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Net Power - SAE J1349:2011: 131 hp / 98 kW
Dig Depth - Standard: 17 ft / 5185 mm
Operating Weight - Maximum: 29321 lb / 13300 kg

The Cat® 450 Backhoe Loader delivers improved machine performance, a superior hydraulic system, improved operator controls and ergonomics, and overall versatility.

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Engine
Net Power - SAE J1349:2011	131 hp / 98 kW
Bore	4.13 in / 105 mm
Stroke	5 in / 127 mm
Displacement	268 in³ / 4.4 l
Ratings at 2,200 rpm - Gross Power ISO 14396	143 hp / 106 kW
Net Power - 2,200 rpm - SAE J1349	68 hp / 51 kW
Net Peak Power Rating - SAE J1349	134 hp / 100 kW
Net Power Rating at 2,200 rpm - SAE J1349	131 hp / 98 kW
Net Peak Power Rating - ISO 9249	134 hp / 100 kW
Net Torque Rise - 1,200 rpm	88 %
Net Peak Power - 1,800 rpm - SAE J1349	72 hp / 54 kW
Gross Power - SAE J1995:2014	74 hp / 55 kW
Net Peak Power - 1,800 rpm - ISO 9249	73 hp / 54 kW
Rated Net Power - 2,200 rpm - ISO 9249	68 hp / 51 kW
Net Peak Power - 1,800 rpm - EEC 80/1269	73 hp / 54 kW
Rated Net Power - 2,200 rpm - EEC 80/1269	69 hp / 51 kW
Ratings at 2,200 rpm - Gross Power SAE J1995	146 hp / 109 kW
Net Torque Rise - 1,400 rpm - SAE J1349	400 ft·lbf / 540 N·m
Gross Power - ISO 14396	74 hp / 55 kW
Net Torque Rise - 1,400 rpm	29%
Power Rating Conditions - No De-Rating Required Up To	7500 ft / 2286 m
Net Power Rating at 2,200 rpm - ISO 9249	131 hp / 98 kW
Engine Model	C4.4 ACERT 106 kW (143 hp) Electronic – Turbo Intercooled
Net Peak Torque SAE J1349	307 ft·lbf / 416 N·m
Emissions	Engine meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emission standards.
Note	No derating required up to 2286 m (7,500 ft).

Weights
Operating Weight - Maximum	29321 lb / 13300 kg
Cab - ROPS/FOPS	359 lb / 163 kg
Air Conditioning	101 lb / 46 kg
Front Counterweight - Counterweights - Option 2	530 lb / 240 kg
Operating Weight - Estimated*	24039 lb / 10904 kg
Backhoe Quick Coupler	+151 kg (+333 lb)
Note (5)	ED = Extreme Duty
Operating Weight - Maximum - ROPS Capacity	29321 lb / 13300 kg
Note (1)	*Machine equipped with 15-19.5 12 ply front and 21L-24 16 ply rear, AWD, OROPS, 1.34 m³ (1.75 yd³) general purpose bucket with bolt-on cutting edge, standard stick, 610 mm (24"") heavy-duty backhoe bucket.
Cab, ROPS/FOPS	+243 kg (+536 lb)
Loader Bucket - 1.34 m³ (1.75 yd³) GP (Hook-On)	–150 kg (–331 lb)
MP Bucket (1.00 m3/1.31 yd3) - With Fold-Over Forks	2018 lb / 915 kg
Loader Bucket - 1.34 m³ (1.75 yd³) MP ED (Hook-On)	+160 kg (+353 lb)
Note (4)	HD = Heavy Duty
Note (2)	GP = General Purpose
Counterweight	2147 lb / 974 kg
Loader Bucket - 1.34 m³ (1.75 yd³) MP HD (Hook-On)	+85 kg (+187 lb)
MP Bucket (1.00 m3/1.31 yd3) - Without Fold-Over Forks	3622 lb / 1642 kg
Loader Bucket - 1.34 m³ (1.75 yd³) MP ED (Pin-On)	+290 kg (+639 lb)
Loader Bucket - 1.34 m³ (1.75 yd³) MP HD (Pin-On)	+214 kg (+472 lb)
Loader Bucket - 1.53 m³ (2.0 yd³) GP (Pin-On)	+80 kg (+176 lb)
Front Counterweight - Counterweights - Option 1	255 lb / 115 kg
Loader Bucket - 1.53 m³ (2.0 yd³) GP (Hook-On)	–73 kg (–162 lb)
Extendible Stick	+338 kg (+745 lb)
Loader Quick Coupler	+250 kg (+551 lb)
Note (3)	MP = Multi Purpose
Rear Counterweight	198 lb / 90 kg
Front Counterweight - Counterweights - Option 3	1015 lb / 460 kg

