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      Caterpillar 438C vs. John Deere 315C

      12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 438C:

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 21.6 l. and 16 l. 26 % more or 5.6 l.
      Transmission fluid volume 18 l. and 7 l. 61 % more or 11 l.
      Fuel Capacity 128 l. and 98 l. 23 % more or 30 l.

      Motor

      Full power 66.4 kW and 52.9 kW 20 % more or 13.5 kW
      Effective power 63.4 kW and 50 kW 21 % more or 13.4 kW
      Displacement 4 l. and 3.9 l. 2 % more or 0.1 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 50.4 kN and 4241 kN 99 % less or 4190.6 kN

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 162 l/min and 133 l/min 18 % more or 29 l/min

      Backdigger

      Loading height in unfolded state 4344 mm and 3580 mm 18 % more or 764 mm
      Digging depth in folded state 4873 mm and 4290 mm 12 % more or 583 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 5924 mm and 5130 mm 13 % more or 794 mm
      Loading height in folded state 3684 mm and 3510 mm 5 % more or 174 mm

      11 reasons to buy John Deere 315C:

      Sizes

      Clearance 350 mm and 335 mm 4 % more or 15 mm

      Operation

      Front axle fluid volume 23 l. and 7.5 l. 67 % more or 15.5 l.
      Turn radius 300 mm and 8090 mm 96 % less or 7790 mm
      Oil system fluid volume 8.5 l. and 7.3 l. 14 % more or 1.2 l.
      Generator current strength 65 amperes and 52 amperes 20 % more or 13 amperes

      Load-transfer device

      Digging depth 5490 mm and 40 mm 99 % more or 5450 mm
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 3510 mm and 2655 mm 24 % more or 855 mm

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 40.7 km/h and 31.5 km/h 23 % more or 9.2 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 36.6 km/h and 31.5 km/h 14 % more or 5.1 km/h

      Backdigger

      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 6590 mm and 1660 mm 75 % more or 4930 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 7700 mm and 2596 mm 66 % more or 5104 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Wheelbase 2100 mm and 2100 mm
      Transport length 5740 mm and 5510 mm
      Transport width 2396 mm and 2350 mm
      Transport height 3765 mm and 3760 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2900 mm and 2620 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic system fluid volume 79 l. and 79 l.
      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 335/80 x R18 and 11L-16,8PRF3/10.5/-18,8PRTG2
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 16.9 x R28 and 16.9-28,10PR,R1/R4
      Operating voltage 12 V and 12 V

      Motor

      Effective torque increase 24.1 % and 20 %
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and John Deere
      Model 3054 and 4039D
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2200 rev / min
      Cylinders number 4 and 4

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2396 mm and 2340 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump piston pump and open center, gear type
      Overflow valve pressure 20684.3 kPa and 18620 kPa

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 4
      Reverse gears number 4 and 4
      Transmission type powershift and 4-speed transmission with a helical gear with a clutch switch, synchronized on all transmissions with hydraulic reverser

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 6756 mm and 6410 mm
      Hinge joint radius in folded state 5711 mm and 5320 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 5740 mm 1. Transport length 5510 mm
      2. Transport width 2396 mm 2. Transport width 2350 mm
      3. Transport height 3765 mm 3. Transport height 3760 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2100 mm 4. Wheelbase 2100 mm
      5. Clearance 335 mm 5. Clearance 350 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2900 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2620 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2655 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 3510 mm
      9. Digging depth 40 mm 9. Digging depth 5490 mm

      Backdigger

      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5711 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5320 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4873 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4290 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1660 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 6590 mm
      10. Loading height in folded state 3684 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3510 mm