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Cat 215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN specifications

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Cat 215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN: full-size excavators.

Selected configuration figures
Configuration	Documented field and quantity
215D LC	Net Power 125 hp Operating Weight 43,938 lb
318C L	Net Power 125 hp Operating Weight 43,320 lb
318C LN	Net Power 125 hp Operating Weight 42,660 lb

215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN specification matrix — Listing labels reported by the source
Publisher name	Source guide	Listing-entry count	Labels named by the source
Cat	215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN	3	215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN

Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Shipping Length Of Unit	29.3 ft	29.08 ft	29.11 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	10.5 ft	10.08 ft	10.11 ft
Max Cutting Height	26.28 ft	29.25 ft	29.27 ft
Max Loading Height	18.34 ft	20.25 ft	20.21 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	27.47 ft	28.42 ft	28.38 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	11.16 ft	15.83 ft	15.85 ft
Max Digging Depth	17.1 ft	19.43 ft	19.43 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Stick 5'11" (1800mm)	Boom 5.3m (17' 5") 2250mm (7' 5" )Stick	Boom 17'5" (5300mm)/Stick 7'5" (2250mm)

Dimensions and weight
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Ground Clearance	1.51 ft	1.5 ft	1.51 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	7.94 ft	9.17 ft	8.17 ft
Tail Swing Radius	8.8 ft	8.33 ft	8.34 ft

Specification	215D LC	318C L
Height To Top Of Cab	10.18 ft	10.08 ft

Specification	215D LC
Removal Counterweight Clearance	3.48 ft

Specification	318C L	318C LN
Length Of Track On Ground	11.33 ft	11.32 ft

Undercarriage
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Track Gauge	6.3 ft	7.83 ft	6.53 ft
Shoe Size	19.69 in	24 in	19.69 in
Max Travel Speed	2.21 mph	3.3 mph	3.3 mph
Ground Pressure	7.8 psi	6.2 psi	7.4 psi
Drawbar Pull	33,047 lb	45,500 lb	45,500 lb

Specification	215D LC
Number Of Shoes Per Side	51

Engine
Specification	215D LC	318C L
Number Of Cylinders	4	6
Power Measured @	1,800 rpm	1,800 rpm
Aspiration	turbocharged	Turbocharged

Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Net Power	125 hp	125 hp	125 hp
Displacement	427.2 cu in	389 cu in	389 cu in

Specification	318C L	318C LN
Engine Model	3066T	3066T
Gross Power	130 hp	130 hp

Operational
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Operating Weight	43,938 lb	43,320 lb	42,660 lb
Fuel Capacity	71.4 gal	85 gal	84.6 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	7.2 gal	3.7 gal	3.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	79.3 gal	67.4 gal	67.4 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	5.1 gal	7.9 gal	8 gal
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	7.7 gal	2.1 gal	2.2 gal
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,800 psi	4,980 psi	4,980 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	87.8 gpm	50.2 gpm	50.2 gpm

Specification	215D LC	318C L
Operating Voltage	24 V	24 V
Alternator Supplied Amperage	50 amps	50 amps

Swing Mechanism
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Swing Speed	6.7 rpm	10.8 rpm	10.8 rpm

Specification	318C L	318C LN
Swing Torque	36,875 lb-ft	36,875 lb-ft

Buckets
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Reference Bucket Capacity	1 yd3	1 yd3	1 yd3
Minimum Bucket Capacity	0.6 yd3	0.6 yd3	0.6 yd3
Maximum Bucket Capacity	1.4 yd3	1.4 yd3	1.4 yd3

Variants — Source comparison annotation
Source guide	Differing-field count reported
215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN	38

Ratios
Figure	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Engine horsepower per 1,000 lb of weight	2.8	2.9	2.9
Fuel tank per engine horsepower	0.57 gal	0.68 gal	0.68 gal
Hydraulic power from the listed pump flow and relief pressure	245.9 hp	145.9 hp	145.9 hp

215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN: owner reports

Related account: “Weak hydraulics and a joystick hose leak”: 215.

