323D2 L HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR

Your operators will enjoy the incredibly comfortable cab.

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Operator Station The ergonomically designed operator station is spacious, quiet, and comfortable, assuring high productivity during a long work day. All control switches are located on the right-hand and left-hand side consoles for more convenient access.

Monitor The new monitor is a full-color Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Monitor is equipped with warning lamp and buzzer for critical engine oil pressure, coolant temperature and oil temperature. Filters and fluid change intervals are available in the main menu. It also projects the image from the optional rearview camera, further enhancing your job site safety and productivity. Compared to 323D L D Series monitor, the new monitor on 323D2 L has a 40% larger screen, with a four times increased resolution display. Information language capability increased from 28 to 42 languages to support today’s diverse workforce.

Seat The mechanical or air suspension seats provide a variety of adjustments to accommodate a wide range of operators. All seats include a reclining back, upper and lower seat slide adjustments, and height and tilt adjustments.

Controls Your operators can adjust the right and left joysticks for individual preferences, helping the operator become more comfortable, more productive, and more alert. Low-effort pilot-operated joystick controls are designed to match your natural wrist and arm position for maximum comfort and minimum fatigue.

Climate Control The 323D2 L offers positive filtered ventilation with a pressurized cab. Fresh air or re-circulated air can be selected, which makes working in the heat and cold much more pleasant.

Cab Structure and Mounts The cab shell is attached to the frame with viscous rubber cab mounts, which dampen vibrations and sound levels while enhancing operator comfort. Thick steel tubing along the bottom perimeter of the cab, improves resistance to fatigue and vibration.

Windows To maximize visibility, all glass is affixed directly to the cab, eliminating window frames. The upper front windshield opens, closes, and stores on the roof above the operator with a one-touch action release system.

You can count on reliable performance to meet your demanding needs all day long.

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Reliable Cat C7.1 Engine The Cat C7.1 engine has been designed to meet U.S. EPA Tier 2, EU Stage II and China Tier 2 emission regulations. The C7.1 engines incorporate proven, robust components and precision manufacturing you can count on for reliable and efficient operation. This is a proven engine that boasts improved reliability, as it’s less sensitive to low quality fuel and also delivers better fuel consumption. An ECO-mode feature helps to reduce fuel consumption by up to 15 percent for fuel-conscious customers.

Automatic Engine Speed Control Automatic engine speed control is activated during no-load or light-load conditions which reduces engine speed to minimize fuel consumption.

Air Cleaner The radial seal air filter features a double-layered filter core for more efficient filtration and is located in a compartment behind the cab. A warning is displayed on the monitor when dust accumulates above a preset level.

Filtration System The C7.1 engine features an improved filtration system to ensure good reliability to fuel injection system components. Intervals have been extended and the number of filters reduced to maximize your profit potential.

You can move dirt, rock and debris with speed, precision and efficiency.

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Hydraulic System The hydraulic cross-sensing system utilizes each of two hydraulic pumps to 100 percent of engine power under all operating conditions. This improves productivity with faster implement speeds and quicker, stronger pivot turns. Snubbers are located at the rod-end of the boom cylinders and both ends of the stick cylinders to cushion shocks while reducing sound levels and extending component life. The hydraulic activation lever in the neutral position isolates all front linkage, swing, and travel functions for additional controllability and efficiency. Optional auxiliary control circuits allow operation of high- and medium-pressure tools such as shears, grapples, hammers, pulverizers, multi-processors, and vibratory plate compactors.

Component Layout The 323D2 L hydraulic system and component locations have been designed to provide a high level of system efficiency. The main pumps, control valves, and hydraulic tank are located close together to allow for shorter tubes and lines between components, which reduce friction loss and pressure drops.

Boom and Stick Regeneration Circuit Electric boom and stick regeneration circuits result in less pressure loss, higher controllability, reduced cycle times, more productivity and lower operating costs for you. It works by reusing the flow of oil that travels from the head of cylinder to the rod end of cylinder during your boom-down and stick-in operations.

Strong and durable, all you expect from Cat excavators.

