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Caterpillar
Performance
Handbook
Edition 29
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WHEEL TRACTORS
Flywheel power 164 to 597 kW (220 to 800 hp)
814F 824G 834B 844 854G
LANDFILL COMPACTORS SOIL COMPACTORS
Flywheel power 164 to 353 kW (220 to 473 hp) Flywheel power 164 to 235 kW (220 to 315 hp)
816F 826G 836
815F 825G
WHEEL LOADERS * High lift arrangement available.
Bucket Capacity (Heaped) 1.2 to 30 m3 (1.6 to 40 yd3)
902 906 914G 924F 928G
938G* 950G 962G 966F Series II* 970F
980G* 988F Series II* 990 Series II 992G 994*
TRACK LOADERS **Wide track arrangements available.
**General Purpose Bucket.
Bucket Capacity (Heaped)** 1.0 to 3.6 m3 (1.3 to 4.2 yd3)
933C* 939C 953C* 963B* 973*
INTEGRATED TOOLCARRIERS *General Purpose Bucket.
Bucket Capacity (Heaped)* 1.3 to 3.1 m3 (1.7 to 4.0 yd3)
IT14G IT24F IT28G IT38G IT62G
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Specifications Track-Type Tractors
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D5C LGP
D5C LGP Series III
MODEL Series III Hystat D5M XL D5M LGP
Flywheel Power: Power Shift 67.1 kW 90 hp 67.1 kW 90 hp 82 kW 110 hp 82 kW 110 hp
Direct Drive โ โ โ 78 kW 105 hp
Operating Weight:* Power Shift 8913 kg 19,649 lb 8972 kg 19,780 lb 11 700 kg 25,800 lb 12 600 kg 27,800 lb
Direct Drive โ โ โ 12 050 kg 26,600 lb
Engine Model 3046 3046 3116T 3116T
Rated Engine RPM 2400 2400 2100 2100
No. of Cylinders 6 6 6 6
Bore 94 mm 3.7" 94 mm 3.7" 105 mm 4.1" 105 mm 4.1"
Stroke 120 mm 4.7" 120 mm 4.7" 127 mm 5" 127 mm 5"
Displacement 5.0 L 305 in3 5.0 L 305 in3 6.6 L 403 in3 6.6 L 403 in3
Track Rollers (Each Side) 6 6 7 7
Width of Standard Track Shoe 660 mm 2'2" 660 mm 2'2" 560 mm 1'10" 760 mm 2'6"
Length of Track on Ground 2145 mm 7'0.4" 2145 mm 7'0.4" 2390 mm 7'10" 2600 mm 8'7"
Ground Contact Area (W/Std. Shoe) 2.83 m2 4389 in2 2.83 m2 4389 in2 2.67 m2 4144 in2 3.96 m2 6133 in2
Track Gauge 1727 mm 5'8" 1727 mm 5'8" 1770 mm 5'10" 2000 mm 6'7"
GENERAL DIMENSIONS:
Height (Stripped Top)** 1.75 m 5'9" 1.75 m 5'9" 2.22 m 7'3" 2.26 m 7'5"
Height (To Top of ROPS Canopy) 2.74 m 9'0" 2.74 m 9'0" 3.00 m 9'10" 3.04 m 10'0"
Height (To Top of ROPS Cab) โ โ 3.00 m 9'10" 3.05 m 10'0"
Overall Length (With P Blade)*** 4.07 m 13'4" 4.07 m 13'4" 4.56 m 14'11" 5.13 m 16'10"
(Without Blade) 3.00 m 9'10" 3.00 m 9'10" 3.54 m 11'8" 3.73 m 12'3"
Width (W/O Trunnion โ
Std. Shoe) 2.38 m 7'10" 2.39 m 7'10" 2.33 m 7'8" 2.76 m 9'1"
Ground Clearance 384 mm 15.1" 384 mm 15.1" 385 mm 15.2" 437 mm 17.2"
Blade Types and Widths:
Straight โ โ โ โ
Angle โ โ โ โ
โPโ Straight 3.30 m 10'10" 3.30 m 10'10" โ โ
โPโ Angled 3.00 m 9'10" 3.00 m 9'10" โ โ
UPAT โ โ 3.08 m 10'1" 3.36 m 11'0"
Fuel Tank Refill Capacity 157 L 41.4 U.S. gal 157 L 41.4 U.S. gal 218 L 57.5 U.S. gal 218 L 57.5 U.S. gal
***Operating Weight includes ROPS canopy, operator, lubricants, coolant, full fuel tank, hydraulic controls and fluids, P blade, rigid drawbar, front towing device, standard
service crankcase guards, engine enclosures and suspension seat.
