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I don't think I need one now that I just turned 80, but I found I can rent one for a day via Home Depot that I will use this spring to resurface my 300' driveway with a load of crusher run stone. I have a small grader for the finishing touch. Very informative video Mike. Thanks and Merry Christmas.
@@fastshapes3dsigns290 Thank you! Yes I just wanted to include my own experience of owning one along with what I have learned over the past 8 months of researching all the differences. Hopefully it helps others. Happy Holidays 🎄🎅🏽😊
Haha 🤣 happy holidays! I actually made a small mistake yesterday, that cabin video was intended to be posted on a second channel after the new year. Seems the cabin stuff doesn’t fit enough on my channel and seems to be a problem for the algorithm. I will post a video soon mentioning the roll out of the new channel for more cabin content. 😊👍
Bro you are a blessing to us! Greatly enjoyed and benefited from your articulated tractor build series. Love the clear explanations and superb camerawork/editing. You somehow instinctively answer all questions in somehow the order they pop up!
Love the videos. Great info on the Chinese stuff. I’m a retired machinist and bought a Chinese lathe and mill. They’re not as strong as the equipment I used when I was working but they’ve worked good in my home shop.
Hey Mike are you gonna do a video on your land improvements? You have done a ton of improvement over the years and it would be interesting to see how you have implemented the changes to the grounds.
Awesome!!!I already thought that I was going to have to upgrade everything...I have been searching on marketplace for an excavator or older skid steer...Thanks for all the great information..-John
Please do a video on your cooler installation! I'm working on (well starting to work on) adding a cooler to my R319 and I need some info on the fitting sizes (having to work with multi-standard connectors is a chore, some fittings M, some 3/4 etc). Looks like it's the same cooler as well, AH0608T correct? Also if you could give a second opinion on that I'm attempting to install it connected to the filter (filter first) would be swell. Sounds logical but who knows.
I will try and post a short video on the cooler. I actually just got rid of the DIN style fittings and TIG welded on simple JIC fittings to adapt to JIC for the cooler. It made the cooler swap really easy to do 👍
Nice machine you got there! One thing I love with the full size one I use, is the triple flange idle wheels. When a track comes "off", it's nearly always just on one of the outer flanges. Just roll forward or back, and it pops right back in place. I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually had to loosen the track to get it back on.
something nice :) yeah I agree about the "used" stuff you have to work on it too. the new stuff is easier to work on - so it is a win :) Ive had a really old CAT dozer [1936 or(?)] it required some work, but it came with the property. I used it many years [with a few mods] ;) my next CAT dozer was new "er" [1978] electric start! FTW yeah it needs a few things, but it was found while looking for parts [found them too] for the old dozer. my saw was old [a 70's model] (my pop's saw) thats USA made,but no longer available. I have a few bought new China saws that I use a lot. & really ez to get parts for! [local dealer has stihl parts] yup "copy" saws of old era models - require only maintenance work :) so left something "nice" in comments as sometimes we just need something we can use & fix as it is fun learning how it is done :) [no need to mention the dealors] Im buying parts ;)
Always good to get an honest review about stuff like this. Maybe not a "brand name" machine, and yea - it is Chinese build, but as you said, for the amount of work you do with it, it is affordable and very suited to your requirements.
Thanks for all the videos. You give a lot of good info in your RUclips channel and I’m very appreciative to watch your channel it’s one my favorites on RUclips to watch.
Mike, I've watched a lot of your videos and have always been impressed with the quality and content. Thanks a lot for covering interesting topics. And just so you know,I've been a mechanic for 50+ years and am still learning😅.
Hey Mike! I just ordered a Rippa mini-excavator direct from the factory. The sales manager (Halcyon) is great! Good followup so far and prices seem very good. I chose this brand due to your in depth analysis of the "little details" that I found lacking on other brands (like marking each fitting that was tightened properly, grommets around wires going through metal, hoses routed inside the boom etc.) They said it would take a while but that's OK as it's winter here in Georgia and I wouldn't be using it anyway! Supposedly it will be delivered to our rural home. I told them we live in a remote area and an 18-wheeler couldn't get here so there's that. They said no problem so here we go! My accountant said I didn't have to pay sales tax. I was going to get a Harbor Freight tow-able backhoe (but would have to pay sales tax) , but this does so much more! Got the hydraulic thumb, expandable tracks, swing boom and a ripper and narrow bucket as extras to save shipping for less than 2K more than HF! Thanks again for your video! Hope this works!
