Posi with 5776 hours showing, 2 speed with hydraulic quick hitch and GP bucket. Runs well.
$42,900 plus GST.
Cat’s Intelligent Leveling (ILEV), torsion-axle suspension, and sealed/pressurised cab make the 279D one of the more comfortable machines in its class for long days. Versatile across landscaping, civil, farm and general construction work.
A well-built, mid-frame Cat CTL with the radial-lift boom — strong digging force, excellent mid-height reach, and the suspended undercarriage that gives these machines their reputation for ride quality on rough ground.
Machine specs (sourced online, not verified)
- Engine: Cat C3.3B DIT, 3.3 L, 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Rated power: 53.6 kW (71.8 hp)
- Operating weight: ~4,490 kg (9,893 lb)
- Rated operating capacity (35% tip): 932 kg (2,055 lb)
- Tipping load: 2,660 kg (5,870 lb)
- Bucket breakout force: 3,305 kg (7,285 lb)
- Hydraulics: standard flow ~87 L/min; high-flow XPS option ~121 L/min @ 280 bar
- Two-speed hydrostatic transmission
- Tracks: 400 mm rubber (450 mm option)
- Lift height to hinge pin: 3.18 m
- Boom type: radial lift
