Mini Excavator - PALLET FORKS. How to make better use of your Mini Digger!
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2024
- In this video I get to test out some Pallet Forks for my UHI UME12 Mini Digger.
Watch the video to the end to get the details on how you can save $100 on the RRP on this Pallet Fork kit, available from UHI Machinery. Only for a limited time! (Available for 25mm pin models only).
You must call on the numbers listed below and mention the video on the 'Tree Change Farmer' RUclips Channel to qualify for the discount. This is offer only available for Australian buyers.
Contact UHI Machinery in your state 1800 000 844 (Australia only).
Alex can be contacted in the Sydney branch on 0478 899 426.
See the UHI Machinery range on this link:
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1/323 Newbridge Rd, Chipping Norton NSW 2170
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The set of pallet fork are very simple!
Perfect for a machine that size!
Excellent Video!
Great video this attachment would be a handy implement on my machine getting older so any mechanical lifting aids come in handy and this one is so simple.
Thank you Dave for the weight load test, it answers a crucial question that has been exercising my mind regarding whether a UME12 will work for me. Looks like Alex will be hearing from me on Monday.
Wonderful clear video and everything well explained. I think with an attachment like that you would start putting a lot more things on pallets and get good use from it. We got an extension for my digger and it certainly takes a bit of getting used to, but you had those forks pretty well under control. I'd be keen to see more of your videos with your digger doing different tasks because you make good quality movies.
G'Day from across the ditch. I found your channel some time ago and am a fan who has subscribed a while back! I like your 2T RHINO machine - UHI have the same machine that I would like to upgrade to one day, but happy with what my 1.2T machine can do. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment - Cheers Dave.
Perfect and clear explanation. Thanks for the real pallet weight test. I am from Prague CZ, try to find similar product in my area. Thanks again. petr
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment Petr. There are many makers and sellers of the chinese mini excavators, so should not be hard to track one down. Also check out 'Homesteading Uncontained' on RUclips as they have a video on importing a machine (into France).
If you need to lift a bit more weight I bet the forks can be put on in the opposite direction. Put them on facing your excavator. This will help maintain your balance, but you may need a spotter to help guide the forks under the load. Just a thought. Btw great vid.
She is really cute😻❤️
These are really cool. I wondered about pallet forks on a mini ex. I have things I'd like to palletize and lift to stack on high shelves in my pole barn and need to be able to get off the machine to climb up to the upper level I am referring to and can't do this from my skid loader as I am trapped in it once the boom is lifted. The items I am referring to lifting are less than 300lbs. These very simple forks would make a mini ex even more functional if used safely. Also I checked out your friend Nicks channel and it's really cool too. He is repairing a broken dozer blade in the video I just watched.
Thanks for watching. I think for what you want to do with the shelves , the forks would be a great idea. Certainly the view to the end of the forks is great from the operator position and makes it so easy. Cheers Dave
Nice I will be making up on my self
you might want to start pulling out those pretty yellow flowers,they are fireweed and will take over your property!
hi if you are only lifting around 250kg buy a clamp on front loader forks set and turn your digger bucket a set in uk £75 pounds good luck every one ,adrian
Thanks Adrian. I did buy some clamp on forks for the John Deere 2025 loader I have. They can be seen being used in the video on building the mezzanine floor.
ruclips.net/video/zyAvGX9mLGo/видео.html
Cheers Dave
Hi great videos just with the safeworking load it probably includes the side lift capacity due to the narrow pivot point. lifting from the sides may be a quick back up demmo video?
Thanks Mal for that. Will update in the next digger video. Thanks for watching 👍
It would be interesting to compare the price of a UHI excavator to one from Kubota. The UHI excavator looks good. They say the value of a machine is with its support base and spare parts availability. Videos like this add value to the UHI excavator.
Yes I agree Karl, it would be good to a side by side comparison. For my own use I could justify buying the UHI machine but to buy a CAT or KUBOTA machine would be way beyond me. So far UHI have had all the parts needed and always been available on the phone for help if needed. Thanks for commenting.
Klug und durchdacht!
Vielen Dank, weitere videos folgen.
These look perfect and as you say they are a real simple design. I am too far from you to get the deal but it does make you think of a little fabrication project. Great explanation - ps which microphone are you using. Cheers from France.
