vs.

      John Deere 748E vs. Caterpillar 518 grapple

      11 reasons to buy John Deere 748E:

      Sizes

      Cable width 19.1 mm and 16 mm 16 % more or 3.1 mm
      Drum capacity at cable width 80.2 m and 76 m 5 % more or 4.2 m
      Maximum traction force on a rope with empty drum 208 kN and 117.3 kN 44 % more or 90.7 kN
      Clearance 599 mm and 470 mm 22 % more or 129 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 234.7 l. and 193 l. 18 % more or 41.7 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 41.6 l. and 29 l. 30 % more or 12.6 l.

      Motor

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

      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 30.3 km/h and 24 km/h 21 % more or 6.3 km/h

      3 reasons to buy Caterpillar 518 grapple:

      Sizes

      Maximum line speed 92 m/min and 44.2 m/min 52 % more or 47.8 m/min
      Grapple radius on ground level 2616 mm and 1550 mm 41 % more or 1066 mm

      Gear box

      Maximum reverse gear 28.7 km/h and 10.9 km/h 62 % more or 17.8 km/h

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Tong opening at tips 3048 mm and 2083 mm
      Overall width 3240 mm and 2640 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3130 mm and 2910 mm
      Wheelbase 3683 mm and 3250 mm
      Dimensional length 7770 mm and 5560 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 15150 kg and 12025 kg
      Tyre size 30.5-32 12 PR LS2 and 23.1-26

      Motor

      Manufacturer John Deere and Caterpillar
      Model 6076T and 3304

      Images

      Sizes

      4. Wheelbase 3683 mm 4. Wheelbase 3250 mm
      5. Clearance 599 mm 5. Clearance 470 mm
      8. Grapple radius on ground level 2240 mm 8. Grapple radius on ground level 2616 mm
      9. Tong opening at tips 3048 mm 9. Tong opening at tips 2083 mm
      1. Dimensional length 7770 mm 1. Dimensional length 5560 mm
      2. Overall width 3240 mm 2. Overall width 2640 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3130 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2910 mm