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Caterpillar 983 vs. Caterpillar 973
12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 983:
Sizes
Width to outside of caterpillar track | 2900 mm and 2580 mm | 11 % more or 320 mm |
Clearance | 600 mm and 456 mm | 24 % more or 144 mm |
Ground clearance at full height and unloading | 3650 mm and 3340 mm | 8 % more or 310 mm |
Operation
Fuel Capacity | 510 l. and 356 l. | 30 % more or 154 l. |
Maximum speed | 11.9 km/h and 10.3 km/h | 13 % more or 1.6 km/h |
Hydraulic system fluid volume | 144 l. and 60 l. | 58 % more or 84 l. |
Breakout force in folded state | 195.1 kN and 213.4 kN | 9 % less or 18.3 kN |
Brimmed bucket capacity | 2.9 m3 and 2.4 m3 | 17 % more or 0.5 m3 |
Bucket capacity with top | 3.7 m3 and 2.8 m3 | 24 % more or 0.9 m3 |
Motor
Displacement | 14.6 l. and 10.5 l. | 28 % more or 4.1 l. |
Effective power | 205.1 kW and 156.6 kW | 24 % more or 48.5 kW |
Carrier
Contact with ground area | 3.8 m2 and 2.9 m2 | 24 % more or 0.9 m2 |
3 reasons to buy Caterpillar 973:
Operation
Static tipping load | 16788 kg and 22080.9 kg | 24 % less or 5292.9 kg |
Hydraulic system
Lowering time | 2.6 sec and 3.2 sec | 19 % less or 0.6 sec |
Lifting time | 7.4 sec and 7.7 sec | 4 % less or 0.3 sec |
Neutral reasons:
Sizes
Length with bucket on ground level | 6780 mm and 7123 mm |
Radius at high altitude unloading | 2160 mm and 1328 mm |
Operation
Working weight | 32500 kg and 24902 kg |
Motor
Manufacturer | Caterpillar and Caterpillar |
Model | D343 and 3306 |
Hydraulic system
Unloading time | 1.4 sec and 1.4 sec |
Carrier
Track shoe width | 560 mm and 500 mm |
Rolling bearings number on either side | 7 and 7 |
Caterpillar track length on ground level | 3380 mm and 2917 mm |
Track width | 2340 mm and 2080 mm |
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Sizes
1. Length with bucket on ground level | 6780 mm | 1. Length with bucket on ground level | 7123 mm |
2. Width to outside of caterpillar track | 2900 mm | 2. Width to outside of caterpillar track | 2580 mm |
5. Clearance | 600 mm | 5. Clearance | 456 mm |
7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading | 3650 mm | 7. Ground clearance at full height and unloading | 3340 mm |
8. Radius at high altitude unloading | 2160 mm | 8. Radius at high altitude unloading | 1328 mm |
Carrier
9. Track width | 2340 mm | 9. Track width | 2080 mm |