Mini excavator

Cat 306 CR

The Cat 306 CR is a mini excavator from Cat. It weighs 15,765 lb and digs 13′ 6″ deep. Power comes from a Cat C2.4 diesel engine of 55.9 hp.

Cat 306 CR specifications

Operating weight: 15,765 lb (7,151 kg)
Maximum digging depth: 13′ 6″ (4,110 mm)
Engine: Cat C2.4
Engine power: 55.9 hp (41.7 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 15,765 lb, the Cat 306 CR on a typical equipment trailer puts about 17,000 – 18,000 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 306 CR, compared

Machine	Brand	Operating weight	Dig depth	Engine	Features
Cat 306 CR	Cat	15,765 lb	13′ 6″	Cat C2.4 · 55.9 hp
Takeuchi TB370	Takeuchi	14,850 lb	13′ 5″	56.9 hp
Tianlu TE65	Tianlu	14,330 lb	13′ 8″	Kubota V2607 · 71.1 hp EPA ✓	Retractable tracks, Zero tail, Quick coupler
Wacker Neuson EZ80	Wacker Neuson	17,456 lb	13′ 8″	Perkins 404J-E22T · 56.3 hp EPA ✓	Zero tail
SANY SY60U	SANY	13,889 lb	13′ 1″	Yanmar 4TNV98C · 55.1 hp	Zero tail
Wacker Neuson ET65	Wacker Neuson	13,400 lb	13′ 9″	Perkins 404J-E22T · 56.3 hp EPA ✓
SANY SY60C	SANY	13,228 lb	13′ 1″	Yanmar 4TNV98C · 55.1 hp
Yanmar ViO80-7	Yanmar	18,409 lb	14′ 3″	Yanmar · 67 hp	Zero tail
JCB 85Z	JCB	18,298 lb	12′ 7″	64.4 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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Cat 301.7 CR4,222 lb
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Cat 302 CR4,987 lb
Cat 302.7 CR6,724 lb
Cat 303 CR7,818 lb
Cat 303.5 CR9,240 lb
Cat 3049,868 lb
Cat 305 CR12,688 lb

Sources

Cat: cat.com