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| Key Highlights | CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
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| Particulars | CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
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Both Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and CAT 374 are heavy-duty excavators designed for mining and construction. The Liebherr model boasts a slightly less powerful engine but compensates with a larger fuel tank and heavier operating weight for stability. In contrast, the CAT 374 features a more potent engine with a higher hydraulic pump flow and bucket digging force.
Your choice between the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and CAT 374 should be based on the specific needs of your projects. Consider the Liebherr model for extended operation with its larger fuel capacity and operational stability, or opt for the CAT 374 if you need a more powerful engine and higher hydraulic performance. Assess the site conditions and job requirements to make the most informed decision.
| Brand | Caterpillar | Liebherr |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) |
| Operating Cost | Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Price | Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Weight | 74000 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Bucket | 4.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | 7240 mm | 7200 mm |
| Engine | Cat 480 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Warranty | 1 Year | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | 7000 mm | 7000 mm |
| Quick Overview: | Cat 374 is an extra-large excavator built for heavy-duty mining and infrastructure projects, delivering superior power and long-lasting durability. |
Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
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Get the best price for the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic Extra-Large Excavator from authorized dealers. Contact us now for exclusive deals! |
Both Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and CAT 374 are heavy-duty excavators designed for mining and construction. The Liebherr model boasts a slightly less powerful engine but compensates with a larger fuel tank and heavier operating weight for stability. In contrast, the CAT 374 features a more potent engine with a higher hydraulic pump flow and bucket digging force.
Your choice between the Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic and CAT 374 should be based on the specific needs of your projects. Consider the Liebherr model for extended operation with its larger fuel capacity and operational stability, or opt for the CAT 374 if you need a more powerful engine and higher hydraulic performance. Assess the site conditions and job requirements to make the most informed decision.
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Brand | |
| Caterpillar | Liebherr |
| Type | |
| Extra-Large (>50 Ton) | Extra-Large (>50 Ton) |
| Price | |
| Price Available Soon | Price Available Soon |
| Weight | |
| 74000 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| Bucket | |
| 4.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| Max Digging Depth | |
| 7240 mm | 7200 mm |
| Engine | |
| Cat 480 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Warranty | |
| 1 Year | 1 Yr. / 2500 hr. |
| Boom | |
| 7000 mm | 7000 mm |
| Quick Overview: | |
Cat 374 is an extra-large excavator built for heavy-duty mining and infrastructure projects, delivering superior power and long-lasting durability. |
Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic extra-large excavator excels in high-capacity mining and heavy-duty engineering operations. |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Engine Make | Cat® C15 | Liebherr D9508 A7 |
| Fuel Tank | 920 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Displacment | 15.2 L | 16.16 L |
| Under Carriage | 5873 mm | 5960 mm |
| Hydraulic System | 620 L | 920 L |
| Arm | 2570 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | NA | NA |
| Fuel Consumption | NA | NA |
| Overall Width | 3400 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Length | 12978 mm | 12800 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | 405 kN | 392 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | 4171 mm | NA |
| Track Shoe Width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| AC Cabin | Standard | Standard |
| GPS | Standard | Standard |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | |
| Cat® C15 | Liebherr D9508 A7 |
| Fuel Tank | |
| 920 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Displacment | |
| 15.2 L | 16.16 L |
| Under Carriage | |
| 5873 mm | 5960 mm |
| Hydraulic System | |
| 620 L | 920 L |
| Arm | |
| 2570 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| NA | NA |
| Fuel Consumption | |
| NA | NA |
| Overall Width | |
| 3400 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Length | |
| 12978 mm | 12800 mm |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 405 kN | 392 kN |
| Tailswing Radius | |
| 4171 mm | NA |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
| AC Cabin | |
| Standard | Standard |
| GPS | |
| Standard | Standard |
| 8858 | 3711 | |
| Model | Cat 480 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel |
| Type | NA | 4-stroke diesel Common-Rail , 8 cylinder V engine , after-cooled and fuel cooled , Engine Stage IIIA: with EGR , monoturbo , Water-cooled and integrated motor oil cooler |
| Rated Engine Power | 480 HP (358 kW) | 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | NA | 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | 15.2 L | 16.16 L |
| Alternator | NA | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A |
| Battery | NA | 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah |
| Starting Motor | NA | 24 V - 7.8 kW |
| 24 V - 7.8 kW | 24 V - 7.8 kW | |
| No of Top rollers | NA | 2 |
| No of bottom rollers | NA | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | NA | NA |
| Track Guard | NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | NA | 151 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | NA | NA |
| Travel Speed-Low | NA | NA |
| Travel Speed-High | NA | 3.5 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | NA | 568 kN |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Hydraulic pump | NA | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps |
