Used CAT 320 excavator price: what decides it, and the full cost to bring one home

The CAT 320 is the most searched used excavator in Latin America, and for good reason: it is a 20-ton machine that almost every operator knows, and parts are easy to find. But the price of a used CAT 320 is not one number. Two machines with the same name can be far apart. This guide explains why, and what else you pay before the machine works on your site.

1. Which CAT 320 is it: C, D, D2 or GC

The letter after 320 tells you the generation, and it moves the price more than anything else. The C series is the oldest you will still find for sale. The D and D2 are the most common on the used market today. The GC belongs to the newest generation and is built to use less fuel. All of them weigh about 20 to 21 tons, so they fit the same jobs and the same trucks.

2. Year and hours

After the generation, look at the year and the hour meter together. A recent machine with few hours costs more, but it also has more working life left. Always ask for a video where the hour meter and the serial plate appear in the same shot, so you know the numbers belong to that machine.

3. The condition you cannot see in a photo

• Undercarriage: sprocket teeth, rollers and track links. It is the most expensive part to replace.
• Cold start: how fast the engine starts after a night, and how fast the smoke clears.
• Cylinders and hoses: dry seals, clean rods, no leaks.
• Boom and stick: cracks or repair welds.
• Pins and bushings: play or knocking when the bucket moves.

4. The price is not the total: what you pay to bring it to Peru

When you compare offers, make sure you compare the same thing. A price in our yard is not the same as a price delivered to Callao. These are the costs between the two:

• The machine price in the yard
• Inland transport to the port in China and loading
• Sea freight to Callao (flat rack, RoRo or bulk, depending on the ship)
• Insurance during the trip
• Import taxes and customs agent fees in Peru
• Transport from the port to your site

Ask every seller to quote FOB (loaded on the ship in China) or CFR Callao (with sea freight included), so you can put the offers side by side. Your customs agent in Peru can tell you the import taxes before you pay a deposit.

5. Why we do not publish prices

Prices of used machines change with the market and every machine is different. Instead of a number that may be out of date, we send you the current price, a full video of the machine and the freight to your port, usually within an hour on WhatsApp.

CAT 320 in our yard now

Today we have a CAT 320CL from 2019 (JHH-146), a CAT 320D2 from 2024 (JHH-147) and a CAT 320GC from 2024 (JHH-148). Ask on WhatsApp with the JHH number for the price, a video and the freight to Callao.