JCB Micro Plus mini-excavators

Sept. 28, 2010

The 17-hp Micro and Micro Plus mini-excavators weigh in at 2,509 and 2,893 pounds, respectively. The Micro has a standard dig depth of 76 inches and can move through a 28-inch-wide opening, thanks to its extending undercarriage, which retracts to 27.5 inches. It extends to 38.2 inches when stability for digging is required. The Micro Plus has a standard dig depth of 85 inches. Its undercarriage retracts to 38.2 inches and extends to 53.1 inches. Both models provide 360 degrees of upper-structure swing and a 140-degree boom swing—70 degrees to the left and 70 degrees to the right.