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Most asking prices land between €33k – €108k, with a market average around €64k.
This model sits 47% below the class average across 162 peer models.
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The Hitachi ZX240 is a conventional-tail medium-to-large crawler excavator positioned in the 24-tonne operating weight class. It is designed for demanding earthmoving and excavation cycles where reach, breakout force, and hydraulic output must be balanced against transport and site constraints. The machine represents Hitachi's established product line in the mid-size excavator segment, drawing on the manufacturer's long-standing involvement in hydraulic excavator engineering.
Excavators in this class are deployed on civil construction sites for bulk earthmoving, trench digging, foundation work, and material handling. Road and infrastructure projects regularly employ machines of this size for cut-and-fill operations, pipeline laying, and slope preparation. The ZX240 is also suited to quarry support, land clearance, and heavy demolition applications where a larger bucket capacity and substantial arm crowd force are required.
Inspection of a used ZX240 should prioritise the undercarriage, as track frames, rollers, sprockets, and link assemblies represent a significant portion of refurbishment expenditure on any crawler excavator of this size. The hydraulic system warrants close attention, including hose condition, cylinder seal integrity, and pump output pressure. Buyers should verify service history, check for any structural repairs to the boom, arm, or chassis, and confirm that all counterweight mounting points are undamaged. A machine-specific pre-purchase inspection by a qualified engineer, including fluid sampling and hydraulic cycle-time testing, is strongly advisable before committing to any transaction in this class.
The European market average for the Hitachi ZX240 sits at EUR 24750, with a typical trading range of EUR 17000 to EUR 32000 depending on age, hours, specification, and condition. Machines at the lower end of the range generally reflect higher usage or earlier build years, while better-specified or lower-hour examples command pricing toward the upper boundary. In the European used-equipment market the ZX240 competes directly with comparable mid-size offerings from Komatsu, Caterpillar, Volvo, and Liebherr, all of which occupy broadly similar price territory in this tonnage class.
Market average ask shown as delta against the class average (€37k).
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