POLL: What do you think of Cat’s new half excavator, half skid steer 304.5E2?

The 304.5E2 equipped with Cat’s MP bucket and a fork in the foreground. Photo credit: Wayne Grayson

Caterpillar recently launched a new type of excavator it’s referring to as an Xtra Tool Carrier, a compact, 4-ton machine with a skid steer interface where the dozer blade is typically located.

Started as a garage project rather than as a specific request from customers, Cat envisions several useful applications for the new 304.5E2, saying that its ability to couple to buckets, forks, blades, brooms rakes and trenchers should bring operators a new level of multitasking.

You can read our full story about the machine here. But we’re interested in what you think about it. Let us know in the poll below.