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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