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      Volvo G946 vs. Caterpillar 160M

      15 reasons to buy Volvo G946:

      Sizes

      Front part clearance 610 mm and 600 mm 2 % more or 10 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 404 l. and 398 l. 1 % more or 6 l.
      Each tandem case fluid volume 100 l. and 80 l. 20 % more or 20 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 144 l. and 64 l. 56 % more or 80 l.
      Front axle standard operating weight 5000 kg and 4389 kg 12 % more or 611 kg
      Rear axle standard operating weight 12300 kg and 11514 kg 6 % more or 786 kg

      Motor

      Effective speeds output 7-8 167.8 kW and 158.8 kW 5 % more or 9.0 kW
      Maximum power 167.8 kW and 158.8 kW 5 % more or 9.0 kW

      Hydraulic system

      Pump flow rate 208 l/min and 210 l/min 1 % less or 2 l/min

      Front Axle

      Clearance 610 mm and 600 mm 2 % more or 10 mm

      Dump

      Maximum cutting depth 790 mm and 750 mm 5 % more or 40 mm

      Circle

      Maximum radius outside left tyres 2020 mm and 2090 mm 3 % less or 70 mm
      Right maximum radius outside tyres 2010 mm and 2278 mm 12 % less or 268 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

      12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 160M:

      Steerage

      Turn radius 7.6 m and 7265 m 100 % less or 7257.4 m

      Operation

      Rear axle maximum operating weight 15565 kg and 14240 kg 9 % more or 1325 kg
      Cooling system fluid volume 40 l. and 34 l. 15 % more or 6 l.
      Front axle maximum operating weight 8382 kg and 7570 kg 10 % more or 812 kg

      Motor

      Power measured at 2000 rev / min and 1800 rev / min 10 % more or 200 rev
      Torque measured at 2000 rev / min and 1500 rev / min 25 % more or 500 rev
      Effective drives torque 7-8 1237 Nm and 1023 Nm 17 % more or 214 Nm
      Displacement 8.8 l. and 7.2 l. 18 % more or 1.6 l.

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2
      Maximum forward speed 47.4 km/h and 45.4 km/h 4 % more or 2.0 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 37.4 km/h and 32 km/h 14 % more or 5.4 km/h

      Dump

      Blade pulling at maximum weight 18693 kg and 16671 kg 11 % more or 2022 kg

      Neutral reasons:

      Steerage

      Left and right hinge connection 23 degrees and 20 degrees

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3225 mm and 3293 mm
      Dimensional length 9150 mm and 8713 mm
      Between tyres width 2537 mm and 2493 mm
      Wheelbase 6280 mm and 6121 mm
      Blade base 2650 mm and 2609 mm

      Operation

      Total maximum operating weight 21770 kg and 23947 kg
      Overall standard operating weight 17300 kg and 15903 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Volvo and Caterpillar
      Cylinders number 6 and 6
      Model D7E and C9 ACERT VHP

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump axial piston pump and variable displacement piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 20684.3 kPa and 24150 kPa

      Gear box

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

      Front Axle

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

      Dump

      Lateral right shift 673 mm and 950 mm
      Mouldboard width 3657.6 mm and 4300 mm
      Mouldboard height 635 mm and 686 mm
      Mouldboard thickness 22 mm and 25 mm
      Left lateral displacement 673 mm and 820 mm

      Circle

      Diameter 1626 mm and 1553 mm
      Left shift 775 mm and 695 mm
      Right shift 749 mm and 728 mm

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      Sizes

      6. Front part clearance 610 mm 6. Front part clearance 600 mm
      8. Blade base 2650 mm 8. Blade base 2609 mm
      1. Dimensional length 9150 mm 1. Dimensional length 8713 mm
      2. Between tyres width 2537 mm 2. Between tyres width 2493 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3225 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3293 mm
      4. Wheelbase 6280 mm 4. Wheelbase 6121 mm