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Item 142019212021 Cat 303.5 CR Mini Excavator
Austell, GA
Usage: 1,045 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • 2021 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 5 ft 1 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Power Angle Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • 12 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 141931932019 John Deere 50G Mini Excavator
Ridgeville, SC
Usage: 4,230 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2019 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 7 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Power Angle Blade • 15.5 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 36 in Cleanup Bucket • Additional 20 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 141830682016 (unverified) JCB 85Z-1 Mini Excavator
Fowler, CA
Usage: 3,204 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • 2016 US EPA Label • 7 ft Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 17.5 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler
IronClad Assurance
Item 138367692024 Kubota KX040-4R1AP Mini Excavator
Austin, TX
Usage: 1,242 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Tier 4 • 5 ft Stick • Power Angle Blade • Manual Quick Coupler • 24 in Digging Bucket • EQUIPMENT-FROM-EWALD-KUBOTA
IronClad Assurance
Item 133964892018 Takeuchi TB235-2 Mini Excavator
Deer Lake, NL, CAN
Usage: 2,285 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • 2018 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 5 ft 6 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 23 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 141656642022 Takeuchi TB216H Mini Excavator
Orlando, FL
Usage: 323 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2022 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 3 ft 9 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • 9 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 16 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 135342002021 Yanmar ViO17-1 Mini Excavator
Geelong, VIC, AUS
Usage: 930 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Swing Boom • 960 mm Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 230 mm Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 900 mm Cleanup Bucket • Additional 430 mm Cleanup Bucket • 280 Cleanup Bucket • 2021 AusWide 2.8 m Bogie/A Equipment Trailer • 185R14 Wheels • Spring Suspension • 1700 mm Ramps • Trailer S/N: 6T9T26V86NA4BZ232 • A267802
Item 135342012021 Yanmar ViO17-A Mini Excavator
Geelong, VIC, AUS
Usage: 488 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Swing Boom • 950 mm Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 230 mm Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • 900 mm Cleanup Bucket • Additional 405 mm Digging Bucket • 250 mm Cleanup Bucket • 2021 AusWide 2.8 m Bogie/A Equipment Trailer • Spring Suspension • 185R14 Wheels • 1700 mm Ramps • Trailer S/N: 6T9T26V86MA4BZ108 • A267801
Item 130862052022 XCMG XE35U Mini Excavator
Texarkana, TX
Usage: 217 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Swing Boom • 4 ft 5 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 11.5 in Rubber Tracks • Hydraulic Quick Coupler • 24 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 141935662021 Bobcat E26 Mini Excavator
Ozark, AR
Usage: 2,378 hr
Tier 4 • 2020 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 6 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 16 in Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142405222018 Takeuchi TB235 Mini Excavator
Canon City, CO
Usage: 252 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2017 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 12 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142715292019 Bobcat E45 Mini Excavator
Wichita Falls, TX
Usage: 2,553 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2019 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 6 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 15.5 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 18 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142716382018 Bobcat E45 Mini Excavator
Colfax, NC
Usage: 3,585 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • 2018 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 7 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 16 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 24 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142841052022 Sany SY35U Mini Excavator
Lebanon, TN
Usage: 364 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • Tier 4 • Swing Boom • 55 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 14 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142842072022 Yanmar ViO35-6A Mini Excavator
Humble, TX
Usage: 1,279 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2022 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 6 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Hydraulic Quick Coupler • 18 in Digging Bucket • Thumb Bracket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142841002022 Sany SY35U Mini Excavator
Morris, IL
Usage: 442 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • 55 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 11.5 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 18 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 143035792018 JOHN DEERE 35G Mini Excavator
Saratoga Springs, UT
Usage: 2,831 hr
Swing Boom • 4 ft 3 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • 24 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142838922022 Sany SY35U Mini Excavator
Lake Worth, TX
Usage: 970 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • Swing Boom • 4 ft 7 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 290 mm Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 24 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142836602022 Sany SY35U Mini Excavator
Humble, TX
Usage: 870 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • 4 ft 7 in Stick • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler
IronClad Assurance
Item 135522062014 Yanmar ViO35-6A Mini Excavator
Lebanon, TN
