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Link-Belt D16 specifications
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Short answer
Link-Belt D16: articulated dump truck.
| Configuration | Documented field and quantity |
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| D16 |
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| Specification | D16 |
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| Overall Length | 23.45 ft |
| Overall Width | 8.21 ft |
| Overall Height | 10.7 ft |
| Wheelbase | 13.13 ft |
| Ground Clearance | 1.61 ft |
| Dump Height | 15.42 ft |
| Dump Ground Clearance | 3.2 ft |
| Specification | D16 |
|---|---|
| Dump Angle | 70 degrees |
| Lower Time | 20 sec |
| Rated Payload | 32,000 lb |
| Capacity - Struck | 9.5 yd3 |
| Raise Time | 16 sec |
| Capacity - Heaped | 11.8 yd3 |
| Specification | D16 |
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| Number Of Cylinders | 6 |
| Engine Model | 6BT5.9 |
| Gross Power | 137 hp |
| Power Measured @ | 2,000 rpm |
| Max Torque | 452 lb-ft |
| Torque Measured @ | 1,400 rpm |
| Aspiration | Turbocharged |
| Displacement | 359 cu in |
| Specification | D16 |
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| Fuel Capacity | 45 gal |
| Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity | 26.5 gal |
| Cooling System Fluid Capacity | 8.2 gal |
| Engine Oil Capacity | 3.7 gal |
| Transmission Fluid Capacity | 5.9 gal |
| Operating Voltage | 24 V |
| Alternator Supplied Amperage | 70 amps |
| Tire Size | 20.5 R25 |
| Specification | D16 |
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| Transmission Type | Power Shift |
| Number Of Forward Gears | 8 |
| Number Of Reverse Gears | 4 |
| Max Speed | 29.7 mph |
| Specification | D16 |
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| Front Axle - Empty | 14,158 lb |
| Rear Axle - Empty | 8,165 lb |
| Total Empty | 22,323 lb |
| Total Loaded | 54,323 lb |
| Figure | D16 |
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| Engine horsepower per 1,000 lb of weight | 6.1 |
| Fuel tank per engine horsepower | 0.33 gal |
| Rated payload per cubic yard of heaped body | 2,712 lb |
| Equipment group | articulated dump truck |
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History and service record of D16
- The Link-Belt name. LBX describes its lineage from 1880 in Belle Plaine, Iowa; Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co. was formed in 1986 as an FMC and Sumitomo Heavy Industries joint venture, the excavator division became LBX Company in 1998, and Sumitomo took full ownership in 2010. Link-Belt cranes and excavators split in 1998. History, Link-Belt Excavators; LBX Company, Wikipedia.
- Sumitomo and Link-Belt. Sumitomo's own history records a 1972 joint development agreement with Link-Belt Corp. setting up an international division of work, and 1976 exports of Sumitomo-built hydraulic excavators to FMC for the U.S. market. History, Sumitomo Construction Machinery.
- Articulated haulers in context. Wikipedia dates the articulated hauler to Volvo's 1966 introduction; Moxy of Norway built its first 6x6 articulated dump truck in 1970, put into production two years later as the D15 with a bogie undercarriage that became an industry standard. Articulated hauler, Wikipedia.
| Date | Listing index | Equipment class | Names queried | Result |
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| 2026-09-24 | MachineryTrader (machinerytrader.com) | articulated dump truck | D16 | No matching offers in this snapshot |
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| 2026-09-24 | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | Link-Belt; D16 | No matching recall in the stated search |
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Link-Belt D16: Configuration records
D16
| Specification | Source figure |
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| Dimensions and weight | |
| Overall Length | 23.45 ft |
| Overall Width | 8.21 ft |
| Overall Height | 10.7 ft |
| Wheelbase | 13.13 ft |
| Ground Clearance | 1.61 ft |
| Dump Height | 15.42 ft |
| Dump Ground Clearance | 3.2 ft |
| Dump | |
| Dump Angle | 70 degrees |
| Lower Time | 20 sec |
| Rated Payload | 32,000 lb |
| Capacity - Struck | 9.5 yd3 |
| Raise Time | 16 sec |
| Capacity - Heaped | 11.8 yd3 |
| Engine | |
| Number Of Cylinders | 6 |
| Engine Model | 6BT5.9 |
| Gross Power | 137 hp |
| Power Measured @ | 2,000 rpm |
| Max Torque | 452 lb-ft |
| Torque Measured @ | 1,400 rpm |
| Aspiration | Turbocharged |
| Displacement | 359 cu in |
| Operational | |
| Fuel Capacity | 45 gal |
| Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity | 26.5 gal |
| Cooling System Fluid Capacity | 8.2 gal |
| Engine Oil Capacity | 3.7 gal |
| Transmission Fluid Capacity | 5.9 gal |
| Operating Voltage | 24 V |
| Alternator Supplied Amperage | 70 amps |
| Tire Size | 20.5 R25 |
| Transmission and speeds | |
| Transmission Type | Power Shift |
| Number Of Forward Gears | 8 |
| Number Of Reverse Gears | 4 |
| Max Speed | 29.7 mph |
| Weights | |
| Front Axle - Empty | 14,158 lb |
| Rear Axle - Empty | 8,165 lb |
| Total Empty | 22,323 lb |
| Total Loaded | 54,323 lb |
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