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      John Deere 872D vs. Caterpillar 140M

      14 reasons to buy John Deere 872D:

      Steerage

      Turn radius 7.2 m and 7.8 m 8 % less or 0.6 m

      Sizes

      Front part clearance 587 mm and 571 mm 3 % more or 16 mm

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 49.2 l. and 47 l. 4 % more or 2.2 l.
      Each tandem case fluid volume 75.7 l. and 64 l. 15 % more or 11.7 l.
      Front axle standard operating weight 4613 kg and 4161 kg 10 % more or 452 kg
      Rear axle standard operating weight 11812 kg and 10969 kg 7 % more or 843 kg

      Motor

      Effective speeds output 7-8 175.2 kW and 136.5 kW 22 % more or 38.7 kW
      Maximum power 182.7 kW and 136.5 kW 25 % more or 46.2 kW
      Displacement 8.1 l. and 7.2 l. 11 % more or 0.9 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Pump flow rate 207 l/min and 210 l/min 1 % less or 3 l/min

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 8 and 6 25 % more or 2
      Maximum reverse gear 41.1 km/h and 36.8 km/h 10 % more or 4.3 km/h

      Front Axle

      Clearance 587 mm and 571 mm 3 % more or 16 mm

      Circle

      Blade tilt front angle 42 degrees and 40 degrees 5 % more or 2 degrees

      11 reasons to buy Caterpillar 140M:

      Operation

      Front axle maximum operating weight 8123 kg and 7268 kg 11 % more or 855 kg
      Rear axle maximum operating weight 14954 kg and 14777 kg 1 % more or 177 kg
      Fuel Capacity 416 l. and 401.2 l. 4 % more or 14.8 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 60 l. and 53 l. 12 % more or 7 l.
      Rear differential/final drive fluid volume 65 l. and 36 l. 45 % more or 29 l.
      Circular gearbox fluid volume 7 l. and 5.7 l. 19 % more or 1.3 l.

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 46.6 km/h and 41.1 km/h 12 % more or 5.5 km/h

      Dump

      Blade pulling at maximum weight 20769 kg and 19849 kg 4 % more or 920 kg

      Circle

      Maximum radius outside left tyres 1790 mm and 2320 mm 23 % less or 530 mm
      Right maximum radius outside tyres 1978 mm and 2310 mm 14 % less or 332 mm
      Maximum lifting above ground level 480 mm and 437 mm 9 % more or 43 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Steerage

      Left and right hinge connection 22 degrees and 20 degrees

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3180 mm and 3293 mm
      Dimensional length 8804 mm and 8713 mm
      Between tyres width 2640 mm and 2493 mm
      Wheelbase 6120 mm and 6121 mm
      Blade base 2533 mm and 2552 mm
      Dual axis wheelbase 1540 mm and 1523 mm

      Operation

      Total maximum operating weight 22045 kg and 23077 kg
      Overall standard operating weight 16421 kg and 15130 kg

      Motor

      Power measured at 2000 rev / min and 2000 rev / min
      Cylinders number 6 and 6
      Manufacturer John Deere and Caterpillar
      Model 6081H and C7 ACERT VHP

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump variable displacement piston pump and variable displacement piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 18960.6 kPa and 24150 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type Powershift transmission with direct drive and direct drive, powershift, camshaft
      Forward gears number 8 and 8

      Front Axle

      Wheel tilt 20 degrees and 18 degrees
      General fluctuations 32 degrees and 32 degrees

      Dump

      Mouldboard width 4300 mm and 3700 mm
      Mouldboard height 686 mm and 610 mm
      Mouldboard thickness 25 mm and 22 mm
      Left lateral displacement 680 mm and 510 mm
      Lateral right shift 680 mm and 660 mm

      Circle

      Blade tilt rear angle 5 degrees and 5 degrees
      Diameter 1520 mm and 1530 mm
      Left shift 787 mm and 695 mm
      Right shift 724 mm and 728 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Dimensional length 8804 mm 1. Dimensional length 8713 mm
      2. Between tyres width 2640 mm 2. Between tyres width 2493 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3180 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3293 mm
      4. Wheelbase 6120 mm 4. Wheelbase 6121 mm
      6. Front part clearance 587 mm 6. Front part clearance 571 mm
      7. Dual axis wheelbase 1540 mm 7. Dual axis wheelbase 1523 mm
      8. Blade base 2533 mm 8. Blade base 2552 mm