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      Caterpillar 436 serie II vs. JCB 3CX 15FT (215)

      10 reasons to buy Caterpillar 436 serie II:

      Sizes

      Clearance 352 mm and 330 mm 6 % more or 22 mm

      Operation

      Turn radius 3905 mm and 4200 mm 7 % less or 295 mm

      Load-transfer device

      Digging depth 83 mm and 50 mm 40 % more or 33 mm
      Bucket breakout force 35.1 kN and 56.2 kN 38 % less or 21.1 kN

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in unfolded state 6513 mm and 6120 mm 6 % more or 393 mm
      Digging depth in folded state 5447 mm and 4950 mm 9 % more or 497 mm
      Bucket digging force in folded state 4990.9 kg and 2512 kg 50 % more or 2478.9 kg
      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 4909.2 kg and 2512 kg 49 % more or 2397.2 kg
      Load at maximum lifting in folded state 1580 kg and 2204.5 kg 28 % less or 624.5 kg
      Load at maximum lifting in unfolded state 1020 kg and 1270.1 kg 20 % less or 250.1 kg

      12 reasons to buy JCB 3CX 15FT (215):

      Motor

      Effective power 72.8 kW and 57.4 kW 21 % more or 15.4 kW
      Displacement 4.4 l. and 3.9 l. 11 % more or 0.5 l.
      Full power 74.6 kW and 61.9 kW 17 % more or 12.7 kW

      Load-transfer device

      Radius at max unloading height 810 mm and 777 mm 4 % more or 33 mm
      Bucket volume 1.1 m3 and 1 m3 9 % more or 0.1 m3
      Lifting capacity at full height 4187.1 kg and 2386 kg 43 % more or 1801.1 kg
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2740 mm and 2621 mm 4 % more or 119 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 148 l/min and 138 l/min 7 % more or 10 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 34.2 km/h and 29.7 km/h 13 % more or 4.5 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 34.2 km/h and 29.8 km/h 13 % more or 4.4 km/h

      Backdigger

      Loading height in folded state 3960 mm and 3794 mm 4 % more or 166 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 4650 mm and 4357 mm 6 % more or 293 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport width 2262 mm and 2350 mm
      Transport height 3810 mm and 3890 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2779 mm and 2870 mm
      Wheelbase 2100 mm and 2260 mm
      Transport length 7094 mm and 7490 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 11-16 12PR/10.5-20 10PR and 14-17.5 fwd 12 layers
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 16.9-28 10PR/16.9-28 10 PR and 19.5L-24 R4 10 layers
      Working weight 2wd 6878 kg and 7727.9 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Perkins and JCB
      Model 4.2 and 444

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2262 mm and 2349.5 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 18615.8 kPa and 22752.7 kPa

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 4
      Reverse gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 6048 mm and 5920 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 7119 mm and 7010 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 7094 mm 1. Transport length 7490 mm
      2. Transport width 2262 mm 2. Transport width 2350 mm
      3. Transport height 3810 mm 3. Transport height 3890 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2100 mm 4. Wheelbase 2260 mm
      5. Clearance 352 mm 5. Clearance 330 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2779 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2870 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2621 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2740 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 777 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 810 mm
      9. Digging depth 83 mm 9. Digging depth 50 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3794 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3960 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6048 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5920 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 5447 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4950 mm