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      Caterpillar 990 serie II vs. Caterpillar 988H

      10 reasons to buy Caterpillar 990 serie II:

      Shovel

      Brimmed bucket capacity 6.9 m3 and 5.3 m3 23 % more or 1.6 m3
      Breakout power 63066 pound and 85068 pound 26 % less or 22002 pound
      Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 4046 mm and 3466 mm 14 % more or 580 mm
      Bucket capacity with top 8.4 m3 and 6.4 m3 24 % more or 2.0 m3

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 970 l. and 712 l. 27 % more or 258 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 435 l. and 267 l. 39 % more or 168 l.
      Static tipping weight 40956 kg and 34825 kg 15 % more or 6131 kg

      Motor

      Effective power 466.1 kW and 373 kW 20 % more or 93.1 kW
      Displacement 27 l. and 18.1 l. 33 % more or 8.9 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 9.2 sec and 9.4 sec 2 % less or 0.2 sec

      6 reasons to buy Caterpillar 988H:

      Sizes

      Clearance 549 mm and 507 mm 8 % more or 42 mm
      Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 2028 mm and 1886 mm 7 % more or 142 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Unloading time 2.4 sec and 2.9 sec 17 % less or 0.5 sec

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 38.6 km/h and 22.5 km/h 42 % more or 16.1 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 25.1 km/h and 25 km/h 0 % more or 0.1 km/h

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 12610 mm and 12215 mm
      Between tyres width 4100 mm and 3579 mm

      Shovel

      Shovel width 4450 mm and 3810 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 73490 kg and 49546 kg

      Motor

      Model 3412E TA and C18 ACERT

      Hydraulic system

      Lowering time 3.8 sec and 3.8 sec

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 3 and 3

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      Sizes

      5. Clearance 507 mm 5. Clearance 549 mm
      8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 1886 mm 8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 2028 mm
      1. Length with bucket on ground level 12610 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 12215 mm
      2. Between tyres width 4100 mm 2. Between tyres width 3579 mm

      Shovel

      7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 4046 mm 7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3466 mm