Bobcat 322 Mini Excavator - Good Condition.

I have retired so I am selling my excavator. It has been used for putting in septic tanks, leach fields, utility trenches and foundations. Why have I spent so much time & money on it if I'm selling it? A) Because I always have kept my equipment in good condition and B) I don't want any complaints or moaning from a buyer after I sell it. I would much prefer that a buyer come and look at it before parting with their money but I appreciate that by selling it on classifieds board it could go to someone who physically doesn't get to see it before buying.

Accordingly I am giving as much information about it as I think someone needs to make a decision but if anyone wants to know anything else they can email me via classifieds board.Anyone who has worked on, with or been around heavy equipment knows that because of the oils, grease and dirt how difficult they are to keep clean and painted. It seems worse with Bobcat stuff because they're powder coated. Maybe it's because it's put it on too thick (it's 13.5 mil) or whatever. Anyway, I don't know if it's because the powder coat expands and contracts at a different rate to the steel and “pumps” the moisture in but I've noticed that if the powder coat gets chipped or cut then moisture spreads under the powder coat and rusts the steel. Once I picked a piece of flaking paint off with my finger nail and was surprised to see a piece of paint as big as a business card flake off revealing a patch of pitted rusty steel.This excavator has been stripped down, degreased, power pressure washed, power wire brushed any rusty patches down the bare metal, the powder coat mechanically scoured, bare metal phosphated and painted with an etching primer.

Then it was painted with Sherwin Williams oil based rust & corrosion resistant undercoat paint and then top coated with Sherwin Williams chip, rust and corrosion resistant oil based industrial marine paints. Note that I paint my equipment to preserve and protect it – not to make it look fancy. So, the discerning buyer will look past the crappy looking paint job and see a machine that apart from odds & ends* is very well kept. I keep it looking nice to keep the insurance company happy.This is a tight machine without any play, not a single solitary drop of hydraulic oil, engine oil, cooling liquid or drive motor hypoid gear oil marks where this excavator goes and there's no broken or missing grease nipples. Its legendary Kubota D772 is a rebuilt engine that starts instantly and doesn't smoke.

There isn't any blow-by and it sips fuel as it purrs away like a well oiled sewing machine. Provided they know what they're doing would be purchasers may conduct any tests on it that they wish.The purchaser of this excavator will get many little hidden benefits that are unimportant individually, until it comes to maintenance. Examples: On this type excavator the inside track stand-offs always seem to wear away but I replaced them, bolts and nuts are treated with Never-Seeze, electrical connections with Sanchem and even the staples in the driver's seat are stainless steel.The excavator has:Rubber tracks – Brand New -100% Sprockets – 1- Brand New 100%, 1- 90% Idlers – Brand New - 100% Bottom rollers – Brand New - 100% Bucket teeth 95% Brand New flat face no drip/waste Dixons Brand New hydraulic oil pump Brand New LED work lights A rebuilt center swivel seal. A rebuilt engine A recent battery A hydraulic brush & hedge cutter attachment (it will cut up to 1.25” diameter branches). It has an offset boom and a 12” bucket.The machine has just been serviced and has fresh oils, antifreeze, filters and has been greased.

It is very expensive to have Bobcat come out to work on equipment or have it done in their works and they charge the earth for parts. Luckily, once you familiarize yourself with this machine it's easy to work on and to this end it will come with a set of 80 page illustrated user's manual, 270 page illustrated service manual and a 240 page illustrated parts list. It also comes with flare and crows-foot wrenches and the proper snap ring pliers (the Chinese junk one gets at NAPA or Auto-Zone etc won't work). Because everything in mini excavators is crammed in, some filters aren't that easy to get in and out so it comes with a special filter wrench. Also it has a complete set of plastic and metal hydraulic hose and fitting plugs (don't pooh-hoo this until you check the prices of them).It'll come with a full tank of fuel, a padded creeper (that also folds to a stool).

A grease gun with a high pressure swivel and a quick release nozzle. It also comes with a 10 ton hydraulic frame straightening kit, a hydraulic jack, 4 jack stands and in the event you have to work on it outside in the summer, a folding plastic bench and a 115v two speed 24 inch shop fan. As like as not you'll never need the frame straightening double ended jacks. However, it's extremely difficult to almost impossible to work on the expansion hoses, cylinder or change the tracks if the tracks are retracted. So, if it just happens to blow a hose or an expansion cylinder seal etc when the tracks are closed you can use the frame straightener to expand them and you'll be very grateful you have it because you can avoid calling Bobcat out.If picked up I will go over this machine from front to back and from top to bottom with the buyer.

