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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