Compact excavator digs to new depths

Bobcat‘s 425 compact excavator delivers a standard arm maximum digging depth of 8 feet, 4 inches and a maximum reach of 14 feet 10 inches at ground level. The long-arm option offers a maximum digging depth of 9 feet 4 inches and a maximum reach of 15 feet 9 inches. Both models are powered by a 26-horsepower liquid-cooled diesel engine with two-speed travel motors. The 425’s standard version offers 3,282 -pounds of arm breakout force and 5,058 -pounds of bucket breakout force. Turf-friendly rubber tracks distribute the operating weight of the 5,849-pound excavator over a larger area to lower ground pressure to 3.7 pounds per square inch. Steel tracks are also available for harsher working environments.