Mini excavator

Cat 303 CR

The Cat 303 CR is a mini excavator from Cat. It weighs 7,818 lb and digs 9′ 8″ deep.

Cat 303 CR specifications

Operating weight: 7,818 lb (3,546 kg)
Maximum digging depth: 9′ 8″ (2,950 mm)
Engine power: 23.6 hp (17.6 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 7,818 lb, the Cat 303 CR on a typical equipment trailer puts about 9,000 – 10,000 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 303 CR, compared

3 machines with a weight and digging depth close to the Cat 303 CR are listed from $56,147 (Kubota U35-4) to $72,274 (Bobcat E38).

Machine	Brand	Operating weight	Dig depth	Engine	Features	Price from
Cat 303 CR	Cat	7,818 lb	9′ 8″	23.6 hp
CASE CX34D	CASE	7,672 lb		Kubota D1703-M · 24.4 hp EPA ✓	Zero tail
Hitachi ZX38U-6	Hitachi	7,981 lb		25.2 hp
CASE CX37C	CASE	7,992 lb		Yanmar 3TNV88F-ESHYB · 24.4 hp
Bobcat E38	Bobcat	7,893 lb	10′ 1″	33.2 hp	Zero tail	$72,274
Bobcat E35	Bobcat	7,659 lb	10′ 1″	Kubota D1703 · 24.8 hp EPA ✓	Zero tail	$58,197
John Deere 35 P-Tier	John Deere	8,135 lb	10′ 0″	23.3 hp	Zero tail
Kubota U35-4	Kubota	8,128 lb		Kubota D1703 · 23.3 hp EPA ✓	Pilot controls, Zero tail	$56,147
New Holland E37C	New Holland	7,992 lb	10′ 3″	24.4 hp

Chosen by operating weight and digging depth within about a quarter of this machine's, closest first. US prices published by each brand.

More mini excavators from Cat

Cat 300.9D2,061 lb
Cat 301.53,913 lb
Cat 301.7 CR4,222 lb
Cat 301.84,473 lb
Cat 302 CR4,987 lb
Cat 302.7 CR6,724 lb
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