# 2021 Caterpillar 963-12 for Sale in Salem, VA

**URL:** <https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/used-equipment/caterpillar/crawler-loaders/963-12/id/87900589>

## Listing details

- **Price:** $228,000.00 USD
- **Listing ID:** 87900589
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Caterpillar
- **Model:** 963-12
- **Category:** Crawler Loaders
- **Hours:** 8429
- **Serial number:** LTT00479
- **Location:** Salem, VA

## Description

Online Owner's Manual , Protection 12 mo. / 1000 hr. PT + Hyd, ROPS

## Machine details

### GENERAL APPEARANCE

- **Cleaning Required:** Yes
- **S.O.S. Taken:** Yes

### SAFETY ITEMS

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

### GAUGES, OPERATOR STATION, CONSOLE

- **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:** Yes
- **Ether Aid:** No

### TRANSMISSION

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

### STEERING

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

### BRAKE

- **Brake Drums / Rotors:** Good
- **Brake Linkage:** Good
- **Control Valve:** Good
- **Lines - BRAKE:** Good
- **Operating Condition - BRAKE:** Good
- **Pump - BRAKE:** Good
- **Type (Pedal, Lever):** Good
- **Type (Wet, Dry):** Good

### HYDRAULICS

- **Leaks - HYDRAULICS:** No

### BUCKET

- **Bucket S/N:** 357-9621 H00

### UNDERCARRIAGE

- **Pins & Bushings Turned?:** Yes

### 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:** 10.3 ft (3.14 m)
- **Ground Clearance:** 1.5 ft (0.46 m)
- **Height - Top of Cab:** 10.9 ft (3.32 m)
- **Length to Front of Track:** 14.4 ft (4.39 m)
- **Length with Bucket on Ground:** 20.9 ft (6.37 m)
- **Reach at Dump Height:** 3.9 ft (1.19 m)
- **Width to Outside of Tracks:** 7.6 ft (2.32 m)

### Engine

- **Displacement:** 427.2 cu in (7000.57 cu cm)
- **Engine Model:** 3304
- **Net Power:** 150 hp (111.86 kw)
- **Number of Cylinders:** 4
- **Power Measured @:** 2200 rpm

### General Specifications

- **Bucket Width (since 2021):** 102.8 in (261.11 cm)
- **Engine (since 2021):** C7.1 ACERT
- **Engine (since 2023):** C7.1
- **Net Power (since 2021):** 202 hp (150.63 kw)
- **Operating Weight (since 2021):** 44771 lbs (20307.81 kg)
- **Operating Weight (since 2023):** 44881 lbs (20357.7 kg)
- **Rated Bucket Cap. (since 2021):** 3.2 cu yd
- **Rated Bucket Capacity (since 2023):** 3.2 cu yd

### Hydraulic System

- **Dump Time:** 1.3 seconds
- **Lower Time:** 2.3 seconds
- **Pump Flow Capacity:** 53.9 gpm (204.01 lpm)
- **Pump Type:** Vane-type pump
- **Raise Time:** 6.2 seconds
- **Relief Valve Pressure:** 2750 psi

### Operating Specifications

- **Alternator Supplied Amperage:** 50 amps
- **Breakout Force Bucket:** 38227 lbs (17339.5 kg)
- **Bucket Capacity - heaped:** 2.7 cu yd (2.06 cu m)
- **Bucket Capacity - struck:** 2.2 cu yd (1.68 cu m)
- **Cooling System Fluid Capacity:** 11.9 gal (45.04 l)
- **Engine Oil Capacity:** 5.1 gal (19.3 l)
- **Final Drive Fluid Capacity - each:** 3.7 gal (14 l)
- **Fuel Capacity:** 69 gal (261.17 l)
- **Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity:** 15.9 gal (60.18 l)
- **Max Speed:** 6.3 mph (10.14 kph)
- **Operating Voltage:** 24 volts
- **Operating Weight:** 40490.2 lbs (18366.07 kg)
- **Static Tipping Load:** 27165.4 lbs (12322.03 kg)

### Undercarriage

- **Ground Contact Area:** 3425.6 cu in (56135.65 cu cm)
- **Ground Pressure:** 11.8 psi
- **Length of Track on Ground:** 8.1 ft (2.47 m)
- **Number of Shoes per Side:** 37
- **Number of Track Rollers per Side:** 6
- **Track Gauge:** 72.9 in (185.17 cm)
- **Track Shoe Width:** 17.8 in (45.21 cm)

## About this model

The Caterpillar 963 is a crawler loader designed for material handling, site preparation, stockpiling, and general earthmoving applications. Built on a tracked undercarriage, it combines loader productivity with the traction and stability of a crawler machine, making it suitable for soft, uneven, or muddy ground conditions. The 963 is commonly used in construction, aggregate, waste handling, and industrial material movement. Caterpillar has produced multiple 963 variants over time, with differences in engine, operating weight, bucket capacity, and hydraulic systems depending on model year and configuration. The machine is recognized for its versatility, durability, and compatibility with a range of loader attachments.

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