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      Caterpillar 525C grapple vs. John Deere 640G serie III

      16 reasons to buy Caterpillar 525C grapple:

      Sizes

      Cable width 19 mm and 15.8 mm 17 % more or 3.2 mm
      Blade width 3138 mm and 2184 mm 30 % more or 954 mm
      Maximum blade height 1381 mm and 1310 mm 5 % more or 71 mm

      Operation

      Steering angle 45 degrees and 90 degrees 50 % less or 45 degrees
      Fuel Capacity 314.9 l. and 159 l. 50 % more or 155.9 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 56.8 l. and 34.4 l. 39 % more or 22.4 l.
      Engine oil volume 26.9 l. and 18.9 l. 30 % more or 8.0 l.
      Front differential fluid volume 51.9 l. and 17 l. 67 % more or 34.9 l.
      Rear differential fluid volume 51.9 l. and 28.4 l. 45 % more or 23.5 l.
      Transmission fluid volume 53.8 l. and 29.3 l. 46 % more or 24.5 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 112 l. and 54 l. 52 % more or 58 l.

      Motor

      Full power 146.2 kW and 128 kW 12 % more or 18.2 kW
      Displacement 7.2 l. and 6.8 l. 6 % more or 0.4 l.
      Peak torque 896 Nm and 706 Nm 21 % more or 190 Nm

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 27.5 km/h and 21.9 km/h 20 % more or 5.6 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 18.7 km/h and 16.4 km/h 12 % more or 2.3 km/h

      8 reasons to buy John Deere 640G serie III:

      Sizes

      Clearance 615 mm and 581 mm 6 % more or 34 mm
      Drum capacity at cable width 77.4 m and 46.9 m 39 % more or 30.5 m
      Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum 193 kN and 175 kN 9 % more or 18 kN
      Maximum line speed 43.2 m/min and 40.2 m/min 7 % more or 3.0 m/min

      Operation

      Generator current strength 90 amperes and 80 amperes 11 % more or 10 amperes

      Hydraulic system

      Pump flow rate 102 l/min and 174.1 l/min 41 % less or 72.1 l/min

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 8 and 5 37 % more or 3
      Reverse gears number 7 and 3 57 % more or 4

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Wheelbase 3534 mm and 3430 mm
      Roller diameter 19.1 mm and 203.2 mm
      Overall width 3398 mm and 3120 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3184.4 mm and 3030 mm

      Operation

      Operating voltage 24 V and 12 V
      Tyre size 30.5x 32 16PR and 30.5x32
      Working weight 17710.5 kg and 13648 kg

      Motor

      Model C7 Acert and 6068H
      Torque measured at 1400 rev / min and 1400 rev / min
      Cylinders number 6 and 6
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and John Deere

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump variable displacement piston pump and variable displacement axial piston pump
      Overflow valve pressure 20994.5 kPa and 20684 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type powershift transmission with camshaft and Powershift transmission with direct drive

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      Sizes

      3. Height to cab upper part 3184.4 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3030 mm
      4. Wheelbase 3534 mm 4. Wheelbase 3430 mm
      5. Clearance 581 mm 5. Clearance 615 mm
      2. Overall width 3398 mm 2. Overall width 3120 mm