Caterpillar 323 Hydraulic Excavator
THE RUNDOWN
Latest Features
Machine Setup Simplification
Enhanced High-Efficiency Package
Cat® Grade 3D Ready
Cat Payload and Advanced Payload
* Payload technologies are not legal for trade. On-board data available only.
Not all features are available in all regions. Please check with your local Cat dealer for specific offering availability in your area. Build Number: 07H
- At the touch of fingertips and navigating user-friendly icons, the latest operator oriented User Interface (UI) maximizes uptime and gets crews to work without delay. From re-ordering work tool lists to creating new work tool combinations as needed, operators can quickly set up machines and easily access information.
- The interface allows operators to maintain accuracy and makes the most of every second of their shift. Adding the ability to input couplers and attachments into the system makes setting up work tool combinations highly efficient by significantly reducing calibration time. It also eliminates the need to measure up again when changing Cat® work tool attachments and makes it manageable for a single person to check and adjust for bucket wear.
Enhanced High-Efficiency Package
- The latest enhanced high-efficiency package helps reduce fuel consumption thanks to improvements to the main valve and optimization of Smart Mode logic. Together, they work to ensure competitive performance while saving on operating expenses.
Cat® Grade 3D Ready
- The Cat Grade 3D Ready option includes all the hardware required for the Grade with 3D system, installed and tested from the factory. This option provides an easier upgrade path for customers who want to add Grade with 3D after their initial purchase. To activate, contact your Cat Dealer to purchase the required 3D software licenses. Licenses can be installed remotely or manually loaded onto the machine.
Cat Payload and Advanced Payload
- Cat Payload provides operators with on-the-go weighing to help them hit load targets and avoid overloading, underloading, or misloading materials.* Advanced Payload is a system upgrade that offers expanded features and capabilities, including custom tags, daily totals, and electronic ticketing.*
* Payload technologies are not legal for trade. On-board data available only.
Not all features are available in all regions. Please check with your local Cat dealer for specific offering availability in your area. Build Number: 07H
Move More With Less Fuel
- Consume lower fuel in comparison to the Cat 323D2 L excavator.
- The latest enhanced high-efficiency package helps reduce fuel consumption and maintains competitive performance thanks to improvements to the main valve and optimization of Smart Mode logic.
- Match the excavator to the job using power modes; let Smart mode automatically match engine and hydraulic power to your working conditions.
- Standard Cat® technologies help reduce operator fatigue and maintenance costs, increasing operating efficiency.
- The advanced hydraulic system provides the optimum balance of power and efficiency while giving you the control you need for precise digging requirements.
- The electronically controlled, turbocharged engine can run on biodiesel up to B20 and meets China Nonroad Stage IV emission standards.
- Auxiliary hydraulic options give you the versatility to use a wide range of Cat attachments.
- Don't let the temperature stop you from working. The excavator has a standard high-ambient temperature capability of 52º C (125º F) and cold start capability of -18º C (0º F). An optional -32º C (-25º F) cold start package is available.
Technology That Gets Work Done
- The latest operator oriented User Interface (UI) has been designed to maximize uptime by allowing operators to easily reorder work tool lists and quickly create new work tool combinations. It also eliminates the need to measure up again when changing Cat® work tool attachments and makes it manageable for a single person to check and adjust for bucket wear.
- Leverage standard Cat Grade with 2D system with indicate-only and laser capability to help boost productivity.
- The Cat Grade 3D Ready option includes all the hardware required for the Grade with 3D system, installed and tested from the factory. Activation requires the purchase of additional 3D software licenses.
- Want a 3D system to improve your digging results? Caterpillar's single antenna global navigation satellite system (GNSS) makes it easy by giving you visual and auditory guidance to grade. Plus, you can create and edit designs on the touchscreen monitor while you’re on the job. If your application calls for a dual antenna system, it’s easy to upgrade.
- Upgrade to our dual antenna GNSS for maximum grading efficiency. The system lets you create and edit designs on the touchscreen monitor while you’re on the job, or you can have the plan design sent to the excavator to make your work easier. Plus, you get added benefits of avoidance zones, cut and fill mapping, lane guidance, and augmented reality along with advanced positioning capability.
- Already invested in another brand’s 3D system? No problem. Standard Cat technology like Grade with 2D can readily integrate with that system to give you the precise results you need.
- All Cat Grade systems are compatible with radios and base stations from Trimble, Topcon, and Leica. Already invested in a grade infrastructure? You can install grade systems from Trimble, Topcon, and Leica onto the machine.
