Mini excavator

Cat 301.5

The Cat 301.5 is a mini excavator from Cat. It weighs 3,913 lb and digs 8′ 4″ deep.

Cat 301.5 specifications

Operating weight: 3,913 lb (1,775 kg)
Maximum digging depth: 8′ 4″ (2,540 mm)
Engine power: 21 hp (15.7 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 3,913 lb, the Cat 301.5 on a typical equipment trailer puts about 5,100 – 6,100 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 →

Machines like the Cat 301.5, compared

3 machines with a weight and digging depth close to the Cat 301.5 are listed from $12,482 (Typhon Lux 4000) to $37,920 (Kubota U17-5), 3 times as much.

Machine	Brand	Operating weight	Dig depth	Engine	Features	Price from
Cat 301.5	Cat	3,913 lb	8′ 4″	21 hp
CASE CX17C	CASE	3,913 lb		Kubota D902 · 16.8 hp EPA ✓	Zero tail
Hitachi ZX17U-6	Hitachi	3,924 lb		15.4 hp
Kubota U17-5	Kubota	3,902 lb		Kubota D902 · 16.1 hp EPA ✓	Pilot controls, Zero tail	$37,920
Komatsu PC17R-5	Komatsu	3,869 lb		15.8 hp
JCB 16C	JCB	3,856 lb	8′ 5″	15.7 hp
JCB 18Z	JCB	3,856 lb	8′ 5″	15.7 hp	Zero tail
Typhon Lux 4000	Typhon	3,999 lb		Kubota	Thumb	$12,482
Typhon Terror XIX Storm Diesel	Typhon	3,999 lb		Kubota D902 · 20.4 hp EPA ✓	Thumb, Swing boom, Retractable tracks	$14,699

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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Cat 302.7 CR6,724 lb
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Cat 303.5 CR9,240 lb
Cat 3049,868 lb
Cat 305 CR12,688 lb
Cat 306 CR15,765 lb · Cat C2.4

Sources

Cat: cat.com