215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN: forum references — Forum-title search
Forum index	Equipment class queried	Names in the search	Matching titles
Heavy Equipment Forums and TractorByNet	full-size excavator	Cat and the 215D, 318C line that the 215D LC, 318C L, 318C LN belongs to (no title names the exact model). That is too few titles to say what owners mostly ask about, so the most recent are listed instead	5

Unknown Part On Caterpillar 215d Excavator Pump (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2023-05-12)
CAT 318c Excavator Thumb Is Slow Closing (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2018-06-15)
CAT 318c Ln Auto Throttle (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2017-09-20)
Looking For CAT 318c And CAT 966f Is This The Right Forum (TractorByNet, 2012-07-13)

Used market for the 215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN — Dated first-page listing snapshot
Observation date	Listing source	Equipment search	Listings
2026-09-24	MachineryTrader	Cat full-size excavator	3

Model	Listed	Model years	Lowest asking	Highest asking	Median asking	Median hours
215D LC	1	1994	$49,900	$49,900	$49,900	None shown
318C L	1	2002	$42,500	$42,500	$42,500	None shown
318C LN	1	2002	$42,500	$42,500	$42,500	None shown

215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN: recall reference — Dated CPSC search
Search date	Database	Names queried	Search result
2026-09-24	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission	Cat together with the full-size excavator 215D LC, 318C L, 318C LN	No matching recall in this search

Sources for this page
Evidence class	Document, classification and recorded date
Reference site	Reference site: Cat 215D LC — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Reference site	Reference site: Cat 318C L — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Reference site	Reference site: Cat 318C LN — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Forum threads	Forum threads: Heavy Equipment Forums thread index for Cat 215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN — Heavy Equipment Forums. Observed 2026-09-24.
Forum threads	Forum threads: TractorByNet thread index for Cat 215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN — TractorByNet. Observed 2026-09-24.
Used-market listings	Used-market listings: MachineryTrader listings for Cat 215D LC — MachineryTrader. Observed 2026-09-24.
Federal agency data	Federal agency data: Recall database search for Cat — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Observed 2026-09-24.

Recorded observations — Forum-title snapshot
Observation field	Recorded value
Title count	5
Forum indexes	Heavy Equipment Forums and TractorByNet
Search wording	the 215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN full-size excavator
Latest title quoted by the reference	Unknown Part On Caterpillar 215d Excavator Pump

Cat 215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN: Configuration records

215D LC

Specification	Source figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Shipping Length Of Unit	29.3 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	10.5 ft
Max Cutting Height	26.28 ft
Max Loading Height	18.34 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	27.47 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	11.16 ft
Max Digging Depth	17.1 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Stick 5'11" (1800mm)
Dimensions and weight
Ground Clearance	1.51 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	10.18 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	7.94 ft
Tail Swing Radius	8.8 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	3.48 ft
Undercarriage
Shoe Size	19.69 in
Max Travel Speed	2.21 mph
Number Of Shoes Per Side	51
Ground Pressure	7.8 psi
Drawbar Pull	33,047 lb
Engine
Number Of Cylinders	4
Net Power	125 hp
Power Measured @	1,800 rpm
Displacement	427.2 cu in
Aspiration	turbocharged
Operational
Fuel Capacity	71.4 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	7.2 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	79.3 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	5.1 gal
Operating Voltage	24 V
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	7.7 gal
Alternator Supplied Amperage	50 amps
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,800 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	87.8 gpm
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed	6.7 rpm
Buckets
Reference Bucket Capacity	1 yd3
Minimum Bucket Capacity	0.6 yd3
Maximum Bucket Capacity	1.4 yd3
Additional specifications
Track Gauge	6.3 ft
Operating Weight	43,938 lb

Source

318C L

Specification	Source figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Shipping Length Of Unit	29.08 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	10.08 ft
Max Cutting Height	29.25 ft
Max Loading Height	20.25 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	28.42 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	15.83 ft
Max Digging Depth	19.43 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Boom 5.3m (17' 5") 2250mm (7' 5" )Stick
Dimensions and weight
Ground Clearance	1.5 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	10.08 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	9.17 ft
Tail Swing Radius	8.33 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	11.33 ft
Undercarriage
Shoe Size	24 in
Max Travel Speed	3.3 mph
Ground Pressure	6.2 psi
Drawbar Pull	45,500 lb
Engine
Number Of Cylinders	6
Net Power	125 hp
Power Measured @	1,800 rpm
Displacement	389 cu in
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Engine Model	3066T
Gross Power	130 hp
Operational
Fuel Capacity	85 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	3.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	67.4 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	7.9 gal
Operating Voltage	24 V
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	2.1 gal
Alternator Supplied Amperage	50 amps
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,980 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	50.2 gpm
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed	10.8 rpm
Swing Torque	36,875 lb-ft
Buckets
Reference Bucket Capacity	1 yd3
Minimum Bucket Capacity	0.6 yd3
Maximum Bucket Capacity	1.4 yd3
Additional specifications
Track Gauge	7.83 ft
Operating Weight	43,320 lb

