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      John Deere 344J vs. JCB 446ZX High-Lift

      6 reasons to buy John Deere 344J:

      Shovel

      Breakout power 77 kN and 164 kN 53 % less or 87 kN

      Operation

      Turn radius 4205 mm and 6770 mm 38 % less or 2565 mm

      Motor

      Power measured at 2400 rev / min and 2200 rev / min 8 % more or 200 rev

      Hydraulic system

      Lowering time 4 sec and 4.1 sec 2 % less or 0.1 sec
      Lifting time 4.4 sec and 5.8 sec 24 % less or 1.4 sec

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 29.9 km/h and 24.4 km/h 18 % more or 5.5 km/h

      22 reasons to buy JCB 446ZX High-Lift:

      Sizes

      Clearance 470 mm and 385 mm 18 % more or 85 mm
      Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 1105 mm and 830 mm 25 % more or 275 mm

      Shovel

      Brimmed bucket capacity 2.5 m3 and 1.2 m3 52 % more or 1.3 m3
      Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3395 mm and 2850 mm 16 % more or 545 mm
      Bucket capacity with top 2.8 m3 and 1.5 m3 46 % more or 1.3 m3

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 40 l. and 26.5 l. 34 % more or 13.5 l.
      Static tipping weight 10434 kg and 6200 kg 41 % more or 4234 kg
      Front axle / differential fluid volume 69 l. and 9.3 l. 87 % more or 59.7 l.
      Rear axle / differential fluid volume 51 l. and 8.7 l. 83 % more or 42.3 l.
      Generator current strength 70 amperes and 65 amperes 7 % more or 5 amperes
      Fuel Capacity 320 l. and 159 l. 50 % more or 161 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 215 l. and 98 l. 54 % more or 117 l.
      Engine oil volume 18.9 l. and 13 l. 31 % more or 5.9 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 138 kW and 73 kW 47 % more or 65 kW
      Displacement 8.3 l. and 4.5 l. 46 % more or 3.8 l.
      Cylinders number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2
      Maximum torque 902 Nm and 395 Nm 56 % more or 507 Nm

      Hydraulic system

      Pump bandwidth 163 l/min and 114 l/min 30 % more or 49 l/min
      Unloading time 1.2 sec and 1.5 sec 20 % less or 0.3 sec

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 4 and 2 50 % more or 2
      Reverse gears number 3 and 2 33 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 37.4 km/h and 29.9 km/h 20 % more or 7.5 km/h

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 6130 mm and 8520 mm
      Between tyres width 1150 mm and 2702 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3023 mm and 3370 mm
      Wheelbase 2600 mm and 3300 mm
      Hinge axis maximum height 3660 mm and 4677 mm

      Shovel

      Shovel width 2400 mm and 2837 mm

      Operation

      Operating voltage 12 V and 24 V
      Rear axle oscillating 20 degrees and 25 degrees
      Tyre size 17.5R25 and 23.5R25 HXA (L3)
      Working weight 8350 kg and 20635 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer John Deere and JCB
      Model 4045T and 6CT8.3C
      Torque measured at 1400 rev / min and 1400 rev / min

      Hydraulic system

      Overflow valve pressure 22980 kPa and 24993.5 kPa
      Type of pump gear type pump and twin variable displacement piston pumps

      Gear box

      Transmission type Hydraulic and smooth power shifting

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket on ground level 6130 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 8520 mm
      2. Between tyres width 1150 mm 2. Between tyres width 2702 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3023 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3370 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2600 mm 4. Wheelbase 3300 mm
      5. Clearance 385 mm 5. Clearance 470 mm
      6. Hinge axis maximum height 3660 mm 6. Hinge axis maximum height 4677 mm
      8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 830 mm 8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading 1105 mm

      Shovel

      7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 2850 mm 7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting 3395 mm