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      Caterpillar 973 LGP vs. Caterpillar 953 LGP

      13 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973 LGP:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2755 mm and 2180 mm 21 % more or 575 mm
      Clearance 456 mm and 377 mm 17 % more or 79 mm
      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm and 2894 mm 13 % more or 446 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 356 l. and 192 l. 46 % more or 164 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 60 l. and 58 l. 3 % more or 2 l.
      Brimmed bucket capacity 2.4 m3 and 1.3 m3 46 % more or 1.1 m3
      Bucket capacity with top 2.8 m3 and 1.5 m3 46 % more or 1.3 m3

      Motor

      Effective power 156.6 kW and 82 kW 48 % more or 74.6 kW
      Displacement 10.5 l. and 5.2 l. 50 % more or 5.3 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Unloading time 1.4 sec and 1.5 sec 7 % less or 0.1 sec
      Lowering time 2.6 sec and 3 sec 13 % less or 0.4 sec

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 6 14 % more or 1
      Contact with ground area 3.9 m2 and 2.3 m2 41 % more or 1.6 m2

      4 reasons to buy Caterpillar 953 LGP:

      Operation

      Static tipping load 8749 kg and 16788 kg 48 % less or 8039 kg
      Breakout force in folded state 117.4 kN and 213.4 kN 45 % less or 96.0 kN
      Maximum speed 10.4 km/h and 10.3 km/h 1 % more or 0.1 km/h

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 60.6 kPa and 63 kPa 4 % less or 2.4 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm and 5867 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3423 mm and 3078 mm
      Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm and 1017 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 25534 kg and 14362 kg

      Motor

      Model 3306 and 3204
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 7.4 sec and 7.4 sec

      Carrier

      Track shoe width 675 mm and 500 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2917 mm and 2295 mm
      Track width 2080 mm and 1800 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 5867 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2755 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2180 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3423 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3078 mm
      5. Clearance 456 mm 5. Clearance 377 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 2894 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1017 mm

      Carrier

      9. Track width 2080 mm 9. Track width 1800 mm