- The Cat Grade 3D Ready option includes all the hardware required for the Grade with 3D system, installed and tested from the factory. Activation requires the purchase of additional 3D software licenses.
- Cat Grade with Assist helps operators stay on grade simply and effortlessly with semi-autonomous digging. It automates boom, stick, and bucket movements to deliver more accurate cuts with less effort.
- Keep the tracks on ground in lifting and hard digging with Cat Boom Assist.
- Set your desired bucket angle and let Cat Bucket Assist automatically maintain the angle in sloping, leveling, fine grading, and trenching applications.
- Automatically stop excavator swing at operator-defined set points in truck loading and trenching applications with Cat Swing Assist, which will help you use less effort and consume less fuel.
- Cat Payload helps you achieve precise load targets to improve your operating efficiency. Pick up a load of material--with a bucket and thumb combination or grapple and clamshell attachments--and get a real-time weight estimate without swinging.*
- Advanced Payload is a system upgrade that offers expanded features and capabilities, including custom tags, daily totals, and electronic ticketing.*
- Optional Cat Operator Coaching allows operators of all experience levels to improve their efficiency and productivity. With tips and data at their fingertips, operators can track and improve their productivity through everyday work on the jobsite and prevent unnecessary machine wear and tear.*
* On-board data available only.
Take the Guesswork Out of Managing Your Equipment
- Cat® Inspect is a mobile application that allows you to easily perform digital preventative maintenance (PM) checks, inspections, and daily walkarounds. Inspections can easily be integrated with other Cat data systems like VisionLink™ so you can keep a close eye on your fleet.
- Remote Troubleshoot is a mobile application that allows your Cat dealer to perform diagnostic testing on your connected machine remotely to help ensure that issues are resolved quickly and with less downtime.
- Remote Flash is a mobile application that allows you to update onboard software without a technician being present, allowing you to initiate software updates when convenient, increasing your overall operating efficiency.
Designed for Operators
- Two cab options – Comfort and Deluxe – let you choose the level of comfort you need.
- Enjoy wide spacing between consoles for a more comfortable environment.
- Sit in the latest, wide seats that adjust for operators of all sizes (heated option available).
- Get in and out of the cab easier using the tip-up left console (in Deluxe cab only).
- Control the excavator comfortably with easy-to-reach controls located in front of you.
- Make operating easier with the touch of a joystick button. Additional auxiliary relays allow you to power on or turn off a CB radio, beacon light, and even a dust suppression watering system without taking your hands off the joysticks.
- Standard automatic climate control keeps you at the right temperature throughout your shift.
- Stow your gear with plenty of in-cab storage behind and beneath the seat, overhead, and in the consoles. A cup holder, document holder, bottle holder, and coat hook are included.
- The standard radio has USB ports and Bluetooth® technology enabled to connect your device and make hands-free calls.
Built for Long Term Production
- Protect hydraulic components in cold weather. The auto warm-up feature speeds hydraulic oil warming in cooler temperatures.
- The fuel system is protected from contamination of fuel by three levels of filtration.
- Bottom guarding protects engine and hydraulic components from damage while swinging and traveling.
- The hydraulic tank with an oval shape designed to improve stress resistance.
- The strong X-structure lower frame carries loads from the excavator's upper structure to the track.
- Travel motor hydraulic lines are routed inside of the frame to protect them from damage.
- The sloped track frame design prevents mud and debris from accumulating and damaging tracks.
- The grease lubricated tracks have grease sealed between the pin and bushing to prevent debris from entering and reducing life.
- The track rollers are rebuild-able and sealed to prevent dirt and debris causing wear of internal components.
- A bolt-on track guiding guard helps maintain track alignment while traveling or working on slopes.
Simple to Operate
- You can navigate quickly on the standard high-resolution 203 mm (8 in) touchscreen monitor, or with the optional 254 mm (10 in) touchscreen monitor, or with the aid of the jog dial control.
- Start the engine with a push button; use a Bluetooth® key fob, smartphone app, or the unique Operator ID function.
- Match the excavator's operation to your digging style by adjusting the joystick response and programming the function of each joystick button.
- Protect your hammer from overworking. Auto hammer stop warns you after 15 seconds of continuous firing and then automatically shuts it off after 30 seconds -- all to prevent wear and tear on the attachment and excavator.
- Save more time and energy with the available work tool recognition feature. A simple shake of the attached tool confirms its identity and ensures all the attachment settings (pressure, flow, and dimensions) are correct so you can work quickly and efficiently.
