973 Track Loader

973 Track Loader

Save money and transport time with one rugged machine that does it all – land clearing, digging, grading, truck loading, slope work and more. Crawler loaders give you lower ground pressure and better traction so you can start the job sooner, and work longer, in all kinds of underfoot conditions. Cat® Track Loaders give you all this, plus outstanding performance and fuel efficiency.

  • Flywheel Power 275 hp

  • Operating Weight 65901 lb

  • Capacity - General Purpose 4.2 yd³

  • Model Cat® C9.3B

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Product Specifications

Specifications

Engine

  • Emissions Meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final, EU Stage V, Korea Stage V, China Nonroad Stage IV, Japan 2014 emission standards or Eurasian Economic Union Stage IIIA, UN ECE R96 Stage IIIA emission standards, equivalent to U.S. EPA Tier 3/ EU Stage IIIA.

  • Flywheel Power 275hp

  • Model Cat® C9.3B

  • Net Power - ISO 9249 (DIN) 279mhp

  • Net Power - ISO 9249/SAE J1349 275hp

  • Note (1) Cat U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final, EU Stage V, Korea Stage V, China Nonroad Stage IV, Japan 2014 engines are required to use ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel with 15 ppm of sulfur or less) or ULSD blended with the following lower-carbon intensity fuels up to: 2

  • Note (2) Net power advertised is the power available at the engine flywheel when the engine is equipped with a fan, air cleaner, clean emissions Module (when equipped) and alternator. Advertised power is tested per the specified standard in effect at the time of m

  • Note (3) Machine Build Number 12A

Weights

  • Operating Weight 65901lb

Buckets

  • Capacity - General Purpose 4.2yd³

  • Capacity - Landfill 6.4yd³

  • Capacity - Multi-Purpose 3.9yd³

  • Capacity - Performance Series 5yd³

  • Capacity - Slag 3.9yd³

  • Note Additional buckets and work tools available. Please consult with your Cat dealer.

  • Width - General Purpose 118.5in

  • Width - Landfill 118.5in

  • Width - Multi-Purpose 116.6in

  • Width - Performance Series 118.7in

  • Width - Slag 116.5in

Service Refill Capacities

  • DEF Tank 9.2gal (US)

  • Fuel Tank 119gal (US)

Standard

  • Ground Pressure 9.5psi

  • Operating Weight 65901lb

  • Width of Standard Shoe 27in

Low Ground Pressure (LGP)

  • Ground Pressure 8.4psi

  • Operating Weight 71218lb

  • Width of Standard Shoe 33in

Waste Handler

  • Ground Pressure 9.7psi

  • Operating Weight 67164lb

  • Width of Standard Shoe 27in

Dimensions

  • Hinge Pin Height at Maximum Lift 166.1in

  • Machine Height - Top of Cab 138.2in

  • Note *With General Purpose bucket with bolt-on full edge

  • Overall Machine Length* 295in

  • Overall Width - Without Bucket 111.6in

Undercarriage

  • Track Rollers/Shoes - Each Side 40

  • Track on Ground 115.3in

Air Conditioning System

  • Air Conditioning The air conditioning system on this machine contains the fluorinated greenhouse gas refrigerant R134a (Global Warming Potential = 1430). The system contains 1.1 kg of refrigerant which has a CO2 equivalent of 1.573 metric tonnes.

Features

Equipment

Standard Equipment

  • Standard and optional equipment may vary. Consult your Cat dealer for details.

  • Cat C9.3B Diesel Engine

  • Hydraulic demand fan

  • Hydrostatic transmission

  • Load sensing implement pump

  • Modular cooling system

  • 12V power outlet and 5V USB port

  • Adjustable armrests

  • Configurable implement levers

  • Full-color 254 mm (10 in) touchscreen display with integrated rear camera, machine slope indicator, bucket angle indicator

  • Grab handle on dash

  • Heat/Air conditioning

  • Integrated rearview HD camera

  • Lights - 4 halogen

  • Standard cab with one sliding side window and four halogen lights: two facing forward, roof mounted, two facing rearward, integrated in the air conditioner unit

  • 24V radio ready

  • Storage areas throughout cab

  • Lunch box storage with strap holder

  • Slope Indicate

  • Product Link ready

  • HDXL track

  • Oscillating track roller frames

  • Pin-on

  • Cat Advansys bucket tips/Ground Engaging Tools

  • 4 x 2 Easy tie-down points on chassis

  • Metallic fuel tank

  • Ecology drains

  • Ground level service center

  • Hinged radiator guard and swing out fan

  • Shovel holder

Optional Equipment

  • Standard and optional equipment may vary. Consult your Cat dealer for details.

  • Cat C9.3B diesel engine with engine-mounted aftertreatment to meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final, EU Stage V, Korea Stage V, China Nonroad Stage IV, Japan 2014 emission standards

  • Cat C9.3B diesel engine to meet Eurasian Economic Union Stage IIIA, UN ECE R96 Stage IIIA emission standards, equivalent to Tier 3/Stage IIIA

  • Communication radio ready - FM

  • Deluxe seat

  • Joystick or two-lever implement controls

  • Joystick or V-lever-and-pedal steering controls

  • LED flashing beacon

  • Lights - 2 LED front/bottom of cab, access light

  • Lights - 8 LED

  • Premium seat

  • Radio AM/FM Bluetooth

  • Radio AM/FM/DAB+ Bluetooth

  • Radio AM/FM/Sirius XM Bluetooth

  • Deluxe cab package with two sliding side windows and eight LED lights: four roof-mounted facing forward, two facing rearward and two facing side integrated in the air conditioner unit

  • Steel Mill cab with thermal protection, all sealed windows, windshield and front light protection, eight halogen lights: four facing forward, two facing sideways, two facing rearward integrated into air conditioner unit

  • Remote Flash/Remote Troubleshoot

  • Product Link, Cellular

  • Product Link -- Dual Cellular/Satellite

  • Cat Payload

  • Grade control mast

  • Single, Double or Triple Grouser track shoes

  • Waste or Low Ground Pressure (LGP) undercarriage

  • Steel Mill undercarriage

  • Fusion quick coupler

  • General Purpose bucket

  • Landfill bucket

  • Multi-Purpose bucket

  • Performance bucket

  • Slag bucket

  • Cold weather package

  • Fast fuel fill

  • Insulated metallic fuel tank (Steel Mill)

  • High Speed oil change

  • Hydraulic reversing fan

  • Hydraulic tilt cab

  • Refueling pump

  • Bumper

  • Counterweights

  • Multi-shank ripper

  • Ripper hitch

  • Ripper-ready rear hydraulics

  • Striker bar box

  • Low Ground Pressure (LGP) Arrangement

  • Waste Handler

  • Ship Hold Arrangement

  • Steel Mill Arrangement