Comparison of Wheeled and Crawler Excavator

Advantages: flexible maneuverability, convenient transition, low cost, low fuel consumption, fast walking speed, little damage to the ground, rubber tires also have shock absorption and buffering functions;

Disadvantages: poor passing performance, poor load-bearing capacity, and poor stability (but can be equipped with splay legs to improve stability);

Applicable working conditions: hard pavement, such as cement ground, highway, lawn.

02 Crawler Excavator

The running mechanism of crawler excavator is crawler, and there are two kinds of chassis: rubber and steel crawler. The rubber crawler undercarriage can carry a 10-ton fuselage, with low noise and little damage to the ground. The steel crawler chassis can carry more weight. Large crawler excavators are basically equipped with steel crawler undercarriage.

                                                     Crawler Excavator                          

Advantages: strong off-road ability, strong passing ability, strong bearing capacity, strong climbing ability, good stability and durability;

Disadvantages: relatively bulky, difficult to control, slow walking speed, high cost, high fuel consumption, fast wear of parts, and great damage to the ground;

Applicable working conditions: soft and damp ground, such as mud, mud, swamp.

03 Comprehensive Comparison

After the above analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of wheeled excavators and crawler excavators, the comparison of important parameters can be obtained as shown in the figure below.

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