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      Caterpillar 973C vs. John Deere 555G

      16 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973C:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm and 1956 mm 24 % more or 624 mm
      Clearance 457 mm and 375 mm 18 % more or 82 mm
      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3358 mm and 2670 mm 20 % more or 688 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic system fluid volume 169 l. and 74.5 l. 56 % more or 94.5 l.
      Bucket capacity with top 2.8 m3 and 1.1 m3 61 % more or 1.7 m3
      Fuel Capacity 430 l. and 155.2 l. 64 % more or 274.8 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 43 l. and 17 l. 60 % more or 26 l.
      Engine oil volume 29 l. and 12.3 l. 58 % more or 16.7 l.
      Each final drive fluid volume 28.5 l. and 6.6 l. 77 % more or 21.9 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 178 kW and 67.1 kW 62 % more or 110.9 kW
      Displacement 8.8 l. and 4.5 l. 49 % more or 4.3 l.
      Cylinders number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 335 l/min and 148 l/min 56 % more or 187 l/min

      Carrier

      Track shoes number per side 40 and 36 10 % more or 4
      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 6 14 % more or 1
      Contact with ground area 2.9 m2 and 1.6 m2 45 % more or 1.3 m2

      6 reasons to buy John Deere 555G:

      Operation

      Static tipping load 6168 kg and 20249 kg 70 % less or 14081 kg
      Breakout force in folded state 90 kN and 213.3 kN 58 % less or 123.3 kN
      Generator current strength 95 amperes and 65 amperes 32 % more or 30 amperes
      Maximum speed 9.3 km/h and 9 km/h 3 % more or 0.3 km/h

      Motor

      Power measured at 2100 rev / min and 1800 rev / min 14 % more or 300 rev

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 57.6 kPa and 88.3 kPa 35 % less or 30.7 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 7092 mm and 4628 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3500 mm and 2819 mm
      Radius at high altitude unloading 1313 mm and 868 mm

      Operation

      Operating voltage 24 V and 12 V
      Working weight 26373 kg and 9552 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and John Deere
      Model C9ACERT and 4045T
      Aspiration turbocharging and turbocharging

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 19000 kPa and 17927 kPa
      Type of pump Hydrostatic drive/piston and gear type pump

      Carrier

      Track shoe width 500 mm and 410 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2930 mm and 2002 mm
      Track width 2080 mm and 1550 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 1956 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3500 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2819 mm
      5. Clearance 457 mm 5. Clearance 375 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3358 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 2670 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1313 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 868 mm
      1. Length with bucket on ground level 7092 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 4628 mm

      Carrier

      9. Track width 2080 mm 9. Track width 1550 mm