# Caterpillar 315FL

**URL:** <https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/used-equipment/caterpillar/excavators/315fl/id/81120521>

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## Listing details

- **Price:** Sold
- **Listing ID:** 81120521
- **Manufacturer:** Caterpillar
- **Model:** 315FL
- **Category:** Excavators
- **Type:** Standard Excavators
- **Hours:** 3317
- **Serial number:** TDY12793
- **Location:** Aurora, CO

## Description

\*\*NOT AVAILABLE FOR RPO\*\*, 3316 GD 7/11/25, ACCUMULATOR WITH CRN, AIR CONDTIONER, ALARM, TRAVEL, BATTERY, STANDARD, BKT SD 24" 0.40YD3 312, BLADE, 8'6", BOOM, REACH 4.65M (15'3")HD, C4.4 ENGINE, CAB-ROPS,70/30 W/VANDAL GBSS, CAMERA REAR VIEW W/GRDRAIL, CAT CERTIFIED USED, CHANGER, HAND CTRL 2-WAY, CIRCUIT, COMBINED, COMBINED CIR PKG, CONTROL, BLADE, W/PUMP, CONTROL, FINE SWING, COOLING, HIGH AMBIENT, COUNTERWEIGHT,3.6TON,7940LBS, COUPLER, PG W/O PINS 312, COVER,TANK STANDARD, CTRL, CAT PIN GRABBER COUPLER, CYLINDER, BKT, CYLINDER, BOOM (W/O BLCV), CYLINDER, STICK (W/O SLCV), DECALS, CAB ANSI, DECALS, EXTERIOR ANSI, FRAME, BASE, LONG U/C BLADE, FRAME,SWING, GUARD, BOTTOM, STANDARD, GUARD, TRACK GUIDING, CENTER, GUARD, TRACK MOTOR, HARNESS, PLATFORM STD, HOOD, ENGINE, JOYSTICK, THUMB WHEEL, KEY, LIGHT, BOOM RIGHT SIDE, LIGHTING, CAB (HALOGEN), LINES, CONNECTOR, PIN GRABBER, LINES-FRONT, STD W/PGQC, LINES-HP TCS PKG (9'10" STK), LINES-HP, R3.0M (9'10")STICK, LINES-HP, REACH BOOM TCS, LINE

## Machine details

### GENERAL APPEARANCE

- **Car Body:** Good
- **Catwalk:** Good
- **Counterweight:** Good
- **Crankcase Guard / Battery Box:** Good
- **Decals:** Good
- **Eng. Enclose Hood / Stack:** Good
- **Engine Doors:** Good
- **Fiberglass:** Good
- **Fuel Tank:** Good
- **Grab Irons:** Good
- **Hood:** Good
- **Main Frame Welds:** Good
- **Paint:** Fair
- **Plastic:** Good
- **Pre-Cleaner Bowl:** Good
- **Radiator Grill & Shroud:** Good
- **Sheet Metal:** Good
- **Steps / Ladder:** Good

### SAFETY ITEMS

- **ROPS Certification Plate:** Yes
- **Safety Decals In Place:** Yes
- **Safety Decals Legible:** Yes

### OPERATOR STATION

- **Current O&MM:** Yes
- **Current Safety Manual:** Yes

### ENGINE

- **Fuel Injection System:** Good
- **Governor:** Good
- **Operating Condition - ENGINE:** Good
- **Turbocharger / Blower:** Good

### COOLING SYSTEM

- **Compression in Radiator:** Yes

### ELECTRICAL, STARTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM

- **Block Heater:** Yes

### HYDRAULICS

- **Boom Cylinder:** Good
- **Bucket Cylinder:** Good
- **Control Linkage:** Good
- **Filter Condition (CUT):** Good
- **Hose Lines:** Good
- **Hydraulic Swivel:** Good
- **Operating Condition - HYDRAULICS:** Good
- **Pump Drive:** Good
- **Pumps & Valves:** Good
- **Rotex:** Good
- **Stick Cylinder:** Good
- **Swing Gear:** Good
- **Swing Motors:** Good
- **Tank:** Good
- **Travel Motors:** Good

### BOOM

- **Boom Condition:** Good
- **Boom Pins:** Good
- **Pins & Bushings - BOOM:** Good

### STICK

- **Pins & Bushings - STICK:** Good
- **Stick Conditions:** Good
- **Stick Pins:** Good

### BUCKET

- **Quick Coupler:** No

### UNDERCARRIAGE

- **Track Frame - Left:** Good
- **Track Frame - Right:** Good

## Manufacturer specifications

### Bucket & Stick Forces\* - Reach Boom - 4.65 M (15'3"); R3.0 M (9'10") Stick; General Duty Bucket

- **Bucket Digging Force - Iso:** 21420 lbs ft (29041.24 nm)
- **Bucket Digging Force - Sae:** 19200 lbs ft (26031.36 nm)
- **Note:** \*With 0.53 m3 (0.69 yd3), 900 mm (35") bucket.
- **Stick Digging Force - Iso:** 13130 lbs ft (17801.65 nm)
- **Stick Digging Force - Sae:** 12800 lbs ft (17354.24 nm)

