
2025 Caterpillar 305CR Mini Excavator for sale
Machine price
$47,250
USD · delivery and applicable tax confirmed before payment
Machine specifications
Specs at a glance
- Stock #
- NORSTAR-100005
- Year
- 2025
- Manufacturer
- Caterpillar
- Model
- 305CR
- Hours
- 456
- Condition
- Used
- Engine
- Cat C1.7 Turbo, 1.662 L turbocharged diesel; EPA Tier 4 Final
- Power
- 45 hp (33.6 kW) net at 2,400 rpm
- Operating weight
- 11,016 lb (4,996 kg) minimum operating weight; canopy, rubber tracks, standard stick, no bucket or extra counterweight
- Capacity
- Standard-stick digging depth: 134.6 in (3,420 mm); ground-level reach: 220.1 in (5,590 mm)
- Location
- Castorland, NY
- Price
- $47,250
Machine details
Overview
Enclosed Cab, Air Conditioner, Control Pattern Changer, 5 ft 3 in Stick, Power Angle Blade, 16 in Rubber Tracks, Hydraulic Quick Coupler, 36 in Digging Bucket, Hydraulic Thumb
Key features
- Compact-radius tail swing
- Load-sensing hydraulics with variable-displacement piston pump
- Automatic engine idle
- Automatic engine shutdown
- LCD machine information monitor
- Dozer blade float function
- Ground-level routine service access
Condition report
Full PRE-INSPECTED MACHINES report and additional photos or video of any area are available on request before you commit.
Why this machine
The Caterpillar 305CR is known for uptime, parts availability and straightforward service. At 456 hours this unit still has the working life of a much more expensive machine, and it ships ready to earn on day one.
Stock #NORSTAR-100005
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Guarantee
- Every unit is inspected and load-tested by our technicians before it is offered for sale.
- 14-day satisfaction window from delivery, including up to 30 operating hours of real testing.
- Report any issue inside those 14 days and we respond within 72 hours.
- If we cannot resolve it, you get a full refund and we cover the return transport.
- 3-hour inspection and test run at hand-over, before you sign anything.
- 1-year / 1,000-hour parts-and-labor warranty, whichever comes first.
Delivery
- Free standard delivery for machines priced at $60,000 or more within the 48 contiguous states.
- Other delivery starts at $1.50 per mile; typical transit is 2–3 business days after dispatch.
- Final cost depends on machine size, route and destination — always quoted in writing.
- Longer hauls and port shipments can be arranged; call us with your location.
Special delivery offer
Delivery to all 48 contiguous states
Rates start at $1.50 per mile door-to-door, fully insured and tracked. Handling normally takes 1–3 business days after cleared payment and typical transit is 2–3 business days.
Free delivery over $60,000
Buy a machine priced at $60,000 or more and standard freight is free within the 48 contiguous states.
Delivery from $1.50 per mile
For machines under $60,000, insured freight is quoted in writing before payment.
3-hour inspection on arrival
Run the machine on your site for three hours before you sign the delivery sheet.
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