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      Caterpillar 257B serie 3 vs. Takeuchi TL240

      6 reasons to buy Caterpillar 257B serie 3:

      Sizes

      Machine rear swing radius from center 1451 mm and 1670 mm 13 % less or 219 mm
      Turning radius with bucket from center 2192 mm and 2362 mm 7 % less or 170 mm

      Operation

      Maximum speed at low range 11.1 km/h and 7.6 km/h 32 % more or 3.5 km/h
      Maximum speed at high range 16.1 km/h and 11.6 km/h 28 % more or 4.5 km/h
      Generator current strength 90 amperes and 40 amperes 56 % more or 50 amperes

      Load-transfer device

      Tipping load 2427 kg and 2699 kg 10 % less or 272 kg

      11 reasons to buy Takeuchi TL240:

      Sizes

      Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 875 mm and 758 mm 13 % more or 117 mm
      Clearance 325 mm and 246 mm 24 % more or 79 mm
      Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading 2408 mm and 2309 mm 4 % more or 99 mm

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 16.5 l. and 10 l. 39 % more or 6.5 l.
      Engine oil volume 10.2 l. and 9 l. 12 % more or 1.2 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 75 l. and 55 l. 27 % more or 20 l.
      Fuel Capacity 90 l. and 84 l. 7 % more or 6 l.

      Motor

      Full power 64.1 kW and 55.2 kW 14 % more or 8.9 kW
      Effective power 61.9 kW and 52.9 kW 15 % more or 9.0 kW

      Hydraulic system

      Pump flow rate 76 l/min and 83 l/min 8 % less or 7 l/min

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 30.3 kPa and 31 kPa 2 % less or 0.7 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Width between caterpillar tracks 1676 mm and 1770 mm
      Length with bucket 3439 mm and 3810 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2035 mm and 2270 mm

      Operation

      Operating voltage 12 V and 12 V
      Working weight 3656 kg and 4701 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Yanmar
      Model C3.4 DIT and 4TNV98I
      Displacement 3.3 l. and 3.3 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Workload 1213 kg and 944 kg

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 22994 kPa and 20684.3 kPa

      Carrier

      Caterpillar track length on ground level 1499 mm and 1495 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket 3439 mm 1. Length with bucket 3810 mm
      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 1676 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 1770 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 2035 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2270 mm
      5. Clearance 246 mm 5. Clearance 325 mm
      7. Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading 2309 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading 2408 mm
      8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 758 mm 8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 875 mm

      Carrier

      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 1499 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 1495 mm