

      Boom/section options 1

      Maximum excavation depth 5523 mm and 4960 mm 10 % more or 563 mm
      Maximum radius along ground level 8763 mm and 8500 mm 3 % more or 263 mm

      8 reasons to buy Hitachi ZX170W-3:

      Sizes

      Clearance 350 mm and 340 mm 3 % more or 10 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic system overflow valve pressure 34300 kPa and 32000 kPa 7 % more or 2300 kPa

      Boom/section options 3

      Maximum loading height 6610 mm and 5679 mm 14 % more or 931 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5320 mm and 2980 mm 44 % more or 2340 mm

      Boom/section options 2

      Maximum loading height 6360 mm and 5728 mm 10 % more or 632 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4810 mm and 3513 mm 27 % more or 1297 mm

      Boom/section options 1

      Maximum loading height 6130 mm and 5523 mm 10 % more or 607 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4440 mm and 2940 mm 34 % more or 1500 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Overall width with lowered supports 3870 mm and 3380 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3190 mm and 3130 mm
      Wheelbase 2750 mm and 2550 mm
      Overall width 2660 mm and 2550 mm

      Operation

      Tyre size dual 10.00-20 12PR and 10.00-20 16PR

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Isuzu
      Model 3116 and AI-4HK1X

      Boom/section options 3

      Option - Boom/Section (MEX) 3 Section 9'2" (2800mm) and Section 3080mm
      Maximum cut height 8092 mm and 9350 mm

      Boom/section options 2

      Maximum cut height 8297 mm and 9100 mm
      Option - Boom/Section (MEX) 2 Section 7'7" (2300mm) and Section 2580mm

      Boom/section options 1

      Option - Boom/Section (MEX) 1 Section 5'11" (1800mm) and Section 2200mm
      Maximum cut height 8070 mm and 8820 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Overall width 2660 mm 2. Overall width 2550 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2750 mm 4. Wheelbase 2550 mm
      5. Clearance 340 mm 5. Clearance 350 mm
      6. Overall width with lowered supports 3870 mm 6. Overall width with lowered supports 3380 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 3190 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 3130 mm
      14. Upper structure clearance 1290 mm 14. Upper structure clearance 1235 mm

      Boom/section options 1

      13. Maximum excavation depth 7710 mm 13. Maximum excavation depth 5330 mm
      9. Maximum cut height 8490 mm 9. Maximum cut height 9350 mm
      10. Maximum loading height 6070 mm 10. Maximum loading height 6610 mm
      11. Maximum radius along ground level 10750 mm 11. Maximum radius along ground level 9330 mm
      12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 4000 mm 12. Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5320 mm