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      JCB 4CX 17FT (217S) vs. Caterpillar 436C

      21 reasons to buy JCB 4CX 17FT (217S):

      Operation

      Turn radius 5250 mm and 10859 mm 52 % less or 5609 mm
      Fuel Capacity 160 l. and 128 l. 20 % more or 32 l.
      Oil system fluid volume 15 l. and 7.2 l. 52 % more or 7.8 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 23 l. and 11.4 l. 50 % more or 11.6 l.
      Transmission fluid volume 16 l. and 15.5 l. 3 % more or 0.5 l.
      Front axle fluid volume 16 l. and 7.6 l. 52 % more or 8.4 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 72.8 kW and 69.4 kW 5 % more or 3.4 kW
      Displacement 4.4 l. and 4 l. 9 % more or 0.4 l.
      Full power 74.6 kW and 72.3 kW 3 % more or 2.3 kW

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket volume 1.2 m3 and 1 m3 17 % more or 0.2 m3
      Lifting capacity at full height 4103.2 kg and 2998.2 kg 27 % more or 1105.0 kg
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2690 mm and 2670 mm 1 % more or 20 mm
      Radius at max unloading height 860 mm and 750 mm 13 % more or 110 mm
      Digging depth 200 mm and 43 mm 78 % more or 157 mm

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 36.2 km/h and 33.6 km/h 7 % more or 2.6 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 36.2 km/h and 33.6 km/h 7 % more or 2.6 km/h

      Backdigger

      Loading height in folded state 3960 mm and 3935 mm 1 % more or 25 mm
      Digging depth in folded state 5360 mm and 4953 mm 8 % more or 407 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 6550 mm and 6202 mm 5 % more or 348 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2180 mm and 1917 mm 12 % more or 263 mm
      Radius at high-altitude loading in unfolded state 3300 mm and 2717 mm 18 % more or 583 mm

      3 reasons to buy Caterpillar 436C:

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 45.7 kN and 64.8 kN 29 % less or 19.1 kN

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 163 l/min and 155 l/min 5 % more or 8 l/min

      Backdigger

      Loading height in unfolded state 4783 mm and 4470 mm 7 % more or 313 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Operation

      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 16.9-24 R4 12 layers and 11L-16 / 12.5/80-18
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 16.9-24 R4 12 layers and 19.5-24
      Working weight 2wd 8065.8 kg and 7121.4 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer JCB and Caterpillar
      Model 444 and 3054 DIT
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2200 rev / min
      Cylinders number 4 and 4

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2438.4 mm and 2406 mm

      Gear box

      Transmission type JCB powershift and powershift
      Forward gears number 4 and 4
      Reverse gears number 4 and 4

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      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2690 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2670 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 860 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 750 mm
      9. Digging depth 200 mm 9. Digging depth 43 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3960 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3935 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 5360 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4953 mm
      13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 2180 mm 13. Radius at high-altitude loading in folded state 1917 mm