- Auto Dig Boost increases power by up to 8% for better bucket penetration, shorter cycle times, and greater payloads.*
- Make moving the excavator much easier with Cat® Stick Steer. Simply push a button and use one hand to travel and turn instead of both hands or feet on levers or pedals.
- Use the in-monitor QR code to learn about machine and technology features through a full suite of “how-to” videos.
*Auto Dig Boost calculations are based on 380 bar (boost pressure) divided by 350 bar (standard pressure). Does not apply to long reach excavators.
Safely Home Every Day
- 2D E-Fence prevents the excavator from moving outside of operator-defined set points; the system works with thumb and bucket combinations along with hammer, grapple, and clamshell attachments.
- Access 100% of daily maintenance points from ground level – no need for you to climb on top of the excavator.
- The standard ROPS cab meets ISO 12117-2:2008 requirements.
- Enjoy great visibility into the trench, in each swing direction, and behind you with the help of smaller cab pillars, larger windows, and a flat engine hood design.
- Optional Cat® Detect - People Detection helps protect the most valuable asset on any jobsite – people. The system uses smart cameras with depth sensors to provide the operator with visual and auditory alerts so he or she can take immediate action when a person is too close to the excavator.*
- A rearview camera is standard and upgradable to an optional 360° visibility camera for visibility all around the excavator, allowing the operator to easily visualize objects and personnel around the excavator in a single view.
- Right-hand service platform design provides easy, safe, and quick access to upper service platform; the service platform steps use anti-skid punch plate to prevent slipping.
- The handrails comply with ISO 2867:2011 requirements.
- Make service work easier with optional inspection lighting. With the flip of a switch, lights will illuminate the engine, pump, battery, and radiator compartments to enhance visibility.
- Keep your excavator secure. Use your PIN code on the monitor or the Bluetooth key fob to enable the pushbutton starting feature.
- Enhance jobsite safety. Add a swing alarm to alert people when you're rotating from trench to stockpile and back again.
*The system may not detect personnel in certain circumstances, such as fast swing speeds, people lying down or crouching, or when cameras are impaired by low light conditions (dusk, dawn, overcast), inclement weather (snow, rain, fog), or other similar conditions. For limitations of use, refer to the operation and maintenance manual.
Lower Maintenance Costs
- Extended maintenance intervals help reduce maintenance costs in comparison to the Cat® 323D2 series excavator.
- Reversing electric cooling fans make it easy to clean radiator, oil coolers, and condensers.
- Using Cat genuine oil and filters and doing your typical S∙O∙SSM monitoring will extend the current service interval to 1,000 hours, giving you greater uptime to do more work.
- The latest engine air cleaner with integrated pre-cleaner has twice the life of radial seal air cleaners.
- The latest hydraulic oil filter provides improved filtration performance, anti-drain valves to keep oil clean when the filter is replaced, and longer life with a 3,000 hour replacement interval.
- Track your excavator's filter life and maintenance intervals via the in-cab monitor.
- Check engine oil level quickly and safely with the engine oil dipstick located on ground level.
- Boost productivity with proactive service reminders. Our integrated vehicle health management system alerts the operator with step-by-step service guidance, along with parts needed, so you don't experience any unnecessary downtime.
- S·O·S ports with extended sampling intervals are on ground level, simplifying maintenance and allows for quick easy extraction of samples for fluid analysis.
Sustainability
- The 323 meets China Nonroad Stage IV emission standards.
- Cat diesel engines are required to use ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel with 15 ppm of sulfur or less) or ULSD blended with the following lower-carbon intensity fuels** up to: 20% biodiesel FAME (fatty acid methyl ester)* or 100% renewable diesel, HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oil) and GTL (gas-to-liquid) fuels. Refer to guidelines for successful application. Please consult your Cat dealer or “Caterpillar Machine Fluids Recommendations” (SEBU6250) for details.
- Cat Grade technologies combine advanced guidance with optional automated machine control helping you reach grading targets while reducing fuel burn and greenhouse gas emissions by improving efficiency, job site productivity, and accuracy.
- Auto Engine Speed Control reduces unnecessary fuel burn and greenhouse gas emissions by allowing the engine to automatically go into idle mode when the machine is not working.
- Cat Payload for excavators provides on-the-go material weighing which helps reduce fuel burn by improving loading efficiency, job site productivity, and eliminating trips to the scale.
- Extended maintenance intervals not only reduce downtime but decrease the amount of fluid and filters that are replaced over the life of the machine.
- Remote Flash minimizes downtime and maintenance time while keeping your asset running with maximum efficiency. Alerts for machine updates are sent virtually from your Cat dealer and updates can be deployed without a dealer technician needing to be onsite.
