Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Operating Weight: 19,000 – 25,000 lbs. • Stick Configuration – Standard Boom. Offset/swing and two-piece booms not accepted. • Arm Tearout Force – Minimum 9,000 lbs. • Bucket Digging Force – Minimum 15,000 lbs. • Drawbar Pull – Minimum 15,000 lbs. • Craning (Lift) Capacity – Minimum 9,000 lbs. at 10’ out in line with track • Dig Depth – Minimum 15’ • Ground Reach – Minimum 23’ • Must Have Dealer Installed Hydraulic Tilt • Must Have Rubber Track The NDGF believes the Caterpillar 310 is the only excavator that produces a product that meets or exceeds these specifications. All specifications that are included are based on the needs of our Fisheries Development Section. This machine will be mobilized on an existing 40,000lb GVWR gooseneck trailer. This machine will be mobilized throughout the state, often on short notice, to address issues at boating access sites. Maximizing the excavator’s capacities to the payload of the trailer is of utmost importance to undertake work without hiring outside contractors.
