scaper1
New Member
Hi Guys,
I'm very new to the site. I'm looking for some help in picking a mini excavator. Our company has been in the landscaping industry since 1971. We primarily do landscape and hardscape installations. We have always run either bobcat or kubota equipment. We are in the market for a mini excavator. We had a bobcat 331 mini and sold it. I am looking for something in the 7000-8000 pound range. I found a slightly used cat 303.5cr E in my price range but a few of my buddies have said they have run the CAT minis and they seem to be under powered. Can you guys provide some insight? I will also be demo-ing a Bobcat E26 (smaller scale, weighing only 6k) but my supplier is saying that machine will do everything we need it to and we don't need the 8k machine.
My main question is.... For those of you with CAT mini excavators, do you find them under powered compared to other machines? And for those of you with mini excavators in the 7K-8K range, What made you decide on the specific machine you did?
Thanks in advance
I'm very new to the site. I'm looking for some help in picking a mini excavator. Our company has been in the landscaping industry since 1971. We primarily do landscape and hardscape installations. We have always run either bobcat or kubota equipment. We are in the market for a mini excavator. We had a bobcat 331 mini and sold it. I am looking for something in the 7000-8000 pound range. I found a slightly used cat 303.5cr E in my price range but a few of my buddies have said they have run the CAT minis and they seem to be under powered. Can you guys provide some insight? I will also be demo-ing a Bobcat E26 (smaller scale, weighing only 6k) but my supplier is saying that machine will do everything we need it to and we don't need the 8k machine.
My main question is.... For those of you with CAT mini excavators, do you find them under powered compared to other machines? And for those of you with mini excavators in the 7K-8K range, What made you decide on the specific machine you did?
Thanks in advance