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Cat D9L, D9N, and D9R specifications

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Cat D9L, D9N, and D9R: crawler dozers.

Selected configuration figures
ConfigurationDocumented field and quantity
D9L
Gross Power
460 hp
Operating Weight
114,656 lb
D9N
Gross Power
370 hp
Operating Weight
93,789 lb
D9R
Gross Power
410 hp
Operating Weight
109,277 lb
D9L, D9N, and D9R specification matrix — Listing labels reported by the source
Publisher nameSource guideListing-entry countLabels named by the source
CatD9L, D9N, and D9R3D9L, D9N, and D9R
Dimensions and weight
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Length W/ Blade23.23 ft22.54 ft23.56 ft
Width Over Tracks10.47 ft9.49 ft9.62 ft
Height To Top Of Cab13.83 ft12.83 ft12.54 ft
Length Of Track On Ground11.65 ft11.39 ft11.39 ft
Ground Clearance2.01 ft1.66 ft1.94 ft
Length W/O Blade17.46 ft16.97 ft17 ft
Undercarriage
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Track Gauge8.21 ft7.39 ft7.39 ft
Standard Shoe Size24.02 in24.02 in24.02 in
Ground Contact Area6,696 in26,572 in26,569 in2
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side888
Ground Pressure17.12 psi14.28 psi16.08 psi
Engine
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Gross Power460 hp370 hp410 hp
Displacement1,648 cu in1,099 cu in1,099 cu in
SpecificationD9R
Number Of Cylinders8
Engine Model3408ETA
Power Measured @1,900 rpm
Operational
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Operating Weight114,656 lb93,789 lb109,277 lb
Fuel Capacity255 gal209.3 gal216 gal
SpecificationD9ND9R
Hydraulic Fluid Capacity23.6 gal19 gal
SpecificationD9R
Engine Oil Capacity12 gal
Powertrain Fluid Capacity44 gal
Final Drives Fluid Capacity5 gal
Operating Voltage24 V
Transmission and speeds
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Transmission TypePowershiftpowershiftPowershift
Number Of Forward Gears333
Number Of Reverse Gears333
Max Speed - Forward7.6 mph7.6 mph7.4 mph
Max Speed - Reverse9.4 mph9.3 mph9.1 mph
Standard Blade
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Blade width14.9 ft14.2 ft15.3 ft
SpecificationD9ND9R
Blade height71.3 in76.2 in
Capacity15.6 yd321.4 yd3
Cutting Depth24.4 in23.9 in
Hydraulic System
SpecificationD9N
Relief Valve Pressure2,700 psi
Pump Flow Capacity81.9 gpm
Variants — Source comparison annotation
Source guideDiffering-field count reported
D9L, D9N, and D9R30
Ratios
FigureD9LD9ND9R
Engine horsepower per 1,000 lb of weight4.03.93.8
Fuel tank per engine horsepower0.55 gal0.57 gal0.53 gal
FigureD9N
Pump flow per engine horsepower0.22 gpm
Reference directory classification
Equipment groupcrawler dozer
D9L, D9N, and D9R: forum references — Forum-title search
Forum indexEquipment class queriedNames in the searchMatching titles
Heavy Equipment Forumscrawler dozerCat and the D9L, D9N, D9R. That is too few titles to say what owners mostly ask about, so the most recent are listed instead10
Used market for the D9L, D9N, and D9R — Dated first-page listing snapshot
Observation dateListing sourceEquipment searchListings
2026-09-24MachineryTraderCat crawler dozer46
ModelListedModel yearsLowest askingHighest askingMedian askingMedian hours
D9L61982 to 1985$55,900$125,259$88,63026,215
D9N81988 to 1992$89,000$105,000$97,000None shown
D9R321996 to 2014$98,000$403,442$210,00016,905
D9L, D9N, and D9R: recall reference — Dated CPSC search
Search dateDatabaseNames queriedSearch result
2026-09-24U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionCat together with the crawler dozer D9L, D9N, D9RNo matching recall in this search

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Reference site
  • Reference site: Cat D9L — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
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  • Reference site: Cat D9N — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
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  • Reference site: Cat D9R — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Forum threads
Used-market listings
Federal agency data
Recorded observations — Forum-title snapshot
Observation fieldRecorded value
Title count10
Forum indexesHeavy Equipment Forums
Search wordingthe D9L, D9N, and D9R crawler dozer
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Cat D9L, D9N, and D9R: Configuration records

