# 2017 Caterpillar 305.5E2 for Sale in CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA

**URL:** <https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/used-equipment/caterpillar/mini-excavators/305.5e2/id/88562454>

## Listing details

- **Price:** $56,000.00 USD
- **Listing ID:** 88562454
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Caterpillar
- **Model:** 305.5E2
- **Category:** Mini Excavators
- **Hours:** 2656
- **Serial number:** CR503035
- **Location:** CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA

## Description

\*305.5E2 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR, \*ALARM, TRAVEL, \*BELT, SEAT, 3" RETRACTABLE, \*CANOPY, TOPS, \*CONTROL PATTERN CHANGER, \*COOLING, HIGH AMBIENT, \*DRAIN, ECOLOGY, \*ELECTRICAL ARRANGEMENT, \*HYDRAULICS STD W/O 2ND AUX, \*LINES, AUXILIARY, LONG STICK, \*LINES, BUCKET, LONG STICK, \*LINKAGE BUCKET W/ LIFTING EYE, \*SEAT VINYL, W/ SUSPENSION, \*STICK, LONG, HEAVY DUTY, BATTERY, DISCONNECT, BLADE, 78", BOLT-ON, COUNTERWEIGHT,STANDARD, COUPLER, PG, HYD, DUAL LOCK, FILM, PRODUCT LINK, ANSI, FILM, QUICK COUPLER, ANSI, INSTRUCTIONS, ANSI, LANE 3 ORDER, LIGHTS, STANDARD, LINES, BOOM, LINES, QUICK COUPLER (LONG), LINES, STICK, MIRROR, CANOPY, LEFT, MIRROR, CANOPY, RIGHT, Online Owner's Manual , PACK, DOMESTIC TRUCK, PRODUCT LINK, CELLULAR PL240, SERIALIZED TECHNICAL MEDIA KIT, STICK PKG LONG W/O 2ND AUX, TRACK, RUBBER BELT

## Machine details

### GENERAL APPEARANCE

- **Cleaning Required:** No
- **Extra Fuel Tanks:** No
- **S.O.S. Taken:** No

### SAFETY ITEMS

- **Cab Guards:** No
- **ROPS:** Yes
- **Safety Decals In Place:** Yes
- **Safety Decals Legible:** Yes

### GAUGES, OPERATOR STATION, CONSOLE

- **Back Up Alarm:** Yes
- **Current O&MM:** Yes
- **Current Parts Manual:** No
- **Current Safety Manual:** No
- **ROPS Certification Plate:** Yes

### ENGINE

- **Blow By:** No
- **Compression in Radiator:** No
- **EPA Decal:** Yes
- **Fluid Levels OK?:** Yes
- **Knocking:** No
- **Oil Leaks:** No
- **Water in Oil:** No

### COOLING SYSTEM

- **Leaks:** No

### ELECTRICAL, STARTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM

- **Alternator:** Good
- **Batteries / Cables:** Good
- **Lighting:** Good
- **Starter:** Good
- **Wiring:** Good

### HYDRAULICS

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

### ATTACHMENTS / WORK TOOLS

- **Auger:** No
- **Claw:** No
- **Crusher:** No
- **Grapple:** No
- **Hammer:** No
- **Pulverizer:** No
- **Rake:** No
- **Ripper:** No
- **Shear:** No
- **Thumb:** No
- **Tilting Ditch Bucket:** No
- **Vibratory Plate:** No

