Mini Excavators For Sale in Canada

About Mini Excavators

Miniature excavators perform much of the same work as larger wheel and crawler excavators, including digging and moving soil, gravel, sand, and other materials. However, due to their compactness, they’re more suitable for small- and medium-sized jobs. Their smaller size—many are less than 36 inches (914 millimeters) wide—means they can move through many gates and doorways and can operate in tight spaces where bigger machines can’t fit.

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2025 Kubota KX040-4 Mini Excavator

Mini Excavator Capabilities & Attachments

Although digging is the primary application for compact excavators, attachments give them the ability to perform a wide range of other tasks, including crushing, demolishing, lifting, trenching, loading, ripping, and much more. 

Mini excavators work with a wide range of attachments, including augers, concrete breakers, drills, hammers, crusher buckets, drum cutters, forestry mulchers, string trimmers, grapples, plate compactors, post drivers, and thumbs. This versatility makes mini excavators equally at home on construction sites as they are on residential projects and urban utility worksites.

Mini Excavator Buying Considerations

Mini excavators for sale combine compact size with dependable digging power for work in areas where mobility and precision matter most. Weighing up to about 15,000 pounds (6,800 kilograms), these machines use a boom, stick, and bucket driven by hydraulic controls to trench, grade, or move material efficiently. A front dozer blade helps operators stabilize the unit, backfill soil, or level ground on jobsites with tight access or uneven terrain.

Buyers can choose from open-station mini excavators with rollover protection systems (ROPS) to fully enclosed cab models designed for year-round comfort. Each machine features a 360-degree rotating upper structure mounted on a compact tracked undercarriage—often informally referred to as a “mini trackhoe,” with wheeled configurations also available. These space-saving designs allow contractors, landscapers, and fleet owners to put mini excavators to work in utility, site preparation, and landscaping applications where maneuverability is critical but performance still matters.

Popular Mini Excavator Models

Some of the more popular mini excavators for sale on MarketBook.ca include:

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2026 Bobcat E35 Mini Excavator

Bobcat E35

This 7,659-lb (3,474-kg) machine is 69 in. (1,753 mm) wide and features a 24.8-horsepower (18.5-kilowatt) diesel engine. Also available in long- and extendable-arm configurations, the standard E35 has a rated lift capacity of 3,318 lbs (1,505 kg), a maximum digging depth of 10.1 feet (3.08 meters), and a bucket digging force of 7,284 pounds-force (32,400 newtons). 

Bobcat E20

This model weighs only 4,167 lbs (1,890 kg). The E20’s undercarriage can retract from 53.5 to 38.6 in. (1,359 to 980 mm) to reduce the overall width of the machine. 

Caterpillar 305.5E2

This 11,905-lb (5,400-kg) trackhoe has 41.7 net hp (31.1 net kW). It’s one of the most widely traded Caterpillar excavators for sale, often chosen for digging, grading, and general small-construction projects.

Kubota Mini Excavators

Other common mini excavators on the market include the Kubota KX040-4 and U35-4. Builders and utility crews favor both models for their digging precision and stability.

Hybrid & Electric Mini Excavators

The Takeuchi TB216H is noteworthy because it’s a hybrid-powered mini excavator, equipped with both a Yanmar 14.9-hp (11.1-kW) diesel engine for regular outdoor work and a 14.2-hp (10.6-kW) electric motor for quiet, emissions-free use indoors.

A few mini excavators are fully powered by electric batteries, such as Bobcat’s E10e and E19e, and the Volvo ECR25 Electric. 

Where To Buy & Finance Mini Excavators

Explore MarketBook.ca to find new and used mini excavators for sale. Popular brands include Bobcat and Caterpillar (both of which offer some “mini” excavators that are significantly heavier than the norm), as well as John Deere, Hitachi, Kubota, Sany, Takeuchi, and Yanmar, among others.

If you’re looking for mini excavator financing options to fund a new purchase, CurrencyFinance can find you the best available rate and favorable repayment terms.