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Caterpillar 966D

The Caterpillar 966D is a wheel loader built by Caterpillar. Most units reaching the used market were built around 1984. It is very common in the North American used market. About 88% of units have an enclosed cab, 25% of those with air conditioning. Units are highly standardised (consistency score 87). Typical hours at resale: over 10,000 h.

Overview

ManufacturerCaterpillar
TypeWheel Loader
CategoryWheel Loader
Size class150-200 hp
Built around1984
Used-market presencevery common
Hours at resaleover 10,000 h
Enclosed cab88% of units
Air conditioning25% of enclosed units
Configuration consistency87 / 100

How units are configured

Share of units observed in the used market with each option.

Cab
EROPS 66%
EROPS w AC 22%
OROPS 12%
Forks
Yes 100%
Hydraulics
2 Valve 98%
3 Valve 2%
Tyre size
23.5 61%
26.5 39%
20.5 0%
Coupler
Manual 86%
Hydraulic 14%
Differential
Standard 100%
No Spin 0%
Steering
Conventional 100%

Other Caterpillar 966 variants

ModelSizeBuilt aroundUsed marketEnclosed cab
Caterpillar 966A200-300 hp1962rare—
Caterpillar 966B100-150 hp1966common69%
Caterpillar 966C150-200 hp1974very common80%
Caterpillar 966E200-300 hp1989common91%
Caterpillar 966F200-300 hp1992common90%
Caterpillar 966FII200-300 hp1995very common94%
Caterpillar 966G200-300 hp2000common97%
Caterpillar 966GII200-300 hp2004known100%
Caterpillar 966H200-300 hp2006rare—

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Comparable machines from other brands

ModelMakeSizeBuilt aroundUsed marketEnclosed cab
John Deere 624HJohn Deere150-200 hp2000very common65%
John Deere 644GJohn Deere150-200 hp1995very common74%
John Deere 644HJohn Deere150-200 hp2000common78%
John Deere 644EJohn Deere150-200 hp1990common72%
John Deere 624GJohn Deere150-200 hp1995common65%
John Deere 644BJohn Deere150-200 hp1978common62%
John Deere 624JJohn Deere150-200 hp2005common84%
John Deere 644John Deere150-200 hp1980common61%

Source

Configuration profiles derived from North American auction records, used with the data owner's permission. Figures describe units observed in the used market, not factory specifications.