Mini excavators

Compact tracked or wheeled excavators for landscaping, utilities and tight sites.

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Mini excavators, usually between about 1 and 10 tonnes, are the workhorses of residential and utility work. They fit through gates, work beside buildings, and transport on a trailer behind a pickup. When you compare them, look first at operating weight, which determines stability and transport, and at the maximum digging depth you need for your trench or foundation.

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Models in this category

Caterpillar · Mini excavators

305 CR

Caterpillar's 305 CR is a 5-tonne-class mini excavator for utility, landscaping and residential work.

Bobcat · Mini excavators

E35

Bobcat's E35 is a 3.5-tonne compact excavator, in the 33 hp version, for utility trenching, landscaping and residential work.

Kubota · Mini excavators

KX040-4

A compact excavator in Kubota’s KX Series, offered with canopy or cab and rubber or steel tracks.

Takeuchi · Mini excavators

TB240

A compact excavator in Takeuchi’s US lineup, with a wide working range for its class.

Comparing machines

Compare operating weight, engine power and reach side by side, but read the definition of each value first. Manufacturers measure weight and power under different standards, so a figure is only comparable when the standard matches.

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