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      John Deere 450G vs. Caterpillar D8R LGP

      4 reasons to buy John Deere 450G:

      Operation

      Generator current strength 65 amperes and 50 amperes 23 % more or 15 amperes

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 45.2 kPa and 52.4 kPa 14 % less or 7.2 kPa

      19 reasons to buy Caterpillar D8R LGP:

      Standard blade

      Volume 8.5 m3 and 1.5 m3 82 % more or 7.0 m3
      Cut depth 582 mm and 504 mm 13 % more or 78 mm

      Sizes

      Clearance 519 mm and 362 mm 30 % more or 157 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 625 l. and 155.2 l. 75 % more or 469.8 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 92 l. and 17 l. 82 % more or 75 l.
      Engine oil volume 32.5 l. and 8.5 l. 74 % more or 24.0 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 72 l. and 37.8 l. 47 % more or 34.2 l.
      Power unit fluid volume 144 l. and 102 l. 29 % more or 42 l.
      Final drive fluid volume 14 l. and 6.6 l. 53 % more or 7.4 l.

      Motor

      Displacement 14.6 l. and 4.5 l. 69 % more or 10.1 l.
      Cylinders number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2
      Full power 244.6 kW and 54.4 kW 78 % more or 190.2 kW
      Effective power 227.4 kW and 52.2 kW 77 % more or 175.2 kW

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 300 l/min and 64 l/min 79 % more or 236 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 13.8 km/h and 9.5 km/h 31 % more or 4.3 km/h
      Maximum forward speed 10.8 km/h and 9.5 km/h 12 % more or 1.3 km/h

      Carrier

      Track shoes number per side 44 and 37 16 % more or 7
      Contact with ground area 6.3 m2 and 1.6 m2 75 % more or 4.7 m2
      Rolling bearings number on either side 8 and 5 37 % more or 3

      Neutral reasons:

      Standard blade

      Width 2464 mm and 4400 mm
      Height 827 mm and 1612 mm

      Sizes

      Length with blade 3917 mm and 6281 mm
      Width between caterpillar tracks 1854 mm and 3302 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2740 mm and 3492 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 1930 mm and 3258 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 7243 kg and 33729.1 kg
      Operating voltage 12 V and 24 V

      Motor

      Aspiration Turbocharging with atmospheric pressure compensation and Turbocharging with subsequent air cooling (by a cooling radiator)
      Manufacturer John Deere and Caterpillar
      Model 4045T and 3406C
      Power measured at 2100 rev / min and 2100 rev / min

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump system with open center and piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 18961 kPa and 24131.6 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type powershift and powershift

      Carrier

      Standard shoe size 406 mm and 965 mm
      Caterpillar track pitch 1450 mm and 216 mm

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      Sizes

      3. Height to cab upper part 2740 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3492 mm
      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 1930 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 3258 mm
      5. Clearance 362 mm 5. Clearance 519 mm
      1. Length with blade 3917 mm 1. Length with blade 6281 mm
      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 1854 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 3302 mm

      Carrier

      8. Standard shoe size 406 mm 8. Standard shoe size 965 mm