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Used in typical backhoe applications such as digging footings, basements, and drainage ditches, utility trenching, back-filling, and maintaining slopes and embankments in construction, industrial, and landscaping settings.

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551-6979: BH130, Smart

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Description for part number 551-6979

Cat® Backhoes are used in typical backhoe applications such as digging footings, basements, and drainage ditches, utility trenching, back-filling, and maintaining slopes and embankments in construction, industrial, and landscaping settings. They are ideal for demolishing concrete when paired with Cat B4/B6/H45/H55/H65 hammers.

Specifications for part number 551-6979

Units of Measure

Metric

Maximum Digging Depth:

2972 mm

Maximum Digging Depth:

117 in

Operating Weight:

1055 kg

Operating Weight:

2325.9 lb

Overall Length:

87 in

Overall Length:

2210 mm

Stabilizer Spread - Operating Position:

71.4 in

Stabilizer Spread - Operating Position:

1813 mm

Digging Depth at 610 mm (2 ft):

124.3 in

Digging Depth at 610 mm (2 ft):

3156 mm

Digging Depth at 4220 mm (8 ft):

2705 mm

Digging Depth at 4220 mm (8 ft):

106.5 in

Straight Wall Digging Depth:

2020 mm

Straight Wall Digging Depth:

79.5 in

Overall Operating Height:

146.6 in

Overall Operating Height:

3723 mm

Loading Height:

97.2 in

Loading Height:

2470 mm

Loading Reach:

73.6 in

Loading Reach:

1869 mm

Reach From Swing Pivot at Ground Line:

158.6 in

Reach From Swing Pivot at Ground Line:

4029 mm

Swing Arc:

180 degrees

Bucket Rotation:

183 degrees

Bucket Breakout Force:

3181 kg

Bucket Breakout Force:

7012.9 lb

Stick Breakout Force:

1605 kg

Stick Breakout Force:

3538.4 lb

Boom Pivot Height:

448 mm

Boom Pivot Height:

17.6 in

Ground Clearance:

3.9 in

Ground Clearance:

99 mm

Transport Height:

100.9 in

Transport Height:

2562 mm

Transport Width:

2041 mm

Transport Width:

80.4 in

Required Hydraulics:

Standard Flow

Optimal Hydraulic Flow:

50-86 L/min (13-23 gpm)

Optimal Hydraulic Pressure:

180-230 bar (2600-3340 psi)

Total Side Shift Travel:

838 mm

Total Side Shift Travel:

33 in

Interface Type:

Skid Steer Coupler

Compatible Models for part number 551-6979

COMPACT TRACK LOADER

299D3 XE 249D3 239D3 299D3

SKID STEER LOADER

236D3

BACKHOE

BH130

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