Thanks Mike for a very informative video. I hope one day you get back to building something or heavily modifying a project. I really enjoy watching the your videos on that. Merry Christmas
Cool bit of kit , now all you need to make is a good size trailer to go behind your DIY dump truck , to fit your Digger and skid steer on and you got one hell of a good setup for your property.
Enjoyed the video, thanx for sharing. Looking forwards to seeing more of this mini skid steer. I just got a mini excavator delivered and i get what you mean with the quality control, im going over it now changing grease fittings and so on. Some are those needle nose grease fittings and i want the normal kind all over + some of the normal kind was already busted from the factory and there was quite a few loose bolts.
Within the next year: how to build a DIY skid steer. Joking aside, I actually wish there was such a thing as a micro skid steer. Basically a narrow, powered shovel that wouldn’t take up too much room and could get into any space.
That looks like a great addition to your small fleet of equipment.(pun intended). Merry Christmas Mike, and the Festiva family. I also with the fans over the World, a very Happy holiday,and a safe Happy New Year .
Great video thanks ill no to get one with tires if i can afford to lol i would be using it at storage on gravel to move engines and stuff like that around!!!!!
Yes I can fine tune the flow of each valve, they aren’t just on/off, you can easily vary the flow to make smooth turns by slowing one track a little bit, the valves are fairly smooth. The bucket doesn’t self level, this model didn’t have that option, but there are many models available with that available.
Excellent little machine looks more capable than I would have thought, here in Australia, we only have imported machines, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones, Have a Merry Christmas
Ditch Witch SK series are nice, but very expensive. Used an SK750 at my last job as a landscaper. Something like this machine would be very helpful for small yards. Does this machine have a stanard mini skid steer attachment or an oddball size? One could find a small skid steer snowblower if the triple pump setup has the power to run it and use it for the winter.
If you had to pick one, would you go for the mini skid or the mini ex? Which one would get more use for typical land management, digging, moving dirt, logs, branches, etc?
Great video Mike. Thanks! Most half decent Chinese stuff is okay these days. They know how to manufacture good stuff. Often it’s just putting it together and QC that’s lacking. Always worth going through a new machine and checking everything before the get go. It’ll make for less issues down the line.
Definitely, it’s pretty amazing just how much work you can get done with these little machines. I have a messed up back since I was a kid so cutting down on shovel work and lifting is really helpful for me. Happy Holidays 🎄🎅🏽👍
Awesome video! I'm 52 years old. I'm moderately mechanically able! I want a mini skid steer from China There is a dealer near me that sells them like $4,700 with new fluids etc services I'm 100% sure the 1 cylinder 13.5 ish horsepower unit would be more than enough for me. My use would be around my yard/ house stuff
Man they are back savers! My back has been messed up since I was 13, so if I can have a machine do the lifting I definitely will. For that price especially with new oils installed, it’s really hard to beat. The 13.5 works great in this skid steer. Take care 😊
Great video. I just purchased a 330 a month ago. Do you have any video on your hydraulic cooler upgrade? I’m looking to install one on mine with a fan switch.
Thanks for checking out my channel 👍 I think you will find a lot of interesting topics of videos I have made over the years. 😊 Have a great holiday season 🎅🏽🎄😊
Wassup Mike. I do like it, and honestly if I went back in time, I would have had an internal debate between one of these import wheeled mini skids as opposed to the MF scut I bought a number of years back. I love my GC 1710, but personally a lot of the backhoe work I do with it I could probably get by with a stump bucket anyways. As for loader work, that would be awesome standing instead of sitting...my stand-on mower convinced me it's way superior in both function and fun factor lol.
Nice machine, and with a little bit of mechanical sympathy it will give you years of service. Thanks for the review. Now you need to make a 4 in 1 bucket for spreading and grading that gravel!
Thanks for the video. I bought one of these a couple months ago. You mentioned a grapple build video. I can't find it listed in your videos... I'd like to see how you built it and where you got the hydraulic cylinder. I saw a couple vevor cylinders that seem like they might work with my machine.
Wish they would set up the dual pump like the old Dingo's with a selector valve, which give you more speed and combiner valve where you take and put more to the auxiliary and less to drive motor to let you run trencher.
So far I haven’t needed anything for my Rippa mini excavator, I put 50 hours on it in a year. If I find any good parts websites I will post some info about it. Take care 👍😊
I have no idea about any of this stuff but it sorta looks like you have enough work to use a much bigger skid steer. Id be curious if you crossed shopped a bigger one with an enclosure.
