How Much Does a Used Dozer Cost? Real Prices from PA Dealers (2026)

A used dozer can cost less than a new pickup or more than a house, and both kinds were for sale in Pennsylvania this week. A 1994 John Deere 450G was listed at $19,500. A 2022 Caterpillar D6 LGP was listed at $415,000. So when someone asks how much a used bulldozer costs, the honest answer starts with three questions: what size, how old, and how much undercarriage is left.

To answer with real numbers instead of a national average, we took every used dozer listed by Pennsylvania dealers on Heavy Listing and broke down the used dozer prices by size class, age and hours. You will also find real listings you can click, what the LGP, LT and WLT tags mean for price, and what to check before you trust a number.

Where these used dozer prices come from

Every number in this article is an asking price on Heavy Listing for a used dozer listed as available on November 10, 2026, by one of four Pennsylvania dealers:

• Old Forge Power Equipment in Carbondale: 19 dozers, mostly Caterpillar and John Deere.
• Kurtz Trading in Littlestown: 6 dozers, all in the small class.
• Five Star Equipment, with yards in Dunmore and Waterford: 2 John Deere dozers.
• Keystone Equipment Sales & Service in New Castle: 1 Caterpillar D6N.

Read the numbers with these caveats in mind:

• These are asking prices, not sold prices. Most dealers expect some negotiation, and a machine can sit for months at a number nobody pays.
• One dealer dominates. Old Forge lists 19 of the 28 dozers, including all six pre-1990 Cats. The sample shows what is for sale in Pennsylvania right now, not the whole US market.
• Some fields are missing. Old Forge shows 0 hours when the reading is not listed, so we left those five dozers out of the hours analysis and kept them everywhere else. The Komatsu D53A-17 has no model year and is left out of the age tables.
• Groups are small. With 28 machines, treat each range as a reality check, not a price guide.

How we sorted dozers by size

Excavator model numbers roughly track weight, which is how we grouped machines in our used excavator price guide. Dozer names do not work that way, so we grouped each dozer by where it sits on its maker’s model ladder:

• Small: Cat D1, John Deere 450, 650 and 700, Develon DD100 and Dressta TD8. These are the machines for lot prep, driveways, farm work and finish grading.
• Mid-size: Cat D5 and D6, John Deere 850, Case 2050M and Komatsu D53A. The general contractor’s dozer: site work, road building, pushing fill all day.
• Large: Cat D7 and D8, John Deere 1050 and Komatsu D155. Mass earthmoving, quarries and big ripping jobs.

Operating weight changes a lot with track, blade and ripper options, so check the spec sheet for the exact machine before you compare it with another.

How much does a used dozer cost by size?

Size class	Machines	Median price	Price range
Small	6	$73,500	$19,500 to $124,500
Mid-size	18	$69,700	$23,500 to $415,000
Large	4	$175,250	$39,500 to $345,000

If the small class looks more expensive than the mid-size class, that is the age mix talking. Three of the six small dozers are 2021 or newer, including a 2026 Develon DD100 with 26 hours. The mid-size class carries four Cats from 1978 to 1984 and an undated Komatsu, all under $36,000, which pull its median down.

Inside the mid-size class, age separates the prices cleanly:

Mid-size dozers by year	Machines	Median price	Price range
2020 and newer	3	$285,000	$182,500 to $415,000
2010 to 2019	7	$95,500	$59,900 to $129,500
2000 to 2009	3	$46,900	$45,500 to $57,500
Before 1990	4	$31,200	$29,500 to $35,500

That middle row is where most contractors shop. For roughly $60,000 to $130,000 you were looking at a 2012 to 2019 Cat D5K, D6N or D6T, a John Deere 850K or a Case 2050M, most with 4,000 to 8,500 hours.

Used bulldozer prices by age

Across all sizes, here is how used bulldozer cost lines up with model year:

Model year	Machines	Median price	Price range
2020 and newer	7	$182,500	$97,500 to $415,000
2010 to 2019	9	$95,500	$49,500 to $275,000
1990 to 2009	5	$45,500	$19,500 to $57,500
Before 1990	6	$34,200	$29,500 to $75,500

The big drop comes between the 2010s and the 2000s: the median roughly halves. After that, the curve flattens. A 2004 Cat D5G LGP was listed at $45,500 and a 1982 D5B at $35,500, only $10,000 apart for machines 22 years apart in age. Once a dozer is old enough, buyers are paying for steel, a running engine and whatever undercarriage is left, not for the model year.

