Caterpillar 257B serie 3 vs. John Deere CT332

7 reasons to buy Caterpillar 257B serie 3:

Displacement

3.3 l. and 3 l.

9 % more or 0.3 l.

Tipping load	2427 kg and 4173 kg	42 % less or 1746 kg
Breakout power	2045 kg and 5261.7 kg	61 % less or 3216.7 kg

Pump flow rate

83 l/min and 90.8 l/min

9 % less or 7.8 l/min

Turning radius with bucket from center	2126 mm and 2192 mm	3 % less or 66 mm
Clearance	279 mm and 246 mm	12 % more or 33 mm
Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading	2591 mm and 2309 mm	11 % more or 282 mm
Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	841 mm and 758 mm	10 % more or 83 mm

Fuel Capacity

106 l. and 84 l.

21 % more or 22 l.

Full power	61.5 kW and 55.2 kW	10 % more or 6.3 kW
Effective power	56.7 kW and 52.9 kW	7 % more or 3.8 kW

Specific ground pressure

29.6 kPa and 31 kPa

5 % less or 1.4 kPa

Width between caterpillar tracks	1676 mm and 2047 mm
Length with bucket	3439 mm and 3518 mm
Length without bucket	2718 mm and 2934 mm
Height to cab upper part	2035 mm and 2106 mm

Working weight	3656 kg and 4910 kg
Operating voltage	12 V and 12 V

Manufacturer	Caterpillar and John Deere
Model	C3.4 DIT and 5030Tw

Workload

1213 kg and 1452 kg

Overflow valve pressure

22994 kPa and 21373.7 kPa

1. Length with bucket	3439 mm	1. Length with bucket	3518 mm
2. Width between caterpillar tracks	1676 mm	2. Width between caterpillar tracks	2047 mm
3. Height to cab upper part	2035 mm	3. Height to cab upper part	2106 mm
5. Clearance	246 mm	5. Clearance	279 mm
6. Length without bucket	2718 mm	6. Length without bucket	2934 mm
7. Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading	2309 mm	7. Ground clearance at maximum lifting and unloading	2591 mm
8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	758 mm	8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	841 mm