
Specification
- Machine weight
- 2–6 t
- Hitch
- S40
- Width
- 350 mm
- Volume
- 110 L
More specifications (4)
- Weight
- 94 kg
- Wear steel
- Hardox 450, 6-10 mm
- Body steel
- S355, 6 mm
- Cutting edge
- HB 500, 20 mm
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Built for 2–6 t. Your machine weighs 4,915–5,754 kg. Choose the bracket on the product page.
S40 bracket

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Built for 4–7 t. Your machine weighs 4,915–5,754 kg. Choose the bracket on the product page. The attachment withstands at most 137 bar. Turn the AUX1 pressure down to that before you run it.

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Built for 2–6 t. Your machine weighs 4,915–5,754 kg. Choose the bracket on the product page.
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Fits, check first
Built for 2–6 t. Your machine weighs 4,915–5,754 kg. Choose the bracket on the product page.
S40 bracket

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Delivery in 7–14 days

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Delivery in 7–14 days
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Built for 2–6 t. Your machine weighs 4,915–5,754 kg. Choose the bracket on the product page.
S40 bracket

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Delivery in 7–14 days
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The Cat 305 is a 5-tonne machine that handles more than its size suggests, from residential plots to smaller civil works and municipal service jobs. At this weight it already drives a light breaker for concrete, alongside a digging bucket, grading bucket and grapple on the S40 hitch. Check oil flow against the breaker first.
The Cat 305 is a 5-tonne machine that handles more than its size suggests. On Swedish jobs it goes from residential plots to smaller civil works and municipal service jobs, a machine that is easy to trailer yet still takes on real digging. It suits the firm that needs a machine for most things without moving up in transport weight.
On a residential plot the Cat 305 digs out for foundation and drainage, on a municipal service job it repairs road culverts and digs out services. On smaller civil works it lays pipe and grades ground. It is a machine that covers a broad range of everyday jobs, which makes it a good base to build an attachment set around.
At this weight it already drives a light breaker for concrete and stone, alongside a digging bucket, grading bucket and grapple. Check the oil flow against the breaker first, because the flow is what governs on a machine this size. Everything runs on the S40 hitch.
For a 5-tonne machine you choose a digging bucket for excavation, a wide grading bucket for levelling and slopes, and a narrow cable bucket for drainage and services. On groundwork you mostly swap between the digging bucket and grading bucket, with the cable bucket out when you lay pipe or cable.
A sorting grapple belongs on the Cat 305 when you load stone, pull apart and sort spoil. At 5 tonnes the machine carries the grapple steadily as long as you do not reach out far with a heavy load. The grapple lets the same machine both dig and clear spoil on the job.
All attachments run on the S40 hitch, the standard for mini excavators. With the same hitch you swap quickly between bucket, grapple and breaker without leaving the cab, and you get more out of the machine day.
A 5-tonne machine drives a light hydraulic breaker for concrete and stone. On groundwork and service jobs the breaker is good to have when you hit rock in the trench or have to take out an old concrete edge. At this weight you stick to a light breaker the machine can manage.
Check the oil flow against the breaker spec before you buy. On a machine this size it is the flow and not the weight that decides which breaker it handles. Match the breaker to your Cat 305 so it hits at full force and does not wear prematurely.
An auger drive is useful on the Cat 305 for post holes, footing piles and planting pits. The auger bit is the part in the drive, and you choose the size by the hole. On a light machine keep the attachment weight down and do not auger at full reach.
The Cat 305 runs an S40 hitch, the standard coupler for mini excavators. Check the attachments are listed for S40 before you buy. With a common hitch you build a set of attachments that all fit and that you swap quickly between tasks.
On a 5-tonne machine the attachment weight still matters a lot. The main thing is to stick to attachments the machine can lift at full reach, since one that is too heavy far out makes even a strong 5-tonne machine unstable. That is the most common mistake in this class.
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