### 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:** Yes

### UNDERCARRIAGE

- **Link Part Number:** 415-5189
- **Links:** Rubber

### FINAL DRIVES

- **Housings:** Good
- **Planetaries / Diff:** Good

## Manufacturer specifications

### General Specifications

- **Booms - One-piece (since 2015):** 474 lbs (215 kg)
- **Counterweight - Standard (since 2016):** 1975 lbs (895.85 kg)
- **Extra Counterweight (since 2015):** 364 lbs (165.11 kg)
- **Range Dimension A (source diagram) (since 2015):** 150 in (381 cm)
- **Range Dimension A (source diagram) (since 2015):** 161 in (408.94 cm)
- **Range Dimension A (source diagram) (since 2017):** 204 in (518.16 cm)
- **Range Dimension A (source diagram) (since 2017):** 184 in (467.36 cm)
- **Range Dimension A (source diagram) (since 2017):** 239 in (607.06 cm)
- **Range Dimension A (source diagram) (since 2017):** 197 in (500.38 cm)
- **Range Dimension B (source diagram) (since 2015):** 222 in (563.88 cm)
- **Range Dimension B (source diagram) (since 2015):** 237 in (601.98 cm)
- **Range Dimension B (source diagram) (since 2017):** 243 in (617.22 cm)
- **Range Dimension B (source diagram) (since 2017):** 273 in (693.42 cm)
- **Range Dimension B (source diagram) (since 2017):** 300 in (762 cm)
- **Range Dimension B (source diagram) (since 2017):** 289 in (734.06 cm)
- **Range Dimension C (source diagram) (since 2015):** 137 in (347.98 cm)
- **Range Dimension C (source diagram) (since 2015):** 152 in (386.08 cm)
- **Range Dimension C (source diagram) (since 2017):** 160 in (406.4 cm)
- **Range Dimension C (source diagram) (since 2017):** 163 in (414.02 cm)
- **Range Dimension C (source diagram) (since 2017):** 169 in (429.26 cm)
- **Range Dimension C (source diagram) (since 2017):** 185 in (469.9 cm)
- **Range Dimension D (source diagram) (since 2015):** 92 in (233.68 cm)
- **Range Dimension D (source diagram) (since 2015):** 107 in (271.78 cm)
- **Range Dimension D (source diagram) (since 2017):** 143 in (363.22 cm)
- **Range Dimension D (source diagram) (since 2017):** 117 in (297.18 cm)
- **Range Dimension D (source diagram) (since 2017):** 150 in (381 cm)
- **Range Dimension D (source diagram) (since 2017):** 140 in (355.6 cm)
- **Range Dimension E (source diagram) (since 2015):** 119 in (302.26 cm)
- **Range Dimension E (source diagram) (since 2015):** 137 in (347.98 cm)
- **Range Dimension E (source diagram) (since 2017):** 147 in (373.38 cm)
- **Range Dimension E (source diagram) (since 2017):** 148 in (375.92 cm)
- **Range Dimension E (source diagram) (since 2017):** 171 in (434.34 cm)
- **Range Dimension F (source diagram) (since 2015):** 181 in (459.74 cm)
- **Range Dimension F (source diagram) (since 2015):** 191 in (485.14 cm)
- **Range Dimension F (source diagram) (since 2017):** 245 in (622.3 cm)
- **Range Dimension F (source diagram) (since 2017):** 224 in (568.96 cm)
- **Range Dimension F (source diagram) (since 2017):** 237 in (601.98 cm)
- **Range Dimension G (source diagram) (since 2015):** 210 in (533.4 cm)
- **Range Dimension G (source diagram) (since 2015):** 220 in (558.8 cm)
- **Range Dimension G (source diagram) (since 2017):** 285 in (723.9 cm)
- **Range Dimension G (source diagram) (since 2017):** 261 in (662.94 cm)
- **Range Dimension G (source diagram) (since 2017):** 315 in (800.1 cm)
- **Range Dimension G (source diagram) (since 2017):** 275 in (698.5 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension A (source diagram) (since 2015):** 100 in (254 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension B (source diagram) (since 2015):** 78 in (198.12 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension C (source diagram) (since 2015):** 78 in (198.12 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension D (source diagram) (since 2015):** 13 in (33.02 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension E (source diagram) (since 2015):** 24 in (60.96 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension F (source diagram) (since 2015):** 44 in (111.76 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension G (source diagram) (since 2015):** 102 in (259.08 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension H (source diagram) (since 2015):** 210 in (533.4 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension J (source diagram) (since 2015):** 100 in (254 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension J (source diagram) (since 2017):** 69 in (175.26 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension K (source diagram) (since 2015):** 83 in (210.82 cm)
- **Shipping Dimension L (source diagram) (since 2015):** 62 in (157.48 cm)
- **Standard Undercarriage (std shoe) (since 2015):** 3638 lbs (1650.17 kg)
- **Sticks - Long Stick (since 2015):** 309 lbs (140.16 kg)
- **Sticks - Medium Stick (since 2015):** 221 lbs (100.24 kg)
- **Upperstructure (complete w/o ctwt) (since 2015):** 6869 lbs (3115.73 kg)

## About this model

The Caterpillar 305.5E2 is a compact mini excavator designed for digging, trenching, grading, and utility work in confined job sites. It is part of Caterpillar's 5.5-ton class and is commonly used in construction, landscaping, municipal, and site preparation applications. The 305.5E2 typically features a reduced tail swing design, hydraulic versatility for attachments, and a cab or canopy configuration depending on market specification. Its size allows transport between jobsites while maintaining digging performance for small- to medium-scale excavation tasks. The model is recognized for maneuverability, operator visibility, and compatibility with buckets, augers, breakers, and other auxiliary tools.

## Photos

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