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Cat material handler specifications and configurations

Choose a material-handler arrangement before comparing horsepower

The equipment in this directory consists of material handlers. Transfer-station waste handling, mobile scrap sorting and large-yard loading require different fronts and undercarriages, even when the base excavator names look similar. Caterpillar's 320C MH Waste Handler illustrates the first case: its cooling package addresses airborne debris, and a swing-bearing guard shields the bearing from wrapping material such as wire.

Rubber bumpers protect the sheet metal while maneuvering in confined spaces.

The 320C's optional cab riser raises the operator's view for loading a hauling unit and looking over transfer-station obstructions. Its counterweight is specified as 25 percent heavier than the standard 320CL counterweight. That comparison concerns the counterweight component, not a 25 percent increase in whole-machine weight or lifting capacity.

The waste-handler arrangement should therefore be identified before comparing its mass with a conventional digging excavator.

Source: Caterpillar 320C MH Waste Handler archive.

Keep historical MH names separate from their replacements

Caterpillar's November 2022 release identifies MH3250 as the replacement for 330D MH and MH3260 as the replacement for 345C MH. The newer pair uses mechanically adjustable track gauge: retracted for transportation and expanded for yard work. Their hydraulically elevated cab and emergency lowering provisions are part of the material-handler installation.

A newer engine rating does not describe those changes by itself.

The two replacements also have different maximum-reach arrangements. The release lists 16,010 mm for MH3250 and 18,000 mm for MH3260. Selecting between them starts with where the grapple must reach, not simply which name has the larger number.

The historical specifications below remain useful for identifying an existing machine, while the replacement relationship explains which newer configuration to compare alongside it.

Source: Caterpillar MH3250/MH3260 introduction, November 2022.

MH3295 weight excludes the work tool

For the MH3295, Caterpillar's 222,100 lb operating-weight entry includes the short boom, drop-nose stick, double-grouser shoes and the specified counterweight, but explicitly excludes a work tool. A grapple or magnet therefore needs its own identification and mass when evaluating the finished installation. Maximum reach is another measurement, distinct from how much a load chart permits at that radius.

The MH3295 also uses a dedicated swing pump. That design detail matters for coordinated yard movements and distinguishes it from treating the machine as a conventional excavator with a different bucket. Its specification schedule separates operating cab height from cab-tipped shipping height; an elevated working view does not establish the machine's transport envelope.

Source: Caterpillar MH3295 configuration notes and technical specifications.

Every Cat crane and material handler model with a full listing.

Short answer

10 Cat crane and material handler models have a page here, 10 material handlers. The Cat crane and material handler list runs from the 345C MH to the MH3295, at 138 to 542 hp, in 24 listed versions.

The Cat crane and material handler models covered

10 Cat crane and material handler models have a page here, covering 24 listed versions between them.

The Cat crane and material handler range by model and configuration

10 material handler pages: engine power from 138 hp on the 320C Mh to 542 hp on the MH3295, and the heaviest single listing is the MH3295 at 222,100 lb. Half of the 23 Cat crane and material handler models sit between 166 and 311 hp, and half of the listed weights on single-model pages fall between 98,386 lb and 204,184 lb. The three most powerful are the MH3295 at 542 hp, 385C MH at 513 hp, and MH3260 at 424 hp. 4 of the 10 pages cover more than one version, and the M325C LMH and 11 related models has the most, at 12.

Material handler models

Cat material handler models with a page here, ordered by engine power
Model	Engine power	Listed weight	Versions
Cat 345C MH	Listed weight: 126,615 lb; Versions: 1
Cat 320C Mh	138 hp	55,182 lb	1
Cat M325C LMH and 11 related models	145 hp, 171 hp, 171 hp, 189 hp, 173 hp, 204 hp, 190 hp, 201 hp, 202 hp, 346 hp, 311 hp, and 424 hp	See page	12
Cat M318C MH and M322C MH	151 hp and 164 hp	See page	2
Cat M318D MH and M322D MH	166 hp and 165 hp	See page	2
Cat 325C MH and 330C MH	173 hp and 243 hp	See page	2
Cat 330D MH	268 hp	98,386 lb	1
Cat 345B L MH	321 hp	113,207 lb	1
Cat 385C MH	513 hp	204,184 lb	1
Cat MH3295	542 hp	222,100 lb	1

Figure 1The 10 Cat crane and material handler models with a page here, counted by kind of machine. A page that covers two or more closely matched models is counted once.

What the Cat crane and material handler list holds

10 pages, ordered by power. 345C MH (126,615 lb); 320C Mh (138 hp, 55,182 lb); M325C LMH and 11 related models (145 hp, 171 hp, 171 hp, 189 hp, 173 hp, 204 hp, 190 hp, 201 hp, 202 hp, 346 hp, 311 hp, and 424 hp); M318C MH and M322C MH (151 hp and 164 hp); M318D MH and M322D MH (166 hp and 165 hp); 325C MH and 330C MH (173 hp and 243 hp); 330D MH (268 hp, 98,386 lb); 345B L MH (321 hp, 113,207 lb); 385C MH (513 hp, 204,184 lb); MH3295 (542 hp, 222,100 lb). By kind: 10 material handlers at 138 to 542 hp and 46,518 to 222,100 lb. The engines that recur are 3126B ATAAC (3), Cat® C7.1 (3), 3056E DIT ATAAC (2), C6.6 ACERT (2), and C7 ACERT (2).

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Sources for this page
Evidence class	Document, classification and recorded date
Manufacturer	Manufacturer Caterpillar U.S. product specifications: Caterpillar Inc.. As of 2026-09-24, rechecked annual.
Reference site	Reference site RitchieSpecs model listings: RitchieSpecs. As of 2026-09-24, rechecked annual.