Hitachi EX5500 vs. Hitachi EX1200-5D

23 reasons to buy Hitachi EX5500:

Sizes

Caterpillar track length	9350 mm and 6410 mm	31 % more or 2940 mm
Clearance	1100 mm and 990 mm	10 % more or 110 mm
Upper structure clearance	3000 mm and 1790 mm	40 % more or 1210 mm

Shovel boom/sections 1

Maximum vertical wall digging depth	5500 mm and 5080 mm	8 % more or 420 mm
Maximum unloading height	13000 mm and 8020 mm	38 % more or 4980 mm
Maximum excavation depth	9000 mm and 7940 mm	12 % more or 1060 mm
Maximum radius on ground level	20100 mm and 13380 mm	33 % more or 6720 mm

Shovel

Maximum bucket volume	30.6 m3 and 6.5 m3	79 % more or 24.1 m3
Bucket initial volume	27 m3 and 5.9 m3	78 % more or 21.1 m3

Operation

Fuel Capacity	10400 l. and 1400 l.	87 % more or 9000 l.
Cooling system fluid volume	760 l. and 113 l.	85 % more or 647 l.
Engine oil volume	520 l. and 70 l.	87 % more or 450 l.
Hydraulic system fluid volume	6200 l. and 1350 l.	78 % more or 4850 l.

Motor

Full power	2013.4 kW and 567 kW	72 % more or 1446.4 kW
Effective power	1941.8 kW and 537.6 kW	72 % more or 1404.2 kW
Power measured at	1800 rev / min and 1650 rev / min	8 % more or 150 rev
Displacement	90 l. and 23.2 l.	74 % more or 66.8 l.
Cylinders number	12 and 6	50 % more or 6

Loading bucket

Maximum unloading height	13100 mm and 8740 mm	33 % more or 4360 mm
Maximum digging radius	16600 mm and 11440 mm	31 % more or 5160 mm

Carrier

Unloaded backhoe shovel operational weight with support 1	518000 kg and 108000 kg	79 % more or 410000 kg
Bucket loader support width	1400 mm and 710 mm	49 % more or 690 mm
Loading shovel operational weight	518000 kg and 111000 kg	79 % more or 407000 kg

8 reasons to buy Hitachi EX1200-5D:

Shovel

Bucket minimum volume

5.9 m3 and 27 m3

78 % less or 21.1 m3

Operation

Rotation speed

5.8 rev / min and 3.3 rev / min

43 % more or 2.5 rev

Loading bucket

Maximum excavation depth

5240 mm and 4550 mm

13 % more or 690 mm

Carrier

Bucket loader specific ground pressure	139 kPa and 230 kPa	40 % less or 91 kPa
Lower rollers number	8 and 7	12 % more or 1
Track shoes number on either side	52 and 39	25 % more or 13
Maximum travel speed	3.5 km/h and 2.3 km/h	34 % more or 1.2 km/h
Excavator specific ground pressure with support 1	136 kPa and 230 kPa	41 % less or 94 kPa

Neutral reasons:

Sizes

Width between caterpillar tracks	7400 mm and 4610 mm
Height to cab upper part	8500 mm and 5410 mm
Caterpillar track length on ground level	7000 mm and 5000 mm
Caterpillar track height	2730 mm and 1570 mm

Shovel boom/sections 1

Maximum cut height	20600 mm and 12300 mm
Backhoe shovel boom / section	length of shovel boom 10600mm with lever - elongation 5300mm and Boom 24'9" (7550mm)/Section 11'2" (3400mm)

Operation

Operating voltage

24 V and 24 V

Motor

Manufacturer	Cummins and Cummins
Model	QSK45-C and QSK23
Aspiration	Turbocharging with subsequent air cooling (by a cooling radiator) and turbocharging

Loading bucket

Maximum cut height

18900 mm and 12350 mm

Carrier

Upper rollers number	3 and 3
Rear platform swing radius	7750 mm and 4850 mm
Track width	6000 mm and 3900 mm
Backhoe shovel support width 1	1400 mm and 710 mm

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Sizes

2. Width between caterpillar tracks	7400 mm	2. Width between caterpillar tracks	4610 mm
4. Caterpillar track length on ground level	7000 mm	4. Caterpillar track length on ground level	5000 mm
5. Clearance	1100 mm	5. Clearance	990 mm
7. Height to cab upper part	8500 mm	7. Height to cab upper part	5410 mm

Loading bucket

17. Maximum cut height	18900 mm	17. Maximum cut height	12350 mm
18. Maximum unloading height	13100 mm	18. Maximum unloading height	8740 mm
19. Maximum digging radius	16600 mm	19. Maximum digging radius	11440 mm
20. Maximum excavation depth	4550 mm	20. Maximum excavation depth	5240 mm

Carrier

6. Track width	6000 mm	6. Track width	3900 mm
14. Bucket loader support width	1400 mm	14. Bucket loader support width	710 mm