Loader Bucket
Dig Depth - Standard	3 in / 83 mm

Hydraulic System
Pump Type	Variable Flow, Axial Piston
Pump Capacity at 2,200 rpm	58.1 gal/min / 220 l/min
System Pressure - Loader	3800 psi / 26200 kPa
System Pressure - Hitch/Box Scraper	2973 psi / 20500 kPa
Type	Closed Center
System Pressure - Backhoe	3800 psi / 26200 kPa

Transmission
Autoshift Transmission - Forward - 6th	25.2 mile/h / 40.6 km/h
Autoshift Transmission - Reverse - 3rd	16.9 mile/h / 27.2 km/h
Power Shuttle Transmission - Forward 3rd	13 mile/h / 20 km/h
Autoshift Transmission - Reverse - 2nd	7.8 mile/h / 12.5 km/h
Autoshift Transmission - Forward - 5th	16.9 mile/h / 27.2 km/h
Power Shuttle Transmission - Reverse 4th	23 mile/h / 36 km/h
Power Shuttle Transmission - Forward 1st	3.4 mile/h / 5.4 km/h
Autoshift Transmission - Forward - 4th	12.3 mile/h / 19.8 km/h
Power Shuttle Transmission - Reverse 2nd	5.5 mile/h / 8.9 km/h
Power Shuttle Transmission - Forward 2nd	5.5 mile/h / 8.9 km/h
Power Shuttle Transmission - Reverse 3rd	13 mile/h / 20 km/h
Power Shuttle Transmission - Reverse 1st	3.4 mile/h / 5.4 km/h
Autoshift Transmission - Forward - 1st	3.7 mile/h / 6 km/h
Autoshift Transmission - Forward - 2nd	6 mile/h / 9.6 km/h
Autoshift Transmission - Reverse - 1st	3.7 mile/h / 6 km/h
Autoshift Transmission - Forward - 3rd	7.8 mile/h / 12.5 km/h
Power Shuttle Transmission - Forward 4th	23 mile/h / 36 km/h
Note	Travel speeds of two wheel drive backhoe loader at full throttle, when equipped with 21×24 rear tires.

Service Refill Capacities
Rear Axle (Center Housing)	5 gal (US) / 19 l
Cooling System with Cab Heater	6 gal (US) / 22.5 l
Cooling System with Air Conditioning	4.4 gal (US) / 16.5 l
Front Axle (4WD)	2.9 gal (US) / 11 l
Transmission (Autoshift) - AWD, Autoshift	4.8 gal (US) / 18 l
Hydraulic Tank (Nominal)	14.3 gal (US) / 54 l
Fuel Tank	42.3 gal (US) / 160 l
Front Axle (Center Housing)	2.9 gal (US) / 11 l
Planetaries	0.2 gal (US) / 0.7 l
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)	5 gal (US) / 19 l
Rear Axle - Planetaries	0.4 gal (US) / 1.7 l
Front Axle (4WD) - Planetaries	0.2 gal (US) / 0.7 l
Transmission - Power Shuttle - 2WD	4 gal (US) / 15 l
Hydraulic System (Minimum)	34.4 gal (US) / 130 l
Transmission - Power Shuttle - 4WD	4 gal (US) / 15 l
Engine Oil - With Filter	2.3 gal (US) / 8.8 l
Rear Axle	4.4 gal (US) / 16.5 l
Hydraulic System	23.8 gal (US) / 90 l
Hydraulic Tank	10.6 gal (US) / 40 l
Note	Requires ultra-low sulfur fuel less than or equal to 15 ppm fuel sulfur

