Specification sheetIssued 4 November 2026
Cat · mini excavator
Cat 303 CR
Cat 303 CR mini excavator, current build 07A (Cat C1.1 Turbo, U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final / EU Stage V), from Cat's Specalog AEHQ8350-04 (09-2025) for Global excluding China and Japan; Al-Bahar (UAE) does not list the 303 CR, so there is no Gulf sheet and this is the global sheet linked by US Cat dealers; dimensions are for the standard 1260 mm stick unless a row says long stick.
USAGlobal
- digging depth
- 104.3 in
- power
- 23.6 hp
- Operating weight
- 7,817 lb
- Tail swing radius
- 30.5 in
- Max blade height
- 15.2 in
- Max blade depth
- 21.1 in
- Overall height (to top of boom)
- 63.0 in
- Overall height (to top of cab)
- 97.6 in
- Swing bearing height
- 22.4 in
- Track length
- 81.5 in
- Overall length
- 177.6 in
- Shoe width
- 11.8 in
- Width of crawler
- 61.0 in
- Ground clearance (minimum)
- 12.2 in
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Dimensions
- Tail swing radius, light counterweight
- 33.3 in
- Tail swing radius, extra counterweight
- 35.0 in
- Overall height (to top of boom), long stick
- 75.6 in
- Overall length, long stick
- 179.5 in
Performance
- 1Max digging depth
- 104.3 in
- Max digging depth, long stick
- 116.1 in
- 2Max vertical wall digging depth (Vertical wall, standard stick)
- 71.7 in
- Max vertical wall digging depth, long stick
- 81.5 in
- 3Max reach at ground level
- 190.2 in
- Max reach at ground level, long stick
- 201.2 in
- 4Max digging reach (Maximum reach, standard stick)
- 196.1 in
- Max digging reach, long stick
- 206.3 in
- 5Max digging height
- 177.6 in
- Max digging height, long stick
- 183.1 in
- 6Max dumping height (Maximum dump clearance, standard stick)
- 124.8 in
- Max dumping height, long stick
- 130.3 in
- 7Boom-in reach (Boom in reach, standard stick)
- 68.9 in
- Boom-in reach, long stick
- 75.2 in
- 16Boom swing offset, right (Boom swing right (plan view))
- 34.3 in
- 17Boom swing offset, left (Boom swing left (plan view))
- 25.2 in
- Boom swing, right
- 50°
- Boom swing, left
- 75°
- Bucket digging force
- 6,385 lbf
- Arm digging force (Stick digging force, standard stick)
- 3,732 lbf
- Arm digging force, long stick (Stick digging force, long stick)
- 3,327 lbf
- Swing speed (Machine swing speed)
- 9.0 rpm
Weight
- Operating weight
- 7,817 lb
- Operating weight, cab (minimum)
- 6,924 lb
- Operating weight, canopy (minimum)
- 6,670 lb
- Operating weight, canopy (maximum)
- 7,552 lb
- EU CE plate weight, canopy
- 6,791 lb
- EU CE plate weight, cab
- 7,012 lb
- Weight increase, cab
- 254 lb
- Weight increase, counterweight (light)
- 221 lb
- Weight increase, counterweight (extra)
- 551 lb
- Weight increase, long stick
- 55 lb
- Weight increase, steel tracks
- 276 lb
Engine
- Engine model
- Cat C1.1 Turbo
- Emissions
- U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final / EU Stage V
- Net power (ISO 9249, 80/1269/EEC, at 2,400 rpm)
- 23.6 hp
- Gross power (Engine power, ISO 14396)
- 24.7 hp
- Bore
- 3.0 in
- Stroke
- 3.2 in
- Displacement
- 69.0 in3
Hydraulics
- Pump flow
- 26 gal/min
- Max pressure (Operating pressure, equipment)
- 3,553 psi
- Operating pressure, travel
- 3,553 psi
- Operating pressure, swing
- 2,553 psi
- Auxiliary circuit flow, primary
- 17 gal/min
- Auxiliary circuit flow, secondary
- 7.0 gal/min
Travel
- Travel speed (high)
- 2.8 mph
- Travel speed (low)
- 1.6 mph
- Max traction force, high speed
- 3,305 lbf
- Max traction force, low speed
- 7,059 lbf
- Ground pressure, minimum weight
- 27.6 kPa
- Ground pressure, maximum weight
- 32.3 kPa
- Gradeability (maximum)
- 30°
Blade
- Blade width
- 61.0 in
- Blade height
- 13.8 in
Boom and stick
- Boom length (One-piece boom)
- 86.6 in
- 21Stick length
- 49.6 in
- Stick length, long stick
- 61.4 in
Service capacities
- Fuel tank
- 11.9 gal
- Cooling system
- 1.1 gal
- Engine oil
- 1.1 gal
- Hydraulic tank
- 4.8 gal
- Hydraulic system
- 9.2 gal
- Final drive (each)
- 0.2 US gal
Service intervals
- Engine oil and filter (or 6 months)
- 500 hours
- Hydraulic oil
- 3,000 hours
- Final drive oil (or 12 months)
- 1,000 hours
- Coolant
- 12,000 hours