# 2003 Caterpillar 330C L

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## Listing details

- **Price:** Sold
- **Listing ID:** 88988826
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Caterpillar
- **Model:** 330C L
- **Category:** Excavators
- **Type:** Standard Excavators
- **Serial number:** CAT0330CCDKY01172
- **Location:** Denver, Co
- **Auction starts:** 2026-08-26

## Description

Located in Lane 1, Air Conditioner, Straight Travel Pedal, 10 ft 6 in Stick, Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing, Boom Check Valves, 33.5 in Triple Grouser Track Shoes, Hydraulic Quick Coupler, 36 in Digging Bucket Closing Time: 2026-08-26 09:39:00 AM

## Manufacturer specifications

### Boom/Stick Excavator Option 1

- **Max Digging Depth:** 26.7 ft (8.14 m)
- **Max Loading Height:** 25.1 ft (7.65 m)
- **Max Reach Along Ground:** 38.2 ft (11.64 m)
- **Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth:** 24.1 ft (7.35 m)
- **Shipping Height of Unit:** 12.3 ft (3.75 m)
- **Shipping Length of Unit:** 36.8 ft (11.22 m)

### Bucket

- **Maximum Bucket Capacity:** 3.8 cu yd (2.91 cu m)
- **Minimum Bucket Capacity:** 1 cu yd (0.76 cu m)
- **Reference Bucket Capacity:** 2.3 cu yd (1.76 cu m)

### Dimensions

- **Digging Depth:** 26 ft (7.92 m)
- **Digging Reach:** 26 ft (7.92 m)
- **Ground Clearance:** 1.6 ft (0.49 m)
- **Length of Track on Ground:** 13.3 ft (4.05 m)
- **Tail Swing Radius:** 11.5 ft (3.51 m)
- **Width to Outside of Tracks:** 11.3 ft (3.44 m)

### DRIVE SYSTEM

- **Maximum Drawbar Pull:** 66094 lbs (29979.77 kg)

### Engine

- **Bore:** 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
- **Displacement:** 537 cu in (8799.87 cu cm)
- **Engine Model:** CAT C9
- **Net Power:** 244 hp (181.95 kw)
- **Net Power - EEC 80/1269:** 247 hp (184.19 kw)
- **Net Power - ISO 9249:** 247 hp (184.19 kw)
- **Net Power - SAE J1349:** 244 hp (181.95 kw)
- **Power Measured @:** 1800 rpm
- **Stroke:** 5.9 in (14.99 cm)

### Hydraulic System

- **Boom Cylinder - Bore:** 6 in (15.24 cm)
- **Boom Cylinder - Stroke:** 57 in (144.78 cm)
- **Main Implement System - Maximum Flow (2x):** 74 gpm (280.09 lpm)
- **Maximum Pressure - Equipment:** 4974 psi
- **Maximum Pressure - Swing:** 4046 psi
- **Maximum Pressure - Travel:** 4974 psi

### Long Reach Option

- **Alternator Supplied Amperage:** 65 amps
- **Aspiration:** Turbocharged
- **Cooling System Fluid Capacity:** 9.3 gal (35.2 l)
- **Displacement:** 537.1 cu in (8801.51 cu cm)
- **Drawbar Pull:** 66093.9 lbs (29979.73 kg)
- **Engine Model:** C-9 ATAAC
- **Engine Oil Capacity:** 9.4 gal (35.58 l)
- **Fuel Capacity:** 163.3 gal (618.09 l)
- **Gross Power:** 264 hp (196.87 kw)
- **Ground Clearance:** 2.5 ft (0.76 m)
- **Ground Pressure:** 8.6 psi
- **Height - Top of Cab:** 11.7 ft (3.57 m)
- **Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity:** 148 gpm (560.18 lpm)
- **Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity:** 108.4 gal (410.29 l)
- **Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure:** 4974.8 psi
- **Length of Track on Ground:** 13.3 ft (4.05 m)
- **Max Cutting Height:** 51.4 ft (15.67 m)
- **Max Digging Depth:** 42.2 ft (12.86 m)
- **Max Loading Height:** 42.6 ft (12.98 m)
- **Max Reach Along Ground:** 59.3 ft (18.07 m)
- **Max Travel Speed:** 3.2 mph (5.15 kph)
- **Net Power:** 243 hp (181.21 kw)
- **Operating Voltage:** 24 volts
- **Operating Weight:** 87192.9 lbs (39550.08 kg)
- **Power Measured @:** 1800 rpm
- **Reference Bucket Capacity:** 1.4 cu yd (1.07 cu m)
- **Removal Counterweight Clearance:** 4.8 ft (1.46 m)
- **Shipping Height of Unit:** 11.9 ft (3.63 m)
- **Shipping Length of Unit:** 50.4 ft (15.36 m)
- **Shoe Size:** 29.6 in (75.18 cm)
- **Swing Drive Fluid Capacity:** 5.1 gal (19.3 l)
- **Swing Speed:** 10 rpm
- **Tail Swing Radius:** 11.5 ft (3.51 m)
- **Track Gauge:** 9.6 ft (2.93 m)
- **Width to Outside of Tracks:** 12.1 ft (3.69 m)

### Operating Specifications

- **Fuel Capacity:** 163 gal (616.96 l)
- **Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity:** 148 gpm (560.18 lpm)
- **Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity:** 46 gal (174.11 l)
- **Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure:** 4974 psi
- **Operating Weight:** 77400 lbs (35108.09 kg)

### Service Refill Capacities

- **Cooling System:** 10 gal (37.85 l)
- **Engine Oil:** 9.4 gal (35.58 l)
- **Final Drive - Each:** 4 gal (15.14 l)
- **Fuel Tank Capacity:** 163 gal (616.96 l)
- **Hydraulic System - Including Tank:** 108 gal (408.78 l)
- **Swing Drive:** 5 gal (18.93 l)

### Standards

- **Brakes:** SAE J1026 APR90
- **Cab/FOGS:** SAE J1356 FEB88 ISO 10262

### Swing Mechanism

- **Swing Speed:** 10 rpm

### Undercarriage

- **Max Travel Speed:** 3.1 mph (4.99 kph)
- **Shoe Size:** 34 in (86.36 cm)
- **Track Gauge:** 8.5 ft (2.59 m)

### Weights

- **Operating Weight - Standard Undercarriage:** 77382.2 lbs (35100.02 kg)

## About this model

The Caterpillar 330C L is a hydraulic excavator in Caterpillar's 330C series, designed for heavy-duty earthmoving, trenching, and site preparation. As a crawler excavator, the 330C L uses a long undercarriage configuration for improved stability and ground contact in demanding applications. It is commonly used in construction, utility work, and material handling. The machine is equipped with a diesel engine, hydraulic boom and stick system, and a rotating upper structure for digging and loading operations. The Caterpillar 330C L is part of the excavator category and is recognized for its large-frame design, versatile attachment compatibility, and jobsite productivity.

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