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Cat 950B, 950E, and 950F specifications

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Cat 950B, 950E, and 950F: wheel loaders.

Selected configuration figures
ConfigurationDocumented field and quantity
950B
Net Power
156.9 hp
Operating Weight
32,408 lb
950E
Gross Power
159.6 hp
Operating Weight
34,322 lb
950F
Net Power
170 hp
Operating Weight
34,679 lb
950B, 950E, and 950F specification matrix — Listing labels reported by the source
Publisher nameSource guideListing-entry countLabels named by the source
Cat950B, 950E, and 950F3950B, 950E, and 950F
Bucket
Specification950B950E950F
Dump Clearance At Max Raise9.68 ft9.36 ft9.65 ft
Breakout Force_ -30,150 lb35,801 lb
Bucket Capacity - Heaped3.8 yd33.8 yd33.8 yd3
Bucket Capacity - Struck2.66 yd33.26 yd33.31 yd3
Bucket Width9.01 ft9.12 ft9.23 ft
Dimensions and weight
Specification950B950E950F
Ground Clearance1.41 ft1.49 ft1.56 ft
Length With Bucket On Ground23.77 ft24.77 ft25.23 ft
Width Over Tires8.76 ft9.03 ft9.04 ft
Height To Top Of Cab11.39 ft11.55 ft11.55 ft
Wheelbase10.44 ft10.44 ft10.44 ft
Reach At Max Lift And Dump3.42 ft3.81 ft3.62 ft
Specification950E950F
Hinge Pin - Max Height12.96 ft12.97 ft
Engine
Specification950B950F
Net Power156.9 hp170 hp
Specification950B950E950F
Displacement427.2 cu in427.2 cu in402.8 cu in
Specification950E950F
Gross Power159.6 hp180 hp
Specification950F
Number Of Cylinders6
Power Measured @2,200 rpm
AspirationTurbocharged
Operational
Specification950B950E950F
Operating Weight32,408 lb34,322 lb34,679 lb
Fuel Capacity58.7 gal58.7 gal58.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity40.5 gal40.5 gal40.5 gal
Static Tipping Weight22,840 lb22,567 lb23,243 lb
Turning Radius22.6 ft22.7 ft21.1 ft
Specification950E950F
Tire Size23.5-25 12PR23.5-25 12PR
Specification950F
Engine Oil Fluid Capacity5.3 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity13 gal
Transmission Fluid Capacity9 gal
Front Axle/Diff Fluid Capacity9.6 gal
Rear Axle/Diff Fluid Capacity9.6 gal
Operating Voltage24 V
Alternator Supplied Amperage50 amps
Rear Axle Oscillation26 degrees
Transmission and speeds
Specification950B950E950F
Number Of Forward Gears444
Number Of Reverse Gears444
Max Speed - Forward22.7 mph22.5 mph24.4 mph
Max Speed - Reverse24.5 mph24.8 mph26.7 mph
Specification950F
Transmission TypePlanetary powershift
Hydraulic System
Specification950B950E950F
Raise Time6.6 sec6.6 sec6.6 sec
Dump Time2.2 sec2.2 sec2.2 sec
Lower Time3 sec3 sec3 sec
Specification950F
Relief Valve Setting3,000 psi
Pump Flow Capacity62.7 gpm
Variants — Source comparison annotation
Source guideDiffering-field count reported
950B, 950E, and 950F33
Ratios
Figure950B950E950F
Engine horsepower per 1,000 lb of weight4.84.74.9
Fuel tank per engine horsepower0.37 gal0.37 gal0.35 gal
Figure950F
Pump flow per engine horsepower0.37 gpm

950B, 950E, and 950F: owner reports

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950B, 950E, and 950F: forum references — Forum-title search
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Heavy Equipment Forumswheel loaderCat and the 950B, 950E, 950F38
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hydraulics5
transmission and drive4
brakes and steering3
Topic in the titleThreadsShare of matching threads
hydraulics513%
transmission and drive411%
brakes and steering38%
Used market for the 950B, 950E, and 950F — Dated first-page listing snapshot
Observation dateListing sourceEquipment searchListings
2026-09-24MachineryTraderCat wheel loader30
ModelListedModel yearsLowest askingHighest askingMedian askingMedian hours
950B61983 to 1988$27,000$38,500$32,750None shown
950E51988 to 1991$25,000$67,750$46,375None shown
950F191991 to 2000$20,172$54,202$37,2506,900
950B, 950E, and 950F: recall reference — Dated CPSC search
Search dateDatabaseNames queriedSearch result
2026-09-24U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionCat together with the wheel loader 950B, 950E, 950FNo matching recall in this search

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Reference site
  • Reference site: Cat 950B — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
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  • Reference site: Cat 950E — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
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  • Reference site: Cat 950F — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
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Used-market listings
Federal agency data

