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      Caterpillar 988B vs. Volvo L180C

      11 reasons to buy Caterpillar 988B:

      Sizes

      Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 2150 mm and 1330 mm 38 % more or 820 mm

      Shovel

      Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3450 mm and 3070 mm 11 % more or 380 mm
      Bucket capacity with top 5.4 m3 and 4.8 m3 11 % more or 0.6 m3

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 625 l. and 318 l. 49 % more or 307 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 246 l. and 165 l. 33 % more or 81 l.
      Static tipping weight 22450 kg and 19822 kg 12 % more or 2628 kg

      Motor

      Full power 279.6 kW and 211.8 kW 24 % more or 67.8 kW
      Displacement 18 l. and 12 l. 33 % more or 6 l.

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 41.4 km/h and 24 km/h 42 % more or 17.4 km/h
      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 36.2 km/h and 35.1 km/h 3 % more or 1.1 km/h

      4 reasons to buy Volvo L180C:

      Sizes

      Clearance 480 mm and 474 mm 1 % more or 6 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6.6 sec and 9.4 sec 30 % less or 2.8 sec
      Unloading time 2.5 sec and 3 sec 17 % less or 0.5 sec
      Lowering time 3.5 sec and 4.5 sec 22 % less or 1.0 sec

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 4115 mm and 3560 mm
      Length with bucket on ground level 10390 mm and 8550 mm
      Between tyres width 3520 mm and 2950 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 43365 kg and 27500 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Volvo
      Model 3408 and TD 122 KHE

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 4

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      Sizes

      5. Clearance 474 mm 5. Clearance 480 mm
      8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 2150 mm 8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 1330 mm
      1. Length with bucket on ground level 10390 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 8550 mm
      2. Between tyres width 3520 mm 2. Between tyres width 2950 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 4115 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3560 mm

      Shovel

      7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3450 mm 7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3070 mm