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      Volvo G976 vs. Caterpillar 120M

      15 reasons to buy Volvo G976:

      Operation

      Rear axle standard operating weight 14200 kg and 10358 kg 27 % more or 3842 kg
      Front axle standard operating weight 5600 kg and 3735 kg 33 % more or 1865 kg
      Front axle maximum operating weight 8390 kg and 7399 kg 12 % more or 991 kg
      Rear axle maximum operating weight 15880 kg and 12872 kg 19 % more or 3008 kg
      Fuel Capacity 498 l. and 340 l. 32 % more or 158 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 47 l. and 40 l. 15 % more or 7 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 144 l. and 60 l. 58 % more or 84 l.
      Each tandem case fluid volume 100 l. and 61 l. 39 % more or 39 l.

      Motor

      Effective speeds output 7-8 195.4 kW and 102.9 kW 47 % more or 92.5 kW
      Maximum power 195.4 kW and 102.9 kW 47 % more or 92.5 kW
      Displacement 9.4 l. and 6.6 l. 30 % more or 2.8 l.

      Front Axle

      Clearance 590 mm and 572 mm 3 % more or 18 mm

      Dump

      Maximum cutting depth 775 mm and 720 mm 7 % more or 55 mm

      Circle

      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

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 120M:

      Steerage

      Turn radius 7.5 m and 7640 m 100 % less or 7632.5 m

      Motor

      Power measured at 2000 rev / min and 1700 rev / min 15 % more or 300 rev

      Hydraulic system

      Pump flow rate 151 l/min and 208 l/min 27 % less or 57 l/min

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2
      Maximum forward speed 44.5 km/h and 43.8 km/h 2 % more or 0.7 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 37.8 km/h and 30.1 km/h 20 % more or 7.7 km/h

      Dump

      Blade pulling at maximum weight 18244 kg and 18147 kg 1 % more or 97 kg

      Circle

      Maximum radius outside left tyres 1742 mm and 1970 mm 12 % less or 228 mm
      Right maximum radius outside tyres 1905 mm and 1960 mm 3 % less or 55 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Steerage

      Left and right hinge connection 21 degrees and 20 degrees

      Sizes

      Dimensional length 9500 mm and 8488 mm
      Between tyres width 2780 mm and 2481 mm
      Wheelbase 6531 mm and 5915 mm
      Blade base 2790 mm and 2511 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3225 mm and 3278 mm

      Operation

      Overall standard operating weight 19800 kg and 14093 kg
      Total maximum operating weight 23360 kg and 20271 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Volvo and Caterpillar
      Model D9B and C6.6 ACERT VHP
      Cylinders number 6 and 6

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump axial piston pump and variable displacement piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 20684.3 kPa and 24100 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

      Mouldboard width 3657.6 mm and 3668 mm
      Mouldboard height 737 mm and 610 mm
      Mouldboard thickness 25 mm and 22 mm
      Left lateral displacement 673 mm and 510 mm
      Lateral right shift 673 mm and 660 mm
      Lowered blade pressure 9776 kg and 13103 kg

      Circle

      Diameter 1626 mm and 1530 mm
      Left shift 775 mm and 656 mm
      Right shift 749 mm and 656 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Dimensional length 9500 mm 1. Dimensional length 8488 mm
      2. Between tyres width 2780 mm 2. Between tyres width 2481 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3225 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3278 mm
      4. Wheelbase 6531 mm 4. Wheelbase 5915 mm
      8. Blade base 2790 mm 8. Blade base 2511 mm