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      Caterpillar 955L vs. Caterpillar 973C

      6 reasons to buy Caterpillar 955L:

      Operation

      Cooling system fluid volume 148 l. and 43 l. 71 % more or 105 l.
      Static tipping load 8440 kg and 20249 kg 58 % less or 11809 kg
      Breakout force in folded state 102 kN and 213.3 kN 52 % less or 111.3 kN
      Maximum speed 11.3 km/h and 9 km/h 20 % more or 2.3 km/h

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6.6 sec and 6.7 sec 1 % less or 0.1 sec
      Unloading time 1.6 sec and 5.1 sec 69 % less or 3.5 sec

      12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973C:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm and 2160 mm 16 % more or 420 mm
      Clearance 457 mm and 416 mm 9 % more or 41 mm
      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3358 mm and 2900 mm 14 % more or 458 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 430 l. and 238 l. 45 % more or 192 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

      Cylinders number 6 and 4 33 % more or 2
      Effective power 178 kW and 96.9 kW 46 % more or 81.1 kW
      Displacement 8.8 l. and 7 l. 20 % more or 1.8 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Lowering time 2.9 sec and 3.2 sec 9 % less or 0.3 sec

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 6 14 % more or 1
      Contact with ground area 2.9 m2 and 1.8 m2 38 % more or 1.1 m2

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length to front of caterpillar track 3350 mm and 5178 mm
      Length with bucket on ground level 4950 mm and 7092 mm
      Height to cab upper part 2290 mm and 3500 mm
      Radius at high altitude unloading 1170 mm and 1313 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 13700 kg and 26373 kg
      Operating voltage 24 V and 24 V

      Motor

      Aspiration turbocharging and turbocharging
      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model D330 and C9ACERT

      Carrier

      Track width 1680 mm and 2080 mm
      Track shoe width 380 mm and 500 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2360 mm and 2930 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2160 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 2290 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3500 mm
      5. Clearance 416 mm 5. Clearance 457 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 2900 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3358 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1170 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1313 mm
      1. Length with bucket on ground level 4950 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 7092 mm

      Carrier

      9. Track width 1680 mm 9. Track width 2080 mm