Used Heavy Equipment Listings & Pricing — MachineryTrader Scraper

Scrape used heavy equipment listings from MachineryTrader, the reference price surface for North American construction equipment. Returns pricing, full spec sheets, dealer contact details, location, and photos for every for-sale listing across all 18 equipment categories — excavators, skid steers, dozers, cranes, and more.

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MachineryTrader Scraper Features

• Covers all 18 top-level equipment categories, from skid steers and excavators to cranes and off-highway trucks
• Returns numeric asking price alongside the price exactly as displayed, so "Call for Price" listings don't silently become nulls
• Extracts every spec-table entry the listing publishes — engine, hours, boom capacity, bucket capacity, undercarriage condition, whatever the equipment type carries — not just a fixed set of fields
• Pulls the full photo gallery per listing, not just the hero image
• Includes dealer name, phone, and profile link for every record — useful for prospecting, not just pricing
• Filter by category, or leave it blank and get everything

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Who Uses MachineryTrader Data?

• Equipment dealers — price trade-ins against live retail listings instead of guessing
• Asset-based lenders and appraisers — mark collateral value against current market asking prices
• Rental fleet managers — benchmark disposal pricing before retiring aging units
• Auction houses — pull retail comps to set reserve prices, which is a nicer way of saying "know what it's actually worth before the gavel drops"
• Market researchers — track pricing trends across equipment categories and manufacturers over time

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How MachineryTrader Scraper Works

1. Pick one or more equipment categories, or leave the field empty to cover all 18.
2. The scraper works through each category's listings, following pagination until it has enough records or runs out of listings.
3. Every listing gets its full detail page pulled — price, specs, dealer info, location, description, and photos — not just what's visible on the search results card.
4. Records land in your dataset as clean, structured JSON, ready to export or pipe into whatever you're building.

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Input

{
  "maxItems": 50,
  "categories": ["excavators", "skid-steers"]
}

Field	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	—	Maximum number of listing records to scrape. Required.
categories	array	all	Equipment categories to include (e.g. excavators, skid-steers, cranes, dozers). Leave empty to cover every category.

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MachineryTrader Scraper Output Fields

{
  "listing_id": "259572195",
  "listing_url": "https://www.machinerytrader.com/listing/for-sale/259572195/2023-kubota-svl97-2-track-skid-steers",
  "title": "2023 KUBOTA SVL97-2",
  "year": 2023,
  "make": "KUBOTA",
  "model": "SVL97-2",
  "category": "Skid Steers",
  "subcategory": "Track Skid Steers",
  "price_usd": 95000,
  "price_label": "$95,000",
  "sale_type": "for-sale",
  "hours": 930,
  "mileage": null,
  "condition": "Used",
  "serial_number": "KBCZ064CAP1C76151",
  "stock_number": "4058",
  "location_city": "Vero Beach",
  "location_state": "Florida",
  "location_country": "USA",
  "dealer_name": "Ryan Underhill",
  "dealer_phone": "(772) 245-7723",
  "dealer_url": "https://www.machinerytrader.com/listings/for-sale/vero-beach-florida/construction-equipment",
  "description": "Barely Used! Attachments Included: mulcher, grapple, pallet forks, bucket, & root spade...",
  "spec_attributes": { "rops": "Enclosed", "bucket": "Yes", "hours_meter": "Accurate / Verified" },
  "image_urls": ["https://media.sandhills.com/img.axd?id=11040448746..."],
  "listed_at": "Wednesday, August 19, 2026 11:13 AM",
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-01T16:02:41.811Z"
}

Field	Type	Description
listing_id	string	MachineryTrader's internal listing id
listing_url	string	Full URL to the listing detail page
title	string	Listing title — year, make, and model as displayed
year	integer	Model year
make	string	Manufacturer / brand
model	string	Model
category	string	Top-level equipment category (Excavators, Skid Steers, Cranes, Dozers, ...)
subcategory	string	The site's more specific sub-type (e.g. "Track Skid Steers")
price_usd	number	Numeric asking price in USD, when the listing shows one
price_label	string	Price exactly as displayed (e.g. "$95,000", "Call for Price")
sale_type	string	Always for-sale — this actor covers MachineryTrader's for-sale listings
hours	number	Meter/hour-meter reading, when the equipment type shows one
mileage	number	Odometer reading, when the equipment type shows one (trucks)
condition	string	Listed condition (Used, New)
serial_number	string	Manufacturer serial number
stock_number	string	Dealer stock number, when shown
location_city	string	Machine location city
location_state	string	Machine location state/province
location_country	string	Machine location country
dealer_name	string	Seller/dealer contact name
dealer_phone	string	Seller/dealer phone number
dealer_url	string	Link to the seller's other listings on MachineryTrader
description	string	Full listing description text
spec_attributes	object	Every spec-table label/value pair the listing publishes
image_urls	array	Full-size photo URLs for the listing
listed_at	string	Listing's last-updated timestamp, as displayed on the search result card
scraped_at	string	Timestamp this record was scraped

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FAQ

How do I scrape MachineryTrader?

Run this actor with a maxItems value and, optionally, a list of equipment categories. It returns structured listing data — no MachineryTrader account or login required.

What data can I get from MachineryTrader?

Pricing, full spec sheets, dealer contact info, location, and the complete photo gallery for every for-sale listing across all 18 equipment categories. That includes the fields you'd expect (make, model, year, hours) and the ones dealers don't always mention up front (serial numbers, stock numbers, undercarriage condition).

Can I filter by equipment category?

Yes. Pass one or more category slugs (excavators, skid-steers, cranes, dozers, and 14 others) in the categories input field. Leave it empty and you get every category.

Does this actor cover auctions as well as for-sale listings?

No — this actor covers MachineryTrader's for-sale listings specifically. A minority of search results cross-post to sibling Sandhills platforms (auctiontime.com, tractorhouse.com); those are out of scope here and filtered out automatically.

Do I need a MachineryTrader account or API key?

No. Point the actor at a category, and it returns listing data — no login, no API key.

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Need More Features?

Need custom fields, filters, or a different target site? File an issue or get in touch.

Why Use This MachineryTrader Scraper?

• Full spec sheets, not just the listing card — every record includes the complete spec table (engine, hours, boom/bucket capacity, undercarriage condition) plus dealer contact details, which is what actually makes a row usable for pricing or prospecting.
• Every category, one actor — covers all 18 equipment categories MachineryTrader publishes, so you're not stitching together results from six different scrapers.
• Structured output — clean, consistent field names on every record, so you spend your time using the data instead of cleaning it.