***Height (stripped top) โ without ROPS canopy, exhaust, pre-cleaner, seat back or other easily removed encumbrances.
***D5M XL, D5M LGP with UPAT blade.
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Drawbar Pull vs. Ground Speed Track-Type Tractors
โ Power Shift 1
D6R LGP D6R LGP
Steering Clutches & Brakes (F TC) Differential Steering
kg 3 lb 3 kg 3 lb 3
1000 1000 1000 1000
36.4 80 36.4 80
32.7 72 32.7 72
1
29.0 64
1 29.0 64
DRAWBAR PULL
DRAWBAR PULL
25.4 56 25.4 56
21.8 48 21.8 48
18.1 40 18.1 40
2 2
14.5 32 14.5 32
10.9 24 10.9 24
7.3 3 7.3
3
16 16
3.6 8 3.6 8
0 0 0 0
0.0 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.2 4.0 4.8 5.6 6.4 7.2 mph 0.0 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.2 4.0 4.8 5.6 6.4 7.2 mph
0 1.3 2.6 3.9 5.2 6.4 7.7 9.0 10.3 11.6 km/h 0 1.3 2.6 3.9 5.2 6.4 7.7 9.0 10.3 11.6 km/h
SPEED SPEED
D7G D7R Standard/XR/LGP (F TC)
lb 3 kg 3 lb 3
kN 1000 1000 1000
50.0 110
45.0 99
1
DRAWBAR PULL
40.0 88
DRAWBAR PULL
35.0 77
30.0 66
20.0 55
14.5 44
2
15.0 33
10.0 22
3
mph
5.0 11
km/h
0 0
SPEED 0.0 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.2 4.0 4.8 5.6 6.4 7.2 mph
0 1.3 2.6 3.9 5.2 6.4 7.7 9.0 10.3 11.6 km/h
SPEED
KEY NOTE: Usable pull will depend upon weight and
1 โ 1st Gear traction of equipped tractor.
2 โ 2nd Gear
3 โ 3rd Gear
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Specifications Waste Handling
Track-Type Tractors 1
MODEL D8R WHA D9R WHA D10R WHA
Flywheel Power 228 kW 305 hp 302 kW 405 hp 425 kW 570 hp
Operating Weight (PS)* 37 594 kg 82,880 lb 47 913 kg 105, 630 lb 65 764 kg 144,986 lb
Engine Model 3406C 3408E 3412
Rated Engine RPM 2100 1900 1900
No. of Cylinders 6 8 12
Bore 137 mm 5.4" 137 mm 5.4" 137 mm 5.4"
Stroke 165 mm 6.5" 152 mm 6" 152 mm 6"
Displacement 14.6 L 893 in3 18 L 1099 in3 27 L 1649 in3
Track Rollers (Each Side) 8 8 8
Width of Standard Track Shoe 560 mm 1'10" 610 mm 2'0" 610 mm 2'0"
Length of Track on Ground 3.21 m 10'6.5" 3.47 m 11'5" 3.88 m 12'9"
Ground Contact Area (W/Std. Shoe) 3.58 m2 5544 in2 4.24 m2 6569 in2 4.70 m2 7326 in2
Track Gauge 2.08 m 6'10" 2.25 m 7'5" 2.55 m 8'4"
GENERAL DIMENSIONS:
Height (Stripped Top)** 2.67 m 8'9" 3.00 m 9'10" 3.27 m 10'9"
Height (To Top of Cab ROPS) 3.51 m 11'6" 3.99 m 13'1" 4.36 m 14'3"
Overall Length (Blade) 6.39 m 21'0" 6.84 m 22'5" 7.76 m 25'5"
(W/O Blade) 4.88 m 16'2" 5.18 m 17'0" 5.59 m 18'4"
Width (Over Trunnion) 3.05 m 10'0" 3.30 m 10'10" 3.72 m 12'2"
Width (W/O Trunnion) 2.70 m 8'8" 2.93 m 9'8" 3.16 m 10'4"
Ground Clearance 585 mm 1'11" 585 mm 1'11" 615 mm 2'0.2"
Blade Types and Widths:
Semi-Universal 3.94 m 12'11" 4.31 m 14'2" โ
Universal 4.26 m 14'0" 4.66 m 15'3.4" 5.26 m 17'3"
Fuel Tank Refill Capacity 625 L 165 U.S. gal 818 L 216 U.S. gal 1109 L 293 U.S. gal
**Operating Weight includes lubricants, coolant, full fuel tank, hydraulic controls, and ROPS โ FOPS canopy. Also included are special radiator core and ejector fan, draw-
bar, engine enclosures, fuel tank guard, extreme service crankcase guard, HD hinged radiator guard, higher prescreener, front & rear striker bars and operator.
