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      Hitachi EX5500-5 vs. Caterpillar 235C

      15 reasons to buy Hitachi EX5500-5:

      Sizes

      Upper structure clearance 3000 mm and 1120 mm 63 % more or 1880 mm
      Caterpillar track length 9350 mm and 5020 mm 46 % more or 4330 mm
      Clearance 1100 mm and 530 mm 52 % more or 570 mm

      Shovel boom/sections 1

      Maximum unloading height 13000 mm and 6310 mm 51 % more or 6690 mm
      Maximum radius on ground level 20100 mm and 10880 mm 46 % more or 9220 mm
      Maximum excavation depth 9000 mm and 6970 mm 23 % more or 2030 mm
      Maximum vertical wall digging depth 5500 mm and 4790 mm 13 % more or 710 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 10400 l. and 492 l. 95 % more or 9908 l.

      Motor

      Full power 2013.4 kW and 186.4 kW 91 % more or 1827.0 kW
      Displacement 90 l. and 10.5 l. 88 % more or 79.5 l.

      Loading bucket

      Maximum digging radius 16600 mm and 8330 mm 50 % more or 8270 mm
      Maximum unloading height 13100 mm and 5030 mm 62 % more or 8070 mm

      Carrier

      Unloaded backhoe shovel operational weight with support 1 518000 kg and 42140 kg 92 % more or 475860 kg
      Bucket loader support width 1400 mm and 457 mm 67 % more or 943 mm
      Loading shovel operational weight 518000 kg and 12010 kg 98 % more or 505990 kg

      3 reasons to buy Caterpillar 235C:

      Carrier

      Excavator specific ground pressure with support 1 60.6 kPa and 230 kPa 74 % less or 169.4 kPa
      Maximum travel speed 3.2 km/h and 2.3 km/h 28 % more or 0.9 km/h
      Bucket loader specific ground pressure 103.3 kPa and 230 kPa 55 % less or 126.7 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Width between caterpillar tracks 7400 mm and 3450 mm
      Height to cab upper part 8500 mm and 3400 mm

      Shovel boom/sections 1

      Backhoe shovel boom / section Boom 10600mm/Section 5300mm and Section 8'0" (2440mm)
      Maximum cut height 20600 mm and 9550 mm

      Motor

      Manufacturer Cummins and Caterpillar
      Model QSK45-C and 3306

      Loading bucket

      Maximum cut height 18900 mm and 9170 mm

      Carrier

      Backhoe shovel support width 1 1400 mm and 760 mm

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      Sizes

      7. Height to cab upper part 8500 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 3400 mm
      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 7400 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 3450 mm
      5. Clearance 1100 mm 5. Clearance 530 mm

      Loading bucket

      17. Maximum cut height 18900 mm 17. Maximum cut height 9170 mm
      18. Maximum unloading height 13100 mm 18. Maximum unloading height 5030 mm
      19. Maximum digging radius 16600 mm 19. Maximum digging radius 8330 mm

      Carrier

      14. Bucket loader support width 1400 mm 14. Bucket loader support width 457 mm