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Cat D250E and D300E specifications

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Short answer

Cat D250E and D300E: articulated dump trucks.

Selected configuration figures
Configuration	Documented field and quantity
D250E	Gross Power 260 hp Overall Length 32.62 ft
D300E	Gross Power 285 hp Overall Length 32.62 ft

D250E and D300E specification matrix — Listing labels reported by the source
Publisher name	Source guide	Listing-entry count	Labels named by the source
Cat	D250E and D300E	2	D250E and D300E

Dimensions and weight
Specification	D250E	D300E
Overall Length	32.62 ft	32.62 ft
Overall Width	8.99 ft	9.49 ft
Overall Height	11 ft	11 ft
Dump Height	20.35 ft	20.54 ft

Dump
Specification	D250E	D300E
Dump Angle	55 degrees	55 degrees
Rated Payload	50,045 lb	59,966 lb

Engine
Specification	D250E	D300E
Gross Power	260 hp	285 hp
Flywheel Power	260 hp	285 hp

Transmission and speeds
Specification	D250E	D300E
Forward - 1	3.9 mph	3.8 mph
Forward - 2	6.7 mph	6.5 mph
Forward - 3	11 mph	10.7 mph
Forward - 4	19.2 mph	18.6 mph
Forward - 5	31.7 mph	30.7 mph
Reverse - 1	4.1 mph	4 mph
Reverse - 2	11.5 mph	11.2 mph

Weights
Specification	D250E	D300E
Total Empty	44,397 lb	48,369 lb

Service Refill Capacities
Specification	D250E	D300E
Cooling System	16.7 gal	16.7 gal
Fuel Tank	95.1 gal	95.1 gal
Engine Crankcase	7.4 gal	7.4 gal
Transmission	15.9 gal	15.9 gal
Hydraulic System	52.9 gal	52.9 gal

Operating Weights
Specification	D250E	D300E
Total - Empty	44,390 lb	48,369 lb

Body Capacities
Specification	D250E	D300E
Heaped (SAE 2:1)	18 yd3	21.6 yd3
Struck	13.8 yd3	17 yd3

Body Hoist
Specification	D250E	D300E
Raise Time	10 s	11 s
Lower Time	7 s	12 s

Body Plate Thickness
Specification	D250E	D300E
Front	0.4 in	0.4 in
Side	0.5 in	0.5 in
Base	0.6 in	0.6 in

Variants — Source comparison annotation
Source guide	Differing-field count reported
D250E and D300E	18

Ratios
Figure	D250E	D300E
Engine horsepower per 1,000 lb of weight	5.9	5.9
Fuel tank per engine horsepower	0.37 gal	0.33 gal

Reference directory classification
Equipment group	articulated dump truck

D250E and D300E: owner reports

Related account: “Transmission faults, a low-voltage code and cold hydraulics”: D250B and D300B.

D250E and D300E: forum references — Forum-title search
Forum index	Equipment class queried	Names in the search	Matching titles
Heavy Equipment Forums	articulated dump truck	Cat and the D250E, D300E. That is too few titles to say what owners mostly ask about, so the most recent are listed instead	12

CAT D300e Haul Truck 11500hrs (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2025-09-23)
CAT D300e Parking Brake Question (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2025-08-15)
CAT D300e Wont Go Into Gear Sometime (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2025-06-06)
CAT D300e Drive Problem (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2025-05-06)

Used market for the D250E and D300E — Dated first-page listing snapshot
Observation date	Listing source	Equipment search	Listings
2026-09-24	MachineryTrader	Cat articulated dump truck	11

Model	Listed	Model years	Lowest asking	Highest asking	Median asking	Median hours
D250E	8	1995 to 1999	$22,900	$40,422	$33,000	16,678
D300E	3	1998 to 1999	$41,479	$49,999	$47,500	17,261

D250E and D300E: 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 articulated dump truck D250E, D300E	No matching recall in this search

Sources for this page
Evidence class	Document, classification and recorded date
Reference site	Reference site: Cat D250E — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Reference site	Reference site: Cat D300E — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Forum threads	Forum threads: Heavy Equipment Forums thread index for Cat D250E and D300E — Heavy Equipment Forums. Observed 2026-09-24.
Used-market listings	Used-market listings: MachineryTrader listings for Cat D250E — 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	12
Forum indexes	Heavy Equipment Forums
Search wording	the D250E and D300E articulated dump truck
Latest title quoted by the reference	CAT D300e Haul Truck 11500hrs

Cat D250E and D300E: Configuration records

D250E

Specification	Source figure
Dimensions and weight
Overall Length	32.62 ft
Overall Width	8.99 ft
Overall Height	11 ft
Dump Height	20.35 ft
Dump
Dump Angle	55 degrees
Rated Payload	50,045 lb
Engine
Gross Power	260 hp
Flywheel Power	260 hp
Transmission and speeds
Forward - 1	3.9 mph
Forward - 2	6.7 mph
Forward - 3	11 mph
Forward - 4	19.2 mph
Forward - 5	31.7 mph
Reverse - 1	4.1 mph
Reverse - 2	11.5 mph
Weights
Total Empty	44,397 lb
Service Refill Capacities
Cooling System	16.7 gal
Fuel Tank	95.1 gal
Engine Crankcase	7.4 gal
Transmission	15.9 gal
Hydraulic System	52.9 gal
Operating Weights
Total - Empty	44,390 lb
Body Capacities
Heaped (SAE 2:1)	18 yd3
Struck	13.8 yd3
Body Hoist
Raise Time	10 s
Lower Time	7 s
Body Plate Thickness
Front	0.4 in
Side	0.5 in
Base	0.6 in

D300E

Specification	Source figure
Dimensions and weight
Overall Length	32.62 ft
Overall Width	9.49 ft
Overall Height	11 ft
Dump Height	20.54 ft
Dump
Dump Angle	55 degrees
Rated Payload	59,966 lb
Engine
Gross Power	285 hp
Flywheel Power	285 hp
Transmission and speeds
Forward - 1	3.8 mph
Forward - 2	6.5 mph
Forward - 3	10.7 mph
Forward - 4	18.6 mph
Forward - 5	30.7 mph
Reverse - 1	4 mph
Reverse - 2	11.2 mph
Weights
Total Empty	48,369 lb
Service Refill Capacities
Cooling System	16.7 gal
Fuel Tank	95.1 gal
Engine Crankcase	7.4 gal
Transmission	15.9 gal
Hydraulic System	52.9 gal
Operating Weights
Total - Empty	48,369 lb
Body Capacities
Heaped (SAE 2:1)	21.6 yd3
Struck	17 yd3
Body Hoist
Raise Time	11 s
Lower Time	12 s
Body Plate Thickness
Front	0.4 in
Side	0.5 in
Base	0.6 in

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