I vary well could have used a bigger machine at times but honestly don’t have the budget to afford a bigger machine. I do however need something compact to work between tight trees and buildings. I also like the fact I can load it into my truck with zero problems. Bigger machine would also require a heavy duty trailer. Thanks for checking out my new video 👍😊
These machines are interesting and certainly have their place but if they cost much more I think in general a used compact utility tractor would make more sense. Travel speeds on these and the mini exs is awfully slow, almost painful.
Mine has a quick attachment plate and it is the dingo style, it’s great 👍 I also have a set of forks and my log grapple that can be switched out in a minute or two 😊
Im a little leary about getting expensive stuff from the internet. My neighbor bought his 8 year old son a small trail bike. Problem after problem with it. Chain came off and the tighner bolt on one side had stripped threads. Front tire developed a bubble at 36 psi the size of a golf ball. Engine mount bolts I was able to turn with my fingers. I used to own a small engine repair business and helped him with it. Not everyone has a neighbor like that. This place in Texas, can one go there and buy a mini excavator, pick it up and drive home with it? If so, I might make a trip down there. Im not going to make a 6 or 7 thousand dollar purchase online. I have to see the product before I buy it and take it.
That pump configuration seems bit stupid to me. I have similar (older) machine that is made in finland, it has dual pump, other pump is for both drives, and other for all loader controls, thats nice so when you drive and same time operate the loader, the machine wont turn, since part of the pump capasity would go to loader instead of track. Also the auxilary hydraulic is on the loaderpump.
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I don't think I need one now that I just turned 80, but I found I can rent one for a day via Home Depot that I will use this spring to resurface my 300' driveway with a load of crusher run stone. I have a small grader for the finishing touch. Very informative video Mike. Thanks and Merry Christmas.
This is the best video out about these mini skid steers from China. Great content 👍🏼
@@fastshapes3dsigns290 Thank you! Yes I just wanted to include my own experience of owning one along with what I have learned over the past 8 months of researching all the differences. Hopefully it helps others.
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As Informative as usual. thank you Mike. By the way, I still think the mini Pinzgauer is the coolest thing ever.
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nice video Mike, very enjoyable to watch. Thank you for taking your time and doing a review on this mini skid steer.
2 videos within 24H? Must be Christmas :)
Haha 🤣 happy holidays!
I actually made a small mistake yesterday, that cabin video was intended to be posted on a second channel after the new year. Seems the cabin stuff doesn’t fit enough on my channel and seems to be a problem for the algorithm. I will post a video soon mentioning the roll out of the new channel for more cabin content. 😊👍
@@MikefestivaA new channel, means a new subscription. I’m with that guy, I was like whoa bam bam with the vids ha. Have a merry Christmas!🍻
Thanks Mike! I don’t have a need for one of these or a mini ex but I do enjoy watching you use them and give your thoughts on them. Enjoy your coffee
Would like to see the cooler install, great video.
Agreed with you on buy over price, worn out used name brand machines
Great video Mike. You have the tools and skills to take the guts of this machine and build something better.
Thanks for sharing!
Bro you are a blessing to us! Greatly enjoyed and benefited from your articulated tractor build series. Love the clear explanations and superb camerawork/editing. You somehow instinctively answer all questions in somehow the order they pop up!
Right on 👍 thanks Brother 😊
Have a great holiday season 🎅🏽🎄👍🍻
@Mikefestiva Happy Festivities to you too!!
Thanks for making these videos. I know it’s a lot of work.
Love the videos. Great info on the Chinese stuff. I’m a retired machinist and bought a Chinese lathe and mill.
They’re not as strong as the equipment I used when I was working but they’ve worked good in my home shop.
Lol you are 100% right on about why you bought and knowing how to wrench or maintain your own stuff! I get it. Great vid!
Hey Mike are you gonna do a video on your land improvements? You have done a ton of improvement over the years and it would be interesting to see how you have implemented the changes to the grounds.
Awesome!!!I already thought that I was going to have to upgrade everything...I have been searching on marketplace for an excavator or older skid steer...Thanks for all the great information..-John
Would definitely be interested in the oil cooler install vid. Yo Mike, you are turning into a Chinese made machinery guru.
Great video Mike, much appreciated.
Love your channel Mike! Thanks for another interesting video!
