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John Deere 550G vs. Caterpillar D5N
7 reasons to buy John Deere 550G:
Standard blade
Cut depth | 460 mm and 430 mm | 7 % more or 30 mm |
Operation
Final drive fluid volume | 9.5 l. and 6 l. | 37 % more or 3.5 l. |
Hydraulic system fluid volume | 55.3 l. and 29.5 l. | 47 % more or 25.8 l. |
Motor
Power measured at | 2100 rev / min and 2000 rev / min | 5 % more or 100 rev |
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 | 44.7 kPa and 47.4 kPa | 6 % less or 2.7 kPa |
12 reasons to buy Caterpillar D5N:
Standard blade
Volume | 2.6 m3 and 1.7 m3 | 35 % more or 0.9 m3 |
Sizes
Clearance | 378 mm and 362 mm | 4 % more or 16 mm |
Operation
Fuel Capacity | 257 l. and 155.2 l. | 40 % more or 101.8 l. |
Generator current strength | 70 amperes and 65 amperes | 7 % more or 5 amperes |
Cooling system fluid volume | 37 l. and 17 l. | 54 % more or 20 l. |
Motor
Effective power | 90.2 kW and 59.7 kW | 34 % more or 30.5 kW |
Displacement | 7.2 l. and 4.5 l. | 37 % more or 2.7 l. |
Gear box
Maximum forward speed | 10 km/h and 9.5 km/h | 5 % more or 0.5 km/h |
Maximum reverse gear | 11.1 km/h and 9.4 km/h | 15 % more or 1.7 km/h |
Carrier
Track shoes number per side | 41 and 40 | 2 % more or 1 |
Rolling bearings number on either side | 7 and 6 | 14 % more or 1 |
Contact with ground area | 2.7 m2 and 1.8 m2 | 33 % more or 0.9 m2 |
Neutral reasons:
Standard blade
Width | 2667 mm and 3077 mm |
Height | 847 mm and 1109 mm |
Sizes
Length with blade | 4070 mm and 3544 mm |
Width between caterpillar tracks | 2362 mm and 2330 mm |
Height to cab upper part | 2770 mm and 2995 mm |
Caterpillar track length on ground level | 2169 mm and 2388 mm |
Operation
Working weight | 8020.9 kg and 12737.8 kg |
Operating voltage | 12 V and 12 V |
Motor
Manufacturer | John Deere and Caterpillar |
Model | 4045T and 3126B DITAAC |
Gear box
Transmission type | powershift and powershift |
Carrier
Standard shoe size | 457 mm and 560 mm |
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Sizes
4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 2169 mm | 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level | 2388 mm |
5. Clearance | 362 mm | 5. Clearance | 378 mm |
1. Length with blade | 4070 mm | 1. Length with blade | 3544 mm |
2. Width between caterpillar tracks | 2362 mm | 2. Width between caterpillar tracks | 2330 mm |
3. Height to cab upper part | 2770 mm | 3. Height to cab upper part | 2995 mm |
Carrier
8. Standard shoe size | 457 mm | 8. Standard shoe size | 560 mm |


