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      Caterpillar 980G vs. Caterpillar 988B

      6 reasons to buy Caterpillar 980G:

      Shovel

      Breakout power 47277 pound and 80100 pound 41 % less or 32823 pound

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6 sec and 9.4 sec 36 % less or 3.4 sec
      Unloading time 2 sec and 3 sec 33 % less or 1 sec
      Lowering time 3.4 sec and 4.5 sec 24 % less or 1.1 sec

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 37.4 km/h and 36.2 km/h 3 % more or 1.2 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 42.8 km/h and 41.4 km/h 3 % more or 1.4 km/h

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 988B:

      Sizes

      Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 2150 mm and 1545 mm 28 % more or 605 mm
      Clearance 474 mm and 467 mm 1 % more or 7 mm

      Shovel

      Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3450 mm and 3271 mm 5 % more or 179 mm
      Bucket capacity with top 5.4 m3 and 4.2 m3 22 % more or 1.2 m3

      Operation

      Static tipping weight 22450 kg and 20306 kg 10 % more or 2144 kg
      Fuel Capacity 625 l. and 470 l. 25 % more or 155 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 246 l. and 208 l. 15 % more or 38 l.

      Motor

      Full power 279.6 kW and 223.7 kW 20 % more or 55.9 kW
      Displacement 18 l. and 14.6 l. 19 % more or 3.4 l.

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 9465 mm and 10390 mm
      Between tyres width 3250 mm and 3520 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3750 mm and 4115 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 29773 kg and 43365 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model 3406DITA and 3408

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 4
      Reverse gears number 4 and 4

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket on ground level 9465 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 10390 mm
      2. Between tyres width 3250 mm 2. Between tyres width 3520 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3750 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 4115 mm
      5. Clearance 467 mm 5. Clearance 474 mm
      8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 1545 mm 8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 2150 mm

      Shovel

      7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3271 mm 7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3450 mm