The buyer will be given 2 sets of keys, jugs of the right diesel engine oil, hydraulic oil, hypoid drive gear oil, anti freeze and a tube of grease so he knows what grades to get in future. If the buyer looks after this machine, keeps it clean, treats and paints (it will come with a quart each of the under & top coat paints) any scrapes or dings plus services it regularly it will serve him well and when he comes to sell it he will get a good price for it.The “odds & ends.”1) It was made in the year 2000. But that isn't a bad thing because if you search you'll find a robust after market for spares exists and once you've checked Bobcat's part prices you'll really appreciate it.2) Being a 2000 year machine means that there are NO ELECTRONICS on this machine. To really appreciate this, ask someone who has had to buy a motherboard for any heavy equipment recently.3) There are NO EPA POLLUTION CONTROLS to mess with.4) There's two thin places on the bucket so eventually it'll have to be patched. If you know about heavy equipment you'll know the pins should be made of a softer material than bushes.

Well, the machine was lent to someone for a while and it came back with hardened bolts instead of pins for the bucket. The borrower didn't grind off the corners of the hexagonal bolt heads so they've gouged the bucket bosses. So, when the purchaser has the bucket patched he should also have the bushes replaced and use pins instead of bolts. You can buy the rolled steel bar for the pins anywhere (and on classifieds board). 5) I removed the boom swing lock lever because it gets in the way – it's an accident for the unwary waiting to happen.

When transporting backhoes and excavators one should always tie the booms/buckets down anyway so what's the point of the swing lock? However, if you're a purist and want to put the swing lock lever back, it will come with the excavator and you can put it back.6) The expanding tracks go in but they don't come out. When you try to expand them it blows a 10 Amp fuse so there maybe a short somewhere or a dud solenoid. The actual diagnosis and repair isn't a big deal but to do it one has to remove the floor plates, seat, consoles and support bar etc just to get down to the insides, so it's the sort of job you can leave until you have to dive into it to fix something else. With this excavator you can dig with the tracks expanded or withdrawn.

You have to have them withdrawn to go through narrow gates or when digging close to walls or obstructions so I just leave them closed.7) The 2 indicator lights on the consoles didn't work when I got it. It's probably the bulbs but I've never felt any need for them but if you do, again it's something you can do if you have to dive into the consoles to fix something else.8) The brush/hedge cutter has to be fixed to the bucket with 2 grub set bolts but they're not man enough because they don't stay tight. I made an attachment that fixes to the dipper instead of the bucket which worked very well but the excavator was lent to someone and it came back without it (no good deed shall go unpunished). Anyway, I can do a sketch of the attachment I made and also show the buyer how to make one (if the buyer has the excavator shipped maybe I can also do it by video calling?). All it needs is bit of trailer draw bar, a piece of scrap I/2” thick steel plate, some rolled steel bar and some drilling and welding.

If you don't want to make it yourself a mobile farm equipment welder could make one. Also, it came back from the loan without one of the side doors (the one on the hydraulic reservoir radiator side) so I had one made out of fiber glass complete with the lock and metal grille. Until you take the door off you wouldn't know it was fiber glass.And that's it. None of the “odds and ends” stop one working the machine.I have really looked after this machine, it's in good condition, the fuel gauge, safety lockout out, hour meter, work lights, locks, horn and everything except the aforementioned “odds & ends.”work as they should. People always look or ask what the hours are on a piece of heavy equipment but with a 19 year old machine that's really a waste of time.

Nevertheless for those who just have to know the meter on this excavator reads 18236 hours presently. However, in the instance of this machine, other than to indicate when it's time for servicing, is meaningless because all the working parts other than in the odds & end list have been replaced as and when needed and it has a rebuilt engine (8XX hours).The price for the whole packaged deal is $16,500. I won't split anything off – it's take all or nothing. The buyer will have to collect the excavator etc or arrange and pay for transport. After purchase the buyer won't be on hs own because I will be available by phone or email if he needs advice or information.

The price for the package $16,500 payable by a deposit of $1,000 by PayPal and the balance of $15,500 by wire transfer within 5 business days - NO EXCEPTIONS! THE DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED TO CONSIDER MACHINE SOLD. PAYPAL IS FOR DEPOSIT, ONLY, NOT PAYMENT IN FULL. Specs: Melroe Ingersoll-Rand (Bobcat) Model # 322 Product ID (S/No): *phone* 3 CYL Kubota model D722-EB diesel 11.6 KW @ 3000rpm = 15.7HP Weight 1579KG = 3878 lbs MAX CUTTING HEIGHT 11.4ftin MAX LOADING HEIGHT 8.2 ft in MAX REACH ALONG GROUND 12.5 ft in MAX VERTICAL WALL DIGGING DEPTH 5.2 ft in MAX DIGGING DEPTH 7.2 ft in GROUND PRESSURE 4 psi MAX TRAVEL SPEED 1.8 MPH HYDRAULIC PUMP FLOW CAPACITY 15.9 GAL/MIN FUEL CAPACITY 7.3 GAL SWING SPEED 10.9 RPM COUNTER WEIGHT CLEARANCE 1.5 FT. TAIL SWING RADIUS 3.5FT.

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