D9L
SpecificationSource figure
Engine
Gross Power460 hp
Transmission and speeds
Transmission TypePowershift
Number Of Forward Gears3
Number Of Reverse Gears3
Max Speed - Forward7.6 mph
Max Speed - Reverse9.4 mph
Dimensions and weight
Length W/ Blade23.23 ft
Width Over Tracks10.47 ft
Height To Top Of Cab13.83 ft
Length Of Track On Ground11.65 ft
Length W/O Blade17.46 ft
Operational
Fuel Capacity255 gal
Undercarriage
Standard Shoe Size24.02 in
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side8
Ground Pressure17.12 psi
Additional specifications
Ground Clearance2.01 ft
Track Gauge8.21 ft
Ground Contact Area6,696 in2
Displacement1,648 cu in
Operating Weight114,656 lb
Blade width14.9 ft

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D9N
SpecificationSource figure
Engine
Gross Power370 hp
Transmission and speeds
Transmission Typepowershift
Number Of Forward Gears3
Number Of Reverse Gears3
Max Speed - Forward7.6 mph
Max Speed - Reverse9.3 mph
Dimensions and weight
Length W/ Blade22.54 ft
Width Over Tracks9.49 ft
Height To Top Of Cab12.83 ft
Length Of Track On Ground11.39 ft
Length W/O Blade16.97 ft
Operational
Fuel Capacity209.3 gal
Hydraulic Fluid Capacity23.6 gal
Hydraulic System
Relief Valve Pressure2,700 psi
Pump Flow Capacity81.9 gpm
Undercarriage
Standard Shoe Size24.02 in
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side8
Ground Pressure14.28 psi
Standard Blade
Cutting Depth24.4 in
Additional specifications
Ground Clearance1.66 ft
Track Gauge7.39 ft
Ground Contact Area6,572 in2
Displacement1,099 cu in
Operating Weight93,789 lb
Blade width14.2 ft
Blade height71.3 in
Capacity15.6 yd3

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D9R
SpecificationSource figure
Engine
Gross Power410 hp
Power Measured @1,900 rpm
Transmission and speeds
Transmission TypePowershift
Number Of Forward Gears3
Number Of Reverse Gears3
Max Speed - Forward7.4 mph
Max Speed - Reverse9.1 mph
Dimensions and weight
Length W/ Blade23.56 ft
Width Over Tracks9.62 ft
Height To Top Of Cab12.54 ft
Length Of Track On Ground11.39 ft
Length W/O Blade17 ft
Operational
Fuel Capacity216 gal
Engine Oil Capacity12 gal
Hydraulic Fluid Capacity19 gal
Powertrain Fluid Capacity44 gal
Final Drives Fluid Capacity5 gal
Operating Voltage24 V
Undercarriage
Standard Shoe Size24.02 in
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side8
Ground Pressure16.08 psi
Standard Blade
Cutting Depth23.9 in
Additional specifications
Ground Clearance1.94 ft
Track Gauge7.39 ft
Ground Contact Area6,569 in2
Engine Model3408ETA
Displacement1,099 cu in
Number Of Cylinders8
Operating Weight109,277 lb
Blade width15.3 ft
Blade height76.2 in
Capacity21.4 yd3

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Compare Cat D9L, D9N, D9R
Dimensions and weight
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Length W/ Blade23.23 ft22.54 ft23.56 ft
Width Over Tracks10.47 ft9.49 ft9.62 ft
Height To Top Of Cab13.83 ft12.83 ft12.54 ft
Length Of Track On Ground11.65 ft11.39 ft11.39 ft
Ground Clearance2.01 ft1.66 ft1.94 ft
Length W/O Blade17.46 ft16.97 ft17 ft
Undercarriage
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Track Gauge8.21 ft7.39 ft7.39 ft
Standard Shoe Size24.02 in24.02 in24.02 in
Ground Contact Area6,696 in26,572 in26,569 in2
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side888
Ground Pressure17.12 psi14.28 psi16.08 psi
Engine
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Gross Power460 hp370 hp410 hp
Displacement1,648 cu in1,099 cu in1,099 cu in
Operational
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Operating Weight114,656 lb93,789 lb109,277 lb
Fuel Capacity255 gal209.3 gal216 gal
Transmission and speeds
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Transmission TypePowershiftpowershiftPowershift
Number Of Forward Gears333
Number Of Reverse Gears333
Max Speed - Forward7.6 mph7.6 mph7.4 mph
Max Speed - Reverse9.4 mph9.3 mph9.1 mph
Standard Blade
SpecificationD9LD9ND9R
Blade width14.9 ft14.2 ft15.3 ft

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