# Caterpillar 953D for Sale in Harrisburg, PA

**URL:** <https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/used-equipment/caterpillar/crawler-loaders/953d/id/68983390>

## Listing details

- **Price:** $162,000.00 USD
- **Listing ID:** 68983390
- **Manufacturer:** Caterpillar
- **Model:** 953D
- **Category:** Crawler Loaders
- **Hours:** 5268
- **Serial number:** LBP01291
- **Location:** Harrisburg, PA

## Description

19IN DG SHOES, AIR SUSPENSION SEAT, STANDARD, AM/FM/CD RADIO, CAT 953D TRACK LOADER, Online Owner's Manual , PRODUCT LINK 321, ROPS - Enclosed, STANDARD DEMAND FAN, STANDARD HYDRAULIC OIL, TRANSMISSION CONTROL V-LEVER

## Machine details

### GENERAL APPEARANCE

- **Cleaning Required:** No
- **S.O.S. Taken:** No

### SAFETY ITEMS

- **ROPS:** Yes
- **Safety Decals In Place:** Yes
- **Safety Decals Legible:** Yes

### OPERATOR STATION

- **Back Up Alarm:** Yes
- **Current O&MM:** Yes
- **Current Parts Manual:** Yes
- **Current Safety Manual:** Yes
- **ROPS Certification Plate:** Yes

### ENGINE

- **Blow By:** No
- **Compression in Radiator:** No
- **Emissions Decal:** Yes
- **Knocking:** No
- **Oil Leaks:** No
- **Water in Oil:** No

### COOLING SYSTEM

- **Leaks - COOLING SYSTEM:** No

### ELECTRICAL, STARTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM

- **Block Heater:** No
- **Ether Aid:** Yes

### TRANSMISSION

- **Leaks - TRANSMISSION:** No
- **Transmission - Noisy:** No

### STEERING

- **Steering Linkage:** Good
- **Steering Motor:** Good
- **Steering Valves / Pumps:** Good

### BRAKE

- **Transmission - Noisy:** F1

### HYDRAULICS

- **Leaks - HYDRAULICS:** Yes

### BUCKET

- **Bucket Bottom:** Good
- **Bucket Floor:** Good
- **Bucket Linkage - BUCKET:** Good
- **Bucket Linkage - BUCKET 1:** Good
- **Bucket Sides:** Good
- **Cutting Edges:** Good
- **Loader Frame:** Good
- **Loader Pins & Bushings:** Good
- **Segments:** Good
- **Teeth / Adapters:** Good

### RIPPER / GRAPPLE / WINCH

- **Brackets / Studs:** Good
- **Control Linkage - RIPPER / GRAPPLE / WINCH:** Good
- **Lines - RIPPER / GRAPPLE / WINCH:** Good
- **Operates Forward:** Good
- **Pins & Bushings:** Good
- **Pump - RIPPER / GRAPPLE / WINCH:** Good
- **Shanks / Get:** Good

### UNDERCARRIAGE

- **Pins & Bushings Turned?:** No

### FINAL DRIVES

- **Differential:** Good
- **Housings, Left:** Good
- **Housings, Right:** Good
- **Planetaries, Left:** Good
- **Planetaries, Right:** Good

## Manufacturer specifications

### Dimensions

- **Clearance at Full Height and Dump:** 9.6 ft (2.93 m)
- **Ground Clearance:** 1.4 ft (0.43 m)
- **Height - Top of Cab:** 10.2 ft (3.11 m)
- **Length to Front of Track:** 14.4 ft (4.39 m)
- **Length with Bucket on Ground:** 19.5 ft (5.94 m)
- **Reach at Dump Height:** 3.3 ft (1.01 m)
- **Width to Outside of Tracks:** 7.5 ft (2.29 m)

### Engine

- **Displacement:** 402.8 cu in (6600.72 cu cm)
- **Engine Model:** C6.6 ACERT
- **Make:** Cat
- **Net Power:** 148 hp (110.37 kw)
- **Number of Cylinders:** 6
- **Power Measured @:** 2000 rpm

### Hydraulic System

- **Dump Time:** 1.3 seconds
- **Lower Time:** 2 seconds
- **Pump Flow Capacity:** 30.8 gpm (116.58 lpm)
- **Pump Type:** Hydrostatic drive
- **Raise Time:** 5.9 seconds
- **Relief Valve Pressure:** 3990 psi

### Operating Specifications

- **Alternator Supplied Amperage:** 95 amps
- **Breakout Force Bucket:** 36093 lbs (16371.53 kg)
- **Bucket Capacity - heaped:** 2.3 cu yd (1.76 cu m)
- **Bucket Capacity - struck:** 2 cu yd (1.53 cu m)
- **Cooling System Fluid Capacity:** 8 gal (30.28 l)
- **Engine Oil Capacity:** 4.4 gal (16.65 l)
- **Final Drive Fluid Capacity - each:** 2.8 gal (10.6 l)
- **Fuel Capacity:** 83.5 gal (316.05 l)
- **Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity:** 18.5 gal (70.02 l)
- **Max Speed:** 5.8 mph (9.33 kph)
- **Operating Voltage:** 24 volts
- **Operating Weight:** 34341 lbs (15576.83 kg)
- **Static Tipping Load:** 25162 lbs (11413.31 kg)

### Undercarriage

- **Ground Contact Area:** 2790 cu in (45720.01 cu cm)
- **Ground Pressure:** 9.5 psi
- **Length of Track on Ground:** 7.7 ft (2.35 m)
- **Number of Shoes per Side:** 37
- **Number of Track Rollers per Side:** 6
- **Track Gauge:** 71 in (180.34 cm)
- **Track Shoe Width:** 18.8 in (47.75 cm)

## About this model

The Caterpillar 953D is a crawler loader designed for material handling, site preparation, loading, and general earthmoving applications. It combines tracked undercarriage traction with a front loader bucket for work in soft, uneven, or confined terrain. The 953D is part of Caterpillar's crawler loader lineup and is used in construction, utility, landscaping, and industrial material handling. Typical features include hydrostatic drive, integrated loader controls, and a cab configured for operator visibility and comfort. The machine is commonly selected for loading trucks, stockpiling material, backfilling, and grading tasks where maneuverability and ground contact are important.

## Photos

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