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Caterpillar Excavators: How We Load Them in Containers

We have dismantled and loaded 64 Caterpillar models of excavators for export. Here is the box plan for each one, the parts that come off, and drawings of how the boxes are loaded.

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Typical loading plans

Most Caterpillar excavators go one of these ways. Pick the plan that matches your machine to start a quote with it filled in.

40' high cube container · Isometric viewDoor end of the 40' high cube container, left half closed, right half cut through the door opening: inside width 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m), inside height 8 ft 10 in (2.7 m), door opening 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) wide and 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) high.MAIN MACHINE39 ft 6 in12.03 m40' high cube containerISOMETRIC VIEW · SEAWAY PROJECT CARGO
1 × 40 ft high cube: main machine

1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cube

15 models loaded this way

40' open top container · Isometric viewDoor end of the 40' open top container, left half closed, right half cut through the door opening: door opening 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) wide and 7 ft 6 in (2.28 m) high, inside height 7 ft 10 in (2.38 m). Cargo too tall for the door loads by crane through the roof.MAIN MACHINELOAD THROUGHTHE ROOF39 ft 6 in12.03 m40' open top containerISOMETRIC VIEW · SEAWAY PROJECT CARGO
1 × 40 ft open top: main machine
40' high cube container · Isometric viewDoor end of the 40' high cube container, left half closed, right half cut through the door opening: inside width 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m), inside height 8 ft 10 in (2.7 m), door opening 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) wide and 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) high.DISMANTLEDPARTS39 ft 6 in12.03 m40' high cube containerISOMETRIC VIEW · SEAWAY PROJECT CARGO
1 × 40 ft high cube: dismantled parts
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45' high cube container · Isometric viewDoor end of the 45' high cube container, left half closed, right half cut through the door opening: inside width 7 ft 9 in (2.35 m), inside height 8 ft 10 in (2.7 m), door opening 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) wide and 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) high.MAIN MACHINE44 ft 6 in13.56 m45' high cube containerISOMETRIC VIEW · SEAWAY PROJECT CARGO
1 × 45 ft high cube: main machine
40' high cube container · Isometric viewDoor end of the 40' high cube container, left half closed, right half cut through the door opening: inside width 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m), inside height 8 ft 10 in (2.7 m), door opening 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) wide and 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) high.MAIN MACHINE39 ft 6 in12.03 m40' high cube containerISOMETRIC VIEW · SEAWAY PROJECT CARGO
2 × 40 ft high cube: main machine

Every Caterpillar model of excavators in our records

Caterpillar Excavators: How We Load Them in Containers
ModelBoxesDismantling
CAT 206B1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT 214 Wheel Excavator1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT 214B1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT 2151 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 224 Wheel Excavator1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT 2251 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 225B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 225DLC1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 225LC1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 229D1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 229Z2 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 235DLC1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 2 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 245B1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 2 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 307 B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 308C1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation · 2 units per box
CAT 3111 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 311B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 312 B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 312BL1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 314EL1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 3151 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 315B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 315L1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 318CAlso listed as CAT 318 C1 × 40 ft high cubeOr: 1 × 45 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 318M1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT 320BL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 320C1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 320CL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 320DL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 320EL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 320L1 × 40 ft high cubeOr: 2 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 325BL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 325CL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 330BL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 330C1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 330CL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 336E1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 336EL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 3451 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 3501 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 350LME1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls) + 3 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT 365 CL1 × 40 ft open top (1 ft (0.3 m) over the side walls, overweight permit) + 3 × 40 ft high cube (overweight permit)Standard preparation
CAT E70B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT E110 B1 × 45 ft high cubeStandard preparation · 2 units per box
CAT E110 BL1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation · 2 units per box
CAT E120B1 × 45 ft high cubeStandard preparation · 2 units per box
CAT E2402 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT EL 210BL1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT EL 220Also listed as CAT EL2201 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT EL 2402 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT EL70B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation · 2 units per box
CAT EL200B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT EL2101 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT EL210B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT EL230B1 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT EL240B2 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT M313D Wheeled1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT M315D Wheeled1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT M316D Wheeled1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT M3181 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT M318D MH1 × 45 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT M318D Wheeled1 × 45 ft high cubeLoaded on its side
CAT M322C1 × 45 ft high cubeStandard preparation
CAT M325C MH2 × 40 ft high cubeStandard preparation

Plans come from our dismantling and loading records. A different year, arm, bucket or option list can change the boxes, so we confirm the plan with photos or a survey before booking. When a machine does not fit a container, we ship it on a flat rack, by RoRo or as breakbulk.

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