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New Holland EC240 specifications

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New Holland EC240: excavator.

Selected configuration figures
Configuration	Documented field and quantity
EC240	Net Power 176 hp Max Cutting Height 30.84 ft

EC240 specification matrix — Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Specification	EC240
Max Cutting Height	30.84 ft
Max Loading Height	22.31 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	31.83 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	11.16 ft
Max Digging Depth	21 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	boom w/ stick 2500mm

Dimensions and weight
Specification	EC240
Width To Outside Of Tracks	10.5 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	12.57 ft
Ground Clearance	1.51 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	9.85 ft
Tail Swing Radius	9.85 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	3.61 ft

Undercarriage
Specification	EC240
Shoe Size	23.63 in
Number Of Shoes Per Side	51
Drawbar Pull	49,908 lb
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	2
Max Travel Speed	3.11 mph
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	8

Operational
Specification	EC240
Fuel Capacity	111 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	7.4 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	105.7 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	4.3 gal
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	1 gal

Swing Mechanism
Specification	EC240
Swing Speed	10 rpm
Swing Torque	56,792 lb-ft

Ratios
Figure	EC240
Fuel tank per engine horsepower	0.63 gal

New Holland EC240: excavator

Where the EC240 ranks in New Holland's list — Scope of the captured comparison
Brand	Equipment group	Compared entry	Sort order
New Holland	excavator	EC240	Descending quantity; 1 is largest

Figure	EC240	Rank	Lowest in line	Highest in line
Engine power	176.0 hp	1 of 6	8.0 hp	176.0 hp
Fuel capacity	111.0 gal	1 of 9	2.4 gal	111.0 gal
Maximum digging depth	21.0 ft	1 of 10	5.8 ft	21.0 ft

Production run. Messick's parts catalogue lists the New Holland EC240 crawler excavator for machines built from May 2000 to December 2004. New Holland EC240 parts catalogue, Messick's.
Where it comes from. Fiat partnered with Kobelco in 2002 on crawler excavators, and in 2005 Fiat, Fiat-Allis, Fiat-Kobelco, New Holland and O&K were merged under the New Holland Construction label. New Holland Construction, Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki; Digging In: A Brief History Of New Holland Excavators, Machinery Trader.
CNH's own history. CNH publishes a New Holland Construction history that traces the brand's excavator and loader lines. New Holland Construction history, CNH.

Used market for the EC240 — Dated first-page listing snapshot
Observation date	Listing source	Equipment search	Listings
2026-09-24	MachineryTrader	New Holland excavator	1

Model	Listed	Model years	Lowest asking	Highest asking	Median asking	Median hours
EC240	1	2002	None shown	None shown	None shown	None shown

EC240: recall reference — Dated CPSC search
Search date	Database	Names queried	Search result
2026-09-24	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission	New Holland together with the excavator EC240	No matching recall in this search

Sources for this page
Evidence class	Document, classification and recorded date
Reference site	Reference site: New Holland EC240 — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Published history	Published history Source: New Holland EC240 parts catalogue, Messick's — Messick's. Observed 2026-09-25.
Published history	Published history Source: New Holland Construction, Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki — Fandom. Observed 2026-09-25.
Published history	Published history Source: Digging In: A Brief History Of New Holland Excavators, Machinery Trader — Machinerytrader. Observed 2026-09-25.
Published history	Published history Source: New Holland Construction history, CNH — Cnh. Observed 2026-09-25.
Used-market listings	Used-market listings: MachineryTrader listings for New Holland EC240 — MachineryTrader. Observed 2026-09-24.
Federal agency data	Federal agency data: Recall database search for New Holland — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Observed 2026-09-24.

Dated listing search without advertised prices
Date	Listing index	Equipment class	Names queried	Listings	Price observation
2026-09-24	MachineryTrader	excavator	EC240	1	No prices shown in this snapshot

EC240

Specification	Source figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Max Cutting Height	30.84 ft
Max Loading Height	22.31 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	31.83 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	11.16 ft
Max Digging Depth	21 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	boom w/ stick 2500mm
Dimensions and weight
Width To Outside Of Tracks	10.5 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	12.57 ft
Ground Clearance	1.51 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	9.85 ft
Tail Swing Radius	9.85 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	3.61 ft
Undercarriage
Shoe Size	23.63 in
Number Of Shoes Per Side	51
Drawbar Pull	49,908 lb
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	2
Max Travel Speed	3.11 mph
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	8
Engine
Engine Model	Cummins 6A 5.9C
Net Power	176 hp
Displacement	360.1 cu in
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Operational
Fuel Capacity	111 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	7.4 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	105.7 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	4.3 gal
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	1 gal
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed	10 rpm
Swing Torque	56,792 lb-ft