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      Caterpillar 242B serie 3 vs. Bobcat 553

      8 reasons to buy Caterpillar 242B serie 3:

      Sizes

      Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading 2333 mm and 2083 mm 11 % more or 250 mm
      Clearance 178 mm and 175 mm 2 % more or 3 mm
      Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 622 mm and 312 mm 50 % more or 310 mm

      Operation

      Maximum speed 18.4 km/h and 10.3 km/h 44 % more or 8.1 km/h
      Fuel Capacity 58 l. and 37.9 l. 35 % more or 20.1 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 52.9 kW and 18.6 kW 65 % more or 34.3 kW
      Displacement 3.3 l. and 1.1 l. 67 % more or 2.2 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 83.3 l/min and 41.6 l/min 50 % more or 41.7 l/min

      2 reasons to buy Bobcat 553:

      Sizes

      Turning radius with bucket from center 1575 mm and 2092 mm 25 % less or 517 mm

      Load-transfer device

      Tipping load 864.1 kg and 1950.4 kg 56 % less or 1086.3 kg

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length without bucket 2760 mm and 2238 mm
      Between tyres width 1676 mm and 1194 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2019 mm and 1842 mm
      Wheelbase 1094 mm and 790 mm
      Length with bucket 3437 mm and 2725 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 3178.8 kg and 1680.1 kg

      Motor

      Model C3.4DIT and D1105-B

      Load-transfer device

      Workload range 975.2 kg and 430.9 kg

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket 3437 mm 1. Length with bucket 2725 mm
      2. Between tyres width 1676 mm 2. Between tyres width 1194 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 2019 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 1842 mm
      4. Wheelbase 1094 mm 4. Wheelbase 790 mm
      5. Clearance 178 mm 5. Clearance 175 mm
      6. Length without bucket 2760 mm 6. Length without bucket 2238 mm
      7. Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading 2333 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading 2083 mm
      8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 622 mm 8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 312 mm