Thanks 😊 I really appreciate it man 👍
Please do a video on your cooler installation! I'm working on (well starting to work on) adding a cooler to my R319 and I need some info on the fitting sizes (having to work with multi-standard connectors is a chore, some fittings M, some 3/4 etc). Looks like it's the same cooler as well, AH0608T correct? Also if you could give a second opinion on that I'm attempting to install it connected to the filter (filter first) would be swell. Sounds logical but who knows.
I will try and post a short video on the cooler. I actually just got rid of the DIN style fittings and TIG welded on simple JIC fittings to adapt to JIC for the cooler. It made the cooler swap really easy to do 👍
Yes, cooler video please.
Nice machine you got there! One thing I love with the full size one I use, is the triple flange idle wheels. When a track comes "off", it's nearly always just on one of the outer flanges. Just roll forward or back, and it pops right back in place. I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually had to loosen the track to get it back on.
Thanks for covering the 23 hp vs 13.5 hp motor stuff. Very good info. Cant wait for the DIY grapple video.
Good info Mike ! Merry Christmas!
something nice :)
yeah I agree about the "used" stuff you have to work on it too.
the new stuff is easier to work on - so it is a win :)
Ive had a really old CAT dozer [1936 or(?)] it required some work, but it came with the property.
I used it many years [with a few mods] ;)
my next CAT dozer was new "er" [1978] electric start! FTW
yeah it needs a few things, but it was found while looking for parts [found them too] for the old dozer.
my saw was old [a 70's model] (my pop's saw) thats USA made,but no longer available.
I have a few bought new China saws that I use a lot. & really ez to get parts for! [local dealer has stihl parts]
yup "copy" saws of old era models - require only maintenance work :)
so left something "nice" in comments as sometimes we just need something we can use & fix as it is fun learning how it is done :)
[no need to mention the dealors] Im buying parts ;)
Always good to get an honest review about stuff like this. Maybe not a "brand name" machine, and yea - it is Chinese build, but as you said, for the amount of work you do with it, it is affordable and very suited to your requirements.
Looking forward to the grapple build!
Oil cooler install please 👍🏻
Thanks for all the videos. You give a lot of good info in your RUclips channel and I’m very appreciative to watch your channel it’s one my favorites on RUclips to watch.
Love these videos. Yes, please show us how you installed your oil cooler.
I definitely will put together a short video explaining how I went about it. 😊
Cool little skid, not sure what I would do with it but I think I might need one..lol. Thanks for the upload dude..:)
Always enjoy watching your videos no matter what they are.
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Happy holidays 🎄🎅🏽👍
Mike, I've watched a lot of your videos and have always been impressed with the quality and content.
Thanks a lot for covering interesting topics.
And just so you know,I've been a mechanic for 50+ years and am still learning😅.
Thanks Randy! I really appreciate it 👍
Happy holidays my friend 🎄🎅🏽👍
This is a great guide to buying one of these 👍 youtube needs more videos like this, we appreciate you!
Mike good information! An oil cooler install would be great.
Right on! I will definitely get that video posted soon 👍😊
@@Mikefestiva please do I have the exact model and would appreciate a play by play, and maybe even a toggle switch for the fan if possible 😅
Great video! I’ve been looking as I too don’t want to pay for others junk. Great insight
Appreciate your videos. Always interesting w/ great insights and advice.
Hey Mike! I just ordered a Rippa mini-excavator direct from the factory. The sales manager (Halcyon) is great! Good followup so far and prices seem very good. I chose this brand due to your in depth analysis of the "little details" that I found lacking on other brands (like marking each fitting that was tightened properly, grommets around wires going through metal, hoses routed inside the boom etc.) They said it would take a while but that's OK as it's winter here in Georgia and I wouldn't be using it anyway! Supposedly it will be delivered to our rural home. I told them we live in a remote area and an 18-wheeler couldn't get here so there's that. They said no problem so here we go! My accountant said I didn't have to pay sales tax. I was going to get a Harbor Freight tow-able backhoe (but would have to pay sales tax) , but this does so much more! Got the hydraulic thumb, expandable tracks, swing boom and a ripper and narrow bucket as extras to save shipping for less than 2K more than HF! Thanks again for your video! Hope this works!
Thanks for the great videos . Hope you and your family have an amazing holiday season and best wishes fella
Thanks Mike for a very informative video. I hope one day you get back to building something or heavily modifying a project. I really enjoy watching the your videos on that. Merry Christmas
Cool bit of kit , now all you need to make is a good size trailer to go behind your DIY dump truck , to fit your Digger and skid steer on and you got one hell of a good setup for your property.
