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      Caterpillar 973 LGP vs. Caterpillar 931 LGP

      10 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973 LGP:

      Sizes

      Clearance 456 mm and 348 mm 24 % more or 108 mm
      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm and 2570 mm 23 % more or 770 mm
      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2755 mm and 2290 mm 17 % more or 465 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 356 l. and 114 l. 68 % more or 242 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 60 l. and 49.2 l. 18 % more or 10.8 l.

      Motor

      Effective power 156.6 kW and 46.2 kW 70 % more or 110.4 kW
      Displacement 10.5 l. and 5.2 l. 50 % more or 5.3 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Lowering time 2.6 sec and 3.5 sec 26 % less or 0.9 sec

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 5 29 % more or 2
      Contact with ground area 3.9 m2 and 2.3 m2 41 % more or 1.6 m2

      6 reasons to buy Caterpillar 931 LGP:

      Operation

      Static tipping load 4607 kg and 16788 kg 73 % less or 12181 kg
      Breakout force in folded state 57.2 kN and 213.4 kN 73 % less or 156.2 kN
      Maximum speed 11.1 km/h and 10.3 km/h 7 % more or 0.8 km/h

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6.1 sec and 7.4 sec 18 % less or 1.3 sec
      Unloading time 1.3 sec and 1.4 sec 7 % less or 0.1 sec

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 29 kPa and 63 kPa 54 % less or 34 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm and 3780 mm
      Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm and 710 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3423 mm and 2700 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 25534 kg and 7775 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model 3306 and 3204

      Carrier

      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2917 mm and 1830 mm
      Track width 2080 mm and 1650 mm
      Track shoe width 675 mm and 635 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2755 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2290 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3423 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2700 mm
      5. Clearance 456 mm 5. Clearance 348 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 2570 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 710 mm
      1. Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 3780 mm

      Carrier

      9. Track width 2080 mm 9. Track width 1650 mm