# 2021 Caterpillar 305E2 for Sale in AIKEN, SC

**URL:** <https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/used-equipment/caterpillar/mini-excavators/305e2/id/86433268>

## Listing details

- **Price:** $47,800.00 USD
- **Listing ID:** 86433268
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Caterpillar
- **Model:** 305E2
- **Category:** Mini Excavators
- **Hours:** 1854
- **Serial number:** H5M13823
- **Location:** AIKEN, SC

## Description

Bucket, Connectivity Source - Product Link, CONTROL PATTERN CHANGER, Coupler - Quick, Coupler Type - Mechanical, Engine Enclosures, Lighting, LINES, BOOM, LINES, STICK, Online Owner's Manual , Protection 12mo/500hr POWERTRAIN & HYDRAULICS (EPP), Rubber Track, Stick - Long, Thumb Type - Hydraulic

## Machine details

### GENERAL APPEARANCE

- **Cleaning Required:** No
- **Extra Fuel Tanks:** No
- **Cleaning Required:** No
- **Extra Fuel Tanks:** No

### SAFETY ITEMS

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

### OPERATOR STATION

- **Dash Console:** Good
- **Gauges:** Good
- **Switches:** Good
- **Dash Console:** Good
- **Gauges:** Good
- **Switches:** Good

### ENGINE

- **Blow By:** No
- **Knocking:** No
- **Oil Leaks:** No
- **Water in Oil:** No
- **Blow By:** No
- **Knocking:** No
- **Oil Leaks:** No
- **Water in Oil:** No

### COOLING SYSTEM

- **Compression in Radiator:** No
- **Compression in Radiator:** No

### ELECTRICAL, STARTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM

- **Alternator:** Good
- **Lighting:** Good
- **Starter:** Good
- **Wiring:** Good
- **Alternator:** 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
- **Thumb Cylinder:** Good
- **Travel Motors:** Good
- **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
- **Thumb Cylinder:** Good
- **Travel Motors:** Good

### ATTACHMENTS / WORK TOOLS

- **Thumb:** Yes
- **Thumb:** Yes

### BOOM

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

### STICK

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

### BUCKET

- **Quick Coupler:** Yes
- **Quick Coupler:** Yes

### UNDERCARRIAGE

- **Pins & Bushings Turned?:** No
- **Pins & Bushings Turned?:** No

## About this model

The Caterpillar 305E2 is a compact mini excavator designed for construction, utility, landscaping, and site preparation work. It features a reduced tail swing design for improved maneuverability in confined spaces, along with a hydraulic system suited for digging, trenching, grading, and material handling. The 305E2 is commonly used on urban job sites and residential projects where access is limited. Caterpillar built the model for operator comfort, control, and efficient performance in a small machine package. It is part of the Cat mini excavator lineup and is compatible with a range of buckets and attachments for versatile jobsite use.

## Photos

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