Very cool, Michael! 🤠
Mike, merry christmas from the guy across the ditch....channel is looking great, cheers Paul.
Thank you!!
I'm thinking about a mini skid down the road for small scale landscaping
Good review. They can be really handy as well as save your back.
Awesome video Mike, hope you and the family have a merry Christmas
Thank you Matt! Happy Holidays to you and your family 🎄🎅🏽😊
Most excellent video. I wish I needed one of these.
Love these type of videos....and the builds. Thanks Mike for your hard work on making these videos.
Thanks Jimmy! I really appreciate it man 😊👍
Happy holidays 🎄🎅🏽
Great content as usual. Thanks Mike
Enjoyed the video, thanx for sharing. Looking forwards to seeing more of this mini skid steer. I just got a mini excavator delivered and i get what you mean with the quality control, im going over it now changing grease fittings and so on. Some are those needle nose grease fittings and i want the normal kind all over + some of the normal kind was already busted from the factory and there was quite a few loose bolts.
Nice job on the video. Very informative.
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Very informative video. Thanks for posting. Helped a lot.
Man you have all the fun. Love all your content. Hope you all have a merry Christmas.
Thanks man 😊 I really appreciate it 👍
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Within the next year: how to build a DIY skid steer. Joking aside, I actually wish there was such a thing as a micro skid steer. Basically a narrow, powered shovel that wouldn’t take up too much room and could get into any space.
That looks like a great addition to your small fleet of equipment.(pun intended).
Merry Christmas Mike, and the Festiva family. I also with the fans over the World, a very Happy holiday,and a safe Happy New Year .
Great video thanks ill no to get one with tires if i can afford to lol i would be using it at storage on gravel to move engines and stuff like that around!!!!!
Nice!👊🏻 question tough, Does it have proportional controls? And does the bucket stay horizontal during travel or do you have to correct it.
Yes I can fine tune the flow of each valve, they aren’t just on/off, you can easily vary the flow to make smooth turns by slowing one track a little bit, the valves are fairly smooth.
The bucket doesn’t self level, this model didn’t have that option, but there are many models available with that available.
The skidsteer look very useful ! Merry Christmas
Excellent little machine looks more capable than I would have thought, here in Australia, we only have imported machines, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones, Have a Merry Christmas
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Ditch Witch SK series are nice, but very expensive. Used an SK750 at my last job as a landscaper. Something like this machine would be very helpful for small yards. Does this machine have a stanard mini skid steer attachment or an oddball size? One could find a small skid steer snowblower if the triple pump setup has the power to run it and use it for the winter.
If you had to pick one, would you go for the mini skid or the mini ex? Which one would get more use for typical land management, digging, moving dirt, logs, branches, etc?
Same question I was gonna ask. Lol Inquiring minds want to know!
Great video Mike. Thanks! Most half decent Chinese stuff is okay these days. They know how to manufacture good stuff. Often it’s just putting it together and QC that’s lacking. Always worth going through a new machine and checking everything before the get go. It’ll make for less issues down the line.
Mini excavator and skid steer look like a great combo!
Definitely, it’s pretty amazing just how much work you can get done with these little machines. I have a messed up back since I was a kid so cutting down on shovel work and lifting is really helpful for me. Happy Holidays 🎄🎅🏽👍
Awesome video! I'm 52 years old. I'm moderately mechanically able! I want a mini skid steer from China There is a dealer near me that sells them like $4,700 with new fluids etc services I'm 100% sure the 1 cylinder 13.5 ish horsepower unit would be more than enough for me. My use would be around my yard/ house stuff
Man they are back savers! My back has been messed up since I was 13, so if I can have a machine do the lifting I definitely will. For that price especially with new oils installed, it’s really hard to beat. The 13.5 works great in this skid steer. Take care 😊
We had a mini drum break there!!🎉
Haha 🤣
Mike as soon as we see you roll out on a new mini Rippa bulldozer, youll be known as a heavy equipment operator
Haha 🤣
Thanks for checking out my new skid steer review. A mini dozer would be pretty cool 👍
Happy holidays buddy 🎄😊🎅🏽
@@MikefestivaMerry Christmas to you too my friend
Hi. Mike..nice machine, thank you for sharing, Merry Christmas to you and the family 🙏🎄
Nice video.
Thanks!
