Caterpillar 966C vs. Caterpillar 950

12 reasons to buy Caterpillar 966C:

Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	790 mm and 740 mm	6 % more or 50 mm
Clearance	400 mm and 381 mm	5 % more or 19 mm

Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting	2950 mm and 2820 mm	4 % more or 130 mm
Bucket capacity with top	3.1 m3 and 1.5 m3	52 % more or 1.6 m3

Fuel Capacity	246 l. and 201 l.	18 % more or 45 l.
Hydraulic system fluid volume	197 l. and 155 l.	21 % more or 42 l.
Static tipping weight	12770 kg and 9730 kg	24 % more or 3040 kg

Effective power	126.8 kW and 96.9 kW	24 % more or 29.9 kW
Displacement	10.5 l. and 7 l.	33 % more or 3.5 l.

Unloading time

1.6 sec and 1.8 sec

11 % less or 0.2 sec

Maximum forward speed	38 km/h and 35.9 km/h	6 % more or 2.1 km/h
Maximum reverse gear	45.1 km/h and 42.5 km/h	6 % more or 2.6 km/h

Breakout power

10320 pound and 25578 pound

60 % less or 15258 pound

Lowering time

3.1 sec and 3.8 sec

18 % less or 0.7 sec

Length with bucket on ground level	6830 mm and 6170 mm
Between tyres width	2770 mm and 2410 mm
Height to cab upper part	3560 mm and 3320 mm
Hinge axis maximum height	4165 mm and 3690 mm

Shovel width

2920 mm and 2440 mm

Working weight	16737.6 kg and 12927.4 kg
Tyre size	20.5-25 12 PR(L-3) and 20.5-25 12PR(L-2)

Manufacturer	Caterpillar and Caterpillar
Model	3306 and 3304T

Lifting time

6.2 sec and 6.2 sec

Reverse gears number	4 and 4
Forward gears number	4 and 4

1. Length with bucket on ground level	6830 mm	1. Length with bucket on ground level	6170 mm
2. Between tyres width	2770 mm	2. Between tyres width	2410 mm
3. Height to cab upper part	3560 mm	3. Height to cab upper part	3320 mm
5. Clearance	400 mm	5. Clearance	381 mm
6. Hinge axis maximum height	4165 mm	6. Hinge axis maximum height	3690 mm
8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	790 mm	8. Radius at maximum lifting and unloading	740 mm

7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting

2950 mm

7. Unloading ground clearance at maximum lifting

2820 mm