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      Caterpillar 420E vs. JCB 4CX

      13 reasons to buy Caterpillar 420E:

      Operation

      Transmission fluid volume 19 l. and 16 l. 16 % more or 3 l.
      Rear axle fluid volume 16.5 l. and 16 l. 3 % more or 0.5 l.

      Motor

      Torque measured at 1400 rev / min and 1300 rev / min 7 % more or 100 rev
      Full power 75.3 kW and 74.6 kW 1 % more or 0.7 kW

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 45.6 kN and 60.9 kN 25 % less or 15.3 kN

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 163 l/min and 81 l/min 50 % more or 82 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 40.1 km/h and 38.1 km/h 5 % more or 2.0 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 40.1 km/h and 38.1 km/h 5 % more or 2.0 km/h

      Backdigger

      Bucket digging force in folded state 6293.6 kg and 5375.5 kg 15 % more or 918.1 kg
      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 6288.2 kg and 5375.5 kg 15 % more or 912.7 kg
      Load at maximum lifting in folded state 1596 kg and 2046 kg 22 % less or 450 kg
      Digging depth in folded state 4360 mm and 4320 mm 1 % more or 40 mm
      Load at maximum lifting in unfolded state 1040 kg and 1885 kg 45 % less or 845 kg

      17 reasons to buy JCB 4CX:

      Sizes

      Clearance 340 mm and 320 mm 6 % more or 20 mm

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 18.5 l. and 16.7 l. 10 % more or 1.8 l.
      Front axle fluid volume 16 l. and 11 l. 31 % more or 5 l.
      Fuel Capacity 160 l. and 144 l. 10 % more or 16 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 132 l. and 79 l. 40 % more or 53 l.
      Oil system fluid volume 15 l. and 7.6 l. 49 % more or 7.4 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 72.8 kW and 69.4 kW 5 % more or 3.4 kW
      Maximum effective torque 417 Nm and 408.1 Nm 2 % more or 8.9 Nm

      Load-transfer device

      Lifting capacity at full height 4628 kg and 2929 kg 37 % more or 1699 kg
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2690 mm and 2573 mm 4 % more or 117 mm
      Radius at max unloading height 1210 mm and 853 mm 30 % more or 357 mm
      Digging depth 140 mm and 106 mm 24 % more or 34 mm

      Backdigger

      Loading height in unfolded state 4280 mm and 4145 mm 3 % more or 135 mm
      Loading height in folded state 3840 mm and 3636 mm 5 % more or 204 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2820 mm and 1768 mm 37 % more or 1052 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 3750 mm and 2771 mm 26 % more or 979 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 5530 mm and 5456 mm 1 % more or 74 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport width 2438 mm and 2360 mm
      Transport height 3577 mm and 3930 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2819 mm and 2880 mm
      Wheelbase 2200 mm and 2220 mm
      Transport length 7343 mm and 5910 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 11L-16 F-3/12.5/80-18 (10 layers) 1-3 good road adherence and 16.9x28 10PR Manufactured
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 19.5L-24 (12 layers) R4 ATU/ 19.5L-24 (12 layers) IT 525 and 16.9x28 10PR Manufactured
      Operating voltage 12 V and 12 V

      Motor

      Displacement 4.4 l. and 4.4 l.
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2200 rev / min
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and JCB

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2262 mm and 2235 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump variable displacement axial piston pump and open center system with dual pump and hydraulic flow regulator
      Overflow valve pressure 24898 kPa and 25165.8 kPa

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 4
      Reverse gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 5618 mm and 5400 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 7343 mm 1. Transport length 5910 mm
      2. Transport width 2438 mm 2. Transport width 2360 mm
      3. Transport height 3577 mm 3. Transport height 3930 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2200 mm 4. Wheelbase 2220 mm
      5. Clearance 320 mm 5. Clearance 340 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2819 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2880 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2573 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2690 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 853 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 1210 mm
      9. Digging depth 106 mm 9. Digging depth 140 mm

      Backdigger

      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5618 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5400 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4360 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4320 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1768 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2820 mm
      10. Loading height in folded state 3636 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3840 mm