- A well-trained operator is worth the investment. Skilled operators benefit your bottom line by maximizing productivity, avoiding costly downtime, and maintaining jobsite safety – which can help to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
*Engines with no aftertreatment devices can use higher blends, up to 100% biodiesel (for use of blends higher than 20% biodiesel, consult your Cat dealer).
**Tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions from lower-carbon intensity fuels are essentially the same as traditional fuels.
Engine
| Net Power - ISO 9249 | 201hp |
| Net Power - ISO 9249 (DIN) | 204hp (metric) |
| Engine Model | Cat® C7.1 |
| Engine Power - ISO 14396 | 202hp |
| Engine Power - ISO 14396 (DIN) | 205hp (metric) |
| Bore | 4in |
| Stroke | 5in |
| Displacement | 428in³ |
| Biodiesel Capability | Up to B20¹ |
| Emissions | Meets China Nonroad Stage IV emission standards. |
| Note (1) | Net power advertised is the power available at the flywheel when the engine is equipped with fan, air intake system, exhaust system, and alternator with engine speed at 2,000 rpm. Advertised power is tested per the specified standard in effect at the time of manufacture. |
| Note (2) | ¹Cat diesel engines are required to use ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel with 15 ppm of sulfur or less) and are compatible* with ULSD blended with the following lower-carbon intensity fuels** up to: 20% biodiesel FAME (fatty acid methyl ester)*** or 100% renewable diesel, HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) and GTL (gas-to-liquid) fuels. Refer to guidelines for successful application. Please consult your Cat dealer or “Caterpillar Machine Fluids Recommendations” (SEBU6250) for details. *While Caterpillar engines are compatible with these alternative fuels, some regions may not allow their use. **Tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions from lower-carbon intensity fuels are essentially the same as traditional fuels. ***Engines with no aftertreatment devices are compatible with higher blends, up to 100% biodiesel (for use of blends higher than 20% biodiesel, consult your Cat dealer). |
Hydraulic System
| Main System - Maximum Flow | 429 l/min (113 gal/min) |
| Maximum Pressure - Equipment | 5075psi |
| Maximum Pressure - Travel | 4974psi |
| Maximum Pressure - Swing | 3998psi |
Swing Mechanism
| Swing Speed | 11.25r/min |
| Maximum Swing Torque | 60300lbf·ft |
Weights
| Operating Weight | 54000lb |
| Note | Long undercarriage, Heavy Duty (HD) Reach boom, HD R2.9 (9'6") stick, HD 1.40 m³ (1.83 yd³) bucket and 600 mm (24") HD triple grouser shoes and 5400 kg (11,900 lb) counterweight. |
Service Refill Capacities
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 91.1gal (US) |
| Cooling System | 6.6gal (US) |
| Engine Oil | 6.6gal (US) |
| Swing Drive - Each | 3.2gal (US) |
| Final Drive - Each | 1.3gal (US) |
| Hydraulic System - Including Tank | 61.8gal (US) |
| Hydraulic Tank | 30.4gal (US) |
| DEF Tank | 10.8gal (US) |
Dimensions
| Boom | HD Reach 5.7 m (18'8") |
| Stick | HD Reach 2.9 m (9'6") |
| Bucket | HD 1.40 m³ (1.83 yd³) |
| Shipping Height - Top of Cab | 9.9ft |
| Handrail Height | 9.8ft |
| Shipping Length | 31.3ft |
| Tail Swing Radius | 9.3ft |
| Counterweight Clearance | 3.4ft |
| Ground Clearance | 1.7ft |
| Track Length | 14.7ft |
| Length to Center of Rollers | 12ft |
| Track Gauge | 7.8ft |
| Transport Width | 9.9ft |
Working Ranges and Forces
| Maximum Digging Depth | 22.1ft |
| Boom | HD Reach 5.7 m (18'8") |
| Stick | HD Reach 2.9 m (9'6") |
| Bucket | HD 1.40 m³ (1.83 yd³) |
| Maximum Reach at Ground Level | 32.4ft |
| Maximum Cutting Height | 31ft |
| Maximum Loading Height | 21.3ft |
| Minimum Loading Height | 7.1ft |
| Maximum Depth Cut for 2440 mm (8 ft) Level Bottom | 21.6ft |
| Maximum Vertical Wall Digging Depth | 18.5ft |
| Bucket Digging Force - ISO | 31505lbf |
| Stick Digging Force - ISO | 23962lbf |