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Mustang ME 12002 specifications

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Short answer

Mustang ME 12002: full-size excavator.

Selected configuration figures
Configuration	Documented field and quantity
ME 12002	Gross Power 99 hp Operating Weight 25,397 lb

ME 12002 specification matrix — Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Specification	ME 12002
Shipping Length Of Unit	23.25 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	9.17 ft
Max Cutting Height	26.17 ft
Max Loading Height	19.33 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	24.67 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	17.33 ft
Max Digging Depth	15.67 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Standard Arm Length 7 ft. 10.5 in. (2400mm )

Dimensions and weight
Specification	ME 12002
Ground Clearance	1.38 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	9.17 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	7.83 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	8.67 ft
Tail Swing Radius	5.42 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	2 ft

Undercarriage
Specification	ME 12002
Shoe Size	19.7 in
Max Travel Speed	3.9 mph
Drawbar Pull	29,542 lb
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	1
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	6
Ground Pressure	6.11 psi

Operational
Specification	ME 12002
Operating Weight	25,397 lb
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	3,770 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	69.2 gpm

Swing Mechanism
Specification	ME 12002
Swing Torque	16,276 lb-ft
Swing Speed	11 rpm

Ratios
Figure	ME 12002
Engine horsepower per 1,000 lb of weight	3.5
Hydraulic power from the listed pump flow and relief pressure	152.2 hp

Reference directory classification
Equipment group	full-size excavator

History and service record of ME 12002

Who Mustang machines come from. Mustang's compact excavator announcements give the maker as Mustang by Manitou at One Gehl Way, West Bend, Wisconsin; Manitou Group's history says its 2008 acquisition of the Gehl Company, owner of the Gehl and Mustang brands, brought it into the US market. Mustang 2803ZT, Heavy Equipment Guide, 22 April 2008; Gehl Company, Wikipedia; History, Manitou Group.
Mustang. Mustang was among the first makers to offer the skid steer in 1965 and its compact excavator line began in 1999; the ME12002 is one of its larger compact excavators. Mustang by Manitou, For Construction Pros; Mustang ME12002, Construction Equipment Guide.
Ownership. Gehl bought Mustang Manufacturing in 1988 and Manitou acquired Gehl in 2008. Gehl celebrates 40 years of skid steers, KHL Group.

Used market for the ME 12002 — Dated first-page listing snapshot
Observation date	Listing source	Equipment search	Listings
2026-09-24	MachineryTrader	Mustang full-size excavator	110

Model	Listed	Model years	Lowest asking	Highest asking	Median asking	Median hours
ME 12002	110	1980 to 2021	$3,500	$72,596	$35,000	1,635

ME 12002: recall reference — Dated CPSC search
Search date	Database	Names queried	Search result
2026-09-24	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission	Mustang together with the full-size excavator ME 12002	No matching recall in this search

Sources for this page
Evidence class	Document, classification and recorded date
Reference site	Reference site: Mustang ME 12002 — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Published history	Published history Source: Mustang 2803ZT, Heavy Equipment Guide, 22 April 2008 — Heavyequipmentguide. Observed 2026-09-25.
Published history	Published history Source: Gehl Company, Wikipedia — Wikipedia. Observed 2026-09-25.
Published history	Published history Source: History, Manitou Group — Manitou Group. Observed 2026-09-25.
Published history	Published history Source: Mustang by Manitou, For Construction Pros — Forconstructionpros. Observed 2026-09-25.
Published history	Published history Source: Mustang ME12002, Construction Equipment Guide — Construction Equipment Guide. Observed 2026-09-25.
Published history	Published history Source: Gehl celebrates 40 years of skid steers, KHL Group — Khl. Observed 2026-09-25.
Used-market listings	Used-market listings: MachineryTrader listings for Mustang ME — MachineryTrader. Observed 2026-09-24.
Federal agency data	Federal agency data: Recall database search for Mustang — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Observed 2026-09-24.

ME 12002

Specification	Source figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Shipping Length Of Unit	23.25 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	9.17 ft
Max Cutting Height	26.17 ft
Max Loading Height	19.33 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	24.67 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	17.33 ft
Max Digging Depth	15.67 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Standard Arm Length 7 ft. 10.5 in. (2400mm )
Dimensions and weight
Width To Outside Of Tracks	7.83 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	8.67 ft
Ground Clearance	1.38 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	9.17 ft
Tail Swing Radius	5.42 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	2 ft
Undercarriage
Shoe Size	19.7 in
Drawbar Pull	29,542 lb
Ground Pressure	6.11 psi
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	1
Max Travel Speed	3.9 mph
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	6
Engine
Number Of Cylinders	4
Engine Model	4045TF270
Gross Power	99 hp
Net Power	90 hp
Displacement	276 cu in
Operational
Operating Weight	25,397 lb
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	3,770 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	69.2 gpm
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed	11 rpm
Swing Torque	16,276 lb-ft
Buckets
Reference Bucket Capacity	0.6 yd3
Minimum Bucket Capacity	0.6 yd3
Maximum Bucket Capacity	0.9 yd3