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

**URL:** <https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/used-equipment/caterpillar/crawler-loaders/963-12/id/88498184>

## Listing details

- **Price:** $211,500.00 USD
- **Listing ID:** 88498184
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Caterpillar
- **Model:** 963-12
- **Category:** Crawler Loaders
- **Hours:** 6471
- **Serial number:** LTT00465
- **Location:** Richmond, 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
- **Parking Brake:** Good
- **Pump - BRAKE:** Good
- **Type (Pedal, Lever):** Good
- **Type (Wet, Dry):** Good

### HYDRAULICS

- **Leaks - HYDRAULICS:** No

### BUCKET

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

### 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:** 1.45 ft (0.44 m)
- **Height:** 10.6667 ft (3.25 m)
- **Height To Top Of Cab:** 10.83 ft (3.3 m)
- **Length:** 20.6667 ft (6.3 m)
- **Length To Front Of Track:** 14.39 ft (4.39 m)
- **Length With Bucket On Ground:** 20.83 ft (6.35 m)
- **Reach At Dump Height:** 3.84 ft (1.17 m)
- **Weight:** 40375 lbs (18313.81 kg)
- **Weight:** 40500 lbs (18370.51 kg)
- **Weight:** 45000 lbs (20411.68 kg)
- **Width:** 7.75 ft (2.36 m)
- **Width:** 7.4167 ft (2.26 m)
- **Width To Outside Of Tracks:** 7.55 ft (2.3 m)

### Engine

- **Displacement:** 427.2 cu in (7000.57 cu cm)
- **Engine Make:** 2236
- **Engine Model:** 3304
- **Net Power:** 150 hp (111.86 kw)
- **Number Of Cylinders:** 4
- **Power Measured @:** 2200 rpm

### Hydraulic

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

### Operational

- **Alternator Supplied Amperage:** 50 amps
- **Breakout Force - Std Bucket:** 38227 lbs (17339.5 kg)
- **Bucket Capacity - Heaped:** 2.7 cu yd
- **Bucket Capacity - Struck:** 2.2 cu yd
- **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 V
- **Operating Weight:** 40490.2 lbs (18366.07 kg)
- **Static Tipping Load:** 27165.4 lbs (12322.03 kg)

### Undercarriage

- **Ground Contact Area:** 3425.51 in2
- **Ground Pressure:** 11.74 psi
- **Length Of Track On Ground:** 8.06 ft (2.46 m)
- **Number Of Shoes Per Side:** 37
- **Number Of Track Rollers Per Side:** 6
- **Track Gauge:** 72.84 in (185.01 cm)
- **Track Shoe Width:** 17.72 in (45.01 cm)

## About this model

The Caterpillar 963 is a crawler loader designed for material handling, site preparation, stockpiling, and general earthmoving. Built on a tracked undercarriage, it combines loader capability with the traction and stability of a crawler machine, making it suitable for soft ground and uneven terrain. The 963 is commonly used in construction, aggregate, waste handling, and land clearing applications. Caterpillar has produced multiple 963 variants over time, with differences in engine, operating weight, hydraulic system, and cab configuration. As a crawler loader, the Caterpillar 963 is valued for pushing, loading, grading, and loading trucks in demanding jobsite conditions.

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