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      Caterpillar 438 serie II vs. John Deere 310E

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 438 serie II:

      Sizes

      Clearance 335 mm and 305 mm 9 % more or 30 mm

      Motor

      Effective power 57.4 kW and 53 kW 8 % more or 4.4 kW
      Full power 61.9 kW and 57 kW 8 % more or 4.9 kW

      Load-transfer device

      Radius at max unloading height 855 mm and 785 mm 8 % more or 70 mm
      Bucket breakout force 35.7 kN and 36 kN 1 % less or 0.3 kN

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 138 l/min and 106 l/min 23 % more or 32 l/min

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in folded state 4812 mm and 4340 mm 10 % more or 472 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6063 mm and 5460 mm 10 % more or 603 mm
      Loading height in folded state 3458 mm and 3330 mm 4 % more or 128 mm

      10 reasons to buy John Deere 310E:

      Operation

      Turn radius 3570 mm and 3920 mm 9 % less or 350 mm

      Motor

      Displacement 4.5 l. and 3.9 l. 13 % more or 0.6 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 3380 mm and 2648 mm 22 % more or 732 mm
      Lifting capacity at full height 2631 kg and 2364 kg 10 % more or 267 kg
      Digging depth 160 mm and 95 mm 41 % more or 65 mm

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 39.3 km/h and 30.5 km/h 22 % more or 8.8 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 43.8 km/h and 30.6 km/h 30 % more or 13.2 km/h

      Backdigger

      Bucket digging force in folded state 5037.6 kg and 4993.1 kg 1 % more or 44.5 kg
      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 5085.2 kg and 4907.9 kg 3 % more or 177.3 kg
      Loading height in unfolded state 4240 mm and 4175 mm 2 % more or 65 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport length 5696 mm and 7090 mm
      Transport width 2406 mm and 2180 mm
      Transport height 3597 mm and 3430 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2795 mm and 2750 mm
      Wheelbase 2067 mm and 2100 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 2wd 7364 kg and 5806 kg
      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 12.5/80-18 10 PR and 11L-15,8PR F3;11L-16,12PR F3;12-16.5,8PR NHS
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 18.4/15-26 12PR and 16.9-24,8PR R4;17.5L-24,10PR R4;19.5L-24,8PR R4

      Motor

      Manufacturer Perkins and John Deere
      Model 4.2 and 4045D

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2396 mm and 2180 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 18600 kPa and 19000 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 5440 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 6848 mm and 6530 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 5696 mm 1. Transport length 7090 mm
      2. Transport width 2406 mm 2. Transport width 2180 mm
      3. Transport height 3597 mm 3. Transport height 3430 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2067 mm 4. Wheelbase 2100 mm
      5. Clearance 335 mm 5. Clearance 305 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2795 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2750 mm

      Load-transfer device

      8. Radius at max unloading height 855 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 785 mm
      9. Digging depth 95 mm 9. Digging depth 160 mm
      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2648 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 3380 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3458 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3330 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5605 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5440 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4812 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4340 mm