Specification sheetIssued 4 November 2026
Cat · wheel loader
Cat 980
Current Cat 980 (C13, Brazil MAR-1 / Tier 3-equivalent build), standard lift, 5.4 m³ GP bucket; sheet linked from Borusan Cat's 980 page, as Al-Bahar's catalogue lists only the older 980L.
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- Bucket capacity
- 5.4 m³
- power
- 282 kW (378 hp)
- Operating weight
- 30,344 kg
- Static tipping load (full turn)
- 19,706 kg
- Overall length (bucket on ground)
- 9.673 m
- Overall length (without bucket)
- 8.155 m
- Wheelbase
- 3.8 m
- Height to top of cab
- 3.829 m
- Height to top of exhaust
- 3.764 m
- Height to top of hood
- 3.064 m
- Ground clearance
- 0.456 m
- Tread width
- 2.44 m
- Width over tyres
- 3.24 m
- Hinge pin height (max lift)
- 4.554 m
- Dump clearance at max lift
- 3.287 m
- Reach at max lift
- 1.481 m
- Overall height, bucket at max lift
- 6.435 m
- Rear axle to rear bumper
- 2.661 m
- Clearance circle (dia) to outside of tyres
- 13.7 m
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Dimensions
- Bucket width
- 3.447 m
- Turning radius (outside of bucket)
- 7.612 m
Weight
- Operating weight
- 30,344 kg
Engine
- Engine model
- Cat C13
- Emissions
- Brazil MAR-1 / UN ECE R96 Stage IIIA / China Nonroad Stage III (equivalent to U.S. EPA Tier 3 / EU Stage IIIA)
- Displacement
- 12.5 L
- Gross power (ISO 14396:2002 @ 1,800 rpm)
- 303 kW (406 hp)
- Gross power (SAE J1995:2014) (SAE J1995:2014 @ 1,800 rpm)
- 307 kW (412 hp)
- Net power (ISO 9249:2007 / SAE J1349:2011 @ 1,800 rpm)
- 282 kW (378 hp)
- Max torque (ISO 14396:2002 @ 1,300 rpm)
- 2,172 Nm
Performance
- Bucket capacity
- 5.4 m³
- Bucket capacity range
- 4.0–14.5 m³ (5.25–19.0 yd³)
- Static tipping load (full turn)
- 19,706 kg
- Breakout force (Machine configuration defined under "Weight")
- 227 kN
- Top speed
- 39.5 km/h
Hydraulics
- Pump flow (Implement pump, maximum output at 2,250 rpm)
- 449 L/min
- Max pressure
- 343 bar
Transmission
- Forward 1
- 6.9 km/h
- Forward 2
- 13.3 km/h
- Forward 3
- 23.5 km/h
- Forward 4
- 39.5 km/h
- Reverse 1
- 7.8 km/h
- Reverse 2
- 15.2 km/h
- Reverse 3
- 26.9 km/h
- Reverse 4
- 39.5 km/h
Tyres
- Tyres
- Bridgestone 29.5R25 VSNT L4 radial
Service capacities
- Fuel tank
- 426 L
- Cooling system
- 50 L
- Engine crankcase
- 37 L
- Transmission
- 77 L
- Differentials and final drives, front
- 84 L
- Differentials and final drives, rear
- 84 L
- Hydraulic tank
- 153 L