Excavator · 36 tonne · indicative used estimate
Cat 336 Excavator Price Guide
A broad indicative used-price band for the Cat 336, modelled from a sourced new price and HeavyBook’s disclosed excavator depreciation curve. It is not verified sold data; age, hours and condition decide where a real machine lands.
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Modelled guide · not sold data
Used — indicative estimate
This is a broad modelled estimate, not a verified market range. It starts with the sourced indicative new price of $359,000 and applies HeavyBook’s declared depreciation curve for excavators at the reference ages shown above. A real machine can sit outside it because of hours, condition, attachments and location. See the method →
The 336 works the bulk end of civil earthmoving — subdivision cuts, quarry faces and large drainage — so its buyers are mid-to-large contractors rather than owner-operators, and its used examples typically come off fleet with high hours. Australian-delivered current-generation machines follow the regional specification without exhaust aftertreatment, keeping fuel and servicing simpler than overseas-emissions equivalents. Configuration matters at resale: reach-boom and mass-boom builds carry different sticks, buckets and working ranges, so confirm which front end a machine actually carries before comparing prices. The buying checklist is the heavy-excavator classic — undercarriage remaining life, slew ring condition and documented service history — because at this size those items dwarf cosmetic differences.
What a Cat 336 is used for
The Cat 336 is a thirty-six-tonne production excavator for bulk earthworks — subdivision cuts, quarry faces and large drainage where twenty-tonne machines run out of reach and power.
- Bulk earthworks and mass excavation
- Quarry face and pit work
- Deep drainage and basement digs
- Heavy hammer and ripper duty
Modelled guide · not sold data
Indicative depreciation path
A broad working-machine path from the sourced indicative new price. It uses HeavyBook’s disclosed excavator curve, not observed Cat 336 resale results.
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This curve compounds a category assumption and rounds to the nearest thousand. Hours, condition, configuration and location can move a real machine outside it. See and challenge the method →
What Moves the Price
Hitch + bucket set
A hydraulic hitch with a proper bucket set is the single biggest add. Machines sold bare consistently land at the low end of the range.
Low hours for age
Well under average annual hours reads as a weekend machine. Buyers pay a visible premium over the same year at contractor hours.
Auction vs dealer
Auction is the floor of the market. Dealer and private sales recover most of the gap — at the cost of time and effort.
Tracks & condition
Worn rubber tracks and tired pins get quoted straight off the asking price — buyers price the fix before they price the machine.
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Pre-purchase inspection checklist
The checks that separate a good buy from a money pit — pins and bushes, tracks, service history red flags. Requests are reviewed and emailed manually.