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John Deere 640H vs. Caterpillar 518 grapple
8 reasons to buy John Deere 640H:
Sizes
Clearance | 514 mm and 470 mm | 9 % more or 44 mm |
Blade width | 2184 mm and 2160 mm | 1 % more or 24 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 |
Operation
Hydraulic system fluid volume | 56.8 l. and 29 l. | 49 % more or 27.8 l. |
Motor
Full power | 128.3 kW and 96.9 kW | 24 % more or 31.4 kW |
Gear box
Forward gears number | 8 and 3 | 62 % more or 5 |
Reverse gears number | 7 and 3 | 57 % more or 4 |
6 reasons to buy Caterpillar 518 grapple:
Sizes
Drum capacity at cable width | 76 m and 54.6 m | 28 % more or 21.4 m |
Maximum line speed | 92 m/min and 37.1 m/min | 60 % more or 54.9 m/min |
Operation
Fuel Capacity | 193 l. and 155.2 l. | 20 % more or 37.8 l. |
Motor
Displacement | 7 l. and 6.8 l. | 3 % more or 0.2 l. |
Gear box
Maximum forward speed | 24 km/h and 23 km/h | 4 % more or 1 km/h |
Maximum reverse gear | 28.7 km/h and 17.4 km/h | 39 % more or 11.3 km/h |
Neutral reasons:
Sizes
Wheelbase | 3430 mm and 3250 mm |
Overall width | 3000 mm and 2640 mm |
Height to cab upper part | 3023 mm and 2910 mm |
Roller diameter | 203.2 mm and 255 mm |
Operation
Working weight | 13732.5 kg and 12025 kg |
Axle oscillating | 30 degrees and 14 degrees |
Tyre size | 28L-26 and 23.1-26 |
Motor
Manufacturer | John Deere and Caterpillar |
Model | 6068H and 3304 |
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Sizes
2. Overall width | 3000 mm | 2. Overall width | 2640 mm |
3. Height to cab upper part | 3023 mm | 3. Height to cab upper part | 2910 mm |
4. Wheelbase | 3430 mm | 4. Wheelbase | 3250 mm |
5. Clearance | 514 mm | 5. Clearance | 470 mm |


