nice 983 pics

[surfer-joe]

TALLRICK, here are some auction results for you. I didn't edit them.

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1979 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J09000 Apr - 2007 USA-MD 16,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1978 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 13X01000 Mar - 2007 USA-IL 20,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1978 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J11000 Mar - 2007 USA-CA 18,000 USD

4-in-1 grapple bkt w/tilt, canopy, MS ripper

1978 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J11000 Jun - 2007 USA-IL 10,000 USD

4-in-1 bkt, canopy

1976 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J09000 Jun - 2007 USA-NV 7,500 USD

bkt, canopy, MS ripper

1976 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J10000 Apr - 2007 USA-MO 15,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1974 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 64J06000 May - 2007 USA-TX 4,500 USD

bkt, canopy

1974 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 64J076303A3000 Jun - 2007 USA-MN 8,500 USD

bkt, cab

1974 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 71J05000 Jul - 2007 USA-TX 9,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1974 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J08000 Jun - 2007 USA-IL 8,500 USD

bkt, canopy

1974 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J08000 Apr - 2007 USA-CO 16,500 USD

bkt, canopy, ripper

1974 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J08000 Mar - 2007 USA-IL 16,500 USD

bkt, canopy

1974 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J08000 Jun - 2007 USA-MO 10,000 USD

bkt, cab, MS ripper

1973 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 71J04000 Mar - 2007 USA-TX 18,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1973 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J06000 Mar - 2007 USA-MO 15,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1972 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J05000 Jun - 2007 USA-MD 14,500 USD

bkt, canopy

1972 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J06000 Jun - 2007 USA-NC 12,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1970 CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 78P08000 Jun - 2007 USA-IL 14,000 USD

bkt, canopy

CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J07000 Jun - 2007 USA-IL 15,500 USD

bkt, canopy

CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER 85J11000 Mar - 2007 USA-TN 24,000 USD

bkt, canopy

CATERPILLAR 955L CRAWLER LOADER OBL Jun - 2007 USA-NC 10,000 USD

4-in-1 bkt, canopy

1971 CATERPILLAR 955K CRAWLER LOADER 71J02000 Feb - 2007 USA-FL 22,500 USD

bkt, canopy

1971 CATERPILLAR 955K CRAWLER LOADER 85J03000 Jun - 2007 USA-IL 12,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1971 CATERPILLAR 955K CRAWLER LOADER 85J04000 May - 2007 USA-PA 10,000 USD

bkt, canopy

1970 CATERPILLAR 955K CRAWLER LOADER 71J01000 Feb - 2007 USA-TX 8,000 USD

bkt

1969 CATERPILLAR 955K CRAWLER LOADER 85J01000 Mar - 2007 USA-CA 6,000 USD

4-in-1 grapple bkt, backhoe w/Q/C bkt, aux hyd

1968 CATERPILLAR 955K CRAWLER LOADER 61H01000 Mar - 2007 USA-NV 8,000 USD

forks, canopy

1968 CATERPILLAR 955K CRAWLER LOADER 71J00000 Feb - 2007 USA-FL 22,500 USD

bkt, canopy

1967 CATERPILLAR 955K CRAWLER LOADER 61H00000 Jun - 2007 USA-IL 9,500 USD

bkt, canopy

1965 CATERPILLAR 955H CRAWLER LOADER 60A10000 May - 2007 USA-CA 1,750 USD

***PARTS ONLY***, 4-in-1 bkt, canopy, MS ripper

 

[Gavin Phillips]

Never saw a 983 unfortauntely, and never likely to either. There was at least one here in England, at a quarry in Lyme Regis. The machine was sold to a private owner a year or so back and I haven't heard anything about where it is now. Pretty sure I saw a Cat 977 about 10years ago, demolishing an old farm lot, buildings, barns and all - levelling the ground around it. It had the classic slopy-roof cab they had in the late 1970's and early 80's.

Fiat-Allis built some pretty hefty track loaders as well. The FL20 and the ultra-rare FL30 which I have only ever heard of once before on another forum. The FL20 itself weighs 26.17tons, and a bucket capacity of 3 1/2 cu-yd, 235hp.

More info on the daddy of track loaders, the Komatsu D155S:

Flywheel HP: 350hp @ 2000rpm
Bucket Capacity: 4.5cu-m / 5.9 cu-yd
Max Loading Capacity: 9tons
Operating Weight: 41.8 metric tons

 

[digger242j]

I have been looking at an old 955 upstate that runs but has a worn undercarriage. How cheap can one of these old beasts be?

The one I used to sometimes run got traded in as a down payment on a Case 1840 skidsteer, and that was 15 years ago...

 

[Beachbum0286]

surfer-joe, mike j. Those old belly dumps of Morrissey's are sitting at one of their quarries in warrington, pa. I think there is 4 of them and it looks like they have not moved for years.

 

[whithunter]

That is one heck of a machine!!

 

[dieseldave]

More pics

 

[bigblueox]

awesome machine! what is on the front of the bucket? what is it used for?

 

[dieseldave]

It's a demolition bucket. I use it to pick up trees

 

[kochevnik]

TALLRICK, here are some auction results for you. I didn't edit them.

Hey surfer-joe : where were those auction results from - they seem pretty decent and I am looking for a 955 too.

Any help appreciated, thanks.

Matt

 

[Countryboy]

Welcome to HEF kochevnik! :drinkup

 

[surfer-joe]

Hey kochevnik, welcome to the forum and so on.

The auction results were from Ritchie Bros. They have a list of historic auction results that has been very handy to me over the years. It gives a person a pretty good idea of what a machine is actually worth, compared to what some salesman says.

Most, well, many, no, some -- some folks are pretty savvy about the equipment they see in an auction and can tell fairly closely about what something will sell for. If it's worth the bucks, bidders will drive the price up to a fair level. If it's not up to snuff, bids are few and low. I'm surprised sometimes, as I'm sure others are one way or the other, but having the list of results shows the trends and allows one to compute an average value.

Anyone can register on the Ritchie site and look for iron or see the results. It's pretty interesting.

 

[kochevnik]

Thanks Joe and I appreciate the inside tip there about buying.

Thanks too Countryboy for the welcome - it's a great site.

 

[whithunter]

Whats the fuel consumption like on one of those beasts?

 

[alan627b]

All these loaders are getting up there in years, and an undercarriage can easily cost more to replace/repair than the rest of the tractor is worth!
Shop carefully...
alan627b

 

[Z24O]

are parts readily available for the 983?

 

[Countryboy]

Welcome to HEF Z24O! :drinkup

 

[Z24O]

...oh and what horsepower are they rated at?

 

[Z24O]

Welcome to HEF Z24O! :drinkup

thanks countryboy
i am a real newby to the heavy side of town,only used skidsteers but have purchased a large rural property and need to clear roads and put a few dams in so will be picking the brains of you guys about the best gear for the job

 

[Dozerboy]

are parts readily available for the 983?

Should be its a D8 with a bucket and 275HP was posted above.

 

[surfer-joe]

Surprisingly enough, a 983 is anything but a D8. More of it's workings are from D7's, the engine is not now, nor was it used in any other dozer, including D7's. About the only things it had that was compatable with a D8 was the nuts and bolts and paint.