🚜 MachineryTrader Search Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape heavy machinery listings from MachineryTrader.com by providing a search URL. It automatically handles pagination and extracts comprehensive equipment information including specifications, pricing, location, and seller details.

Features

• URL-based Scraping: Extract machinery listings by providing a complete MachineryTrader search URL
• Automatic Pagination: Automatically navigates through pages until reaching the end or max items limit
• Comprehensive Equipment Data: Extract detailed information about each listing including:
  • Equipment title, year, brand, and category
  • Pricing information and payment options
  • Equipment specifications (hours, serial number, stock number, description)
  • Location information
  • Seller contact details
  • Multiple equipment images
• Rich Media: Includes equipment images for visual reference
• Seller Information: Track seller names, phone numbers, and email availability

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
searchUrl	string	Yes	Complete MachineryTrader search URL to scrape
maxItems	integer	No	Maximum number of listings to fetch

Output

The output is a main list of listing objects, each containing:

• searchUrl: The original search URL used
• id: Unique listing identifier
• url: Direct URL to the listing page
• title: Equipment title
• year: Manufacturing year
• brand: Equipment brand
• category: Equipment category
• price: Price text
• priceCurrency: Currency code
• paymentsText: Payment options text
• images: Array of image URLs
• specs: Object containing equipment specifications (hours, serial number, stock number, description, updated date)
• location: Equipment location
• seller: Seller name
• phone: Seller phone number
• emailAvailable: Whether email contact is available
• scrapedAt: Timestamp of when the listing was scraped

Example output:

[
  {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.machinerytrader.com/listings/search?Category=1003&ListingType=For%20Retail",
    "id": "250099451",
    "url": "https://www.machinerytrader.com/listing/for-retail/250099451/2023-komplet-k-jc704-crusher-aggregate-equipment",
    "title": "2023 KOMPLET K-JC704",
    "year": "2023",
    "brand": "KOMPLET",
    "category": "Crusher Aggregate Equipment",
    "price": "USD $169,995",
    "priceCurrency": "USD",
    "paymentsText": "Payments as low as USD $3,611.89*",
    "images": [
      "https://media.sandhills.com/img.axd?id=10016697997&wid=4326182721&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=350&h=220&t=&lp=&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=1DI4N2KA1VuU8VuyU3YZQj%2fx85kRMC%2b0QKLqS1DVBNY%3d"
    ],
    "specs": {
      "Hours": "1,291",
      "Serial Number": "523944",
      "Stock Number": "100843",
      "Description": "S/N: 523944\n\nNOT TITLED PER STATE REGULATIONS.\n\nShowing: 1,291 Hours.",
      "Updated": "Tuesday, October 28, 2025 10:49 AM"
    },
    "location": "Labelle, Florida",
    "seller": "Housby",
    "phone": "(888) 617-7341",
    "emailAvailable": true,
    "scrapedAt": "2025-11-20T01:48:35.399Z"
  },
  ...
]

Use Cases

• Heavy machinery market research and price tracking
• Equipment inventory monitoring
• Competitive analysis for equipment dealers
• Equipment availability tracking
• Market trend analysis

Notes

• Results are automatically paginated until reaching the end or max items limit
• All equipment specifications are extracted from listing details
• Seller contact information is included when available
• Multiple images per listing are captured for comprehensive equipment documentation