Tier 4 • 2014 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 4 in Stick • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Hydraulic Quick Coupler • 18 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 14303576John Deere 35G Mini Excavator
American Fork, UT
Usage: 3,200 hr
4 ft 3 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • 24 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 138253232021 XCMG XE27U Mini Excavator
Las Vegas, NV
Usage: 11 hr
Tier 4 • 2021 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 3 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • 17 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142836552022 Sany SY35U Mini Excavator
Odessa, MO
Usage: 957 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Swing Boom • 4 ft 7 in Stick • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 24 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 14303574John Deere 35G Mini Excavator
Orem, UT
Usage: 3,078 hr
Swing Boom • 4 ft 3 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 11 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142836532022 Sany SY35U Mini Excavator
Humble, TX
Usage: 1,085 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • 4 ft 7 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 12 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 141988492019 John Deere 35G Mini Excavator
Columbia Station, OH
Usage: 4,632 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • 2019 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 5 ft 8 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 10.25 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142717582021 JOHN DEERE 26G Mini Excavator
NEWNAN, GA
Usage: 995 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2019 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 3 ft 10 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 24 in Digging Bucket • Thumb Bracket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142716652017 TAKEUCHI TB240 Mini Excavator
Port Charlotte, FL
Usage: 308 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Tier 4 • 2017 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 5 ft 3 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 13.75 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 18 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 115804492018 Yanmar ViO55-6A Mini Excavator
New Iberia, LA
Usage: 1,663 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • 2018 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 5 ft 5 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Power Angle Blade • 16 in Rubber Tracks • Hydraulic Quick Coupler • 37 in Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142019252021 Cat 303.5E2 CR Mini Excavator (Inoperable)
Hope Mills, NC
Usage: 1,210 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • 2021 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 5 ft 3 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • Hydraulic Thumb
Item 142731552014 Hyundai Robex 55-9 Mini Excavator
Drury, AUCK, NZL
Usage: 2,981 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Swing Boom • 1500 mm Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 380 mm Triple Grouser Track Shoes • Hydraulic Quick Coupler • 1600 mm Cleanup Bucket
Item 142717062018 Bobcat E45 Mini Excavator
Virginia Beach, VA
Usage: 2,207 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2018 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 7 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 16 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 24 in Cleanup Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 140158952019 Wacker Neuson EZ36 Mini Excavator
Lebanon, TN
Usage: 866 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Tier 4 • 2018 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 0 ft 66 in Stick • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 12 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142716402017 BOBCAT E42 Mini Excavator
GASTONIA, NC
Usage: 2,192 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Tier 4 • 2016 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 6 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12.50 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 16 in Digging Bucket • Thumb Bracket
IronClad Assurance
Item 141988412018 John Deere 35G Mini Excavator
Columbia Station, OH
Usage: 4,348 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Control Pattern Changer • 2017 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Power Angle Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 135522042012 Yanmar VIO35-5B Mini Excavator
Lebanon, TN
Usage: 3,253 hr
Swing Boom • 4 ft 6 in Stick • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Hydraulic Quick Coupler • 18 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 143461242019 Wacker Neuson EZ36 Mini Excavator
PANAMA CITY, FL
Usage: 1,672 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2018 US EPA Label • 4 ft 10 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • 23 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 141591702024 Kubota U35-4R1A Mini Excavator
KAILUA KONA, HI
Usage: 231 hr
Tier 4 • 2023 US EPA Label • CARB Compliant • Swing Boom • 67 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Power Angle Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • 24 in Bucket • Additional 12 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb • NPK PH2 - SN:143108 Hydraulic Breaker
IronClad Assurance
Item 140736262024 XCMG XE55DA Mini Excavator (Unused)
Xuzhou, JNGS, CHN
Usage: 8 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Chinese Tier 3 • 1620 mm Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 400 mm Triple Grouser Track Shoes • 640 mm Digging Bucket
Item 140736272024 XCMG XE55DA Mini Excavator (Unused)
Xuzhou, JNGS, CHN
Usage: 12 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Chinese Tier 3 • 1620 mm Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 400 mm Triple Grouser Track Shoes • 640 mm Digging Bucket
Item 142717592020 Takeuchi TB216 Hybrid Mini Excavator
WOBURN, MA
