AHM AX-15
The AHM AX-15 is a mini excavator from AHM. It weighs 1,940 lb and digs 5′ 9″ deep. Power comes from a Kubota diesel engine of 13.8 hp. Listed with rubber tracks. Priced from $8,500.
AHM AX-15 specifications
- Operating weight
- 1,940 lb (880 kg)
- Maximum digging depth
- 5′ 9″ (1,750 mm)
- Maximum reach
- 10′ 0″ (3,048 mm)
- Maximum dump height
- 5′ 3″ (1,590 mm)
- Overall height
- 7′ 5″ (2,256 mm)
- Bucket width
- 15.7 in (399 mm)
- Engine
- Kubota
- Engine power
- 13.8 hp (10.3 kW)
- Fuel
- Diesel
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-15 price and where to buy
| Configuration as listed | Store | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AX-15 | 13.8 HP Kubota Engine Mini ExcavatorOut of stock | ahmcorp.com | $8,500 | View |
US prices from AHM's own online store. Checked October 24, 2026.
Engine certification
AHM does not state an engine certificate for this machine. How to check one →
Before you buy
At 1,940 lb, the AHM AX-15 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-15, compared
4 machines with a weight and digging depth close to the AHM AX-15 are listed from $5,249 (Typhon Terror ONE Storm Gasoline) to $11,154 (AGT KH18K), 2.1 times as much. The Typhon Terror ONE Storm Gasoline costs $3,251 less than this machine.
| Machine | Brand | Operating weight | Dig depth | Engine | Features | Price from | Vs this machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHM AX-15 | AHM | 1,940 lb | 5′ 9″ | Kubota · 13.8 hp | $8,500 | This machine | |
 Komatsu PC09-1 | Komatsu | 1,940 lb | 9.1 hp | ||||
| Cat 300.9D | Cat | 2,061 lb | 5′ 8″ | 13 hp | |||
| JCB 8008 | JCB | 2,094 lb | 5′ 7″ | 12.1 hp | |||
 AGT DY16 | AGT Industrial | 1 t class | 5′ 8″ | Kubota · 13.7 hp | $11,020 | $2,520 more | |
 AGT KH18K | AGT Industrial | 2,205 lb | 5′ 7″ | Kubota · 13.7 hp | Cab, Swing boom | $11,154 | $2,655 more |
| Wacker Neuson ET08 | Wacker Neuson | 2,269 lb | 5′ 10″ | Yanmar 3TNV70 · 13.3 hp EPA ✓ | |||
 Rippa R10 | Rippa | 2,227 lb | 6′ 0″ | Kubota Z482 · 11 hp EPA ✓ | Swing boom, Retractable tracks, Quick coupler, Aux hydraulics | ||
 Typhon Terror ONE Storm Gasoline | Typhon | 1 t class | 5′ 7″ | Briggs & Stratton · 13.5 hp | Thumb | $5,249 | $3,251 less |
Chosen by operating weight and digging depth within about a quarter of this machine's, closest first. US prices published by each brand.