Caterpillar 966E vs. JCB 456ZX High-Lift

10 reasons to buy Caterpillar 966E:

Clearance	501 mm and 470 mm	6 % more or 31 mm
Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	1285 mm and 1105 mm	14 % more or 180 mm

Bucket capacity with top	3.6 m3 and 2.8 m3	22 % more or 0.8 m3
Brimmed bucket capacity	3.2 m3 and 2.5 m3	22 % more or 0.7 m3

Static tipping weight

13856 kg and 11595.2 kg

16 % more or 2260.8 kg

Full power

161 kW and 146.9 kW

9 % more or 14.1 kW

Lowering time

2.4 sec and 4.1 sec

41 % less or 1.7 sec

Breakout power	36868.7 pound and 41918 pound	12 % less or 5049.3 pound
Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting	3395 mm and 2973 mm	12 % more or 422 mm

Turn radius	6770 mm and 7104 mm	5 % less or 334 mm
Fuel Capacity	321.8 l. and 304 l.	6 % more or 17.8 l.
Hydraulic system fluid volume	215.8 l. and 205 l.	5 % more or 10.8 l.

Lifting time	5.8 sec and 7.1 sec	18 % less or 1.3 sec
Unloading time	1.2 sec and 2 sec	40 % less or 0.8 sec

Length with bucket on ground level	8203 mm and 8520 mm
Between tyres width	2990 mm and 2702 mm
Height to cab upper part	3580 mm and 3370 mm
Wheelbase	3350 mm and 2100 mm
Hinge axis maximum height	459 mm and 4677 mm

Shovel width

3059 mm and 2837 mm

Working weight	20208 kg and 213352.2 kg
Tyre size	26.5-25 14PR and 23.5x25x20

Model

3306 and 6CT 8.3C

Forward gears number

4 and 4

1. Length with bucket on ground level	8203 mm	1. Length with bucket on ground level	8520 mm
2. Between tyres width	2990 mm	2. Between tyres width	2702 mm
3. Height to cab upper part	3580 mm	3. Height to cab upper part	3370 mm
4. Wheelbase	3350 mm	4. Wheelbase	2100 mm
5. Clearance	501 mm	5. Clearance	470 mm
6. Hinge axis maximum height	459 mm	6. Hinge axis maximum height	4677 mm
8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	1285 mm	8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	1105 mm

7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting

2973 mm

7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting

3395 mm