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      Caterpillar 990 serie II vs. Caterpillar 988B

      12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 990 serie II:

      Sizes

      Clearance 507 mm and 474 mm 7 % more or 33 mm

      Shovel

      Breakout power 63066 pound and 80100 pound 21 % less or 17034 pound
      Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 4046 mm and 3450 mm 15 % more or 596 mm
      Bucket capacity with top 8.4 m3 and 5.4 m3 36 % more or 3.0 m3
      Brimmed bucket capacity 6.9 m3 and 4.5 m3 35 % more or 2.4 m3

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 970 l. and 625 l. 36 % more or 345 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 435 l. and 246 l. 43 % more or 189 l.
      Static tipping weight 40956 kg and 22450 kg 45 % more or 18506 kg

      Motor

      Displacement 27 l. and 18 l. 33 % more or 9 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Lowering time 3.8 sec and 4.5 sec 16 % less or 0.7 sec
      Lifting time 9.2 sec and 9.4 sec 2 % less or 0.2 sec
      Unloading time 2.9 sec and 3 sec 3 % less or 0.1 sec

      5 reasons to buy Caterpillar 988B:

      Sizes

      Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 2150 mm and 1886 mm 12 % more or 264 mm

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 36.2 km/h and 22.5 km/h 38 % more or 13.7 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 41.4 km/h and 25 km/h 40 % more or 16.4 km/h

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 12610 mm and 10390 mm
      Between tyres width 4100 mm and 3520 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 73490 kg and 43365 kg

      Motor

      Model 3412E TA and 3408

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      Sizes

      8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 1886 mm 8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 2150 mm
      1. Length with bucket on ground level 12610 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 10390 mm
      2. Between tyres width 4100 mm 2. Between tyres width 3520 mm
      5. Clearance 507 mm 5. Clearance 474 mm

      Shovel

      7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 4046 mm 7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3450 mm