Steering
Stroke	9.29 in / 236 mm
Rod Diameter	1.65 in / 42 mm
Turning Circle (inner wheel not braked) - Outside Widest Loader Bucket	37.75 ft / 11.5 m
Turning Circle (inner wheel not braked) - Outside Front Wheels	27.55 ft / 8.396 m
Note	AWD cylinder, one (1) double-acting.
Bore	3.35 in / 85 mm
Power Steering	Hydrostatic HMU
Type	Front Wheel
Turning Circle - (inner wheel not braked) - Outside Front Wheels	26.8 ft / 8.18 m
Turning Circle - (inner wheel not braked) - Outside Widest Loader Bucket	36 ft / 10.97 m
Axle Oscillation	11°

Axle Ratings
Rear Axle - Static	47756 lb / 21662 kg
Rear Axle - Dynamic	19103 lb / 8665 kg
Front Axle (4WD) - Dynamic	20233 lb / 9186 kg
Front Axle (4WD) - Static	50582 lb / 22964 kg
Front Axle, AWD - Static	50565 lb / 22936 kg
Front Axle, AWD - Dynamic	20225 lb / 9174 kg

Backhoe
Dig Depth - Standard	17 ft / 5185 mm

Counterweights - Front - Minimum Recommendations
Standard Stick - MP Loader Bucket - 4WD	no counterweight
Standard Stick - GP Loader Bucket - 4WD	255 lb / 116 kg

Tires
Standard Configuration of Front/Rear Tires	Front: 12.5 80/16.9; Rear: 16.9-24