Usage: 962 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2019 US EPA Label • 3 ft 9 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 9 in Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 12 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142740412021 John Deere E18ZS Mini Excavator
Drury, AUCK, NZL
Usage: 1,681 hr
Swing Boom • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • Hydraulic Tilting Bucket
Item 143035692020 TAKEUCHI TB216H Mini Excavator
WOBURN, MA
Usage: 230 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 3 ft 9 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 9 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 12 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 143035142018 BOBCAT E26 Mini Excavator
OREM, UT
Usage: 2,284 hr
Swing Boom • 3 ft 8 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 17 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142717692018 JOHN DEERE 26G Mini Excavator
Virginia Beach, VA
Usage: 1,725 hr
2018 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 3 ft 10 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • 12 in Rubber Tracks
IronClad Assurance
Item 142717562022 TAKEUCHI TB216H Mini Excavator
ORLANDO, FL
Usage: 422 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Tier 4 • 2022 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 3 ft 8 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 9 in Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142300312015 年 Hitachi ZX55UR-3 Mini Excavator
Narita City, JPN
Usage: 3,186 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Parallel Offset Boom • Stick Check Valve • Boom Check Valves • Backfill Blade • 400 mm Rubber Tracks • 640 mm Digging Bucket
Item 141894582015 年 Hitachi ZX55UR-3 Mini Excavator
Narita City, JPN
Usage: 2,647 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Parallel Offset Boom • 1600 mm Stick • Stick Check Valve • Boom Check Valves • Backfill Blade • 400 mm Rubber Tracks • 590 mm Digging Bucket
Item 142717672018 BOBCAT E26 Mini Excavator
GULFPORT, MS
Usage: 1,725 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 3 ft 6 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 12 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 141474642020 Bobcat E35i Mini Excavator
Muskogee, OK
Usage: 489 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Tier 4 • 2020 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 4 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 24 in Digging Bucket • Additional 12 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142715412020 Wacker Neuson EZ28 Mini Excavator
Slidell, LA
Usage: 531 hr
2018 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • 17 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 140077692021 JCB 19C-1E Electric Mini Excavator
Lachine, QC, CAN
Usage: 886 hr
Swing Boom • 3 ft 7 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 9 in Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 30 in Cleanup Bucket • Additional 18 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 141754722025 SDL SDLE20 Mini Excavator
Orlando, FL
Usage: 1 hr
2023 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 2 ft 7 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 7 in Rubber Tracks • 16 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142707832024 Kubota KX033-4R3 Mini Excavator
THEODORE, AL
Usage: 333 hr
Enclosed Cab • Air Conditioner • Tier 4 • 2023 US EPA Label • CARB Compliant • Swing Boom • 5 ft Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 11.5 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 17.5 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
Item 142716542018 Bobcat E20 Mini Excavator
Rockford, IL
Usage: 1,044 hr
Enclosed Cab • Control Pattern Changer • Tier 4 • 2017 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 4 ft 2 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 9 in Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 18 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 141988422016 John Deere 35G Mini Excavator
Lorton, VA
Usage: 3,908 hr
2016 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 5 ft 8 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 12 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
Item 142717622019 Takeuchi TB216 Hybrid Mini Excavator
Beavercreek, OH
Usage: 526 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2019 US EPA Label • CARB Compliant • Swing Boom • 3 ft 9 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 9 in Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 12 in Digging Bucket • Hydraulic Thumb
IronClad Assurance
Item 142896002019 Bobcat E26 Mini Excavator
Durham, NC
Usage: 1,366 hr
Control Pattern Changer • Swing Boom • 3 ft 7 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 12 in Rubber Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 18 in Digging Bucket
Item 137760102015 年 Yanmar B3-6A Mini Excavator
Narita City, JPN
Usage: 3,779 hr
Straight Travel Pedal • Control Pattern Changer • Parallel Offset Boom • 1300 mm Stick • Stick Check Valve • Boom Check Valves • Backfill Blade • 300 mm Rubber Tracks • 440 mm Bucket
Item 142717042018 Takeuchi TB216 Hybrid Mini Excavator
Swedesboro, NJ
Usage: 817 hr
Control Pattern Changer • 2018 US EPA Label • Swing Boom • 3 ft 8 in Stick • Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing • Backfill Blade • 9 in Rubber Tracks • Expandable Width Tracks • Manual Quick Coupler • 17 in Digging Bucket
IronClad Assurance
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Mini Excavators - What To Look For When Buying
Mini excavators are essential for industries like construction, landscaping, and agriculture, providing the flexibility to work in tight spaces and tackle a wide range of tasks. At Ritchie Bros., we offer a vast, constantly rotating inventory of mini excavators for sale through our global auction platform. Whether you're looking to expand your fleet or replace an aging machine, our auction-driven marketplace provides access to a wide range of brands and models at competitive prices. With detailed inspection reports and the potential for cost savings through our transparent bidding process, Ritchie Bros. makes buying equipment both reliable and affordable.
