Building a custom excavator

Tired of front mounted offset boom machines and their limitations, and a niche market for dh mountain bike trails, we decided to build the ultimate mini excavator.


The undercarriage is from a cat 307ssr, the drivetrain and cab is from a John Deere 50d, final drives and 115l fuel tank are komatsu Pc78, the boom is custom built as well as the rest of it.




I'll skip the boring deconstruction cleaning up burned machines phases

Here is the main upper chassis hanging for welding...

Building a custom excavator

Building a custom excavator