Vintage dozers: what a pre-1990 Cat costs

Old Cats are a real part of this market. Six of the 28 dozers were Caterpillars built between 1973 and 1988:

Machine	Hours	Asking price
1978 Caterpillar D5B	2,361	$29,500
1979 Caterpillar D6D	7,713	$29,500
1984 Caterpillar D6D	5,529	$32,900
1982 Caterpillar D5B	13,519	$35,500
1973 Caterpillar D8H	Not listed	$39,500
1988 Caterpillar D7G	Not listed	$75,500

Two things stand out. First, a big old dozer still costs more than a mid-size one: the D7G is the most expensive of the six by $36,000. Second, the hour meter tells you very little at this age. The 1978 D5B shows 2,361 hours, about 49 a year for 48 years. That can be a machine that sat for decades, or a meter that was replaced. On a dozer this old, the useful questions are what has been rebuilt, when, and by whom.

Our view: a pre-1990 dozer can make sense for a farm, a land-clearing side business or your own property, where downtime costs you a weekend. For a contractor with a schedule and a crew waiting, the cheap price often comes back as lost days.

How hours change the price of a used dozer

23 of the 28 dozers listed hours. Grouped by hour band:

Hours	Machines	Median price	Price range
Under 3,000	7	$115,500	$29,500 to $415,000
3,000 to 6,999	8	$99,500	$23,500 to $275,000
7,000 and up	8	$46,200	$19,500 to $95,500

Crossing 7,000 hours cut the median by more than half. Age is part of that, since high-hour machines tend to be older, but the pattern holds when you look at the same models side by side.

For context, the dozers in our guide to how many hours is a lot had a median of about 380 hours per year, with a typical range of 270 to 580. That puts a normal 10-year-old dozer at roughly 2,700 to 5,800 hours.

Keystone’s 2013 Cat D6N shows 15,000 hours, about 1,150 a year, or two to four times the typical range. The dealer reports that number and a round figure like that may be approximate, but it is consistent with the price: $59,900, the lowest of any 2010s mid-size dozer here. Old Forge’s 2014 D6N LGP, one year newer with hours not listed, was $95,500.

What do LGP, LT and WLT mean, and do they change the price?

Over half the dozers in this sample carry a track configuration in the name: 12 are LGP, 2 are LT and 1 is WLT:

• LGP (low ground pressure): wider track shoes, and usually a longer track frame, that spread the machine’s weight over more ground. Built for wet, soft or swampy ground, and for finish work where you do not want to dig in.
• LT (long track): a longer track frame with standard-width shoes, for more stability and better grading than the standard version.
• WLT (wide long track): John Deere’s in-between option, longer and wider than standard but not full LGP.
• No suffix: the standard configuration, the usual pick for rock and general dozing.

Exact track widths and lengths differ by maker and model, so read the spec sheet rather than the badge. As for price, our sample is too small to put a dollar figure on an LGP premium: LGP dozers here range from a $35,500 2005 Deere 700H to the $415,000 2022 Cat D6. What matters more is fit. Wide LGP shoes are a good thing in a Pennsylvania wetland and a costly thing on shale, where they bend and wear fast. Buy the configuration your ground needs.

Same model, different price: what the listings show

• Two 2004 Cat D5G LGPs from Old Forge: one with 7,263 hours at $45,500, the other with 8,305 hours at $46,900. The one with 1,000 more hours costs $1,400 more. At this age, condition beats the meter.
• Two John Deere 850Ks: a 2012 850K LT with 8,035 hours at $95,500 and a 2015 850K LGP with 8,411 hours at $85,500. The older machine is $10,000 more. Something in the undercarriage, the blade or the service history is behind that, and it is worth asking what.
• Two John Deere 850Ls: Old Forge’s 2021 850L LGP with 4,200 hours at $182,500 and Five Star’s 2023 850L with 1,395 hours at $285,000. Two years and about 2,800 hours apart, $102,500 apart.
• The big ones: Five Star’s 2015 John Deere 1050K with 6,063 hours was $275,000, and Old Forge’s 2020 Komatsu D155AX-8, hours not listed, was $345,000. A ten-year-old large dozer still costs more than the 2021 mid-size 850L above.

On the small end, Kurtz Trading’s 2023 Cat D1 with 672 hours was $124,500 and its 2026 Develon DD100 with 26 hours $115,500. If you are pricing a compact dozer against a used compact track loader for lot work, that is the number to beat.

What can you buy at each budget?

Budget	Machines	What it bought on November 10
Under $50,000	11	Five Cats from 1973 to 1984, two 2004 Cat D5G LGPs, a 2005 Deere 700H LGP, a 1994 Deere 450G LT, an undated Komatsu D53A and a 2017 Dressta TD8S LGP
$50,000 to $99,999	8	2012 to 2015 Cat D5K and D6N and Deere 850K machines, a 2006 Deere 850J WLT, a 1988 Cat D7G and a 2021 Deere 650K LGP
$100,000 to $199,999	5	A 2017 Cat D6T LGP, a 2019 Case 2050M LGP, a 2021 Deere 850L LGP, a 2023 Cat D1 and a 2026 Develon DD100
$200,000 and up	4	A 2023 Deere 850L, a 2015 Deere 1050K, a 2020 Komatsu D155AX-8 and a 2022 Cat D6 LGP

Under $50,000 is the busiest band, but nearly all of it is 20 years old or more. The one exception is the 2017 Dressta TD8S LGP with 2,264 hours at $49,500, the newest dozer in the sample under $50,000.

