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      Caterpillar 518 grapple vs. John Deere 748E

      3 reasons to buy Caterpillar 518 grapple:

      Sizes

      Grapple radius on ground level 2616 mm and 2240 mm 14 % more or 376 mm
      Maximum line speed 92 m/min and 44.2 m/min 52 % more or 47.8 m/min

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 28.7 km/h and 10.9 km/h 62 % more or 17.8 km/h

      11 reasons to buy John Deere 748E:

      Sizes

      Clearance 599 mm and 470 mm 22 % more or 129 mm
      Cable width 19.1 mm and 16 mm 16 % more or 3.1 mm
      Drum capacity at cable width 80.2 m and 76 m 5 % more or 4.2 m
      Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum 208 kN and 117.3 kN 44 % more or 90.7 kN

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 234.7 l. and 193 l. 18 % more or 41.7 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 41.6 l. and 29 l. 30 % more or 12.6 l.

      Motor

      Displacement 7.6 l. and 7 l. 8 % more or 0.6 l.
      Full power 129 kW and 96.9 kW 25 % more or 32.1 kW

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 30.3 km/h and 24 km/h 21 % more or 6.3 km/h
      Forward gears number 8 and 3 62 % more or 5
      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Dimensional length 5560 mm and 7820 mm
      Wheelbase 3250 mm and 3683 mm
      Tong opening at tips 2083 mm and 3048 mm
      Overall width 2640 mm and 3240 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2910 mm and 3130 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 12025 kg and 15150 kg
      Tyre size 23.1-26 and 30.5-32 12 PR LS2

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and John Deere
      Model 3304 and 6076T

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      Sizes

      1. Dimensional length 5560 mm 1. Dimensional length 7770 mm
      2. Overall width 2640 mm 2. Overall width 3240 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 2910 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3130 mm
      4. Wheelbase 3250 mm 4. Wheelbase 3683 mm
      5. Clearance 470 mm 5. Clearance 599 mm
      8. Grapple radius on ground level 2616 mm 8. Grapple radius on ground level 2240 mm
      9. Tong opening at tips 2083 mm 9. Tong opening at tips 3048 mm