What is the difference between mini excavators and regular excavators

Although mini excavators and regular excavators are both types of excavators, they have significant differences in size, power, and applicable scenarios. Mini excavators require more refined operating methods and different mastery techniques.

1、 What is the difference between a mini excavator and a regular excavator?

Although mini excavators and regular excavators are both types of excavators, they have significant differences in size, power, and applicable scenarios. The size of mini excavators is generally much smaller than that of normal excavators. Normally, the working range of mini excavators is 1.5 to 8 tons, while the working range of conventional excavators is 12 to 45 tons. This provides convenience for mini excavators to carry out construction in narrow spaces or complex urban areas.

2、 Characteristics and Operation Methods of Mini Excavators

Due to its compact size compared to regular excavators, mini excavators are more suitable for narrow workspaces. And it is also different from ordinary excavators in terms of equipment power, bucket device, and counterweight. Specifically, mini excavators rely on batteries or small internal combustion engines as power sources, and also need to be equipped with various work tools to complete targeted construction tasks. In addition, mini excavators also require different mastery techniques in operation, such as how to master the length of the steel wire rope, the flow rate of hydraulic oil, and the speed of the bucket wheel, etc.

In short, although mini excavators and regular excavators are both excavators, they have significant differences and require different operating methods and skills. The characteristics of mini excavators are mainly demonstrated in flexibility, efficiency, and diversity, which can meet the needs and requirements of customers for small construction machinery construction.