Buying vs Renting a Mini Excavator
When it comes to mini excavators, one of the most common decisions businesses face is whether to buy or rent. While renting may seem cost-effective upfront, it quickly adds up over time. For companies that frequently use excavators, purchasing is often a much smarter investment. Owning a mini excavator allows you to:
- Save Money Long-Term: The rental costs for mini excavators accumulate quickly. If you have ongoing or frequent projects, the overall cost of renting could surpass the cost of buying.
- Enjoy Flexibility: When you own your excavator, you can use it at your convenience without waiting for rental availability. This leads to less downtime and quicker project turnarounds.
- Customize Attachments: Owning allows you to outfit your mini excavator with the necessary attachments for your specific tasks without worrying about rental restrictions.
Ultimately, if you have ongoing needs or foresee more projects in the future, buying a mini excavator makes more financial and operational sense.
Key Things to Look for When Buying a Used Mini Excavator
If you're in the market for a used mini excavator, there are several important factors to consider before making a purchase. Below are some of the key considerations:
Size and Weight Capacity
Choosing the right size and weight capacity is critical. A mini excavator’s compact size allows it to perform tasks in tight spaces where larger equipment cannot fit. For instance, 1-ton mini excavators are perfect for landscaping and small construction projects. However, if your work requires heavier lifting or digging, you’ll need a model with a higher weight capacity.
Digging Depth and Reach
The digging depth and reach of your mini excavator are crucial depending on the type of work you'll be doing. For trenching or foundation work, a compact excavator with a longer reach ensures that your machine can handle deeper digs without needing to reposition frequently. Look for models with the appropriate digging capacity to maximize efficiency on the job site.
Hydraulic Power
The hydraulic system powers the attachments you’ll need to complete various tasks, such as augers or grapples. More powerful hydraulics allow you to tackle a wider range of jobs. For example, a Kubota mini excavator or a CAT mini excavator are known for their strong hydraulic systems, making them versatile and able to support numerous attachments.
Parts Compatibility and Maintenance
One often overlooked consideration is how easy it is to get replacement parts and service for your mini excavator. Popular brands such as Kubota, CAT, and Yanmar mini excavators have a wide availability of parts, which is critical for minimizing downtime when repairs are needed. Models in the ~$20K range from these brands are common and have strong support networks, making it easy to find parts quickly. Be sure to choose a model that offers reliable access to parts and repair services to keep your machine running efficiently.
Should I Buy a Backhoe or Mini Excavator?
Another common decision is whether to invest in a mini excavator or a backhoe. While both machines are versatile, the mini excavator typically has an edge when it comes to maneuverability in tight spaces and specialized tasks like trenching or digging. On the other hand, backhoes are great for projects that require both digging and loading material, but they are larger and can be harder to maneuver in confined areas.
In general, if your projects require precision and you’re working in limited spaces, a mini excavator is often the better choice. Consider your typical work environment and project needs when making your decision.
Different ways to buy used mini excavators at Ritchie Bros.
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