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Cat 242D3
The Cat 242D3 is a skid steer loader from Cat. It weighs 7,139 lb.
Cat 242D3 specifications
- Operating weight
- 7,139 lb (3,238 kg)
- Rated operating capacity
- 2,200 lb (998 kg)
- Engine power
- 74.3 hp (55.4 kW)
- Fuel
- Diesel
Engine certification
Cat does not state an engine certificate for this machine. How to check one →
Before you buy
At 7,139 lb, the Cat 242D3 on a typical equipment trailer puts about 8,300 – 9,300 lb behind the tow vehicle, to be checked against the vehicle's towing rating and the trailer's gross weight rating. Towing a mini excavator: trailers, ratings and licences →
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Machines like the Cat 242D3, compared
4 machines with a weight and capacity close to the Cat 242D3 are listed from $51,613 (Kubota SSV65) to $66,049 (Bobcat S66-2).
| Machine | Brand | Operating weight | Rated capacity | Engine | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cat | 7,139 lb | 2,200 lb | 74.3 hp | |
| | CASE | 6,967 lb | 2,105 lb | 73.8 hp | |
| | Yanmar | 7,405 lb | Yanmar · 67.1 hp | ||
| | Bobcat | 6,854 lb | 2,299 lb | 68 hp | $62,918 |
| | Bobcat | 7,046 lb | 2,401 lb | 74 hp | $66,049 |
| | CASE | 7,385 lb | 2,399 lb | 73.8 hp | |
| | Kubota | 7,099 lb | 1,951 lb | Kubota · 60.4 hp | $51,613 |
| | Kubota | 8,135 lb | 2,101 lb | Kubota · 68.3 hp | $65,297 |
| | New Holland | 6,460 lb | 1,995 lb | 67 hp |
Chosen by operating weight and rated capacity within about a quarter of this machine's, closest first. US prices published by each brand.