### Dimensions\* - Reach Boom - 4.65 M (15'3"); R3.0 M (9'10") Stick

- **Cab Height:** 9.25 ft (2.82 m)
- **Cab Height - With Top Guard:** 9.67 ft (2.95 m)
- **Counterweight Clearance:** 2.83 ft (0.86 m)
- **Ground Clearance:** 1.42 ft (0.43 m)
- **Length - Center Of Rollers:** 10 ft (3.05 m)
- **Note:** \*With 0.53 m3 (0.69 yd3), 900 mm (35") bucket.
- **Shipping Height:** 9.83 ft (3 m)
- **Shipping Length - With Blade:** 26.25 ft (8 m)
- **Tail Swing Radius:** 4.92 ft (1.5 m)
- **Track Gauge:** 6.5 ft (1.98 m)
- **Track Length:** 12.33 ft (3.76 m)
- **Transport Width - 600 Mm (24 In) Shoes:** 8.5 ft (2.59 m)

### Drive

- **Maximum Drawbar Pull:** 25400 lbs (11521.26 kg)
- **Maximum Travel Speed:** 3.4 mph (5.47 kph)

### Engine

- **Bore:** 4.1 in (10.41 cm)
- **Displacement:** 270 cu in (4424.52 cu cm)
- **Engine Model:** Cat C4.4 ACERT
- **Flywheel Power:** 97 hp (72.33 kw)
- **Stroke:** 5 in (12.7 cm)

### Hydraulic System

- **Main System - Maximum Flow - Total:** 67 gpm (253.6 lpm)
- **Maximum Pressure - Equipment:** 4420 psi
- **Maximum Pressure - Power Offset Boom - Optional:** 4340 psi
- **Maximum Pressure - Swing:** 3340 psi
- **Maximum Pressure - Travel:** 5080 psi
- **Pilot System - Maximum Flow:** 4.8 gpm (18.17 lpm)
- **Pilot System - Maximum Pressure:** 600 psi

### Machine Weight

- **Maximum Operating Weight:** 37794 lbs (17143.09 kg)
- **Minimum Operating Weight:** 33296 lbs (15102.83 kg)

### Operational

- **Operating Weight:** 37794 lbs (17143.09 kg)

### Service Refill Capacities

- **Cooling System:** 7.4 gal (28.01 l)
- **Def Tank Capacity:** 5 gal (18.93 l)
- **Engine Oil - With Filter:** 3.6 gal (13.63 l)
- **Final Drive - Each:** 0.8 gal (3.03 l)
- **Fuel Tank Capacity:** 47 gal (177.9 l)
- **Hydraulic System - Including Tank:** 42.3 gal (160.11 l)
- **Hydraulic Tank:** 22.2 gal (84.03 l)
- **Swing Drive - Each:** 0.6 gal (2.27 l)

### Sound Performance

- **Iso 6395 - Exterior Sound Power Level:** 101 dB(A)
- **Iso 6396 - Operator Sound Pressure Level:** 69 dB(A)

### Swing

- **Swing Speed:** 11.5 rpm
- **Swing Torque:** 22790 lbs ft (30898.68 nm)

### Working Ranges\* - Reach Boom - 4.65 M (15'3"); R3.0 M (9'10") Stick

- **Maximum Cutting Height:** 31.7 ft (9.66 m)
- **Maximum Depth Cut For 2440 Mm (8'0") Level Bottom:** 18.6 ft (5.67 m)
- **Maximum Digging Depth:** 19.5 ft (5.94 m)
- **Maximum Loading Height:** 23.6 ft (7.19 m)
- **Maximum Reach - Ground Level:** 28.5 ft (8.69 m)
- **Maximum Vertical Wall Digging Depth:** 17.4 ft (5.3 m)
- **Minimum Loading Height:** 6.8 ft (2.07 m)
- **Note:** \*With 0.53 m3 (0.69 yd3), 900 mm (35") bucket.

## About this model

The Caterpillar 315F L is a hydraulic excavator in Caterpillar's 15-ton class, designed for general earthmoving, trenching, utility work, and site preparation. It features a compact tail swing design for improved maneuverability in confined job sites, along with a fuel-efficient Cat diesel engine and hydraulic system tuned for smooth control and digging performance. The 315F L is commonly used in construction, landscaping, and municipal applications where reach, stability, and transportability are important. Available with multiple boom and stick configurations, it supports a range of buckets and attachments for versatile operation across varied excavation tasks.

## Photos

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