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      Caterpillar 438 serie II vs. John Deere 310G

      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 54.4 kW 5 % more or 3.0 kW
      Full power 61.9 kW and 58.2 kW 6 % more or 3.7 kW

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 35.7 kN and 38 kN 6 % less or 2.3 kN
      Radius at max unloading height 855 mm and 785 mm 8 % more or 70 mm

      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

      7 reasons to buy John Deere 310G:

      Operation

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

      Load-transfer device

      Digging depth 160 mm and 95 mm 41 % more or 65 mm
      Lifting capacity at full height 2812 kg and 2364 kg 16 % more or 448 kg

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 33 km/h and 30.5 km/h 8 % more or 2.5 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 33 km/h and 30.6 km/h 7 % more or 2.4 km/h

      Backdigger

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

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport height 3597 mm and 3400 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2795 mm and 2740 mm
      Transport length 5696 mm and 7090 mm
      Wheelbase 2067 mm and 2100 mm
      Transport width 2406 mm and 2180 mm

      Operation

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

      Motor

      Manufacturer Perkins and John Deere
      Model 4.2 and 4045D

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 18600 kPa and 20000 kPa

      Gear box

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

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 6848 mm and 6530 mm
      Hinge joint radius in folded state 5605 mm and 5440 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 3400 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 2740 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

      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