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      Hitachi EX5500-5 vs. Caterpillar 5230

      6 reasons to buy Hitachi EX5500-5:

      Sizes

      Upper structure clearance 3000 mm and 2450 mm 18 % more or 550 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 10400 l. and 5330 l. 49 % more or 5070 l.

      Motor

      Full power 2013.4 kW and 1096.2 kW 46 % more or 917.2 kW

      Loading bucket

      Maximum excavation depth 4550 mm and 3800 mm 16 % more or 750 mm
      Maximum digging radius 16600 mm and 10000 mm 40 % more or 6600 mm

      Carrier

      Loading shovel operational weight 518000 kg and 318500 kg 39 % more or 199500 kg

      5 reasons to buy Caterpillar 5230:

      Sizes

      Clearance 1108 mm and 1100 mm 1 % more or 8 mm
      Caterpillar track length 10325 mm and 9350 mm 9 % more or 975 mm

      Carrier

      Maximum travel speed 2.5 km/h and 2.3 km/h 8 % more or 0.2 km/h
      Bucket loader support width 1500 mm and 1400 mm 7 % more or 100 mm
      Bucket loader specific ground pressure 153.1 kPa and 230 kPa 33 % less or 76.9 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Caterpillar track length on ground level 7000 mm and 8174 mm
      Caterpillar track height 2730 mm and 2260 mm
      Width between caterpillar tracks 7400 mm and 6296 mm
      Height to cab upper part 8500 mm and 7455 mm

      Motor

      Model QSK45-C and 3516 EUI

      Loading bucket

      Maximum cut height 18900 mm and 15000 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 7400 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 6296 mm
      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 7000 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 8174 mm
      5. Clearance 1100 mm 5. Clearance 1108 mm
      7. Height to cab upper part 8500 mm 7. Height to cab upper part 7455 mm

      Loading bucket

      17. Maximum cut height 18900 mm 17. Maximum cut height 15000 mm
      19. Maximum digging radius 16600 mm 19. Maximum digging radius 10000 mm
      20. Maximum excavation depth 4550 mm 20. Maximum excavation depth 3800 mm

      Carrier

      14. Bucket loader support width 1400 mm 14. Bucket loader support width 1500 mm