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Caterpillar 789C Off-Highway Truck

Category: Off-Highway Trucks (See all Off-Highway Trucks for sale)
Manufacturer: Caterpillar (See all Caterpillar Equipment for sale)
Model: 789C (See all Caterpillar 789C for sale)

Approximate Weights - Dual Slope

Gross Weight - Empty

310,525 lbs (140,852 kg)

Approximate Weights - Flat Floor

Body	66,200 lbs (30,028 kg)
Chassis	225,400 lbs (102,240 kg)

Articulating/Rigid

Rigid

Body Hoists

Body Lower Time - Float	17.3 seconds
Body Raise Time - High Idle	18.9 seconds
Pump Flow - High Idle	193 gpm (731 lpm)
Relief Valve Setting - Lower	96 psi
Relief Valve Setting - Raise	2500 psi

Capacity - Dual Slope - 100% Fill Factor

Heaped 2:1 (SAE)	102 cu yd (78 cu m)
Struck	96 cu yd (73 cu m)

Capacity - Flat Floor - 100% Fill Factor

Struck

102 cu yd (78 cu m)

Dimensions

Dump Ground Clearance	4 ft (1 m)
Dump Height	39 ft (12 m)
Ground Clearance	4 ft (1 m)
Overall Height	20 ft (6 m)
Overall Length	40 ft (12 m)
Overall Width	25 ft (8 m)
Wheelbase	19 ft (6 m)

DRIVE SYSTEM

Drive Config

4x2

Dump

Dump Angle	49.5 degrees
Load Capacity - heaped	137 cu yd (105 cu m)
Load Capacity - Struck	102 cu yd (78 cu m)
Lower Time	17.3 seconds
Raise Time	18.9 seconds

Engine

Bore	7 in (17 cm)
Displacement	4,211 cu in (69,006 cu cm)
Engine Model	Cat 3516B EUI
Gross Power	1,900 hp (1,417 kw)
Gross Power - SAE J1995	1,900 hp (1,417 kw)
Make	Cat
Model	3516B
Net Power	1,770 hp (1,320 kw)
Net Power - 80/1269/EEC	1,791 hp (1,336 kw)
Net Power - ISO 9249	1,791 hp (1,336 kw)
Net Power - SAE J1349	1,771 hp (1,321 kw)
Number of Cylinders	16
Power Measured @	1750 rpm
Rated Engine Speed	140 rpm
Stroke	8 in (19 cm)
Torque Measured @	Turbocharged rpm
Torque Rise	15.6

Final Drives

Planetary Ratio

10.83:1

Operating Specifications

Body Capacity - SAE 2:1	137 cu yd (105 cu m)
Brake/Hoist System Fluid Capacity	240 gal (908 l)
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	175 gal (662 l)
Diff and Final Drive Fluid Capacity	154 gal (583 l)
Engine Oil Capacity	20 gal (76 l)
Fuel Capacity	851 gal (3,221 l)
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	140 gal (530 l)
Operating Voltage	24 volts
Steering System Fluid Capacity	50 gal (189 l)
Tire Size	37.00-R57(E4)
Top Speed - Loaded	33 mph (53 kph)
Turning Diameter - Front	99 ft (30 m)

ROPS

ROPS/FOPS Standards

59625

Service Refill Capacities

Brake / Hoist / Fan Hydraulic Tank	137 gal (519 l)
Brake Hoist System - Includes Tank	240 gal (908 l)
Cooling System	175 gal (662 l)
Fuel Tank - Optional	26,800-29,950 kg (59,084-66,028 lbs)
Fuel Tank - Standard	851 gal (3,221 l)
Steering System - Including Tank	50 gal (189 l)
Steering Tank	34 gal (129 l)

Suspension

Effective Cylinder Stroke - Rear	4 in (9 cm)
Rear axle - Oscillation	4 degrees

Transmission

Forward - 1	7 mph (12 kph)
Forward - 2	10 mph (16 kph)
Forward - 3	13 mph (21 kph)
Forward - 4	18 mph (29 kph)
Forward - 5	24 mph (39 kph)
Forward - 6	33 mph (53 kph)
Max Speed	33 mph (53 kph)
Number of Gears - Forward	6
Number of Gears - Reverse	1
Reverse	7 mph (10 kph)
Transmission Type	Six-speed planetary power shift with direct injection

Weights

Body Weight	225,500 lbs (102,285 kg)
Body Weight Range	26 800-29 950 kg (59,000-71,500 lb)
Empty Weight	299,101 lbs (135,670 kg)
Front Axle - Empty	47%
Front Axle - Loaded	33%
Loaded Weight	700,000 lbs (317,515 kg)
Operating Weight - Loaded	SAE J1511 OCT90 ISO 5010:1992 lbs
Rear Axle - Empty	53%
Rear Axle - Loaded	67%
Weight Distribution Front - empty	47%
Weight Distribution Front - loaded	33%
Weight Distribution Rear - empty	53%
Weight Distribution Rear - loaded	67%

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