Cat 950B, 950E, and 950F: Configuration records

950B
SpecificationSource figure
Engine
Net Power156.9 hp
Displacement427.2 cu in
Transmission and speeds
Number Of Forward Gears4
Number Of Reverse Gears4
Max Speed - Forward22.7 mph
Max Speed - Reverse24.5 mph
Hydraulic System
Raise Time6.6 sec
Dump Time2.2 sec
Lower Time3 sec
Bucket
Dump Clearance At Max Raise9.68 ft
Bucket Capacity - Heaped3.8 yd3
Bucket Capacity - Struck2.66 yd3
Dimensions and weight
Length With Bucket On Ground23.77 ft
Width Over Tires8.76 ft
Height To Top Of Cab11.39 ft
Wheelbase10.44 ft
Reach At Max Lift And Dump3.42 ft
Operational
Fuel Capacity58.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity40.5 gal
Static Tipping Weight22,840 lb
Turning Radius22.6 ft
Additional specifications
Bucket Width9.01 ft
Ground Clearance1.41 ft
Operating Weight32,408 lb

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950E
SpecificationSource figure
Engine
Displacement427.2 cu in
Gross Power159.6 hp
Transmission and speeds
Number Of Forward Gears4
Number Of Reverse Gears4
Max Speed - Forward22.5 mph
Max Speed - Reverse24.8 mph
Hydraulic System
Raise Time6.6 sec
Dump Time2.2 sec
Lower Time3 sec
Bucket
Dump Clearance At Max Raise9.36 ft
Bucket Capacity - Heaped3.8 yd3
Bucket Capacity - Struck3.26 yd3
Dimensions and weight
Length With Bucket On Ground24.77 ft
Width Over Tires9.03 ft
Height To Top Of Cab11.55 ft
Wheelbase10.44 ft
Reach At Max Lift And Dump3.81 ft
Hinge Pin - Max Height12.96 ft
Operational
Fuel Capacity58.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity40.5 gal
Static Tipping Weight22,567 lb
Turning Radius22.7 ft
Tire Size23.5-25 12PR
Additional specifications
Breakout Force30,150 lb
Bucket Width9.12 ft
Ground Clearance1.49 ft
Operating Weight34,322 lb

Source

950F
SpecificationSource figure
Engine
Net Power170 hp
Displacement402.8 cu in
Gross Power180 hp
Number Of Cylinders6
Power Measured @2,200 rpm
AspirationTurbocharged
Transmission and speeds
Number Of Forward Gears4
Number Of Reverse Gears4
Max Speed - Forward24.4 mph
Max Speed - Reverse26.7 mph
Transmission TypePlanetary powershift
Hydraulic System
Raise Time6.6 sec
Dump Time2.2 sec
Lower Time3 sec
Relief Valve Setting3,000 psi
Pump Flow Capacity62.7 gpm
Bucket
Dump Clearance At Max Raise9.65 ft
Bucket Capacity - Heaped3.8 yd3
Bucket Capacity - Struck3.31 yd3
Dimensions and weight
Length With Bucket On Ground25.23 ft
Width Over Tires9.04 ft
Height To Top Of Cab11.55 ft
Wheelbase10.44 ft
Reach At Max Lift And Dump3.62 ft
Hinge Pin - Max Height12.97 ft
Operational
Fuel Capacity58.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity40.5 gal
Static Tipping Weight23,243 lb
Turning Radius21.1 ft
Tire Size23.5-25 12PR
Engine Oil Fluid Capacity5.3 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity13 gal
Transmission Fluid Capacity9 gal
Front Axle/Diff Fluid Capacity9.6 gal
Rear Axle/Diff Fluid Capacity9.6 gal
Operating Voltage24 V
Alternator Supplied Amperage50 amps
Rear Axle Oscillation26 degrees
Additional specifications
Breakout Force35,801 lb
Bucket Width9.23 ft
Ground Clearance1.56 ft
Operating Weight34,679 lb

Source

Compare Cat 950B, 950E, 950F
Bucket
Specification950B950E950F
Dump Clearance At Max Raise9.68 ft9.36 ft9.65 ft
Bucket Capacity - Heaped3.8 yd33.8 yd33.8 yd3
Bucket Capacity - Struck2.66 yd33.26 yd33.31 yd3
Bucket Width9.01 ft9.12 ft9.23 ft
Dimensions and weight
Specification950B950E950F
Ground Clearance1.41 ft1.49 ft1.56 ft
Length With Bucket On Ground23.77 ft24.77 ft25.23 ft
Width Over Tires8.76 ft9.03 ft9.04 ft
Height To Top Of Cab11.39 ft11.55 ft11.55 ft
Wheelbase10.44 ft10.44 ft10.44 ft
Reach At Max Lift And Dump3.42 ft3.81 ft3.62 ft
Engine
Specification950B950E950F
Displacement427.2 cu in427.2 cu in402.8 cu in
Operational
Specification950B950E950F
Operating Weight32,408 lb34,322 lb34,679 lb
Fuel Capacity58.7 gal58.7 gal58.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity40.5 gal40.5 gal40.5 gal
Static Tipping Weight22,840 lb22,567 lb23,243 lb
Turning Radius22.6 ft22.7 ft21.1 ft
Transmission and speeds
Specification950B950E950F
Number Of Forward Gears444
Number Of Reverse Gears444
Max Speed - Forward22.7 mph22.5 mph24.4 mph
Max Speed - Reverse24.5 mph24.8 mph26.7 mph
Hydraulic System
Specification950B950E950F
Raise Time6.6 sec6.6 sec6.6 sec
Dump Time2.2 sec2.2 sec2.2 sec
Lower Time3 sec3 sec3 sec

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