Mini excavator

Cat 301.8

The Cat 301.8 is a mini excavator from Cat. It weighs 4,473 lb and digs 8′ 5″ deep.

Cat 301.8 specifications

Operating weight: 4,473 lb (2,029 kg)
Maximum digging depth: 8′ 5″ (2,570 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 4,473 lb, the Cat 301.8 on a typical equipment trailer puts about 5,700 – 6,700 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 301.8, compared

Machine	Brand	Operating weight	Dig depth	Engine	Features	Price from
Cat 301.8	Cat	4,473 lb	8′ 5″	21 hp
SANY SY20C	SANY	4,464 lb	8′ 6″	Yanmar 3TNV80F · 18.2 hp
Komatsu PC20R-5	Komatsu	4,376 lb		15.8 hp
Wacker Neuson ET18-1	Wacker Neuson	4,277 lb	8′ 5″	Yanmar 3TNV80F · 19.6 hp
Hitachi ZX19-6	Hitachi	4,365 lb		15.4 hp
Wacker Neuson ET20	Wacker Neuson	4,420 lb	8′ 10″	Yanmar 3TNV76 · 18.5 hp EPA ✓	Retractable tracks
SANY SY18U	SANY	4,244 lb	8′ 6″	Yanmar 3TNV80F · 18.2 hp	Zero tail
Volvo EC20E	Volvo	4,332 lb		Volvo D0.9A · 16.1 hp
Bobcat E20	Bobcat	4,167 lb	8′ 4″	Yanmar 3TNV74F · 15 hp	Retractable tracks, Zero tail	$43,268

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