Caterpillar Introduces the 973 Track Loader
GROUND REPORT
One-Machine Workforce
The new Cat® 973D Track Loader is more powerful, productive, fuel-efficient and easier to operate.
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ompleting the Cat® D-Series Track Loader lineup is the new 973D, featuring load-sensing hydraulics, joystick steering, new operator's station (with tilting cab) and 10 percent more power than its 973C predecessor. The new loader carries on the 973C's "all-purpose performer" reputation and retains much of its solid design, including the Cat C9 engine, hydrostatic drive, singlefabrication mainframe, Z-bar loader linkage and oscillating undercarriage. The 973D is a "one-machine workforce" with the features to take on the toughest jobs -- at construction sites or in the harsh environments of steel mills, landfills, quarries and demolition sites. The 973D's new closed-center, loadsensing implement hydraulic system uses a variable-displacement pump that produces only the precise volume of oil actually required for the job, thus conserving fuel, generating less heat and freeing horsepower to drive the tracks more efficiently. Complementing the new hydraulic system are lift and tilt cylinders using position-sensing electronics, which allow operators to set lift and tilt kick-outs from the cab.
Operator-station amenities In the new operator's station, you can choose either joystick steering or pedal steering. You also have a choice of loader controls -- joystick or two-lever. Loader controls are seat-mounted and electro-hydraulically actuated. The new, low-effort controls move with the operator as the seat is adjusted and provide extremely fast, precise hydraulic response. The new cab is sound suppressed (rated at 74 dB-A), sealed, pressurized and airconditioned. Increased glass area improves visibility all around. For more information about the Cat 973D Track Loader, contact your Cat dealer or visit www.cat.com.
973D BASIC SPECIFICATIONS
Engine power, net Operating weight Bucket capacity (GP) Bucket capacity (MP) Implement hydraulic pressure Implement hydraulic flow Fuel tank capacity 263 hp (196 kW) 61,857 lb (28,058 kg) 4.20 yd³ (3.21 m³) 3.92 yd³ (3.05 m³) 3,988psi (27,500 kPa) 91.4 gpm (346 L/min) 164 gal (621 L)
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