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      Caterpillar 446B vs. John Deere 710C

      10 reasons to buy Caterpillar 446B:

      Load-transfer device

      Digging depth 162 mm and 100 mm 38 % more or 62 mm
      Lifting capacity at full height 3970 kg and 3230 kg 19 % more or 740 kg
      Bucket breakout force 56 kN and 60.3 kN 7 % less or 4.3 kN
      Radius at max unloading height 868 mm and 737 mm 15 % more or 131 mm

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 3 and 2 33 % more or 1
      Maximum reverse gear 20.6 km/h and 10.6 km/h 49 % more or 10.0 km/h

      Backdigger

      Bucket digging force in folded state 6894.6 kg and 4354.5 kg 37 % more or 2540.1 kg
      Bucket digging force in unfolded state 6871.9 kg and 3039.1 kg 56 % more or 3832.8 kg
      Loading height in folded state 4310 mm and 4014.2 mm 7 % more or 295.8 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 4894 mm and 4570 mm 7 % more or 324 mm

      15 reasons to buy John Deere 710C:

      Sizes

      Clearance 356 mm and 332 mm 7 % more or 24 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 140 l. and 125 l. 11 % more or 15 l.
      Turn radius 4370 mm and 5700 mm 23 % less or 1330 mm

      Motor

      Displacement 5.9 l. and 4 l. 32 % more or 1.9 l.
      Effective power 85.8 kW and 76.1 kW 11 % more or 9.7 kW
      Full power 89.5 kW and 82 kW 8 % more or 7.5 kW
      Cylinders number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket volume 1.3 m3 and 1.1 m3 15 % more or 0.2 m3
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2920 mm and 2699 mm 8 % more or 221 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 201 l/min and 178 l/min 11 % more or 23 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 33.9 km/h and 31.5 km/h 7 % more or 2.4 km/h

      Backdigger

      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 8150 mm and 2027 mm 75 % more or 6123 mm
      Digging depth in folded state 5490 mm and 5219 mm 5 % more or 271 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 9500 mm and 3261 mm 66 % more or 6239 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6930 mm and 6528 mm 6 % more or 402 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport length 7654 mm and 8129 mm
      Transport width 2434 mm and 2440 mm
      Transport height 4193 mm and 4014.2 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2864 mm and 2691.4 mm
      Wheelbase 2233 mm and 2400 mm

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 14.5/75 x16.1,10PR,F3 / 12.5x20,10PR,R4 and 14.5/75-16.1,10PR F3
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 21Lx24,12PR,R4 and 21L-24,16PR R4/20.5-25,12PR R4

      Motor

      Model 3114 DIT and 6059T
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2200 rev / min
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and John Deere

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2434 mm and 2440 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump load sensing, pressure control, with locking in the middle position and Radial pistons
      Overflow valve pressure 22400 kPa and 17500 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type automatic transmission system with power gear shifting and Powershift with a modular switching under full load between the front and rear transmission
      Forward gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm and 6900 mm
      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 7868 mm and 4570 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 7654 mm 1. Transport length 8129 mm
      2. Transport width 2434 mm 2. Transport width 2440 mm
      3. Transport height 4193 mm 3. Transport height 4014.2 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2233 mm 4. Wheelbase 2400 mm
      5. Clearance 332 mm 5. Clearance 356 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2864 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2691.4 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2699 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2920 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 868 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 737 mm
      9. Digging depth 162 mm 9. Digging depth 100 mm

      Backdigger

      12. Digging depth in folded state 5219 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 5490 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2027 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 8150 mm
      10. Loading height in folded state 4310 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 4014.2 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6604 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 6900 mm