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      Caterpillar 966E vs. John Deere 544A

      12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 966E:

      Sizes

      Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 1285 mm and 851 mm 34 % more or 434 mm
      Clearance 501 mm and 368 mm 27 % more or 133 mm

      Shovel

      Bucket capacity with top 3.6 m3 and 1.1 m3 69 % more or 2.5 m3
      Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 2973 mm and 2718.8 mm 9 % more or 254.2 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 304 l. and 151.4 l. 50 % more or 152.6 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 205 l. and 45.4 l. 78 % more or 159.6 l.
      Static tipping weight 13856 kg and 6007 kg 57 % more or 7849 kg

      Motor

      Displacement 10.5 l. and 5.4 l. 49 % more or 5.1 l.
      Full power 161 kW and 77.6 kW 52 % more or 83.4 kW

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 4 and 2 50 % more or 2
      Maximum forward speed 38.2 km/h and 37 km/h 3 % more or 1.2 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 43.6 km/h and 14.8 km/h 66 % more or 28.8 km/h

      2 reasons to buy John Deere 544A:

      Shovel

      Breakout power 16105 pound and 41918 pound 62 % less or 25813 pound

      Operation

      Turn radius 4215.4 mm and 7104 mm 41 % less or 2888.6 mm

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Hinge axis maximum height 459 mm and 3404.6 mm
      Length with bucket on ground level 8203 mm and 5790 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3580 mm and 2971.8 mm
      Wheelbase 3350 mm and 2400 mm

      Shovel

      Shovel width 3059 mm and 2230 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 20208 kg and 8770 kg
      Tyre size 26.5-25 14PR and 13-24 / 17.5-25

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and John Deere

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 4

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      Sizes

      6. Hinge axis maximum height 459 mm 6. Hinge axis maximum height 3404.6 mm
      8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 1285 mm 8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 851 mm
      1. Length with bucket on ground level 8203 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 5790 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3580 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2971.8 mm
      4. Wheelbase 3350 mm 4. Wheelbase 2400 mm
      5. Clearance 501 mm 5. Clearance 368 mm

      Shovel

      7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 2973 mm 7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 2718.8 mm