Mini excavator

Cat 300.9D

The Cat 300.9D is a mini excavator from Cat. It weighs 2,061 lb and digs 5′ 8″ deep.

Cat 300.9D specifications

Operating weight: 2,061 lb (935 kg)
Maximum digging depth: 5′ 8″ (1,731 mm)
Engine power: 13 hp (9.7 kW)
Fuel: Diesel

Features

Hydraulic thumb	Not listed by Cat
Side swing boom	Not listed by Cat
Retractable tracks	Not listed by Cat
Pilot joystick controls	Not listed by Cat
Zero tail swing	Not listed by Cat
Quick coupler	Not listed by Cat
Auxiliary hydraulics	Not listed by Cat
Enclosed cab	Not listed by Cat

Engine certification

Cat does not state an engine certificate for this machine. How to check one →

Before you buy

At 2,061 lb, the Cat 300.9D on a typical equipment trailer puts about 3,300 – 4,300 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 →

Machines like the Cat 300.9D, compared

4 machines with a weight and digging depth close to the Cat 300.9D are listed from $8,500 (AHM AX-15) to $11,154 (AGT KH18K), 1.3 times as much.

Machine	Brand	Operating weight	Dig depth	Rated capacity	Engine	Features	Price from
Cat 300.9D	Cat	2,061 lb	5′ 8″		13 hp
JCB 8008	JCB	2,094 lb	5′ 7″		12.1 hp
AHM AX-15	AHM	1,940 lb	5′ 9″		Kubota · 13.8 hp		$8,500
AGT DY16	AGT Industrial	1 t class	5′ 8″		Kubota · 13.7 hp		$11,020
AGT KH18K	AGT Industrial	2,205 lb	5′ 7″		Kubota · 13.7 hp	Cab, Swing boom	$11,154
Wacker Neuson ET08	Wacker Neuson	2,269 lb	5′ 10″		Yanmar 3TNV70 · 13.3 hp EPA ✓
Komatsu PC09-1	Komatsu	1,940 lb			9.1 hp
Rippa R10	Rippa	2,227 lb	6′ 0″		Kubota Z482 · 11 hp EPA ✓	Swing boom, Retractable tracks, Quick coupler, Aux hydraulics
AHM AX-16S	AHM	2,090 lb	5′ 11″	265 lb	Briggs & Stratton · 23 hp	Retractable tracks, Pilot controls	$9,400

Chosen by operating weight and digging depth within about a quarter of this machine's, closest first. US prices published by each brand.

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Sources

Cat: cat.com