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John Deere 748G serie III vs. Caterpillar 518 grapple
11 reasons to buy John Deere 748G serie III:
Sizes
Blade width | 2964 mm and 2160 mm | 27 % more or 804 mm |
Clearance | 599 mm and 470 mm | 22 % more or 129 mm |
Drum capacity at cable width | 77.4 m and 76 m | 2 % more or 1.4 m |
Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum | 224 kN and 117.3 kN | 48 % more or 106.7 kN |
Operation
Hydraulic system fluid volume | 41.6 l. and 29 l. | 30 % more or 12.6 l. |
Fuel Capacity | 313 l. and 193 l. | 38 % more or 120 l. |
Motor
Full power | 132 kW and 96.9 kW | 27 % more or 35.1 kW |
Displacement | 8.1 l. and 7 l. | 14 % more or 1.1 l. |
Gear box
Forward gears number | 8 and 3 | 62 % more or 5 |
Reverse gears number | 7 and 3 | 57 % more or 4 |
Maximum forward speed | 24.5 km/h and 24 km/h | 2 % more or 0.5 km/h |
4 reasons to buy Caterpillar 518 grapple:
Sizes
Grapple radius on ground level | 2616 mm and 1547 mm | 41 % more or 1069 mm |
Cable width | 16 mm and 15.8 mm | 1 % more or 0.2 mm |
Maximum line speed | 92 m/min and 43.2 m/min | 53 % more or 48.8 m/min |
Gear box
Maximum reverse gear | 28.7 km/h and 16.4 km/h | 43 % more or 12.3 km/h |
Neutral reasons:
Sizes
Height to cab upper part | 3130 mm and 2910 mm |
Overall width | 3230 mm and 2640 mm |
Wheelbase | 3680 mm and 3250 mm |
Dimensional length | 7763 mm and 5560 mm |
Tong opening at tips | 3175 mm and 2083 mm |
Roller diameter | 203.2 mm and 255 mm |
Operation
Axle oscillating | 30 degrees and 14 degrees |
Tyre size | 30.5x32 and 23.1-26 |
Working weight | 15595 kg and 12025 kg |
Motor
Model | 6081H and 3304 |
Manufacturer | John Deere and Caterpillar |
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Sizes
1. Dimensional length | 7763 mm | 1. Dimensional length | 5560 mm |
2. Overall width | 3230 mm | 2. Overall width | 2640 mm |
3. Height to cab upper part | 3130 mm | 3. Height to cab upper part | 2910 mm |
4. Wheelbase | 3680 mm | 4. Wheelbase | 3250 mm |
5. Clearance | 599 mm | 5. Clearance | 470 mm |
8. Grapple radius on ground level | 1547 mm | 8. Grapple radius on ground level | 2616 mm |
9. Tong opening at tips | 3175 mm | 9. Tong opening at tips | 2083 mm |