Cat® Mini Excavators - Standard Boom vs Variable Angle Booms

Machines like this are worth their weight in gold in urban/heavy urban environments. All that hardware on the boom must come at the cost of quite a bit of lifting capacity. Neither of those two things were mentioned.

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Don't get me wrong, I like it. But, you better be/have a damn good operator. Being able to work closer to the machine also means it can destroy itself if not operated precisely. Cat has removed some of the idiot proofing and I sure wouldn't want one of these in a rental yard!!

so does this digger retain standard stick lift capacity when the boom is tucked in?

Can you add a thumb to the VAB? Or will get in the way of your curling the boom in close?

I always thought the two piece boom looked dumb, but I have noticed they are quite popular in europe. But I am slowly coming around in my thinking that they are more versitile.

With the fixed boom you can dig again the blade if you off set the arm so ??

So basically it has a stick like a backhoe on it

Imagine an excavator with a 4 angel boom

I always thought you didn't want to touch the machine with the bucket? Guess I was taught wrong. That's why the boom is so long. And it has the boom angle on the mast. Learn to run the machine like the old guys had to. Just another point to wear out and flop.

Mantap