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Compact track loader
Cat 285 XE
The Cat 285 XE is a compact track loader from Cat. It weighs 13,669 lb.
Cat 285 XE specifications
- Operating weight
- 13,669 lb (6,200 kg)
- Rated operating capacity
- 4,519 lb (2,050 kg)
- Engine power
- 122 hp (91 kW)
- Fuel
- Diesel
Engine certification
Cat does not state an engine certificate for this machine. How to check one →
Before you buy
At 13,669 lb, the Cat 285 XE on a typical equipment trailer puts about 14,900 – 15,900 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 285 XE, compared
3 machines with a weight and capacity close to the Cat 285 XE are listed from $92,274 (Kubota SVL97-3) to $120,586 (Bobcat T86-2), 1.3 times as much.
| Machine | Brand | Operating weight | Rated capacity | Engine | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat 285 XE | Cat | 13,669 lb | 4,519 lb | 122 hp | |
| Takeuchi TL12V-2 | Takeuchi | 12,864 lb | 4,109 lb | 111.3 hp | |
| CASE TV450B | CASE | 10,633 lb | 4,508 lb | 89.8 hp | |
| New Holland C345 | New Holland | 10,611 lb | 4,500 lb | 89.8 hp | |
| Bobcat T86-2 | Bobcat | 12,103 lb | 3,924 lb | 115 hp | $120,586 |
| Kubota SVL110-3 | Kubota | 12,322 lb | 3,699 lb | Kubota · 112.7 hp | $119,860 |
| Yanmar TL100VPF | Yanmar | 11,570 lb | Yanmar · 103.5 hp | ||
| Kubota SVL97-3 | Kubota | 11,676 lb | 3,459 lb | Kubota · 96.4 hp | $92,274 |
| Yanmar TL100VS | Yanmar | 10,556 lb | Yanmar · 103.5 hp |
Chosen by operating weight and rated capacity within about a quarter of this machine's, closest first. US prices published by each brand.