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Hitachi EX5500 vs. Hitachi EX600-6
23 reasons to buy Hitachi EX5500:
Sizes
Caterpillar track length | 9350 mm and 8700 mm | 7 % more or 650 mm |
Clearance | 1100 mm and 905 mm | 18 % more or 195 mm |
Upper structure clearance | 3000 mm and 2440 mm | 19 % more or 560 mm |
Shovel boom/sections 1
Maximum excavation depth | 9000 mm and 8580 mm | 5 % more or 420 mm |
Maximum vertical wall digging depth | 5500 mm and 4060 mm | 26 % more or 1440 mm |
Maximum unloading height | 13000 mm and 11590 mm | 11 % more or 1410 mm |
Maximum radius on ground level | 20100 mm and 17600 mm | 12 % more or 2500 mm |
Operation
Hydraulic system fluid volume | 6200 l. and 4000 l. | 35 % more or 2200 l. |
Rotation speed | 3.3 rev / min and 3.2 rev / min | 3 % more or 0.1 rev |
Generator current strength | 150 amperes and 140 amperes | 7 % more or 10 amperes |
Fuel Capacity | 10400 l. and 7450 l. | 28 % more or 2950 l. |
Cooling system fluid volume | 760 l. and 614 l. | 19 % more or 146 l. |
Motor
Full power | 2013.4 kW and 1450 kW | 28 % more or 563.4 kW |
Effective power | 1941.8 kW and 1450 kW | 25 % more or 491.8 kW |
Displacement | 90 l. and 60 l. | 33 % more or 30 l. |
Loading bucket
Maximum digging radius | 16600 mm and 15220 mm | 8 % more or 1380 mm |
Maximum unloading height | 13100 mm and 10990 mm | 16 % more or 2110 mm |
Maximum excavation depth | 4550 mm and 3910 mm | 14 % more or 640 mm |
Carrier
Unloaded backhoe shovel operational weight with support 1 | 518000 kg and 359000 kg | 31 % more or 159000 kg |
Bucket loader support width | 1400 mm and 1270 mm | 9 % more or 130 mm |
Loading shovel operational weight | 518000 kg and 361000 kg | 30 % more or 157000 kg |
Maximum travel speed | 2.3 km/h and 2.2 km/h | 4 % more or 0.1 km/h |
Track shoes number on either side | 39 and 38 Tracks per side | 3 % more or 1 |
4 reasons to buy Hitachi EX600-6:
Operation
Engine oil volume | 545 l. and 520 l. | 5 % more or 25 l. |
Carrier
Excavator specific ground pressure with support 1 | 188 kPa and 230 kPa | 18 % less or 42 kPa |
Bucket loader specific ground pressure | 189 kPa and 230 kPa | 18 % less or 41 kPa |
Lower rollers number | 8 low rollers and 7 | 12 % more or 1 low |
Neutral reasons:
Sizes
Width between caterpillar tracks | 7400 mm and 9420 mm |
Height to cab upper part | 8500 mm and 7830 mm |
Caterpillar track length on ground level | 7000 mm and 6660 mm |
Caterpillar track height | 2730 mm and 2305 mm |
Shovel boom/sections 1
Backhoe shovel boom / section | length of shovel boom 10600mm with lever - elongation 5300mm and length of shovel boom 10700 mm, height 3510 mm, width 2540 mm / Lever length 6040 mm, height 2930 mm, width 2110 mm |
Maximum cut height | 20600 mm and 17690 mm |
Handle pressure force | 1240 Nm and 951 Nm |
Operation
Operating voltage | 24 V and 24 V |
Motor
Manufacturer | Cummins and Cummins |
Model | QSK45-C and QSKTA60-CE |
Loading bucket
Handle pressure force | 1570 Nm and 1200 Nm |
Loading bucket | standard and length of shovel boom 2570 mm, height 2350 mm, width 2570 mm / Lever length 5100 mm, height 2070 mm, width 2900 mm |
Maximum cut height | 18900 mm and 16300 mm |
Carrier
Backhoe shovel support width 1 | 1400 mm and 1270 mm |
Upper rollers number | 3 and 3 upside rollers |
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Sizes
2. Width between caterpillar tracks | 7400 mm | 2. Width between caterpillar tracks | 9420 mm |
4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 7000 mm | 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 6660 mm |
5. Clearance | 1100 mm | 5. Clearance | 905 mm |
7. Height to cab upper part | 8500 mm | 7. Height to cab upper part | 7830 mm |
Loading bucket
20. Maximum excavation depth | 4550 mm | 20. Maximum excavation depth | 3910 mm |
17. Maximum cut height | 18900 mm | 17. Maximum cut height | 16300 mm |
18. Maximum unloading height | 13100 mm | 18. Maximum unloading height | 10990 mm |
19. Maximum digging radius | 16600 mm | 19. Maximum digging radius | 15220 mm |
Carrier
14. Bucket loader support width | 1400 mm | 14. Bucket loader support width | 1270 mm |




