Mini excavator

Cat 304

The Cat 304 is a mini excavator from Cat. It weighs 9,868 lb and digs 11′ 6″ deep.

Cat 304 specifications

Operating weight: 9,868 lb (4,476 kg)
Maximum digging depth: 11′ 6″ (3,510 mm)
Engine power: 45 hp (33.6 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 9,868 lb, the Cat 304 on a typical equipment trailer puts about 11,100 – 12,100 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 304, compared

Machine	Brand	Operating weight	Dig depth	Engine	Features	Price from
Cat 304	Cat	9,868 lb	11′ 6″	45 hp
DEVELON DX42-7	DEVELON	9,877 lb	11′ 5″	47.1 hp
Bobcat E48	Bobcat	9,830 lb		Bobcat D18 · 42.6 hp		$77,377
Kobelco SK45SRX-7	Kobelco	10,296 lb	11′ 3″	37 hp	Zero tail
Yanmar SV40	Yanmar	9,515 lb	11′ 10″	Yanmar · 39 hp
John Deere 50 P-Tier	John Deere	10,847 lb	11′ 7″	35.9 hp
Wacker Neuson ET42	Wacker Neuson	8,889 lb	11′ 8″	Perkins 403J-E17T · 43.6 hp EPA ✓
Wacker Neuson EZ50	Wacker Neuson	10,686 lb	12′ 0″	Perkins 403J-E17T · 43.6 hp EPA ✓	Zero tail
Takeuchi TB350R	Takeuchi	10,979 lb	11′ 9″	41.7 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 CR7,818 lb
Cat 303.5 CR9,240 lb
Cat 305 CR12,688 lb
Cat 306 CR15,765 lb · Cat C2.4

Sources

Cat: cat.com