Just priced a workshop manual.... $1457.50 inc GST and 6 weeks to get here.........
You're jibbing at the price of a manual but how much did you pay for the machine..? They do appear from time to time on eBay and Amazon. I would start there first, you might get lucky.
$66,000 for the machine so at 750hrs I was hoping not to have to buy a workshop manual or pay $500 for a new air con/fan switch!!!!. These things happen and as much as I love CAT I think they're being abit hot on their pricing.... I paid $500 for the manual on my old 305 which I thought was dear but reasonable.