**โ D8R 8S blade with 762 mm (2'6") trash rack and 660 mm (2'2") track shoes
**โ D9R 9SU blade with 914 mm (3'0") trash rack and 685 mm (2'3") track shoes
**โ D10R 10SU blade with 1107 mm (3'8") trash rack and 610 mm (2'0") track shoes.
**Height with ROPS canopy, exhaust pipe, seat or all easily removed encumbrances.
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Blade Selection Bulldozers
โ Special Application Dozing Tools 1
โU-Bladesโ โ Balderson โV-Tree Cutterโ โ Rimco
offers a variety of U-blades and Rome offer this clear-
for use in a wide range of ing blade for shearing
applications. They pro- trees, stumps and brush
vide high volume move- at ground level. A sharp
ment of light non-cohesive angle or โVโ, formed by
materials such as coal and woodchips. Heavier two cutting blades, utilizes
U-blades are also offered for production dozing and tractor weight and horse-
reclamation work. power through the center-
line of the cutter. Utilization of tractor force allows
most growth to be cut at a steady pace and cast to the
sides.
โLandfillโ โ Caterpillar and Balderson offer ver-
sions of the landfill or fill spreading dozer. Designed
to handle refuse and cover material. Open trash
screen on top of blade allows good visibility and pro- โRakesโ โ Balderson,
tects radiator. Curved moldboard keeps cover mate- Rimco and Rome offer a
rial rolling evenly. variety of rakes for use
in land clearing appli-
cations. They handle
vegetation up to tree
size, and offer good soil penetration for removal of
small stumps, rocks and roots. In most cases rake
โTwo-Way Dozerโ โ Designed for use inside ship tines are replaceable.
holds to move cargo such as grain, salt, iron ore, coal
and chips. These blades can scrape material off
walls and doze to center of hold. They can doze
material forward or pull material.
โK/Gโ โ Offered by
Rimco and Rome,
the K/G-blade is used
in many land clear-
ing applications. In
addition to cutting trees this versatile blade can pile
vegetation, cut v-type drainage ditches and build
woods roads and firebreaks. Weldco-Beales offers a
blade of similar design called the One-Way Brush
Cutter.
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Estimating Production Off-The-Job Bulldozers
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BULLDOZER PRODUCTION OFF-THE-JOB *Coefficient of traction assumed to be at least 0.4. While
poor traction affects both track and wheel vehicles, caus-
You can estimate bulldozer production using the ing them to take smaller blade loads, wheeled units are
production curves that follow and the correction fac- affected more severely and production falls much more
tors that are applicable. Use this formula: rapidly. While no fixed rules can predict this production
Production (Lm3/hr) Maximum Correction loss, a rough rule of thumb is that wheel dozer production
= 3 falls off 4% for each one-hundredth decrease in coefficient
(LCY/hr) production factors
of traction below 0.40. If, for example, coefficient of trac-
The bulldozer production curves give maximum tion is 0.30, the difference is ten-hundredths (0.10), and
uncorrected production for universal, semi-univer- production is 60% (10 3 4% = 40% decrease).
sal, and straight blades and are based on the fol- **This gear sequence is based on level to downhill terrain,
lowing conditions: light to medium density material, and no blade extensions
1. 100% efficiency (60 minute hour โ level cycle). such as spill plates, rock guards, etc. Exceeding these con-
2. Power shift machines with 0.05 min. fixed ditions may require carry in 1F, but productivity should
times. equal or exceed โstandard conditionsโ due to the larger
3. Machine cuts for 15 m (50 feet), then drifts loads that can be carried in 1F.
blade load to dump over a high wall. (Dump
time โ 0 sec.)
4. Soil density of 1370 kg/Lm3 (2300 lb/LCY).
5. Coefficient of traction:
a. Track machines โ 0.5 or better
b. Wheel machines โ 0.4 or better
6. Hydraulic controlled blades used.
7. Dig 1F**
Carry 2F**
Return 2R**
To obtain estimated production in bank cubic
meters or bank cubic yards, appropriate load factor
from the Tables section should be applied to the cor-
rected production as calculated above.
Production Bm3/hr Lm3/hr 3 LF
=
(BCY/h) (LCY/h) 3 LF
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Rippers Specification Diagrams
โ Radial Ripper
โ Fixed Parallelogram Ripper
Radial Ripper*
Fixed Parallelogram Ripper
NOTE: Letters correspond to ripper specifications on pages that follow.
