AHM AX-12B
The AHM AX-12B is a mini excavator from AHM. It weighs 1,874 lb and digs 5′ 9″ deep. Power comes from a Briggs & Stratton gasoline engine of 13.5 hp. Listed with rubber tracks. Priced from $6,000.
AHM AX-12B specifications
- Operating weight
- 1,874 lb (850 kg)
- Maximum digging depth
- 5′ 9″ (1,750 mm)
- Maximum reach
- 10′ 0″ (3,048 mm)
- Maximum digging height
- 7′ 10″ (2,400 mm)
- Maximum dump height
- 5′ 3″ (1,590 mm)
- Rated operating capacity
- 265 lb (120 kg)
- Bucket width
- 15.7 in (399 mm)
- Engine
- Briggs & Stratton
- Engine power
- 13.5 hp (10.1 kW)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Features
| Hydraulic thumb | Not listed by AHM |
| Side swing boom | Not listed by AHM |
| Retractable tracks | Not listed by AHM |
| Pilot joystick controls | Not listed by AHM |
| Zero tail swing | Not listed by AHM |
| Quick coupler | Not listed by AHM |
| Auxiliary hydraulics | Not listed by AHM |
| Enclosed cab | Not listed by AHM |
AHM AX-12B price and where to buy
| Configuration as listed | Store | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AX-12B | 13.5 HP B&S Engine Mini ExcavatorOut of stock | ahmcorp.com | $6,000 | View |
US prices from AHM's own online store. Checked October 24, 2026.
Engine certification
Stated by AHM AHM lists this machine as EPA certified (Briggs & Stratton engine). Small gasoline engines are certified by their engine maker under EPA's small nonroad spark-ignition program; the engine's emission label names its engine family.
Before you buy
At 1,874 lb, the AHM AX-12B on a typical equipment trailer puts about 3,100 – 4,100 lb behind the tow vehicle, to be checked against the vehicle's towing rating and the trailer's gross weight rating. Towing a mini excavator: trailers, ratings and licences →
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Machines like the AHM AX-12B, compared
5 machines with a weight and digging depth close to the AHM AX-12B are listed from $5,046 (AGT L12) to $8,818 (Typhon Terror VIII 800), 1.7 times as much. The AGT L12 costs $954 less than this machine.
| Machine | Brand | Operating weight | Dig depth | Rated capacity | Engine | Features | Price from | Vs this machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHM AX-12B | AHM | 1,874 lb | 5′ 9″ | 265 lb | Briggs & Stratton · 13.5 hp | $6,000 | This machine | |
 Typhon Terror On VIII 800 | Typhon | 1,764 lb | Briggs & Stratton | $7,558 | $1,558 more | |||
 Typhon Terror VIII 800 | Typhon | 1,764 lb | Briggs & Stratton | $8,818 | $2,818 more | |||
 AGT L12 | AGT Industrial | 1,984 lb | 5′ 4″ | Briggs & Stratton · 13.5 hp | $5,046 | $954 less | ||
 Komatsu PC09-1 | Komatsu | 1,940 lb | 9.1 hp | |||||
| Cat 300.9D | Cat | 2,061 lb | 5′ 8″ | 13 hp | ||||
 AGT QH13R | AGT Industrial | 2,205 lb | 5′ 7″ | Rato R420D · 13 hp | Cab | $7,699 | $1,699 more | |
| JCB 8008 | JCB | 2,094 lb | 5′ 7″ | 12.1 hp | ||||
| Wacker Neuson ET08 | Wacker Neuson | 2,269 lb | 5′ 10″ | Yanmar 3TNV70 · 13.3 hp EPA ✓ |
Chosen by operating weight and digging depth within about a quarter of this machine's, closest first. US prices published by each brand.