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      Caterpillar 518 grapple vs. John Deere 848H

      4 reasons to buy Caterpillar 518 grapple:

      Sizes

      Drum capacity at cable width 76 m and 54.6 m 28 % more or 21.4 m

      Motor

      Displacement 7 l. and 6.8 l. 3 % more or 0.2 l.

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 24 km/h and 20.9 km/h 13 % more or 3.1 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 28.7 km/h and 15.3 km/h 47 % more or 13.4 km/h

      9 reasons to buy John Deere 848H:

      Sizes

      Clearance 615 mm and 470 mm 24 % more or 145 mm
      Cable width 19.1 mm and 16 mm 16 % more or 3.1 mm
      Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum 193 kN and 117.3 kN 39 % more or 75.7 kN
      Grapple radius on ground level 3111 mm and 2616 mm 16 % more or 495 mm
      Blade width 2946 mm and 2160 mm 27 % more or 786 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 329.3 l. and 193 l. 41 % more or 136.3 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 56.8 l. and 29 l. 49 % more or 27.8 l.

      Motor

      Full power 149 kW and 96.9 kW 35 % more or 52.1 kW

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 6 and 3 50 % more or 3

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Wheelbase 3250 mm and 3785 mm
      Roller diameter 255 mm and 203.2 mm
      Dimensional length 5560 mm and 8072 mm
      Tong opening at tips 2083 mm and 3302 mm
      Overall width 2640 mm and 3560 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2910 mm and 3127 mm

      Operation

      Axle oscillating 14 degrees and 30 degrees
      Tyre size 23.1-26 and 30.5-32
      Working weight 12025 kg and 17826.2 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and John Deere
      Model 3304 and 6068H

      Gear box

      Reverse gears number 3 and 3

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      Sizes

      4. Wheelbase 3250 mm 4. Wheelbase 3785 mm
      5. Clearance 470 mm 5. Clearance 615 mm
      8. Grapple radius on ground level 2616 mm 8. Grapple radius on ground level 3111 mm
      9. Tong opening at tips 2083 mm 9. Tong opening at tips 3302 mm
      1. Dimensional length 5560 mm 1. Dimensional length 8072 mm
      2. Overall width 2640 mm 2. Overall width 3560 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 2910 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3127 mm