Cat 213, 213 LC, and 213B LC specifications

History and service record of 213, 213 LC, and 213B LC

• Production run. LECTURA Specs dates the Caterpillar 213B LC crawler excavator to 1991 to 1994. Caterpillar 213B LC, LECTURA Specs.
• Production years. LECTURA Specs lists the Caterpillar 213B LC as built from 1991 to 1994, with a service manual covering serial numbers from 1EJ00001. Caterpillar 213B LC excavator specs (1991 - 1994), LECTURA Specs; Cat 213B service repair manual (1EJ00001 and up).
• Typical problems. A used-machine review of the 213 LC points to hydraulic complaints as the usual ones: leaks from worn seals or damaged hoses, overheating when fluid is low or a filter is clogged, and sluggish controls that can mean air in the system. Caterpillar 213 LC review: common problems, Benny Excavators.
• Figures buyers quote. Listings put the 213 LC at about 102 net hp and 38,140 lb operating weight with a bucket up to 1.2 cu yd. Caterpillar 213 LC specs, Construction Equipment Guide.
• How Cat numbered its machines. A Heavy Equipment Forums thread on Caterpillar's numbering system recalls that the 200 series were excavators such as the 215, 225 and 235, 900 series machines were loaders with numbers ending in 7 for track loaders, even-numbered machines were wheeled and odd-numbered tracked, and that many lines were originally numbered by operating weight, so a 938 was a 38,000 lb machine. Caterpillar numbering system, Heavy Equipment Forums.
• Original 213 built in Germany. Undercarriage supplier Pivot says the original Caterpillar 213 hydraulic excavator was manufactured between 1984 and 1987 in Germany, and that the 213 came standard with a variable flow hydraulic system, pilot-operated controls and a long undercarriage. Cat 213 excavator undercarriage parts, Pivot.
• 213B replaced the 213 in 1988. Pivot says that in 1988 the 213 was replaced by the 213B, which has a Cat 3116 engine producing 110 flywheel horsepower, and that all models were made in German manufacturing plants. Cat 213 excavator undercarriage parts, Pivot.
• What changed on the 213B LC. According to Pivot, the 213B LC comes standard with larger boom and bucket cylinders, increased implement pressures, a new hydraulic system, a modified cab, and thicker boom, stick and main frame plates. Cat 213 excavator undercarriage parts, Pivot.
• 213 working range. Construction Equipment Guide lists the Caterpillar 213 with a maximum cutting height of 29.2 ft, digging depths up to 19.7 ft, a bucket capacity of 1.2 cu yd, a 102 hp engine and a hydraulic system capacity of 84.6 gal. Caterpillar 213 excavator specs, Construction Equipment Guide.
• Undercarriage wear parts. Pivot lists the wear parts for the 213 family as sprockets, carrier rollers, single and double flange bottom track rollers, idlers, track chains supplied greased or sealed and lubricated in standard or heavy duty options, and track pads in single, double or triple grouser arrangements. Cat 213 excavator undercarriage parts, Pivot.