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      Caterpillar 973 LGP vs. Caterpillar 955L

      12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973 LGP:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2755 mm and 2160 mm 22 % more or 595 mm
      Clearance 456 mm and 416 mm 9 % more or 40 mm
      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm and 2900 mm 13 % more or 440 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 356 l. and 238 l. 33 % more or 118 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 96.9 kW 38 % more or 59.7 kW
      Displacement 10.5 l. and 7 l. 33 % more or 3.5 l.

      Hydraulic system

      Unloading time 1.4 sec and 1.6 sec 12 % less or 0.2 sec
      Lowering time 2.6 sec and 3.2 sec 19 % less or 0.6 sec

      Carrier

      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 6 14 % more or 1
      Contact with ground area 3.9 m2 and 1.8 m2 54 % more or 2.1 m2

      4 reasons to buy Caterpillar 955L:

      Operation

      Static tipping load 8440 kg and 16788 kg 50 % less or 8348 kg
      Breakout force in folded state 102 kN and 213.4 kN 52 % less or 111.4 kN
      Maximum speed 11.3 km/h and 10.3 km/h 9 % more or 1.0 km/h

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6.6 sec and 7.4 sec 11 % less or 0.8 sec

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm and 4950 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3423 mm and 2290 mm
      Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm and 1170 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 25534 kg and 13700 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model 3306 and D330

      Carrier

      Track shoe width 675 mm and 380 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2917 mm and 2360 mm
      Track width 2080 mm and 1680 mm

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      Sizes

      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2755 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2160 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3423 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 2290 mm
      5. Clearance 456 mm 5. Clearance 416 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 2900 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1170 mm
      1. Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 4950 mm

      Carrier

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