About CompactEquipmentHub
CompactEquipmentHub is the buyer's database of compact equipment: the mini excavators, mini skid steers, loaders and dumpers that homeowners, farms and small contractors buy, and the brands that sell them.
Why it exists
A new class of compact equipment has reached buyers who never bought a machine before. Dozens of brands now sell 1- to 4-ton excavators, stand-on skid steers and tracked dumpers online, many of them built in China and shipped from US warehouses, at a fraction of the price of the established names. Each brand writes its specifications its own way, in tons in one listing and pounds in the next; every listing says "EPA certified"; and warranty, parts and returns differ widely from one brand to the next. Buyers end up comparing in forum threads.
CompactEquipmentHub puts it in one place: each machine's specifications on the same scale, its price at the brand's own store, its engine checked against EPA's certification records, and the brand's support terms beside the rest.
Our standards
- The brand as it sells. Each machine is listed under the brand it is sold as, with the specifications that brand publishes.
- Comparable figures. Weights, depths, widths, power and flow in US units with metric alongside, for every brand.
- Checked certificates. An engine certificate is shown as verified only when we find it in EPA's records; otherwise it is shown as the brand's statement.
- Sources on every page. Each fact links to the page it comes from, with the date it was read.
- Independence. Brands cannot pay to change facts or the order of comparisons.
What we cover
- Mini Excavators: Mini excavators of up to about 6 tonnes (13,000 lb), from 1-ton trench diggers for homeowners and farms to 4- to 6-ton machines for contractors, and midi excavators of 6 to 9 tonnes.
- Mini Skid Steers & Track Loaders: Stand-on and ride-on mini skid steers, wheeled skid steer loaders and compact track loaders.
- Mini Wheel Loaders & Backhoes: Articulated mini wheel loaders, telescopic loaders and compact backhoe loaders.
- Mini Dumpers: Tracked and wheeled mini dumpers (power barrows) for moving soil, gravel and debris on site.
- 5 buying guides, 25 brand profiles and the EPA engine certificate list.
Corrections and contact
If a fact is out of date or wrong, write to [email protected] with a link to the page and the source, and it will be reviewed and corrected. Brands and dealers can find out how to present their machines on For suppliers.