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Undercarriage The long (L) wide and sturdy undercarriage maximizes stability and lift capacity. The X-shaped, box-section carbody provides excellent resistance to torsional bending. Robot-welded track roller frames are press-formed, pentagonal units to deliver exceptional strength and service life. Sealed and lubricated heavy duty track rollers, carrier rollers, and idlers provide excellent service life to keep your machine in the field and working longer.

Frame You can expect excellent quality, reliability and durability with the 323D2 L lower and upper frames. Both are built to handle a hard day’s work over and over again.

You will experience a long service life even in the harshest of conditions.

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Cat front linkages are designed for maximum versatility, productivity, and high efficiency whatever the application.

Heavy-Duty Front Linkage The 5.7 m (18'8") heavy-duty (HD) reach boom is reinforced to be used in the severest applications and provide maximum digging capability. Heavy-duty Reach boom is made of high-tensile-strength steel using a large box-section design with interior baffle plates and an additional bottom guard for long life and durability. The Standard and HD reach booms have two stick options available to meet all your application requirements. The 2.9 m (9'6") stick is the most versatile option and a very good fit for truck loading and trenching applications where you need additional working range. The 2.5 m (8'2") stick is ideally suited to applications requiring larger bucket sizes. It maximizes digging forces and enables you to get your jobs completed faster.

Mass Boom Front Linkage The mass excavation (ME) front linkage is designed to maximize machine performance through superior digging forces and a larger bucket capacity. The 5.2 m (17'1") mass excavation boom is reinforced with a geometry designed to maximize machine productivity. It also incorporates a large cross-section and internal baffle plates for long life and durability. The 2.4 m (7'10") and 1.9 m (6'2") sticks were designed mainly for large earthmoving and is made of high-tensile-strength steel in a box section to make it strong and durable.

Dig, hammer, rip, and cut with confidence.

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Each Cat work tool attachment is designed to optimize the versatility and performance of your machine. An extensive range of buckets, compactors, grapples, multi-processors, rippers, crushers, pulverizers, hammers, and shears are available for your 323D2 L. Contact your local Cat dealer for more information on the attachments available in your region.

Buckets Cat buckets and Cat Ground Engaging Tools (GET) are designed and matched to the machine to ensure optimal performance and fuel efficiency.

1 - Utility Buckets (UD) These buckets are for digging in low-impact, low-abrasive material such as dirt, loam, and clay.

2 - General Duty Buckets (GD) These buckets are designed for digging in low-impact, moderately abrasive materials such as dirt, loam, gravel, and clay.

3 - Heavy Duty Buckets (HD) HD buckets are a good starting point when application conditions vary. Especially when conditions include mixed dirt, clay, sand, and gravel.

4 - Severe Duty Buckets (SD) These buckets are best suited to highly abrasive applications such as shot rock, sand stone, and granite.

5 - Extreme Duty Buckets (XD) These buckets are for very high abrasion conditions including high quartzite granite. Example: Digging conditions where tip life is less than or equal to 200 hours with Extra Duty tips.

Couplers Quick couplers allow one person to change work tools in seconds for maximum performance and flexibility on a job site. One machine can move rapidly from task to task, and a fleet of similarly equipped machines can share a common work tool inventory.

Center-Lock™ Pin Grabber Coupler Center-Lock is the pin grabber style coupler and features a patent-pending locking system. A highly visible secondary lock clearly shows the operator when the coupler is engaged or disengaged from the bucket or work tool.

E Series Hammers E Series hammers bring together customer expectations of performance, quality, and serviceability along with Caterpillar manufacturing and logistics experience. E Series hammers are quiet, and noise suppression is valuable in urban and restricted work areas.

Pin-on Rippers, Rip and Load Package Constructed from high-strength steels and built to last, Cat rippers endure in the toughest conditions. The box-section structure is reinforced for maximum rigidity, transmitting the full machine power to the material being ripped. Rippers feature a replaceable wear tip, and most models also come equipped with a replaceable shank protector.

Grapples Cat grapples replace the bucket on Cat excavators, converting them to the ideal machine for handling loose material, sorting trash, and demolition site cleanup. An array of styles and sizes are available to match excavators to the task at hand.

