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      Caterpillar 963 LGP vs. Caterpillar 973 LGP

      5 reasons to buy Caterpillar 963 LGP:

      Operation

      Static tipping load 12322 kg and 16788 kg 27 % less or 4466 kg
      Breakout force in folded state 170 kN and 213.4 kN 20 % less or 43.4 kN

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6.2 sec and 7.4 sec 16 % less or 1.2 sec
      Unloading time 1.3 sec and 1.4 sec 7 % less or 0.1 sec
      Lowering time 2.3 sec and 2.6 sec 12 % less or 0.3 sec

      12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973 LGP:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2755 mm and 2400 mm 13 % more or 355 mm
      Clearance 456 mm and 439 mm 4 % more or 17 mm
      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm and 3137 mm 6 % more or 203 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 356 l. and 261 l. 27 % more or 95 l.
      Brimmed bucket capacity 2.4 m3 and 1.7 m3 29 % more or 0.7 m3
      Bucket capacity with top 2.8 m3 and 2 m3 29 % more or 0.8 m3
      Maximum speed 10.3 km/h and 10.1 km/h 2 % more or 0.2 km/h

      Motor

      Effective power 156.6 kW and 112 kW 28 % more or 44.6 kW
      Displacement 10.5 l. and 7 l. 33 % more or 3.5 l.

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 6 14 % more or 1
      Contact with ground area 3.9 m2 and 2.7 m2 31 % more or 1.2 m2
      Specific ground pressure 63 kPa and 67.2 kPa 6 % less or 4.2 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 6346 mm and 7123 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3300 mm and 3423 mm
      Radius at high altitude unloading 1168 mm and 1328 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 18639 kg and 25534 kg
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 60 l. and 60 l.

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model 3304 and 3306

      Carrier

      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2454 mm and 2917 mm
      Track width 1850 mm and 2080 mm
      Track shoe width 550 mm and 675 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket on ground level 6346 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2400 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2755 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3300 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3423 mm
      5. Clearance 439 mm 5. Clearance 456 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3137 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1168 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm

      Carrier

      9. Track width 1850 mm 9. Track width 2080 mm