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      Caterpillar 446 vs. JCB 3CX 14FT (214)

      21 reasons to buy Caterpillar 446:

      Sizes

      Clearance 332 mm and 330 mm 1 % more or 2 mm

      Operation

      Hydraulic system fluid volume 154 l. and 127 l. 18 % more or 27 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 30 l. and 23 l. 23 % more or 7 l.
      Transmission fluid volume 26 l. and 16 l. 38 % more or 10 l.
      Rear axle fluid volume 31 l. and 16 l. 48 % more or 15 l.

      Motor

      Full power 76.8 kW and 68.6 kW 11 % more or 8.2 kW
      Effective power 70.8 kW and 67.2 kW 5 % more or 3.6 kW

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 53.4 kN and 56.2 kN 5 % less or 2.8 kN
      Lifting capacity at full height 3710 kg and 3061.7 kg 17 % more or 648.3 kg
      Radius at max unloading height 868 mm and 810 mm 7 % more or 58 mm
      Digging depth 162 mm and 50 mm 69 % more or 112 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 162 l/min and 148 l/min 9 % more or 14 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 36.5 km/h and 36.2 km/h 1 % more or 0.3 km/h

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in folded state 5219 mm and 4450 mm 15 % more or 769 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6528 mm and 5630 mm 14 % more or 898 mm
      Bucket digging force in folded state 6156.6 kg and 2473.4 kg 60 % more or 3683.2 kg
      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 6133.9 kg and 2386.3 kg 61 % more or 3747.6 kg
      Loading height in folded state 4310 mm and 3400 mm 21 % more or 910 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 4894 mm and 4270 mm 13 % more or 624 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2027 mm and 1680 mm 17 % more or 347 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 3261 mm and 2770 mm 15 % more or 491 mm

      8 reasons to buy JCB 3CX 14FT (214):

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 160 l. and 125 l. 22 % more or 35 l.
      Oil system fluid volume 15 l. and 11 l. 27 % more or 4 l.
      Turn radius 4025 mm and 4205 mm 4 % less or 180 mm
      Generator current strength 95 amperes and 55 amperes 42 % more or 40 amperes

      Load-transfer device

      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2740 mm and 2699 mm 1 % more or 41 mm

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 36.2 km/h and 33 km/h 9 % more or 3.2 km/h

      Backdigger

      Load at maximum lifting in folded state 757 kg and 2237 kg 66 % less or 1480 kg
      Load at maximum lifting in unfolded state 392.8 kg and 1030 kg 62 % less or 637.2 kg

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport length 7954 mm and 7190 mm
      Transport width 2432 mm and 2450 mm
      Transport height 4193 mm and 3530 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2864 mm and 2870 mm
      Wheelbase 2233 mm and 2210 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 4wd 9088 kg and 7003 kg
      Working weight 2wd 8892 kg and 6827.9 kg
      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 14.5/75-16.1 10PR / 12.5-20 10PR and 11L-16 F3 12 layers / 14-17.5 FWD 10 layers
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 21L-24 12PR / 21L-24 12PR and 19.5L-24 R4 10 layers / 19.5L-24 R4 10 layers
      Operating voltage 12 V and 12 V

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and JCB
      Model 3114 and 444
      Displacement 4.4 l. and 4.4 l.
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2200 rev / min
      Cylinders number 4 and 4
      Aspiration turbocharging and turbocharging

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2432 mm and 2349.5 mm
      Bucket volume 1.1 m3 and 1.1 m3

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump Variable flow and Pump with double gear
      Overflow valve pressure 19994.8 kPa and 22752.7 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type powershift transmission and JCB transmission with synchronizer
      Forward gears number 4 and 4
      Reverse gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm and 5440 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 7868 mm and 6550 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Transport width 2432 mm 2. Transport width 2450 mm
      3. Transport height 4193 mm 3. Transport height 3530 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2233 mm 4. Wheelbase 2210 mm
      5. Clearance 332 mm 5. Clearance 330 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2864 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2870 mm
      1. Transport length 7954 mm 1. Transport length 7190 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2699 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2740 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 868 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 810 mm
      9. Digging depth 162 mm 9. Digging depth 50 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 4310 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3400 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5440 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 5219 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4450 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2027 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1680 mm