Experience the world's smallest excavator

When we talk about the excavator, everyone must have thought of the kind of "jumbo" on the roadside. How small is the smallest excavator in this giant? Everyone has been curious about this. To do this, take a look at all the world's smallest excavators here.



First, on January 18, 1999, at the 500-day countdown event held in Bonn in Hanover, Germany, the organizing committee of the International Exposition 2000 in Hanover demonstrated the world's smallest excavator developed by the German Institute of Microtechnology. It is only 63 mm long and weighs 12 grams, but it has all the features of an ordinary excavator.




Then the Komatsu PC01 has a working weight of 300 kg, a rated power of 2.6 kW (3.5 HP) and a bucket capacity of 0.008 m3.



On January 20, 2007, at the Smart Manufacturing Show in Tokyo, Japan, an engineering equipment company in Japan introduced the world's smallest excavator. This "mini" excavator has a compact body and is suitable for working in a narrow space. It can excavate a deep pit of more than one meter.



The world’s smallest excavator performed on site: stretching his legs, bending over, waving his arms, and jumping... On March 29th, 2011, a unique performer attracted many visitors' eyes. . This is not a student doing morning exercises, but a live performance of a small mini excavator.

This excavator is the smallest mini excavator in the world. It is only one third of the volume of similar products and weighs only one and a half tons. Since the "foot" of the excavator can be freely extended inwards and outwards, it can not only be easily walked into an ordinary user's home, but also used in industrial and mining applications. And a friend from Qingdao bought a "big toy" from Japan for his children.



Beauty test drive a small excavator: May 20, 2011, held in the Wuhan Traffic Vocational College Skills Festival, a pocket-sized Nissan excavator appeared in the venue, attracted hundreds of teachers and students onlookers. "This is the world's smallest excavator, 70 cm high and weighing 1 ton. The arm is also straight but 2.5 meters. There are rubber tracks and there is no operation room. It is like riding a motorcycle." Ming Pingshun, director of the Department of Engineering, told reporters that the excavator was produced in Japan and supplied by Wuhan Komatsu Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., worth about 200,000 yuan. Because of its mobility, it can perform complex work in narrow spaces. It is mainly used in villa gardens in Japan. The cultivation of flowers and plants has not been sold or put into use in China. Yang Ting, a girl from the Department of Automotive Engineering of the Department of Automotive Engineering who used the freshman technology, said after test drive that the PC01 is small and cute, and the operation is also very interesting. She has learned some simple operations with the help of company staff.



Another small excavator equipped with a breaker