Brand: does Cat or Deere cost more?

Caterpillar (14 dozers) and John Deere (9) make up most of the sample. The rest were two Komatsus and one each from Case, Dressta and Develon.

Brand	Machines	Median price
Caterpillar, all years	14	$53,400
Caterpillar, 1990 and newer	8	$87,500
John Deere (all 1994 and newer)	9	$95,500

The raw medians make Cat look cheap, but six of the 14 Cats are from before 1990. Drop those and the two brands land within $8,000 of each other, and the most expensive dozer in the sample, the $415,000 D6 LGP, is a Cat. Compare size and age first; brand comes after.

What else moves the price of a used dozer

The undercarriage

On a dozer, the undercarriage is the single biggest wear item: track chains, pins and bushings, shoes, rollers, idlers and sprockets all wear together, and replacing them on a mid-size or large machine is a major bill. Two dozers with the same year and hours can be tens of thousands of dollars apart in real value for this reason alone. Ask for a written undercarriage inspection with measured wear by component. Cat dealers such as Cleveland Brothers offer a Custom Track Service program to monitor wear life, and independent shops measure undercarriages too.

❌ Wrong: “The tracks look fine, the price is fair.”
✅ Right: “Send me the undercarriage report with percent worn on the links, bushings, rollers and sprockets, then we’ll talk price.”

The rest of the list

• Blade and ripper. A six-way blade on a small dozer, or a multi-shank ripper on a big one, adds value if you will use it.
• Grade control. GPS or laser grade control installed, or at least factory-ready, is worth real money to site contractors.
• Cab. An enclosed cab with heat and air beats an open canopy, especially through a Pennsylvania winter.
• Emissions equipment. Newer dozers use a diesel particulate filter and DEF. Ask whether those systems have been serviced.
• Final drives. Look for leaks at the sprocket hubs and listen for grinding on a test drive. A final drive rebuild is one of the costlier repairs on any dozer.
• Rebuild history. On anything over 10,000 hours, an engine or transmission rebuild with receipts can be worth more than low hours.

Dealer, auction or private sale?

Auction hammer prices often look lower than dealer asking prices, but you add a buyer’s premium, sometimes an online fee, Pennsylvania sales tax and lowboy transport on top. Our guide to what a buyer’s premium really costs shows the math, and how to buy at an equipment auction covers the process. Bank and lender sales are another source of dozers; see repo equipment auctions in Pennsylvania for how those work. The auction calendar lists upcoming sales.

Buying from a dealer costs more up front, but you can usually inspect, ask questions and sometimes arrange financing or delivery. Our guide to used heavy equipment dealers in Pennsylvania lists who sells what by region.

How to tell if a used dozer is fairly priced

1. Place it on the size ladder. Compare a D6 with other D6, 850 and 2050-class machines, not with “dozers”.
2. Match the age band. Use the tables above as a starting range.
3. Check hours per year. About 270 to 580 a year is typical. Far above means hard use; far below on an old machine means ask about the meter.
4. Get the undercarriage measured. Then subtract what it will cost to bring it back.
5. Watch it work. Cold start, push a full blade, steer under load, raise the ripper. Most of the steps in our used excavator inspection checklist (engine, hydraulics, track wear, leaks, records) apply to a dozer too.
6. Add the costs outside the price: transport, inspection and sales tax.

Common mistakes when comparing dozer prices

• ❌ Comparing a D3 with a D8 because both are “used dozers”. ✅ Compare inside the same size class.
• ❌ Treating a low hour reading on a 1970s dozer as a bargain. ✅ Ask about meter replacements and rebuilds.
• ❌ Assuming a missing hour reading means high hours. ✅ Ask the dealer; some simply leave the field blank.
• ❌ Buying LGP for rocky ground because it was cheaper. ✅ Match the track to your ground.
• ❌ Judging a brand by one median. ✅ Check how many old machines sit behind the number.
• ❌ Comparing an asking price with an auction hammer price. ✅ Add premium, tax and transport to the auction number first.

Used dozers for sale in Pennsylvania

Some of the dozers listed right now:

The bottom line on used dozer prices

Start with size, then age, then the undercarriage. In our November 2026 sample of 28 used dozers:

• ✓ Under $50,000 buys a machine 20 or more years old, or a small newer dozer like the 2017 Dressta TD8S.
• ✓ About $60,000 to $130,000 buys a 2010s mid-size dozer, the workhorse range for contractors.
• ✓ 2020 and newer mid-size and large dozers start around $180,000 and run past $400,000.

Whatever you spend, ask what is behind the number, and get the tracks measured before you agree to it.