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      Caterpillar 973 vs. Caterpillar 963C

      11 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973:

      Sizes

      Clearance 456 mm and 402.5 mm 12 % more or 53.5 mm
      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm and 3145 mm 6 % more or 195 mm
      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm and 2300 mm 11 % more or 280 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 356 l. and 315 l. 12 % more or 41 l.
      Brimmed bucket capacity 2.4 m3 and 2 m3 17 % more or 0.4 m3
      Bucket capacity with top 2.8 m3 and 2.3 m3 18 % more or 0.5 m3
      Maximum speed 10.3 km/h and 9.7 km/h 6 % more or 0.6 km/h

      Motor

      Effective power 156.6 kW and 117.8 kW 25 % more or 38.8 kW
      Displacement 10.5 l. and 7.2 l. 31 % more or 3.3 l.

      Carrier

      Contact with ground area 2.9 m2 and 2.7 m2 7 % more or 0.2 m2
      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 6 14 % more or 1

      7 reasons to buy Caterpillar 963C:

      Operation

      Breakout force in folded state 191.9 kN and 213.4 kN 10 % less or 21.5 kN
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 160 l. and 60 l. 62 % more or 100 l.
      Static tipping load 13564 kg and 16788 kg 19 % less or 3224 kg

      Hydraulic system

      Lifting time 6.6 sec and 7.4 sec 11 % less or 0.8 sec
      Unloading time 1.3 sec and 1.4 sec 7 % less or 0.1 sec
      Lowering time 2.1 sec and 2.6 sec 19 % less or 0.5 sec

      Carrier

      Specific ground pressure 72.4 kPa and 83 kPa 13 % less or 10.6 kPa

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm and 1152 mm
      Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm and 6336 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3423 mm and 3396 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 24902 kg and 19589 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model 3306 and 3126B ATAAC

      Carrier

      Track width 2080 mm and 1850 mm
      Track shoe width 500 mm and 550 mm
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2917 mm and 2454 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 6336 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2300 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3423 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3396 mm
      5. Clearance 456 mm 5. Clearance 402.5 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3145 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1152 mm

      Carrier

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