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      Caterpillar E450 vs. Hitachi EX5500-6

      4 reasons to buy Caterpillar E450:

      Shovel boom/sections 1

      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 6480 mm and 5500 mm 15 % more or 980 mm

      Carrier

      Bucket loader specific ground pressure 82.3 kPa and 231.7 kPa 64 % less or 149.4 kPa
      Excavator specific ground pressure with support 1 80.3 kPa and 231.7 kPa 65 % less or 151.4 kPa
      Maximum travel speed 4.5 km/h and 2.3 km/h 49 % more or 2.2 km/h

      13 reasons to buy Hitachi EX5500-6:

      Sizes

      Caterpillar track length 9350 mm and 5125 mm 45 % more or 4225 mm
      Clearance 1100 mm and 600 mm 45 % more or 500 mm
      Upper structure clearance 3000 mm and 1430 mm 52 % more or 1570 mm

      Shovel boom/sections 1

      Maximum excavation depth 9000 mm and 7700 mm 14 % more or 1300 mm
      Maximum unloading height 13000 mm and 7400 mm 43 % more or 5600 mm
      Maximum radius on ground level 20100 mm and 11660 mm 42 % more or 8440 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 11300 l. and 500 l. 96 % more or 10800 l.

      Motor

      Full power 2088 kW and 206 kW 90 % more or 1882 kW
      Displacement 100 l. and 11.2 l. 89 % more or 88.8 l.

      Loading bucket

      Maximum unloading height 13100 mm and 7180 mm 45 % more or 5920 mm
      Maximum digging radius 16600 mm and 8370 mm 50 % more or 8230 mm

      Carrier

      Bucket loader support width 1400 mm and 610 mm 56 % more or 790 mm
      Loading shovel operational weight 522000 kg and 46200 kg 91 % more or 475800 kg

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3370 mm and 8600 mm
      Width between caterpillar tracks 3150 mm and 7400 mm

      Shovel boom/sections 1

      Maximum cut height 10800 mm and 20600 mm

      Motor

      Manufacturer Mitsubishi and Cummins

      Loading bucket

      Maximum cut height 9740 mm and 18900 mm

      Carrier

      Backhoe shovel support width 1 610 mm and 1400 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 3150 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 7400 mm
      5. Clearance 600 mm 5. Clearance 1100 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 3370 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 8600 mm

      Loading bucket

      17. Maximum cut height 9740 mm 17. Maximum cut height 18900 mm
      18. Maximum unloading height 7180 mm 18. Maximum unloading height 13100 mm
      19. Maximum digging radius 8370 mm 19. Maximum digging radius 16600 mm

      Carrier

      14. Bucket loader support width 610 mm 14. Bucket loader support width 1400 mm