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      Caterpillar 438 serie II vs. JCB 3CX Super

      6 reasons to buy Caterpillar 438 serie II:

      Sizes

      Clearance 335 mm and 330 mm 1 % more or 5 mm

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 35.7 kN and 60.9 kN 41 % less or 25.2 kN
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2648 mm and 2640 mm 0 % more or 8 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 138 l/min and 79 l/min 43 % more or 59 l/min

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in folded state 4812 mm and 4370 mm 9 % more or 442 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6063 mm and 5580 mm 8 % more or 483 mm

      14 reasons to buy JCB 3CX Super:

      Motor

      Effective power 67.2 kW and 57.4 kW 15 % more or 9.8 kW
      Full power 68.6 kW and 61.9 kW 10 % more or 6.7 kW
      Displacement 4.4 l. and 3.9 l. 11 % more or 0.5 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Lifting capacity at full height 4638 kg and 2364 kg 49 % more or 2274 kg
      Radius at max unloading height 1260 mm and 855 mm 32 % more or 405 mm
      Digging depth 180 mm and 95 mm 47 % more or 85 mm

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 32 km/h and 30.5 km/h 5 % more or 1.5 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 32 km/h and 30.6 km/h 4 % more or 1.4 km/h

      Backdigger

      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 5373.7 kg and 4907.9 kg 9 % more or 465.8 kg
      Load at maximum lifting in folded state 1451 kg and 1680 kg 14 % less or 229 kg
      Load at maximum lifting in unfolded state 719 kg and 965 kg 25 % less or 246 kg
      Bucket digging force in folded state 5373.7 kg and 4993.1 kg 7 % more or 380.6 kg
      Loading height in folded state 3780 mm and 3458 mm 9 % more or 322 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 4670 mm and 4175 mm 11 % more or 495 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport length 5696 mm and 5910 mm
      Transport width 2406 mm and 2240 mm
      Transport height 3597 mm and 3560 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2795 mm and 2860 mm
      Wheelbase 2067 mm and 2220 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 12.5/80-18 10 PR and 14.9/14x24 12PR Manufactured
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 18.4/15-26 12PR and 14.9/14x24 12PR Manufactured

      Motor

      Manufacturer Perkins and JCB

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket volume 1 m3 and 1 m3
      Shovel width 2396 mm and 2235 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 18600 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 5605 mm and 5400 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 6848 mm and 6540 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 5696 mm 1. Transport length 5910 mm
      2. Transport width 2406 mm 2. Transport width 2240 mm
      3. Transport height 3597 mm 3. Transport height 3560 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2067 mm 4. Wheelbase 2220 mm
      5. Clearance 335 mm 5. Clearance 330 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2795 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2860 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2648 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2640 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 855 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 1260 mm
      9. Digging depth 95 mm 9. Digging depth 180 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3458 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3780 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5605 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5400 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4812 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4370 mm