Hello Ian and Julie. I use a Rodes 'GO' wireless mic system. I have added a link in the video description. The new models are available with two mics and a single receiver so you can use for two people. They really only work when facing the camera up to a range of 70 metres. I use it with mainly a GoPro 5 Black. Have to use the little furry cover for the mic outside if windy or you can attach a seperate lavalier mic head (which I am going to do from now). BTW they are Australian made! Available in Europe and on Amazon. Cheers Dave K.
I am quite sure that you can drill some holes and put a pin in to keep the forks from falling off.
I’m in the market for a digger a little bigger but after seeing this I may go down a size or two. Need it for farm maintenance etc.
good to know how much they can lift now.
Keep up the testing videos I enjoy them thoroughly.
Thanks for the comment Andy. The negative aspect on moving things around the farm is the speed of the machine. These small diggers only travel at 1.9km/h. If you move up to a 2 tonne machine the travel motors are bigger and better and can move at 4km/h. But for me it still makes the machine worthwhile and for trenching and digging holes with the auger, it has been way easier than a shovel! Cheers Dave K.
Thanks old man... seems useful thing to dig a hole for some deadbody around my area
Safety issue is the forks can slide off the rail. Should have holes drilled every so often to allow keeper pins to be inserted to prevent forks from sliding. Otherwise a cheap, simple design suitable for mini diggers
I wonder if you turn the fork around could get in over top then back? Would that increase the load.
Yep it would work if you had a spotter to guide the forks back under the pallet (because you cant see from the operating position). RUclipsr "MetalMusings' in Sweden has made a hook to pick up an IBC full of wood and sit it on the blade of the mini digger - which I reckon is about 1000kg.
Im gonna figure how to attach a landscape rake to mine. i think it would be a lot faster.
There could be some minor simple improvements, I will mention your name when I talk to Alex...
How much did 1.2t machine cost? Was the pallet attachment included?
Cheers
The price of the 1.2t machine now I think is $17990 but check the UHI website on the link in the description. Pallet forks were not included.
was the 44gal drum full of oil
I had taken 10 litres out so maybe 190 litres in the drum. Weight would be about 170 kilograms.
It’s a good idea to grease the thread of the screw hitch regularly. You don’t want to risk that thread rusting or you could shear it off.
Yep totally agree. Could see the thread needed some grease on that low angle shot.
@@TreeChangeFarmer I’m not sure where you could even get a replacement screw for that hitch. You’d probably have to make one up yourself if you have a machine shop.
How do you go for parts
Gotta say I haven't needed any parts as yet. Digger came with filters for an engine oil change which has just been done. I have seen the parts section in the Sydney warehouse and it seems pretty impressive. Cheers Dave
Seven months and 13 hours
I do 13 hours aday on my 1.7yanmar digger
Can you send me on the design and I will well weld up one my self
Price
Australian RRP is $500 but currently there is A $100 discount for viewers of this channel.
I do NOT like this design. At very least the main tubing can get bent, even with small loads. There is no support. The tubbing can get twisted to the point the forks won't slide side to side with ease and making them uneven. Also the with bouncing, the main tube can get worn down, and the outer tube can rotate and bind, making them uneven or worse completely rotate. This is the main reason why those other designs have an upper slide bar and a lower backstop. I know these are meant for smaller machines but why bother. Let the machine not be able to lift a load rather than it fail while lifting.
For light loads and hobby farmers occasional use, you work with the limits of the machine. Otherwise buy a proper forklift if you need a lot of regular heavy lifting...
@thedevilsadvocate3577 I'm not even talking about heavy lifting. Any movement will cause bounce. No matter how slight. In time, that single tube will get worn, and will let the forks twist/rotate causing (at very least) uneven forks. So unless you are referring to a single pack of toilet paper as a light load, then I wouldn't even bother. Again, it is better to not be able to lift the load from the start than to have this thing fail and drop that load.
@thedevilsadvocate3577 OH and who is a "hobby" farmer? If you a farmer who has hobbies then you have the right equipment (should have).
If you are a person who just does some small farming(gardening) as a hobby then you don't even need this.
@@AztecWarrior69 A friend of mine bought 5 acres, he's letting me do the tree planting, making veggie patches & rejuvenate the property...He still wants forklift ability for the infrequent sending/deliveries for his workshop on-site...
Don't pigeon hole everyone mate...
@thedevilsadvocate3577 then he should get a decent set of forks. That simple. Not ones that may fail if he decides to pick up something that the machine can handle but the forks can't.
Care to explain how exactly and where I am "penguin holing" anyone?