Multi-Processors Multi-processors do the work of many types of demolition tools by use of interchangeable jaw sets. Changing jaws allows a single unit to crush, pulverize, and perform a variety of specialized cutting tasks such as cutting steel rebar and tanks.

Shear Cat shears are designed for Cat machines - taking full advantage of the hydraulic flows and pressures to enhance productivity without compromising safety or causing premature wear of the shear and carrier.

Pulverizer The excavator mounted mechanical pulverizer is a cost-effective tool for recycling demolished concrete debris. The bucket cylinder on the excavator powers the mechanical pulverizer. This eliminates the need for a dedicated cylinder and associated hydraulics and additional installation cost.

Vibratory Plate Compactor Compactors enhance the versatility of your excavator and makes compacting faster, more efficient, and cost-effective. Cat compactors are the superior choice for any job site’s compaction tasks.

Crusher The hydraulic concrete crusher has taken modern demolition technology a step further. It is well suited for concrete demolition in residential areas. The hydraulic concrete crusher combines several concrete demolition operations in one piece of equipment:

• breaking out concrete from fixed structures
• pulverizing concrete
• cutting reinforcement rods and small steel profiles

You can make your team’s work much easier and more efficient.

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Cat Product Link™ You can monitor and improve your fleet management with Cat Product Link. The integrated system reports events, diagnostic codes, hours, fuel consumption, location, and other pieces of detailed machine information to the secured web-based application called VisionLink®. The powerful tools within VisionLink communicate with you and your authorized Cat dealer to allow them to help you avoid downtime and better maintain your fleet.

You can depend on safe, fast, and easy access.

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Ground-Level Service The design and layout of the 323D2 L was made with the service technician in mind. Most service locations are easily accessible at ground level to allow service and maintenance to get completed quickly and efficiently.

Air Filter Compartment The air filter features a double-element construction for superior cleaning efficiency. When the air filter plugs, a warning is displayed on the cab monitor. Maintenance free batteries are standard along with a battery disconnect switch.

Pump Compartment A service door on the right side of the upper structure allows ground-level access to the hydraulic pumps, hydraulic filters, engine oil filter, and fuel filters.

Radiator Compartment The left rear service door allows easy access to the engine radiator, hydraulic oil cooler, air-to-air aftercooler, and AC condenser. A reserve tank and drain cock are attached to the radiator for ground level maintenance.

Greasing Points A concentrated remote greasing block on the boom allows the greasing of hard-to-reach locations on the boom and stick.

Fan Guard The engine radiator fan is enclosed by a steel guard that provides maximum protection when carrying out routine service and maintenance.

Anti-Skid Plate Anti-skid plating covers the entire upper structure and storage box to prevent slipping during maintenance. Safety is further enhanced with the addition of countersunk bolts to reduce trip hazards.

Diagnostics and Monitoring The 323D2 L is equipped with Scheduled Oil Sampling (S∙O∙SSM) ports for the hydraulic system, engine oil, and coolant. Standard hydraulic test ports enable a service technician to quickly and easily fault find in the event of service issue.

Your Cat dealer will support you like no other.

BENEFITS AND FEATURES

Product Support You can maximize your machines’ uptime with the Cat worldwide dealer network. You can also decrease your repair costs by utilizing Cat remanufactured components while contributing to sustainable development.

Machine Selection What are the job requirements and machine attachments? What production do you need? Your Cat dealer can provide recommendations to help you make the right machine configuration.

Purchase You can ensure lower owning and operating costs by utilizing unique Cat dealer services and financing options.

Customer Support Agreements Cat dealers offer a variety of customer support agreements and work with you to develop a plan to meet your specific needs. These plans can cover the entire machine, including attachments, to help protect your investment.

Operation You can boost your profits by improving your operators’ techniques. Your Cat dealer has videos, literature, and other ideas to help increase productivity. Caterpillar also offers simulators and certified operator training to help maximize the return on your investment.

Replacement Repair, rebuild, or replace? Your Cat dealer can help you evaluate the cost involved so you can make the best choice for your business.