KEY
AA โ Ground Line
* โ Tip Standard
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Rippers
D8R
Ripper Performance
โ D8R
โ Multi or Single Shank No. 8 Ripper
โ Estimated by Seismic Wave Velocities
Seismic Velocity
Meters Per Second 3 1000
Feet Per Second 3 1000
TOPSOIL
CLAY
GLACIAL TILL
IGNEOUS ROCKS
GRANITE
BASALT
TRAP ROCK
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SHALE
SANDSTONE
SILTSTONE
CLAYSTONE
CONGLOMERATE
BRECCIA
CALICHE
LIMESTONE
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
SCHIST
SLATE
MINERALS & ORES
COAL
IRON ORE
0
RIPPABLE
1 2 3
1
4
,,
5 6
2
MARGINAL
7 8 9
3
10 11 12 13
NON-RIPPABLE
4
14 15
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Winches Physical Specifications
โ PA58VS โ PA59VS โ 59
WINCH MODEL PA58VS PA59VS 59
TRACTOR MODEL D8R D9R D10R
A Tractor to rear of winch 1435 mm 4'8.5" 1552 mm 5'1.1" 1247 mm 4'1.1"
B Tractor to drum centerline 940 mm 3'1" 1041 mm 3'5" 942 mm 3'1.1"
C Ground to top of winch 1712 mm 5'7.4" 1738 mm 5'8.4" 1787 mm 5'10.4"
D Ground to drum centerline 1273 mm 4'2.1" 1298 mm 4'3.1" 1480 mm 4'10.3"
E Ground to center of hitch 721 mm 2'4.4" 747 mm 2'5.4" 892 mm 2'11.1"
F Tractor to pin centerline 1216 mm 3'11.9" 1282 mm 4'2.5" 1000 mm 3'3.4"
Overall width (not shown) 1158 mm 3'9.6" 1158 mm 3'9.6" 1564 mm 5'1.6"
Drum diameter (not shown) 318 mm 12.5" 318 mm 12.5" 330 mm 13"
Weight* 1790 kg 3950 lb 1860 kg 4100 lb 2184 kg 4805 lb
Oil refill capacity 15 L 4 U.S. gal 15 L 4 U.S. gal 70 L 18.5 U.S. gal
Wire rope diameter:
Recommended 29 mm 1.13" 29 mm 1.13" 29 mm 1.13"
Optional 32 mm 1.25" 32 mm 1.25" 32 mm 1.25"
Drum capacity:
Recommended rope 84 m 276'0" 84 m 276' 69 m 226'
Optional rope 59 m 193'0" 59 m 193' 55 m 180'
Wire rope ferrule size (OD 3 length) 60 3 70 mm 2.38 3 2.75" 60 3 70 mm 2.38 3 2.75" 60 3 70 mm 2.38 3 2.75"
*Operating weight includes pump and operator controls.
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Features Agricultural Equipment
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Threshing: Tracks and Tires:
โ Exclusive Accelerated Pre-Separation (APS) sys- โ LEXION 465 and 485 combines feature Caterpillarโs
tem separates out up to 30% of the grain before it exclusive Mobil-tracโข undercarriage that provides
moves to the threshing cylinder. greater flotation, sidehill stability and reduced
soil compaction.
โ At 1706 mm (67") the threshing cylinder is the
widest in the industry. โ LEXION 460 and 480 combines are available with a
number of different tire options to fit all applications.
Separation: โ A powered rear axle is available on all four combines.
โ LEXION 460 and 465 combines have six high-per-
formance straw walkers (most competitive com-
bines have only five).
SUPER RURAL TRACTORS
โ LEXION 480 and 485 combines use dual-rotor
โ Cat diesel Engines with large piston displace-
separation โ a gentle, centrifugal-force system
ment and individual adjustment-free fuel pumps
that produces high quality grain.
and valves. High drawbar power for all day hard
work, season after season.
Cleaning:
โ The long preparation pan, dual ventilation, and โ Sealed and Lubricated Track greatly reduces
remote electric adjustment of the upper chaffer internal pin and bushing wear for lower under-
and lower sieve are exclusive to the LEXION. carriage maintenance costs.
โ The optional 3-D sieve system compensates for โ Direct drive transmission helps deliver maxi-
slopes of up to 20%. mum engine power to the drawbar. Closely spaced
speeds match implement requirements.
โ Turbine fans are sectional, providing even air flow
across the entire width of the cleaning area. โ Excellent balance with weight forward and low
center of gravity.
Engines: โ Easy maintenance with spin-on fuel filter, two-
โ LEXION 460 and 465 combines feature the Cat piece master link, hydraulic track adjusters.
3126 engine โ a 7.2 liter (439 cu. in.) engine pro- Power train oil dipstick and filler spout are within
ducing 216 kW (290 hp). Power reserve of 222 kW easy reach from ground level.
(298 hp) is available at 2000 rpm.
โ Variable horsepower arrangements are avail-
โ LEXION 480 and 485 combines are powered by able for increased production in high speed tillage