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988

Large wheel loaders

Wheel loader of the 51.1-tonne class: Cat C18 engine in the Tier 3 / Stage IIIA (Brazil MAR-1) build from Caterpillar's regional sheet for Africa, the Middle East and Eurasia; general-purpose buckets 6.9–7.6 m³.

Caterpillar 988
Passport
Operating weight
51 062 kg
Engine power
401 kW
SAE J1349
Bucket capacity
6.9–7.6

Specification

Operating weight 51 062 kg
Engine power 401 kW SAE J1349
Bucket capacity 6.9–7.6
Engine Cat C18
Breakout force 389.8–474.0 kN
Dump clearance 3 641 mm
Emission standard Tier 3 / Stage IIIA (Brazil MAR-1)
Transport length 11 991 mm
Transport height 4 202 mm

Source988 Wheel Loader Technical Specifications, AEXQ3705-02 (04-2025), Replaces AEXQ3705-01, Build Number: 11B · read 2026-09-06 · Build 11B; regional sheet for Africa, the Middle East and Eurasia; capacity is the general-purpose buckets figure, not the sheet's range across every attachment family

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