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      Caterpillar 973C vs. John Deere 655C serie II

      15 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973C:

      Sizes

      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3358 mm and 2827 mm 16 % more or 531 mm
      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm and 2188 mm 15 % more or 392 mm
      Clearance 457 mm and 395 mm 14 % more or 62 mm

      Operation

      Each final drive fluid volume 28.5 l. and 8.5 l. 70 % more or 20.0 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 169 l. and 130 l. 23 % more or 39 l.
      Fuel Capacity 430 l. and 260 l. 40 % more or 170 l.
      Engine oil volume 29 l. and 20 l. 31 % more or 9 l.
      Bucket capacity with top 2.8 m3 and 1.8 m3 36 % more or 1.0 m3
      Generator current strength 65 amperes and 55 amperes 15 % more or 10 amperes

      Motor

      Cylinders number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2
      Effective power 178 kW and 96.9 kW 46 % more or 81.1 kW
      Displacement 8.8 l. and 6.7 l. 24 % more or 2.1 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 335 l/min and 155.2 l/min 54 % more or 179.8 l/min

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 6 14 % more or 1
      Contact with ground area 2.9 m2 and 2.5 m2 14 % more or 0.4 m2

      10 reasons to buy John Deere 655C serie II:

      Operation

      Static tipping load 10470 kg and 20249 kg 48 % less or 9779 kg
      Breakout force in folded state 123.1 kN and 213.3 kN 42 % less or 90.2 kN
      Cooling system fluid volume 68 l. and 43 l. 37 % more or 25 l.
      Maximum speed 10.9 km/h and 9 km/h 17 % more or 1.9 km/h

      Motor

      Power measured at 2000 rev / min and 1800 rev / min 10 % more or 200 rev

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6.5 sec and 6.7 sec 3 % less or 0.2 sec
      Unloading time 1.5 sec and 5.1 sec 71 % less or 3.6 sec
      Lowering time 2.1 sec and 2.9 sec 28 % less or 0.8 sec

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 60 kPa and 88.3 kPa 32 % less or 28.3 kPa
      Track shoes number per side 42 and 40 5 % more or 2

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Radius at high altitude unloading 1313 mm and 1072 mm
      Length to front of caterpillar track 5178 mm and 4339 mm
      Length with bucket on ground level 7092 mm and 6132 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3500 mm and 3129 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 26373 kg and 15399.5 kg
      Operating voltage 24 V and 24 V

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Liebherr
      Model C9ACERT and D 924 T-EA1
      Aspiration turbocharging and with water-cooling and turbocharging

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump Hydrostatic drive/piston and Variable displacement piston pump with load sensing proportional pump flow control
      Overflow valve pressure 19000 kPa and 25993.2 kPa

      Carrier

      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2930 mm and 2478 mm
      Track width 2080 mm and 1680 mm
      Track shoe width 500 mm and 508 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket on ground level 7092 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 6132 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2188 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3500 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3129 mm
      5. Clearance 457 mm 5. Clearance 395 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3358 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 2827 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1313 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1072 mm

      Carrier

      9. Track width 2080 mm 9. Track width 1680 mm