Standard Equipment

STANDARD EQUIPMENT
- 5185 mm (17 ft) center pivot excavator style backhoe
- Adjustable auxiliary flow controls, loader and backhoe
- Air cleaner
- Alarm, back-up
- Alternator, 150 amp
- Audible system fault alarm
- Automatic Engine Speed Control (AESC)
- Autoshift transmission with six (6) forward and three (3) reverse gears and neutral safety switch
- Backhoe Safety Manual
- Battery Box, external, lockable
- Battery disconnect switch
- Battery, maintenance-free, 1,000 CCA
- Boom transport lock
- Brace, lift cylinder
- Brake, SAHR secondary parking
- Brakes, hydraulically boosted, oil disc, dual pedals, interlocking
- Canopy, ROPS/FOPS
- Cat cushion swing system
- CD-ROM Parts Manual
- Coat restraint
- Coolant/antifreeze, extended life
- Counterweight, bumper, 974 kg (2,147 lb)
- Diagnostic port for engine, machine and gauge cluster Electronic Control Modules
- Differential lock, loader joystick
- Dome light (cab only)
- Engine enclosure, sound suppression removal panels
- Engine, Cat C4.4 ACERT (Direct Injection Turbocharged), meets Tier 4 Final/Stage IV emission standards, selective catalyst reduction, diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC)
- Face seals, O-ring
- Fan, suction and guard
- Fast reversing shuttle, all gears
- Fenders, rear
- Filters, bowl and cartridge: fuel, hydraulic fluid
- Filters, spin-on: engine oil, transmission oil, water separator
- Flashing hazards/signal lights
- Floor mat
- Four Wheel Drive/Brake Mode Selector
- Fuel tank, fully enclosed
- Fully hinged front grill for cooling package cleaning access
- Ground level fuel fill and DEF fill
- Guard, boom protection plate
- Guards, stabilizer, rock
- Hammer cup
- High ambient cooling package
- Hood lock, inside cab
- Hydraulic hose, XT™
- Hydraulic oil cooler
- Hydraulic oil level sight gauge
- Hydraulic valves, backhoe six (6) function
- Hydraulic valves, loader three (3) function
- Hydraulics, load sensing with variable displacement piston pump and flow sharing valve
- Indicator lights: hydraulic implement lockout, hydraulic filter bypass, water in fuel, operator presence, remote dial throttle active, air filter blocked, engine warning, machine locked (if equipped), warning lamp, emissions module malfunction, low battery/charging system warning, high hydraulic oil temperature; LCD warnings: engine oil pressure, service due, high coolant temperature, auto idle shutdown, high torque converter temperature
- Instrument panel lights
- Joystick controls: electrohydraulic controls with pattern changer valve
- Key start/stop system
- LCD operator screen
- Lights, working (four [4] front, four [4] rear)
- Loader joystick, self-leveling, return-to-dig, transmission disconnect switch, Forward/Neutral/Reverse Switch, MP Auxiliary roller
- Loader, single tilt
- Machine Security System integrated into LCD operator display
- Mirror, rearview
- One-touch low idle
- Open circuit breather
- Operations and Maintenance Manual
- Pattern changer, in cab
- Power receptacle, 12 volt, one (1) internal + one (1) USB, two (2) external
- Product Link™
- Radio ready (Cab)
- Ride Control
- Rubber impact strips on radiator guards
- Seat belt, retractable, 51 mm (2 in)
- Seat mounted controls
- Seat, air suspension with armrest
- Stabilizer shoes, reversible
- Stabilizers, electrohydraulic, auto-up function
- Starting system, glow plugs
- Steering knob
- Steering, hydrostatic
- Stop and tail lights
- Storage compartment (Cab/Canopy), lockable
- Storage tray, electronics and miscellaneous items
- Swing transport lock
- Throttle, hand and foot, electronic
- Tilt steering wheel (Canopy), Tilt/telescoping (Cab)
- Tire Valve Stem Protection
- Tires
- Torque converter
- Transmission neutralizer switch
- Transport tie-downs
- Vandalism locks, four (4)
- Vandalism protection, gauge cover (Canopy)
- Warning horn, electric

Optional Equipment

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
- Battery, additional, 1,000 CCA
- Cab, deluxe with air conditioning
- Cold weather fuel (–30° C/–22° F)
- Cold weather package, including additional battery, engine block heater, radiator antifreeze, cold weather fuel (–30° C/–22° F) and mounting for an ether bottle
- Fenders, front with integral steps
- Guard, stabilizer, stab leg bottom
- Hydraulic lines, combined function auxiliary
- Hydraulic valves, loader quick coupler
- Lights, LED work lights, wide and spot
- Loader, Quick Coupler
- Quick Coupler, backhoe, hydraulic, dual lock
- Radio and CD player, Bluetooth®
- Rotating beacon, magnetic mount
- Seat belt, 75 mm (3 in)
- Seat, heated
- Stick, extendible
- Work Tool Attachments such as buckets, flip over forks, hammers and vibratory plate compactors. See your Cat dealer for more information.

Pallet Fork Carriages

For moving palletized loads on construction sites, handling bagged fertilizer and seed at landscaping and nursery sites.

Model	Height	Width	Weight
1550 mm (61 in)	35.3 in / 896 mm	61 in / 1550 mm	699.1 lb / 317.1 kg

Equipment Management

Cat® Equipment Management gives you access to the data you need to keep your equipment on the job site and earning money. You can track equipment location and hours, monitor machine use and health, then take informed action that will keep your operation running smoothly, efficiently and profitably.

Model
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Ditch Cleaning Buckets - Mini Excavator

Used in ditch cleaning, sloping, grading and other finishing work.

