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      Caterpillar 140M2 vs. Volvo G970

      13 reasons to buy Caterpillar 140M2:

      Steerage

      Turn radius 7.8 m and 7700 m 100 % less or 7692.2 m

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 56 l. and 47 l. 16 % more or 9 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 100 l. and 91 l. 9 % more or 9 l.
      Transmission fluid volume 65 l. and 61 l. 6 % more or 4 l.
      Rear axle maximum operating weight 16530.7 kg and 15470 kg 6 % more or 1060.7 kg

      Motor

      Power measured at 2100 rev / min and 1700 rev / min 19 % more or 400 rev
      Torque measured at 2100 rev / min and 1550 rev / min 26 % more or 550 rev
      Effective drives torque 7-8 1247.4 Nm and 1188 Nm 5 % more or 59.4 Nm

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2
      Maximum forward speed 46.6 km/h and 43.8 km/h 6 % more or 2.8 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 36.8 km/h and 30.1 km/h 18 % more or 6.7 km/h

      Front Axle

      Clearance 600 mm and 590 mm 2 % more or 10 mm

      Circle

      Maximum radius outside left tyres 1790 mm and 1970 mm 9 % less or 180 mm

      14 reasons to buy Volvo G970:

      Operation

      Front axle standard operating weight 5300 kg and 4211.2 kg 21 % more or 1088.8 kg
      Fuel Capacity 498 l. and 416 l. 16 % more or 82 l.
      Rear axle standard operating weight 13600 kg and 12985 kg 5 % more or 615 kg
      Oil system fluid volume 39 l. and 30 l. 23 % more or 9 l.
      Front axle maximum operating weight 8390 kg and 6052.3 kg 28 % more or 2337.7 kg
      Each tandem case fluid volume 100 l. and 64 l. 36 % more or 36 l.

      Motor

      Displacement 9.4 l. and 9.3 l. 1 % more or 0.1 l.
      Effective speeds output 7-8 195.4 kW and 166.3 kW 15 % more or 29.1 kW

      Hydraulic system

      Pump flow rate 208 l/min and 210.8 l/min 1 % less or 2.8 l/min

      Dump

      Blade pulling at maximum weight 13923 kg and 9091.8 kg 35 % more or 4831.2 kg
      Maximum cutting depth 775 mm and 715 mm 8 % more or 60 mm

      Circle

      Right maximum radius outside tyres 1960 mm and 1978 mm 1 % less or 18 mm
      Blade tilt front angle 45 degrees and 40 degrees 11 % more or 5 degrees
      Blade tilt rear angle 6 degrees and 5 degrees 17 % more or 1 degrees

      Neutral reasons:

      Steerage

      Left and right hinge connection 20 degrees and 21 degrees

      Sizes

      Blade base 2557 mm and 2790 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3287 mm and 3225 mm
      Dimensional length 8898 mm and 9500 mm
      Between tyres width 2581 mm and 2780 mm
      Wheelbase 6126 mm and 6531 mm

      Operation

      Total maximum operating weight 22583 kg and 22680 kg
      Overall standard operating weight 17196.1 kg and 18900 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Volvo
      Model C9.3 ACERT VHP and D9B

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump variable displacement piston pump and axial piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 24131.6 kPa and 20684.3 kPa

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 8 and 8
      Transmission type Powershift transmission with direct drive and HTE 840, Sequential direct drive gearbox with shifting under load Volvo

      Front Axle

      Wheel tilt 18 degrees and 18 degrees
      General fluctuations 32 degrees and 16 degrees

      Dump

      Lateral right shift 660 mm and 673 mm
      Left lateral displacement 510 mm and 673 mm
      Lowered blade pressure 10380 kg and 9253 kg
      Mouldboard width 3657.6 mm and 3657.6 mm
      Mouldboard height 609.6 mm and 737 mm
      Mouldboard thickness 22 mm and 25 mm

      Circle

      Rotating 360 degrees and 360 degrees
      Left shift 695 mm and 775 mm
      Right shift 728 mm and 749 mm
      Diameter 1530 mm and 1626 mm

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      Sizes

      8. Blade base 2557 mm 8. Blade base 2790 mm
      1. Dimensional length 8898 mm 1. Dimensional length 9500 mm
      2. Between tyres width 2581 mm 2. Between tyres width 2780 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3287 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3225 mm
      4. Wheelbase 6126 mm 4. Wheelbase 6531 mm