Mini excavator

Cat 302 CR

The Cat 302 CR is a mini excavator from Cat. It weighs 4,987 lb and digs 8′ 5″ deep.

Cat 302 CR specifications

Operating weight: 4,987 lb (2,262 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 4,987 lb, the Cat 302 CR on a typical equipment trailer puts about 6,200 – 7,200 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 302 CR, compared

Machine	Brand	Operating weight	Dig depth	Engine	Features
Cat 302 CR	Cat	4,987 lb	8′ 5″	21 hp
Takeuchi TB225	Takeuchi	4,996 lb	8′ 6″	19.6 hp
Wacker Neuson ET24	Wacker Neuson	4,850 lb	8′ 6″	Yanmar 3TNV76 · 18.5 hp EPA ✓
Komatsu PC24MR-5	Komatsu	5,159 lb		21.2 hp
Wacker Neuson ET25	Wacker Neuson	5,192 lb	8′ 11″	Yanmar 3TNV80F · 19.6 hp
SANY SY20C	SANY	4,464 lb	8′ 6″	Yanmar 3TNV80F · 18.2 hp
Rippa R22	Rippa	4,850 lb	7′ 6″	Kubota D1105 · 24.4 hp EPA ✓	Thumb, Zero tail
SANY SY18U	SANY	4,244 lb	8′ 6″	Yanmar 3TNV80F · 18.2 hp	Zero tail
New Holland E26C	New Holland	5,523 lb	7′ 11″	24.7 hp	Zero tail

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