Model	Width	Capacity	Weight
1200 mm (47 in), Pin On	47.2 in / 1200 mm	9.5 ft³ / 270 l	357.1 lb / 162 kg
1500 mm (59 in), Pin On	59.1 in / 1500 mm	12.4 ft³ / 350 l	416.7 lb / 189 kg
1800 mm (71 in), Pin On	70.9 in / 1800 mm	14.8 ft³ / 420 l	476.2 lb / 216 kg

Pallet Forks

Pallet forks are for moving palletized loads on construction sites, handling bagged fertilizer and seed at landscaping and nursery sites.

Model	Height	Width	Weight
1220 mm (48 in)	39.8 in / 1010 mm	74.8 in / 1900 mm	1192.7 lb / 541 kg

General Purpose Buckets

Load, carry, dump and perform general clean-up work.

Model	Width	Height	Weight
1.25 m3 (1.6 yd3), IT Coupler, Bolt-On Cutting Edge	95.8 in / 2433 mm	38.9 in / 989 mm	1470.5 lb / 667 kg
1.34 m3 (1.75 yd3), IT Coupler	96 in / 2438 mm	42.6 in / 1081 mm	1896 lb / 860 kg
1.34 m3 (1.75 yd3), Pin On	96 in / 2438 mm	42.6 in / 1081 mm	2226.7 lb / 1010 kg
1.6 m3 (2.1 yd3), IT Coupler, Bolt-On Cutting Edge	95.8 in / 2433 mm	46.7 in / 1187 mm	1600.6 lb / 726 kg
1.53 m3 (2.0 yd3), IT Coupler	96 in / 2438 mm	43.4 in / 1103 mm	2065.7 lb / 937 kg
1.53 m3 (2.0 yd3), Pin On	96 in / 2438 mm	43.4 in / 1103 mm	2403 lb / 1090 kg

Heavy Duty Buckets

Ideal for semi-rocky soil or where hard bank material must be broken out and removed.

Model	Width	Capacity	Weight
457 mm (18 in), Pin On	18 in / 457 mm	6.3 ft³ / 178 l	456.4 lb / 207 kg
463 mm (18 in), Pin Lock	18.2 in / 463 mm	7.1 ft³ / 200 l	551.2 lb / 250 kg
610 mm (24 in), Pin On	24 in / 610 mm	9.5 ft³ / 269 l	546.7 lb / 248 kg
616 mm (24 in), Pin Lock	24.3 in / 616 mm	10.6 ft³ / 300 l	663.6 lb / 301 kg
762 mm (30 in), Pin On	30 in / 762 mm	12.4 ft³ / 351 l	610.7 lb / 277 kg
914 mm (36 in), Pin On	36 in / 914 mm	15.5 ft³ / 439 l	703.3 lb / 319 kg
921 mm (36 in), Pin Lock	36.3 in / 921 mm	17.7 ft³ / 500 l	859.8 lb / 390 kg
1226 mm (48 in), Pin Lock	48.3 in / 1226 mm	28.3 ft³ / 800 l	1053.8 lb / 478 kg

Angle Brooms

Used for clearing parking lots, industrial plants, mill yards, airport runways, streets, driveways and lanes.

Model	Overall Width	Sweeping Width	Brush Diameter
BA25 Manual	106 in / 2700 mm	98.4 in / 2500 mm	27.6 in / 700 mm

Rippers

For land clearing or site preparation in rock, quarry work and similar high-impact digging applications. Combine with a coupler for Rip & Load productivity.

Model	Shank Length	Weight	Overall Length
950 mm (37 in)	37.4 in / 950 mm	372.6 lb / 169 kg	31.3 in / 795 mm

Truss Booms

Lifts and places roof trusses, frames, beams and equipment.

Model	Overall Length	Capacity	Width
4 m (13 ft) Truss Boom	4 m / 13.1 ft	1102.3 lb / 500 kg	33.5 in / 850 mm

Pickup Brooms

Cat® Pickup Brooms collect dirt and debris from a variety of surfaces.

Model	Overall Width	Sweeping Width	Brush Diameter
BP25	78.3 in / 2700 mm	60 in / 2500 mm	26 in / 700 mm

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