Great video. I just purchased a 330 a month ago. Do you have any video on your hydraulic cooler upgrade? I’m looking to install one on mine with a fan switch.
Great videos as always ❤
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Thanks for checking out my channel 👍 I think you will find a lot of interesting topics of videos I have made over the years. 😊 Have a great holiday season 🎅🏽🎄😊
Keep up the good work
Awsome video as always.
Wassup Mike. I do like it, and honestly if I went back in time, I would have had an internal debate between one of these import wheeled mini skids as opposed to the MF scut I bought a number of years back. I love my GC 1710, but personally a lot of the backhoe work I do with it I could probably get by with a stump bucket anyways. As for loader work, that would be awesome standing instead of sitting...my stand-on mower convinced me it's way superior in both function and fun factor lol.
Good job buddy 👍
Nice machine, and with a little bit of mechanical sympathy it will give you years of service. Thanks for the review. Now you need to make a 4 in 1 bucket for spreading and grading that gravel!
Thanks for the video. I bought one of these a couple months ago. You mentioned a grapple build video. I can't find it listed in your videos... I'd like to see how you built it and where you got the hydraulic cylinder. I saw a couple vevor cylinders that seem like they might work with my machine.
He also said very clearly he will post the grapple vid soon….
Thank you for sharing, i learn a lot, always a pleasure watch your video ,you are a great teacher and your explanation are awesome 👍👍👍👍
Thanks 😊 I really appreciate reading your comment! Happy Holidays 🎅🏽🎄
Riktigt bra video för dom som funderar på en liten Kina maskin…
Wish they would set up the dual pump like the old Dingo's with a selector valve, which give you more speed and combiner valve where you take and put more to the auxiliary and less to drive motor to let you run trencher.
Thank for checking out my new video 👍
That’s an interesting setup with the selector valve.
Auctions in PA/MD area, they go for $2700 - $3200.
I enjoy your videos.
That’s an awesome deal! I definitely paid more for mine than that. Thanks for checking out my video 👍😊
Good luck trying to find higher quality Metric replacement parts for chinese equipment. Let us know if you find a place. Good video !
So far I haven’t needed anything for my Rippa mini excavator,
I put 50 hours on it in a year. If I find any good parts websites I will post some info about it. Take care 👍😊
thank you
I would wear some sort of eye protection near those exposed, cheap hydraulic lines
Nice!!
Do those machines beat you up as much as a skid steer? I'm interested in something like this to tail gate load a 1-ton pickup truck.
Nice
My old terramite is getting tired, for 8k that could be a good substitute for the loader part
I have no idea about any of this stuff but it sorta looks like you have enough work to use a much bigger skid steer. Id be curious if you crossed shopped a bigger one with an enclosure.
I vary well could have used a bigger machine at times but honestly don’t have the budget to afford a bigger machine. I do however need something compact to work between tight trees and buildings. I also like the fact I can load it into my truck with zero problems.
Bigger machine would also require a heavy duty trailer. Thanks for checking out my new video 👍😊
These machines are interesting and certainly have their place but if they cost much more I think in general a used compact utility tractor would make more sense. Travel speeds on these and the mini exs is awfully slow, almost painful.
The only big turn off for me is the lack of the dingo style quick attach plates. I like the idea of dropping the bucket to pop on another attachment.
Mine has a quick attachment plate and it is the dingo style, it’s great 👍 I also have a set of forks and my log grapple that can be switched out in a minute or two 😊
@@Mikefestiva Awesome. Yeah, that would certainly make them much more useful!
Im a little leary about getting expensive stuff from the internet. My neighbor bought his 8 year old son a small trail bike. Problem after problem with it. Chain came off and the tighner bolt on one side had stripped threads. Front tire developed a bubble at 36 psi the size of a golf ball. Engine mount bolts I was able to turn with my fingers. I used to own a small engine repair business and helped him with it. Not everyone has a neighbor like that. This place in Texas, can one go there and buy a mini excavator, pick it up and drive home with it? If so, I might make a trip down there. Im not going to make a 6 or 7 thousand dollar purchase online. I have to see the product before I buy it and take it.
Couldn't, of said it better, if you don't know righty tighty lefty loosey, these are not for you,
That pump configuration seems bit stupid to me. I have similar (older) machine that is made in finland, it has dual pump, other pump is for both drives, and other for all loader controls, thats nice so when you drive and same time operate the loader, the machine wont turn, since part of the pump capasity would go to loader instead of track. Also the auxilary hydraulic is on the loaderpump.
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