Caterpillar 302.7 CR, Cat 303 CR, and Cat 303.5 CR mini excavators are built on the company’s Next Generation platform and replace existing models 302.7D, 303E, and 303.5E2. Operating weights are in ...

Caterpillar downsized the engine in its 3.5-tonne 303.5E2 mini excavator to 23.5 hp to cut the machine’s emissions-compliance cost, and upgraded to an electronically controlled hydraulic pump to match ...

In this Cat video (24 min.) Senior Project Engineer Rob Jackson walks around the 303.5E CR, 304E CR, 305E CR and 305.5E CR Mini Excavators highlighting the features as well as the differences from the ...

A software updated on the Cat 303.5 CR mini excavator is designed to improve transient speeds by up to 25%. Top speed remains the same, according to Caterpillar, but the excavator reaches it more ...

PEORIA, Ill.—In an move it hopes will change the way contractors think about what compact equipment is capable of, Caterpillar is introducing the 304.5E2 XTC mini excavator, a 4-ton machine which has ...