Caterpillar Crawler Loader 955 / 977 / 983 all sizes, in Action!

This is some footage my grandpa took of me with his 955K crawler loader some time ago and some footage I took from a 977L and a 983 from the "Ebianum" Bagger Museum in Switzerland, in Action at Weiach Historik 2022.

[@philippeperrin3357]

Quelle belle mélodie, ❤❤ ces moteurs Caterpillar font vraiment un bruit extraordinairement beau .. La vraie puissance brute et viril 💪💪💪💪

[@pierodemichele2633]

Sono cresciuto con questo rumore,fantastico. Mi ricordo da piccolo passavo ora ad ascoltare e vedere questi bellissimi trattori lavorare. Da grande ho avuto la fortuna di girare per l Italia come lavoro ed appena sentivo la marmitta che emanava quel suono unico mi recavo sul posto dove lavorava il cat 955 k e il 977 L. Ormai è difficile vederne uno al lavoro, peccato mezzi fantastici

[@davidzamora4423]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful machines. I was lucky enough when I was kid to operate 933, 955, and 977. My dad was the superintendent. I'm 70 now. Thank you again for sharing your video with 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Mani-io5re]

You're welcome! And many thanks for your kind comment! It's awesome to have a childhood in which you could operate these awesome machines! :)

[@jayjones6904]

Same way brother im 65 miss it bigtime god bless you loved seeing that black smoke boil wasn't working when no exhaust smoke

[@jerryhammack1318]

Have operated the 933,955,and 977. Never got the opportunity on the biggest one ! Great machines!

[@Mani-io5re]

That's awesome! I'd like to operate a 977 some day. Maybe even a 983 :)

[@mostlydiggers]

Fantastic machines.

[@sstocker31]

The CAT 983.....A D8 with a bucket...what a machine!!

[@Mani-io5re]

True 😊

[@tommyw.9424]

not a whole lot in common with a D8, a 983 is actually heavier than a D8 of the same vintage too

[@stavrosgrigoriadis3338]

955 k the best ever

[@Cruelaid]

Spent many thousands of hours on a 77L, those sweet old girls could dig and made beautiful noise doing it. Moved onto a 73 and they’re in a working class all of their own.

[@KennethSmith-wh5gl]

I remember watching an operator with a 955h model tearing down houses when i was 11 years old. I loved the sound of the cat engine. Later on I saw many versions of the 977 and one 983. All beautiful machines. I miss the old cat sound that is missing in the newer models.

[@Mani-io5re]

These CAT Diesels have a great sound to them, that's true! Watching such a machine as a kid is a thing one never forgets.

[@ingcampthree4523]

I have a 955H, with a ripper and 4-way bucket. It has pedal steering and electric start. It doesn’t have ROPs of any type, but that was common in 1965. I used to ride on one as a kid so I got one as a big kid.

[@Mani-io5re]

@@ingcampthree4523 that‘s really awesome!! 👍🏻👍🏻😎😎

[@ronlawson5819]

Just an amazing video…..those track loaders are awesome

[@Mani-io5re]

Yes they are!

[@charlesviner1565]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@user-lj2ed1cg6q]

Ottima pala ❤

[@koreanature]

Wow... My best friend, Made an excellent video. I really liked it. Beauty is extraordinary. Thank you very much for the video.

[@user-lj2ed1cg6q]

Non si ferma mai ❤

[@terrybandit1]

All gud tools but the 955 is on fa small trucks. I operated 977k n 977l n 983 loading r35 eucs during 1970 's but the 983 can dig .

[@user-uo2ss6vn9g]

العشق ❤❤

[@mikepettipas690]

YOUR GREATEST TRACK WEAR OCCURS IN REVERSE WITH NO LOAD !!!!

[@Mani-io5re]

Why is that?

[@user-uo2ss6vn9g]

الجمال 😍😍😍😍

[@redcarguy]

Kinderträume! Und heute genau so 🙂

[@Mani-io5re]

Absolut 😍

[@user-uo2ss6vn9g]

تحيا من سورية ❤❤❤❤❤

[@gumballer133]

Is it just me or does the 983 seem kinda tired? Whereas the 977 was an animal.

[@Mani-io5re]

You‘re right. The reason for this is: The 983 was only running on about 70%, because this was at an event where people could operate these machines themselves. And for safety reasons they didn‘t let people operate it with full throttle/full power, whereas on the 977 they could blast full throttle 😊

[@gumballer133]

@@Mani-io5re Ohh nice! Looks like a great turn out for sure. I would have been there too if I could have!

[@Carla-tz7qw]

I'm looking for a small track loader with clamshell bucket.

[@chrisfleming5109]

Hanomag L600D.

[@kadir9794]

955l 130hp

[@user-es6jt6eb7t]

TBH I dont see a 953 being any faster than a 55K /L

[@deep6483]

Love these machines,but realistically speaking unless in a demo application these old bueties are brutally slow with low productivity and very expensive to maintain in today's standards, that's why you can pick them up for next to nothing these days ❤

[@valciribeiro547]

Oi boa noite quanto custs

[@leonardguccini3276]

Good video but we need to see more production and less machinery movement too much driving around wasted movements

[@Mani-io5re]

This was a show where people could drive the machines theselves. They weren‘t building something. It‘s just for fun.

[@charleswalton5132]

If you’re going to make a video at least get the weight specs right. 955=16tons 977=18tons

[@Mani-io5re]

1. I‘m talking about metric tons, not short tons. 2. there are different weights depending on the production year. Besides: It makes no sense whatsoever that the 955 and 977 are only 2 tons apart (like you claim). Please recheck the specs.

[@lonewolfwildernesssurvival9443]

If you don’t love the 955 your not American