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      John Deere 655C serie II vs. Caterpillar 973

      7 reasons to buy John Deere 655C serie II:

      Operation

      Hydraulic system fluid volume 130 l. and 60 l. 54 % more or 70 l.
      Static tipping load 10470 kg and 16788 kg 38 % less or 6318 kg
      Breakout force in folded state 123.1 kN and 213.4 kN 42 % less or 90.3 kN
      Maximum speed 10.9 km/h and 10.3 km/h 6 % more or 0.6 km/h

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6.5 sec and 7.4 sec 12 % less or 0.9 sec
      Lowering time 2.1 sec and 2.6 sec 19 % less or 0.5 sec

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 60 kPa and 83 kPa 28 % less or 23 kPa

      10 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973:

      Sizes

      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm and 2827 mm 15 % more or 513 mm
      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm and 2188 mm 15 % more or 392 mm
      Clearance 456 mm and 395 mm 13 % more or 61 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 356 l. and 260 l. 27 % more or 96 l.
      Bucket capacity with top 2.8 m3 and 1.8 m3 36 % more or 1.0 m3

      Motor

      Effective power 156.6 kW and 96.9 kW 38 % more or 59.7 kW
      Displacement 10.5 l. and 6.7 l. 36 % more or 3.8 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Unloading time 1.4 sec and 1.5 sec 7 % less or 0.1 sec

      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

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Radius at high altitude unloading 1072 mm and 1328 mm
      Length with bucket on ground level 6132 mm and 7123 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3129 mm and 3423 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 15399.5 kg and 24902 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Liebherr and Caterpillar
      Model D 924 T-EA1 and 3306

      Carrier

      Track width 1680 mm and 2080 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2478 mm and 2917 mm
      Track shoe width 508 mm and 500 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket on ground level 6132 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2188 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3129 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3423 mm
      5. Clearance 395 mm 5. Clearance 456 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 2827 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1072 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm

      Carrier

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