Range against range
Caterpillar against New Holland
Caterpillar has 20 machines here, New Holland 11. Neither brand wins this page — a range is not a machine, and the useful question is which one covers the work you do.
| Across the range | Caterpillar | New Holland |
|---|---|---|
| Machines tracked here | 20 | 11 |
| On rubber tracks | 10 | 6 |
| On wheels | 10 | 5 |
| Vertical lift | 16 | 9 |
| Smallestcapacity, measured the same way on both | 1,530 lbs | 1,600 lbs |
| Largestcapacity, measured the same way on both | 4,520 lbs | 4,340 lbs |
| Lightest machine | 5,849 lbs | 5,645 lbs |
| Heaviest machine | 13,669 lbs | 16,100 lbs |
| Best standard aux flow | 23 GPM | 24.2 GPM |
| Offer high flow | 20 | 9 |
| Cheapest listedof those with a published price | $46,000 | $39,000 |
| Dearest listed | $142,446 | $115,000 |
One thing to know before comparing any advertised figure between these two: New Holland rate track-loader capacity at 50 per cent of tipping load, where most makers use 35. The capacity rows above are recomputed on one basis so they are comparable, but the numbers on the brochures are not. Why that happens.
Which models actually line up
Machines within 12 per cent of each other on capacity, measured the same way, and of the same type. These are the pairs worth worth comparing directly.
- Cat 299D3 XE Land Management against New Holland C362Dealer quote only / $115,000
- Cat 236D3 against New Holland L318$55,225 / $45,000
- Cat 226D3 against New Holland L316$46,000 / $39,000
- Cat 255 against New Holland C337$75,362 / $106,000
- Cat 262D3 against New Holland L328Dealer quote only / $66,000
- Cat 270 against New Holland L334$90,000 / $65,000
- Cat 232D3 against New Holland L320$49,910 / $48,000
- Cat 249D3 against New Holland C327$59,392 / $60,000