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      Caterpillar 525C grapple vs. Ranger F66DS

      17 reasons to buy Caterpillar 525C grapple:

      Sizes

      Maximum blade height 1381 mm and 597 mm 57 % more or 784 mm
      Clearance 581 mm and 450 mm 23 % more or 131 mm
      Cable width 19 mm and 15 mm 21 % more or 4 mm
      Maximum boom height 4103 mm and 2464 mm 40 % more or 1639 mm
      Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum 175 kN and 148.6 kN 15 % more or 26.4 kN
      Blade width 3138 mm and 2134 mm 32 % more or 1004 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 314.9 l. and 234.7 l. 25 % more or 80.2 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 112 l. and 53 l. 53 % more or 59 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 56.8 l. and 37.9 l. 33 % more or 18.9 l.
      Engine oil volume 26.9 l. and 13.6 l. 49 % more or 13.3 l.
      Generator current strength 80 amperes and 65 amperes 19 % more or 15 amperes

      Motor

      Full power 146.2 kW and 132 kW 10 % more or 14.2 kW
      Effective power 135.7 kW and 118.6 kW 13 % more or 17.1 kW
      Peak torque 896 Nm and 606.1 Nm 32 % more or 289.9 Nm
      Displacement 7.2 l. and 5.9 l. 18 % more or 1.3 l.

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 5 and 3 40 % more or 2
      Maximum forward speed 27.5 km/h and 25.4 km/h 8 % more or 2.1 km/h

      3 reasons to buy Ranger F66DS:

      Sizes

      Drum capacity at cable width 96 m and 46.9 m 51 % more or 49.1 m
      Maximum line speed 124.3 m/min and 40.2 m/min 68 % more or 84.1 m/min

      Hydraulic system

      Pump flow rate 139 l/min and 174.1 l/min 20 % less or 35.1 l/min

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3184.4 mm and 2908 mm
      Wheelbase 3534 mm and 3264 mm
      Tong opening at tips 3050 mm and 1778 mm
      Overall width 3398 mm and 2758 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 17710.5 kg and 11308.1 kg
      Operating voltage 24 V and 12 V
      Tyre size 30.5x 32 16PR and 28Lx26

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Cummins
      Model C7 Acert and 6BTA5.9
      Cylinders number 6 and 6

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump variable displacement piston pump and gear type pump
      Overflow valve pressure 20994.5 kPa and 15168 kPa

      Gear box

      Transmission type powershift transmission with camshaft and Clark R28320

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      Sizes

      2. Overall width 3398 mm 2. Overall width 2758 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3184.4 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2908 mm
      4. Wheelbase 3534 mm 4. Wheelbase 3264 mm
      5. Clearance 581 mm 5. Clearance 450 mm
      6. Maximum boom height 4103 mm 6. Maximum boom height 2464 mm
      9. Tong opening at tips 3050 mm 9. Tong opening at tips 1778 mm