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Caterpillar Equipment Hub
Caterpillar is one of the core brands in the Heavy Equipment Hub database because buyers search heavily for Cat excavator, dozer, wheel loader, fuel burn, hydraulic, and maintenance questions.
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- 9
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- 9
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- Reviewed
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How to Use This Caterpillar Hub
Use this hub to move from broad Caterpillar research into model-level specs, cost estimates, maintenance tasks, and troubleshooting guides. We keep individual machine pages separate so a Cat 320 question does not get mixed with Cat 336 or D8 assumptions.
Caterpillar machines often appear in buying, rental, and ownership-cost searches where the exact configuration matters. Track shoe width, counterweight, bucket, blade, emissions package, hydraulics, and serial range can change the number a fleet actually needs.
Buying Checks
- Confirm serial prefix and configuration before using a spec value.
- Check undercarriage, bucket, coupler, hydraulic lines, and service records on used machines.
- Compare fuel burn and hourly cost against duty cycle rather than model name alone.
Maintenance Watchpoints
- Hydraulic oil sampling and contamination control.
- Cooling package cleaning in dusty or high-load work.
- Undercarriage tension, cleaning, and wear documentation.
Search Intent Map
Caterpillar Research Priorities
This page is built as a controlled brand hub, not a placeholder index. The goal is to connect brand-level searches to verified model specs, field maintenance questions, ownership-cost planning, and comparison workflows without inventing unverified machine data.
Long-Tail Searches to Serve
- Cat excavator specs by weight class
- Caterpillar dozer undercarriage cost
- Cat wheel loader fuel burn
- Cat maintenance interval checks
Priority Model Families
- Cat 320 and 323 excavators
- Cat 336 and 349 excavators
- Cat D6 and D8 dozers
- Cat 950 and 966 wheel loaders
Verification Focus
- Serial prefix and regional spec sheet
- Counterweight, track shoe, boom and stick setup
- Bucket, blade, coupler, and hydraulic tool configuration
Published Caterpillar Models
Only source-checked model pages are listed. We do not add placeholder specs just to fill a brand page.
Caterpillar 305 CR Mini Excavator
Cat 305 CR mini excavator specs: 45 hp class power, about 12,600 lb operating weight, 12 ft digging-depth class, compact-radius tail swing, and compact equipment cost planning notes.
Net HP
45 HP
Op Weight
12,688 lbs
Bucket / Blade
0.21 cu yd
Op Cost
$34.00/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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Caterpillar 299D3 Compact Track Loader
Cat 299D3 compact track loader specs: 95 hp net power, 11,464 lb operating weight, 3,480 lb rated operating capacity at 35% tipping load, 32 gpm High Flow XPS, and 31.7 gal fuel capacity.
Net HP
95 HP
Op Weight
11,464 lbs
Bucket / Blade
0.95 cu yd
Op Cost
$55.00/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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Caterpillar 320 Hydraulic Excavator
Cat 320 next-generation medium hydraulic excavator specs: 172 hp net power, 49,800 lb operating weight, 22 ft max digging depth, 1.56 yd3 bucket basis, and Tier 4 Final / Stage V emissions.
Net HP
172 HP
Op Weight
49,800 lbs
Bucket / Blade
1.56 cu yd
Op Cost
$68.50/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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Caterpillar 330 Hydraulic Excavator
Cat 330 next-generation excavator specs: 273 hp net power, 69,200 lb operating weight, 23.9 ft max digging depth, 2.30 yd3 bucket basis, and Tier 4 Final / Stage V emissions.
Net HP
273 HP
Op Weight
69,200 lbs
Bucket / Blade
2.30 cu yd
Op Cost
$88.50/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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Caterpillar D6 LGP VPAT Crawler Dozer
Cat D6 LGP VPAT dozer specs: 215 hp net power, 50,733 lb operating weight, 5.9 yd3 VPAT blade capacity, 30 in shoes, and Tier 4 Final / Stage V emissions.
Net HP
215 HP
Op Weight
50,733 lbs
Bucket / Blade
5.90 cu yd
Op Cost
$92.40/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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Caterpillar D8 Crawler Dozer
Cat D8 dozer specs: 363 hp net power, 87,083 lb operating weight, 13.47 yd3 SU blade capacity, Cat C15 engine, 165.6 gal fuel tank, and Tier 4 Final / Stage V emissions.
Net HP
363 HP
Op Weight
87,083 lbs
Bucket / Blade
13.47 cu yd
Op Cost
$142.00/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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Caterpillar 336 Hydraulic Excavator
Cat 336 excavator specs: 300 hp net power, 81,100 lb operating weight, 26 ft 11 in max digging depth, 2.61 yd3 HD bucket basis, 148 gpm main hydraulic flow, and Tier 4 Final / Stage V emissions.
Net HP
300 HP
Op Weight
81,100 lbs
Bucket / Blade
2.61 cu yd
Op Cost
$106.50/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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Caterpillar 308 CR Mini Excavator
Cat 308 CR mini excavator specs: 69 hp net power, 20,771 lb operating weight, 182.8 in dig depth, 44 gpm pump flow, 39 gal fuel tank, and Tier 4 Final / Stage V emissions.
Net HP
69 HP
Op Weight
20,771 lbs
Bucket / Blade
0.35 cu yd
Op Cost
$34.50/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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Caterpillar 950 GC Wheel Loader
Cat 950 GC wheel loader specs: 225 hp net power, 41,554 lb operating weight, 3.75-5.75 yd3 bucket range, 24,264 lb ISO full-turn tipping load, and 34,638 lbf breakout force.
Net HP
225 HP
Op Weight
41,554 lbs
Bucket / Blade
4.00 cu yd
Op Cost
$72.50/hr
Tier 4 Final / Stage V
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