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Mini Excavators

These Popular Mini Diggers Are Also Awesome Tool Carriers

The mini or compact excavator segment stands as one of the hottest machine markets in U.S. construction equipment. Its popularity stems from its versatility and size. Operators can easily transport mini excavators, and these machines handle a variety of onsite applications. These include digging basements, burying downspouts, compacting soil, trenching service lines or grappling obscenely big, decorative rocks. Manufacturers define these units as excavators under 8 metric tons. Designers equip them with an undercarriage and tracks, a long digging arm, and a cab or ROPS enclosure. With dig depths ranging between 5 and 15 ft+ and operating weights between 2,000 and 20,000 lbs, compact excavators maneuver into cramped worksites while delivering impressive digging power.

The 3.5- to 4-metric-ton class continues to drive growth in the compact hydraulic excavator market, especially in rental, while the 5- to 6-metric-ton size class gains momentum. Conventional-style compact excavators share the spotlight with minimum and zero tail swing designs. Zero tail swing (ZTS), which ensures the cab stays within the width of the tracks, remains a popular choice. Beyond their many features — such as enclosed cabs, backfill blades, extendable sticks and retractable undercarriages — mini excavators can equip a wide range of attachments to tackle tasks beyond digging, including hydraulic thumbs, breakers, specialty buckets, augers, grapples and mowers. Recent trends in the category include commercially available electric and hybrid variants as well as machine control systems for grading and digging. Examples of mini excavators include:

Takeuchi’s TB Mini Excavators | Caterpillar’s Next Gen Mini Excavators | Kubota’s K, KX and U Compact Excavators

Takeuchi excavator Takeuchi Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide
CE Staff
August 13, 2021
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Mini Excavators New Holland Construction excavator
New Holland Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide
August 13, 2021
Mini Excavators Mecalac excavator
Mecalac Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide
August 12, 2021
Mini Excavators Kubota excavator
Kubota Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide
August 12, 2021
Mini Excavators John Deere excavator
John Deere Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide
August 11, 2021
Mini Excavators JCB excavator
JCB Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide

10 Models from the 18Z-1 to the 100C-1 JCB has decades of experience in manufacturing full-size and compact excavators. The company currentl...

August 11, 2021
Mini Excavators Komatsu excavator
Komatsu Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide

Half a Dozen Mini Excavators Made to Meet Customer Needs Komatsu continues to offer compact excavators with the same reliability, high-quali...

August 10, 2021
Mini Excavators Kobelco excavator
Kobelco Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide

Seven Small Diggers Designed to Tackle Any Application Since 1930, Kobelco has built its excavators to be industry leaders, adding innovatio...

August 10, 2021
Mini Excavators Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas excavator
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide

The 9A Series Includes Models from 1.7 to 8 Tons Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas introduced its first compact excavator back in 2005...

August 9, 2021
Mini Excavators Hitachi excavator
Hitachi Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide

A Half Dozen Minis with Both Cab and Canopy Options Hitachi Construction and Mining Division, an operating division of John Deere Constructi...

August 9, 2021
Mini Excavators Doosan Infracore North America excavator
Doosan Infracore North America, LLC Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide

Six Minis Complement the Company’s Larger Crawler Excavators Doosan has more than 80 years of experience manufacturing construction eq...

August 6, 2021
Mini Excavators Cat excavator
Caterpillar Excavators Summarized — 2021 Spec Guide

New Machine Intros and Updates from the Famous Brand Manufacturing of Cat mini hydraulic excavators began with an 8-metric-ton machine in Ja...

August 6, 2021
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