| Maximum Flow | 896 L/min | 2 x 410 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | NA | NA |
| Implement Circuit | 37.0 MPa | 35.0 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | 35.0 MPa | NA |
| Travel circuit | 35.0 MPa | NA |
| Pilot circuit | NA | NA |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Travel | NA | Liebherr swashplate motor with brake valves on both sides |
| Swing | NA | Liebherr swashplate motor with integrated brake valve |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Fuel tank | 920 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Coolant | 71 L | NA |
| Engine oil | 62 L | NA |
| Hydraulic system | 620 L | 920 L |
| Hydraulic tank | 326 L | 435 L |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Operating Weight | 74000 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Boom length | 7000 mm | 7000 mm |
| Arm length | 2570 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | NA | NA |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | 11470 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max digging depth | 7240 mm | 7200 mm |
| Max digging height | 11000 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max Dump Height | 7050 mm | 7850 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | 3710 mm | NA |
| Min swing radius | NA | NA |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | NA | NA |
| Max height (above ground) | NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | 405 kN | 392 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | 352 kN | 357 kN |
| Swing Speed | 6.5 rpm | 5.6 rpm |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Dozer Type | NA | NA |
| Dozer Length | NA | NA |
| Digging depth for ground level | NA | NA |
| Approach Angle | NA | NA |
| Width | NA | NA |
| Height | NA | NA |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Bucket Capacity | 4.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic | |
| Overall Length | 12978 mm | 12800 mm |
| Overall width | 3400 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Height | 3559 mm | 4200 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | NA | 3665 mm |
| Upper Width | NA | 3515 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | 4705 mm | 4770 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | 5873 mm | 5960 mm |
| Tailswing radius | 4171 mm | NA |
| Min Ground clearance | 440 mm | 745 mm |
| Track gauge | 2750 mm | 3350 mm |
| Width over tracks | NA | 4130 mm |
| Track Height | NA | 1460 mm |
| Counterweight Clearance | 1494 mm | 1585 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | 650 mm | 500 mm |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Model | |
| Cat 480 HP | Liebherr 449 HP |
| Fuel | |
| Diesel | Diesel |
| Type | |
| NA | 4-stroke diesel Common-Rail , 8 cylinder V engine , after-cooled and fuel cooled , Engine Stage IIIA: with EGR , monoturbo , Water-cooled and integrated motor oil cooler |
| Rated Engine Power | |
| 480 HP (358 kW) | 449 HP (330 kW) @ 1800 rpm |
| Maximum Torque | |
| NA | 2750 Nm @ 1100 rpm |
| Piston Displacement | |
| 15.2 L | 16.16 L |
| Alternator | |
| NA | Three-phase current 28 V / 140 A |
| Battery | |
| NA | 12 V , 2 x 180 Ah |
| Starting Motor | |
| NA | 24 V - 7.8 kW |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| No of Top rollers | |
| NA | 2 |
| No of bottom rollers | |
| NA | 8 |
| Track Shoes (Each Side) | |
| NA | NA |
| Track Guard | |
| NA | NA |
| Track Shoe width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
| Ground bearing pressure | |
| NA | 151 kPa |
| Track Tensioning | |
| Grease | Grease |
| Gradeability | |
| NA | NA |
| Travel Speed-Low | |
| NA | NA |
| Travel Speed-High | |
| NA | 3.5 Km/h |
| Max Tracking Force | |
| NA | 568 kN |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Hydraulic pump | |
| NA | Two Liebherr variable displacement swashplate pumps |
| Maximum Flow | |
| 896 L/min | 2 x 410 L/min |
| Pilot Pump | |
| NA | NA |
| Implement Circuit | |
| 37.0 MPa | 35.0 MPa |
| Swing Circuit | |
| 35.0 MPa | NA |
| Travel circuit | |
| 35.0 MPa | NA |
| Pilot circuit | |
| NA | NA |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Fuel tank | |
| 920 L | 1140 L |
| Engine Coolant | |
| 71 L | NA |
| Engine oil | |
| 62 L | NA |
| Hydraulic system | |
| 620 L | 920 L |
| Hydraulic tank | |
| 326 L | 435 L |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Operating Weight | |
| 74000 Kg | 78350 Kg |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Boom length | |
| 7000 mm | 7000 mm |
| Arm length | |
| 2570 mm | 2600 mm |
| Max Digging Reach | |
| NA | NA |
| Max Digging Reach on ground | |
| 11470 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max digging depth | |
| 7240 mm | 7200 mm |
| Max digging height | |
| 11000 mm | 11650 mm |
| Max Dump Height | |
| 7050 mm | 7850 mm |
| Max vertical wallcut depth | |
| 3710 mm | NA |
| Min swing radius | |
| NA | NA |
| Max Height at Min Swing radius | |
| NA | NA |
| Max height (above ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Dig depth (below ground) | |
| NA | NA |
| Bucket Digging Force | |
| 405 kN | 392 kN |
| Arm Digging Force | |
| 352 kN | 357 kN |
| Swing Speed | |
| 6.5 rpm | 5.6 rpm |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Dozer Type | |
| NA | NA |
| Dozer Length | |
| NA | NA |
| Digging depth for ground level | |
| NA | NA |
| Approach Angle | |
| NA | NA |
| Width | |
| NA | NA |
| Height | |
| NA | NA |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Bucket Capacity | |
| 4.4 m³ | 4.00 - 5.00 m³ |
| CAT 374 | Liebherr R 978 SME Litronic |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | |
| 12978 mm | 12800 mm |
| Overall width | |
| 3400 mm | 4495 mm |
| Overall Height | |
| 3559 mm | 4200 mm |
| Overall Height of Cab | |
| NA | 3665 mm |
| Upper Width | |
| NA | 3515 mm |
| Track Lengh on Ground | |
| 4705 mm | 4770 mm |
| Undercarriage overall length | |
| 5873 mm | 5960 mm |
| Tailswing radius | |
| 4171 mm | NA |
| Min Ground clearance | |
| 440 mm | 745 mm |
| Track gauge | |
| 2750 mm | 3350 mm |
| Width over tracks | |
| NA | 4130 mm |
| Track Height | |
| NA | 1460 mm |
| Counterweight Clearence | |
| 1494 mm | 1585 mm |
| Track Shoe Width | |
| 650 mm | 500 mm |
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