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Glossary of technical terms
34 terms from the data tables — explained the way you need them at the machine, not for an engineer.
Vehicle categories
What N1, N3 or O2 mean — and what follows from them.
Vehicle categories M, N, O, TCategory N1, N2, N3 (goods vehicles)Category O1, O2, O3, O4 (trailers)Maximum mass, kerb weight, payload
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Engine and combustion
Output, displacement, charging and emissions.
Bore/strokeDisplacementRated speedRated vs. peak outputTorqueTurbocharger/wastegate/VTGAspiration: naturally aspirated vs. turboCharge-air cooling (intercooler)Common railEmissions stage (Tier/Stage)Cylinder count and layout
11 terms
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Drive and transmission
How power reaches the ground — gearbox to four-wheel drive.
PowershiftContinuously variable transmission (CVT/Vario)Hydrostatic driveGearbox (overview)MFWD / engageable four-wheel drive
5 terms
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Implements and hydraulics
What the machine can carry and drive.
PTO (power take-off)Lifting capacityLinkage category
3 terms
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Dimensions and weight
The figures that decide transport and field work.
Unladen weight vs. gross vehicle weightWheelbaseGround clearancePower-to-weight ratio (kW/t)
4 terms
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Electric motors
Frame size, efficiency and protection rating.
Protection class (IP)Frame size (IEC)Efficiency class (IE)
3 terms
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Parts and operation
Part numbers, cross-references and operating hours.
Operating hoursEPA engine familyOEM part numberCross-reference
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We explain what appears in our data tables — without figures we cannot document.