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Skidders<br />
540G-III Cable / 548G-III Grapple<br />
540G-III Cable / 548G-III Grapple<br />
ENGINE<br />
Engine displacement<br />
Gross horsepower @ rated speed<br />
Gross horsepower — peak<br />
Additional features<br />
John Deere PowerTech 6068H<br />
414 cu. in. 6.8 L<br />
129 hp 96 kW<br />
132 hp 98 kW<br />
Turbocharged<br />
Engine cold-start system: ether starting aid (optional)<br />
Air cleaner: dual stage with safety element and dust unloader valve<br />
Slope operation, maximum angle: 45 deg.<br />
TRANSMISSION<br />
Direct drive<br />
Number of gears:<br />
Forward 8<br />
Reverse 7<br />
Maximum travel speed (mph)<br />
with 28L-26 tires<br />
@ 2,200 rpm<br />
Forward travel speed<br />
1.5–12.3 mph 2.4–19.8 km/h<br />
Reverse travel speed<br />
1.5–9.3 mph 2.4–15.0 km/h<br />
AXLES<br />
STEERING<br />
BRAKES<br />
Standard features:<br />
Service brakes<br />
Parking brake<br />
HYDRAULICS<br />
Reservoir size<br />
Main pump:<br />
Type<br />
Maximum rated fl ow<br />
Maximum rated pressure<br />
Grapple control<br />
Optional<br />
FUEL CAPACITIES<br />
Cable<br />
Grapple<br />
COOLING<br />
Front axle oscillation, stop to stop: 30 deg.<br />
Final drive: heavy-duty planetary, mounted inboard<br />
Differential pressure: 270 psi 1861 kPa<br />
Power, fully hydraulic, Orbitrol valve<br />
Articulation angle: 45 deg. each direction<br />
Inboard-mounted, wet disc, oil cooled, self-adjusting, and self-equalizing front and rear axles<br />
Automatically spring-applied, hydraulically released, sealed and lubricated, wet multi-disc,<br />
integrally mounted in transmission<br />
12.2 gal. 46 L<br />
Variable-displacement axial piston<br />
29 gpm 110 L/min.<br />
3,000–3,100 psi 20 684–21 374 kPa<br />
Joystick-pilot<br />
Mechanical<br />
41 gal. 155 L<br />
50 gal. 189 L<br />
Fan drive: belt/fi xed blades<br />
4<br />
5