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      John Deere 550G vs. Caterpillar D6M XL

      6 reasons to buy John Deere 550G:

      Standard blade

      Cut depth 460 mm and 444 mm 3 % more or 16 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic system fluid volume 55.3 l. and 29.2 l. 47 % more or 26.1 l.
      Final drive fluid volume 9.5 l. and 7 l. 26 % more or 2.5 l.

      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 48.2 kPa 7 % less or 3.5 kPa

      17 reasons to buy Caterpillar D6M XL:

      Standard blade

      Volume 3.2 m3 and 1.7 m3 47 % more or 1.5 m3

      Sizes

      Clearance 424 mm and 362 mm 15 % more or 62 mm

      Operation

      Generator current strength 70 amperes and 65 amperes 7 % more or 5 amperes
      Fuel Capacity 311 l. and 155.2 l. 50 % more or 155.8 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 48.4 l. and 17 l. 65 % more or 31.4 l.
      Engine oil volume 26 l. and 12.3 l. 53 % more or 13.7 l.
      Power unit fluid volume 122 l. and 102 l. 16 % more or 20 l.

      Motor

      Full power 114.1 kW and 6 kW 95 % more or 108.1 kW
      Effective power 104.4 kW and 59.7 kW 43 % more or 44.7 kW
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2100 rev / min 5 % more or 100 rev
      Displacement 6.6 l. and 4.5 l. 32 % more or 2.1 l.
      Cylinders number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 119 l/min and 64 l/min 46 % more or 55 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 10.3 km/h and 9.5 km/h 8 % more or 0.8 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 12.7 km/h and 9.4 km/h 26 % more or 3.3 km/h

      Carrier

      Contact with ground area 3.1 m2 and 1.8 m2 42 % more or 1.3 m2
      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 6 14 % more or 1

      Neutral reasons:

      Standard blade

      Width 2667 mm and 3274 mm
      Height 847 mm and 1195 mm

      Sizes

      Length with blade 4070 mm and 4797 mm
      Width between caterpillar tracks 2362 mm and 2490 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2770 mm and 3080 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2169 mm and 2550 mm

      Operation

      Operating voltage 12 V and 24 V
      Working weight 8020.9 kg and 15059.3 kg

      Motor

      Model 4045T and 3116T
      Aspiration Turbocharging with atmospheric pressure compensation and turbocharging
      Manufacturer John Deere and Caterpillar

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump gear type pump and piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 18961 kPa and 24821.1 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type powershift and powershift

      Carrier

      Standard shoe size 457 mm and 600 mm
      Track shoes number per side 40 and 40

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      Sizes

      5. Clearance 362 mm 5. Clearance 424 mm
      1. Length with blade 4070 mm 1. Length with blade 4797 mm
      2. Width between caterpillar tracks 2362 mm 2. Width between caterpillar tracks 2490 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 2770 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3080 mm
      4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 2169 mm 4. Caterpillar track length on ground level 2550 mm

      Carrier

      8. Standard shoe size 457 mm 8. Standard shoe size 600 mm