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Caterpillar 972G vs. John Deere 304J
12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 972G:
Sizes
Clearance | 430 mm and 390 mm | 9 % more or 40 mm |
Shovel
Bucket capacity with top | 3.6 m3 and 1.1 m3 | 69 % more or 2.5 m3 |
Operation
Fuel Capacity | 410 l. and 81 l. | 80 % more or 329 l. |
Hydraulic system fluid volume | 207 l. and 80 l. | 61 % more or 127 l. |
Static tipping weight | 18324 kg and 4645 kg | 75 % more or 13679 kg |
Motor
Effective power | 205.1 kW and 54 kW | 74 % more or 151.1 kW |
Displacement | 10.5 l. and 3.1 l. | 70 % more or 7.4 l. |
Hydraulic system
Lowering time | 1.8 sec and 4.5 sec | 60 % less or 2.7 sec |
Gear box
Maximum forward speed | 37 km/h and 30 km/h | 19 % more or 7 km/h |
Reverse gears number | 4 and 2 | 50 % more or 2 |
Maximum reverse gear | 41.9 km/h and 30 km/h | 28 % more or 11.9 km/h |
Forward gears number | 4 and 2 | 50 % more or 2 |
3 reasons to buy John Deere 304J:
Shovel
Breakout power | 12364 pound and 51210 pound | 76 % less or 38846 pound |
Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting | 3365 mm and 3290 mm | 2 % more or 75 mm |
Hydraulic system
Lifting time | 5.3 sec and 6.6 sec | 20 % less or 1.3 sec |
Neutral reasons:
Sizes
Length with bucket on ground level | 9035 mm and 6139 mm |
Between tyres width | 2960 mm and 750 mm |
Shovel
Shovel width | 3220 mm and 2200 mm |
Operation
Working weight | 24931 kg and 6080 kg |
Motor
Model | 3306DITA and 5030T |
Hydraulic system
Unloading time | 1.6 sec and 1.6 sec |
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Sizes
1. Length with bucket on ground level | 9035 mm | 1. Length with bucket on ground level | 6139 mm |
2. Between tyres width | 2960 mm | 2. Between tyres width | 750 mm |
5. Clearance | 430 mm | 5. Clearance | 390 mm |
Shovel
7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting | 3290 mm | 7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting | 3365 mm |