Source

318C LN

Specification	Source figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Shipping Length Of Unit	29.11 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	10.11 ft
Max Cutting Height	29.27 ft
Max Loading Height	20.21 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	28.38 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	15.85 ft
Max Digging Depth	19.43 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Boom 17'5" (5300mm)/Stick 7'5" (2250mm)
Dimensions and weight
Ground Clearance	1.51 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	8.17 ft
Tail Swing Radius	8.34 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	11.32 ft
Undercarriage
Shoe Size	19.69 in
Max Travel Speed	3.3 mph
Ground Pressure	7.4 psi
Drawbar Pull	45,500 lb
Engine
Net Power	125 hp
Displacement	389 cu in
Engine Model	3066T
Gross Power	130 hp
Operational
Fuel Capacity	84.6 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	3.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	67.4 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	8 gal
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	2.2 gal
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,980 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	50.2 gpm
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed	10.8 rpm
Swing Torque	36,875 lb-ft
Buckets
Reference Bucket Capacity	1 yd3
Minimum Bucket Capacity	0.6 yd3
Maximum Bucket Capacity	1.4 yd3
Additional specifications
Track Gauge	6.53 ft
Operating Weight	42,660 lb

Source

Compare Cat 215D LC, 318C L, 318C LN

Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Shipping Length Of Unit	29.3 ft	29.08 ft	29.11 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	10.5 ft	10.08 ft	10.11 ft
Max Cutting Height	26.28 ft	29.25 ft	29.27 ft
Max Loading Height	18.34 ft	20.25 ft	20.21 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	27.47 ft	28.42 ft	28.38 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	11.16 ft	15.83 ft	15.85 ft
Max Digging Depth	17.1 ft	19.43 ft	19.43 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Stick 5'11" (1800mm)	Boom 5.3m (17' 5") 2250mm (7' 5" )Stick	Boom 17'5" (5300mm)/Stick 7'5" (2250mm)

Dimensions and weight
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Ground Clearance	1.51 ft	1.5 ft	1.51 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	7.94 ft	9.17 ft	8.17 ft
Tail Swing Radius	8.8 ft	8.33 ft	8.34 ft

Undercarriage
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Track Gauge	6.3 ft	7.83 ft	6.53 ft
Shoe Size	19.69 in	24 in	19.69 in
Max Travel Speed	2.21 mph	3.3 mph	3.3 mph
Ground Pressure	7.8 psi	6.2 psi	7.4 psi
Drawbar Pull	33,047 lb	45,500 lb	45,500 lb

Engine
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Net Power	125 hp	125 hp	125 hp
Displacement	427.2 cu in	389 cu in	389 cu in

Operational
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Operating Weight	43,938 lb	43,320 lb	42,660 lb
Fuel Capacity	71.4 gal	85 gal	84.6 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	7.2 gal	3.7 gal	3.7 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	79.3 gal	67.4 gal	67.4 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	5.1 gal	7.9 gal	8 gal
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	7.7 gal	2.1 gal	2.2 gal
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,800 psi	4,980 psi	4,980 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	87.8 gpm	50.2 gpm	50.2 gpm

Swing Mechanism
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Swing Speed	6.7 rpm	10.8 rpm	10.8 rpm

Buckets
Specification	215D LC	318C L	318C LN
Reference Bucket Capacity	1 yd3	1 yd3	1 yd3
Minimum Bucket Capacity	0.6 yd3	0.6 yd3	0.6 yd3
Maximum Bucket Capacity	1.4 yd3	1.4 yd3	1.4 yd3

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Cat 215D LC, 318C L, and 318C LN: Configuration records