Last summer, Ken Nebergall was champing the bit. During an interview with Construction Equipment for a Buying File feature on crawler loaders, Nebergall was enthusing about the Caterpillar 953D and ...

During an interview last summer with Construction Equipment for a Buying File feature on crawler loaders, Ken Nebergall was enthusing about the Caterpillar 953D and 963D models out in the market . . .

The 61,857-lb. 973D is powered by a 263-net hp C9 8.8-liter diesel engine with ACERT Technology, and has an electronically-controlled Cat Hystat hydrostatic drive system that powers and controls each ...

Cat's 973D features a hydrostatic drive, single-fabrication mainframe, Z-bar loader linkage and oscillating undercarriage. Caterpillar has introduced the 973D tracked loader featuring load-sensing ...

Weighing in at 28 tonnes (61,857 lb). Cat's new 973D tracked loader features a new closed centre load-sensing hydraulics with a variable displacement pump that delivers only the precise volume of oil ...