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      John Deere 548G vs. Caterpillar 535B

      5 reasons to buy John Deere 548G:

      Sizes

      Grapple height from ground level 864 mm and 1588 mm 46 % less or 724 mm
      Clearance 514 mm and 463 mm 10 % more or 51 mm
      Drum capacity at cable width 77.4 m and 45 m 42 % more or 32.4 m

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 8 and 5 37 % more or 3
      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1

      16 reasons to buy Caterpillar 535B:

      Sizes

      Maximum blade height 1226 mm and 1210 mm 1 % more or 16 mm
      Cable width 171.5 mm and 15.8 mm 91 % more or 155.7 mm
      Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum 194 kN and 154.7 kN 20 % more or 39.3 kN
      Maximum line speed 103.6 m/min and 44.5 m/min 57 % more or 59.1 m/min

      Operation

      Front differential fluid volume 52 l. and 17 l. 67 % more or 35 l.
      Transmission fluid volume 54 l. and 29.3 l. 46 % more or 24.7 l.
      Rear differential fluid volume 52 l. and 17 l. 67 % more or 35 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 122.9 l. and 30.3 l. 75 % more or 92.6 l.
      Fuel Capacity 314.8 l. and 189.3 l. 40 % more or 125.5 l.
      Cooling system fluid volume 50 l. and 24.6 l. 51 % more or 25.4 l.
      Engine oil volume 27 l. and 18.9 l. 30 % more or 8.1 l.

      Motor

      Displacement 7.2 l. and 5.9 l. 18 % more or 1.3 l.
      Full power 149.1 kW and 90.2 kW 40 % more or 58.9 kW
      Effective power 134.2 kW and 85.8 kW 36 % more or 48.4 kW

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 27.5 km/h and 25.3 km/h 8 % more or 2.2 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 18.6 km/h and 9 km/h 52 % more or 9.6 km/h

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Dimensional length 6330 mm and 6945 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3010 mm and 3233 mm
      Tong opening at tips 2160 mm and 2642 mm
      Wheelbase 2920 mm and 3553 mm
      Roller diameter 203.2 mm and 254 mm
      Overall width 3000 mm and 3385 mm

      Operation

      Tyre size 28L-26 and 30.5 x 32
      Working weight 9861.1 kg and 16919 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer John Deere and Caterpillar
      Model 6059T and 3126 DITA diesel

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump Piston and Axial-piston pump

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      Sizes

      1. Dimensional length 6330 mm 1. Dimensional length 6945 mm
      2. Overall width 3000 mm 2. Overall width 3385 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3010 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3233 mm
      4. Wheelbase 2920 mm 4. Wheelbase 3553 mm
      5. Clearance 514 mm 5. Clearance 463 mm
      7. Grapple height from ground level 864 mm 7. Grapple height from ground level 1588 mm
      9. Tong opening at tips 2160 mm 9. Tong opening at tips 2642 mm