vs.

      John Deere 648H vs. Caterpillar 535B

      6 reasons to buy John Deere 648H:

      Sizes

      Maximum blade height 1308 mm and 1226 mm 6 % more or 82 mm
      Clearance 514 mm and 463 mm 10 % more or 51 mm
      Drum capacity at cable width 54.6 m and 45 m 18 % more or 9.6 m
      Grapple height from ground level 794 mm and 1588 mm 50 % less or 794 mm

      Gear box

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

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 535B:

      Sizes

      Blade width 2678 mm and 2184 mm 18 % more or 494 mm
      Cable width 171.5 mm and 19.1 mm 89 % more or 152.4 mm
      Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum 194 kN and 193 kN 1 % more or 1 kN

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 314.8 l. and 295.3 l. 6 % more or 19.5 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 122.9 l. and 56.8 l. 54 % more or 66.1 l.

      Motor

      Full power 149.1 kW and 128.3 kW 14 % more or 20.8 kW
      Displacement 7.2 l. and 6.8 l. 6 % more or 0.4 l.

      Gear box

      Maximum forward speed 27.5 km/h and 23 km/h 16 % more or 4.5 km/h
      Maximum reverse gear 18.6 km/h and 17.4 km/h 6 % more or 1.2 km/h

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Height to cab upper part 3023 mm and 3233 mm
      Wheelbase 3430 mm and 3553 mm
      Roller diameter 203.2 mm and 254 mm
      Dimensional length 7484 mm and 6945 mm
      Tong opening at tips 3175 mm and 2642 mm
      Overall width 3100 mm and 3385 mm

      Operation

      Tyre size 28L-26 and 30.5 x 32
      Working weight 14626.1 kg and 16919 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer John Deere and Caterpillar
      Model 6068H and 3126 DITA diesel

      Hydraulic system

      Type of pump variable displacement axial piston pump and Axial-piston pump

      Images

      Sizes

      7. Grapple height from ground level 794 mm 7. Grapple height from ground level 1588 mm
      9. Tong opening at tips 3175 mm 9. Tong opening at tips 2642 mm
      1. Dimensional length 7230 mm 1. Dimensional length 6945 mm
      2. Overall width 3100 mm 2. Overall width 3385 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3023 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3233 mm
      4. Wheelbase 3430 mm 4. Wheelbase 3553 mm
      5. Clearance 514 mm 5. Clearance 463 mm