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      John Deere 315SJ vs. Caterpillar 420EIT

      13 reasons to buy John Deere 315SJ:

      Sizes

      Clearance 351 mm and 320 mm 9 % more or 31 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 155 l. and 144 l. 7 % more or 11 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 91 l. and 79 l. 13 % more or 12 l.
      Oil system fluid volume 13 l. and 7.6 l. 42 % more or 5.4 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 21 l. and 16.7 l. 20 % more or 4.3 l.
      Rear axle fluid volume 18 l. and 16.5 l. 8 % more or 1.5 l.

      Motor

      Displacement 4.5 l. and 4.4 l. 2 % more or 0.1 l.

      Load-transfer device

      Lifting capacity at full height 3368 kg and 2929 kg 13 % more or 439 kg
      Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2690 mm and 2573 mm 4 % more or 117 mm
      Digging depth 160 mm and 106 mm 34 % more or 54 mm

      Backdigger

      Digging depth in folded state 4420 mm and 4360 mm 1 % more or 60 mm
      Digging depth in unfolded state 5490 mm and 5456 mm 1 % more or 34 mm
      Loading height in unfolded state 4340 mm and 4145 mm 4 % more or 195 mm

      13 reasons to buy Caterpillar 420EIT:

      Operation

      Transmission fluid volume 19 l. and 16 l. 16 % more or 3 l.
      Front axle fluid volume 11 l. and 6.6 l. 40 % more or 4.4 l.

      Motor

      Maximum effective torque 408.1 Nm and 384 Nm 6 % more or 24.1 Nm
      Effective power 69.4 kW and 69 kW 1 % more or 0.4 kW
      Power measured at 2200 rev / min and 2000 rev / min 9 % more or 200 rev

      Load-transfer device

      Bucket breakout force 45.6 kN and 49.6 kN 8 % less or 4.0 kN
      Radius at max unloading height 853 mm and 785 mm 8 % more or 68 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 163 l/min and 136 l/min 17 % more or 27 l/min

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 40.1 km/h and 38.4 km/h 4 % more or 1.7 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 40.1 km/h and 22.5 km/h 44 % more or 17.6 km/h
      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1

      Backdigger

      Bucket digging force in folded state 6293.6 kg and 5438.6 kg 14 % more or 855.0 kg
      Loading height in folded state 3636 mm and 3580 mm 2 % more or 56 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Transport width 2490 mm and 2322 mm
      Transport height 3480 mm and 3577 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2795 mm and 2819 mm
      Wheelbase 2140 mm and 2200 mm
      Transport length 5257.8 mm and 7231 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 4wd 8322 kg and 7675 kg
      Front tyres size 2wd / 4wd 12.5/80-18 10PR and 11L-16 F-3/12.5/80-18 (10 layers) 1-3 good road adherence
      Rear tyres size 2wd/4wd 16.9-28 10PR and 19.5L-24 (12 layers) R4 ATU/ 19.5L-24 (12 layers) IT 525
      Operating voltage 12 V and 12 V

      Motor

      Manufacturer John Deere and Caterpillar
      Model 4045T and C4.4 DIT
      Torque measured at 1400 rev / min and 1400 rev / min
      Effective torque increase 46 % and 36 %

      Load-transfer device

      Shovel width 2184 mm and 2262 mm

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump gear type pump with a double section and variable displacement axial piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 24980 kPa and 24898 kPa

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 4

      Backdigger

      Hinge joint radius in unfolded state 6630 mm and 6666 mm
      Hinge joint radius in folded state 5610 mm and 5618 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Transport length 5257.8 mm 1. Transport length 7231 mm
      2. Transport width 2490 mm 2. Transport width 2322 mm
      3. Transport height 3480 mm 3. Transport height 3577 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2140 mm 4. Wheelbase 2200 mm
      5. Clearance 351 mm 5. Clearance 320 mm
      6. Height to cab upper part 2795 mm 6. Height to cab upper part 2819 mm

      Load-transfer device

      7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2690 mm 7. Ground clearance at maximum unloading height 2573 mm
      8. Radius at max unloading height 785 mm 8. Radius at max unloading height 853 mm
      9. Digging depth 160 mm 9. Digging depth 106 mm

      Backdigger

      10. Loading height in folded state 3580 mm 10. Loading height in folded state 3636 mm
      11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5610 mm 11. Hinge joint radius in folded state 5618 mm
      12. Digging depth in folded state 4420 mm 12. Digging depth in folded state 4360 mm