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      John Deere 740G vs. Caterpillar 518 grapple

      10 reasons to buy John Deere 740G:

      Sizes

      Clearance 599 mm and 470 mm 22 % more or 129 mm
      Drum capacity at cable width 113.7 m and 76 m 33 % more or 37.7 m
      Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum 208.4 kN and 117.3 kN 44 % more or 91.1 kN

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 272.5 l. and 193 l. 29 % more or 79.5 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 41.6 l. and 29 l. 30 % more or 12.6 l.

      Motor

      Displacement 7.6 l. and 7 l. 8 % more or 0.6 l.
      Full power 129 kW and 96.9 kW 25 % more or 32.1 kW

      Gear box

      Forward gears number 8 and 3 62 % more or 5
      Reverse gears number 4 and 3 25 % more or 1
      Maximum forward speed 29.1 km/h and 24 km/h 18 % more or 5.1 km/h

      3 reasons to buy Caterpillar 518 grapple:

      Sizes

      Cable width 16 mm and 15.8 mm 1 % more or 0.2 mm
      Maximum line speed 92 m/min and 44.2 m/min 52 % more or 47.8 m/min

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 28.7 km/h and 10.5 km/h 63 % more or 18.2 km/h

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Roller diameter 254 mm and 255 mm
      Dimensional length 7821 mm and 5560 mm
      Overall width 3230 mm and 2640 mm
      Height to cab upper part 31280 mm and 2910 mm
      Wheelbase 3680 mm and 3250 mm

      Operation

      Tyre size 30.5-32 and 23.1-26
      Working weight 12972.7 kg and 12025 kg
      Axle oscillating 30 degrees and 14 degrees

      Motor

      Model 6076T and 3304
      Manufacturer John Deere and Caterpillar

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      Sizes

      3. Height to cab upper part 31280 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2910 mm
      4. Wheelbase 3680 mm 4. Wheelbase 3250 mm
      5. Clearance 599 mm 5. Clearance 470 mm
      1. Dimensional length 7821 mm 1. Dimensional length 5560 mm
      2. Overall width 3230 mm 2. Overall width 2640 mm