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      Caterpillar 977L vs. Caterpillar 973

      6 reasons to buy Caterpillar 977L:

      Sizes

      Clearance 510 mm and 456 mm 11 % more or 54 mm

      Operation

      Fuel Capacity 386 l. and 356 l. 8 % more or 30 l.
      Hydraulic system fluid volume 138 l. and 60 l. 57 % more or 78 l.
      Static tipping load 14510 kg and 16788 kg 14 % less or 2278 kg
      Maximum speed 11.3 km/h and 10.3 km/h 9 % more or 1.0 km/h
      Breakout force in folded state 152 kN and 213.4 kN 29 % less or 61.4 kN

      9 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973:

      Sizes

      Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm and 2390 mm 7 % more or 190 mm
      Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm and 3230 mm 3 % more or 110 mm

      Operation

      Brimmed bucket capacity 2.4 m3 and 1.8 m3 25 % more or 0.6 m3
      Bucket capacity with top 2.8 m3 and 2.1 m3 25 % more or 0.7 m3

      Motor

      Effective power 156.6 kW and 141.7 kW 10 % more or 14.9 kW

      Hydraulic system

      Lowering time 2.6 sec and 3.4 sec 24 % less or 0.8 sec
      Lifting time 7.4 sec and 7.8 sec 5 % less or 0.4 sec
      Unloading time 1.4 sec and 1.6 sec 12 % less or 0.2 sec

      Carrier

      Contact with ground area 2.9 m2 and 2.6 m2 10 % more or 0.3 m2

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Length with bucket on ground level 5710 mm and 7123 mm
      Height to cab upper part 3330 mm and 3423 mm
      Radius at high altitude unloading 1190 mm and 1328 mm

      Operation

      Working weight 21610 kg and 24902 kg

      Motor

      Manufacturer Caterpillar and Caterpillar
      Model 3306 and 3306
      Displacement 10.5 l. and 10.5 l.

      Carrier

      Track width 1930 mm and 2080 mm
      Track shoe width 457 mm and 500 mm
      Rolling bearings number on either side 7 and 7
      Caterpillar track length on ground level 2810 mm and 2917 mm

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      Sizes

      1. Length with bucket on ground level 5710 mm 1. Length with bucket on ground level 7123 mm
      2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2390 mm 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track 2580 mm
      3. Height to cab upper part 3330 mm 3. Height to cab upper part 3423 mm
      5. Clearance 510 mm 5. Clearance 456 mm
      7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3230 mm 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading 3340 mm
      8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1190 mm 8. Radius at high altitude unloading 1328 mm

      Carrier

      9. Track width 1930 mm 9. Track width 2080 mm