Cheap Vs Expensive 6,000# Mini Excavators!

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
  • Welcome back! This is basically part 2 of the 6,000# Chinese mini excavator journey. you can watch the initial review and video at • 6,000 Pound Diesel Chi...
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Комментарии • 183

  • @marinopacentrilli9533
    @marinopacentrilli9533 Год назад +48

    The Chinese machine with a enclosed cab is a great deal for a gentlemen farmer but if you need the machine for work everyday the Yanmar is probably worth the investment.

    • @theyhateme8763
      @theyhateme8763 2 месяца назад +1

      not whenyou can buy three chinese

  • @brianriksen
    @brianriksen Год назад +31

    A narrow and deep bucket would make a huge difference on the cheap excavator

  • @michaelhoneycutt7138
    @michaelhoneycutt7138 Месяц назад +4

    I looked into Chinese excavators. I went with a used kubota. Cat is junk if you want a simple machine. Cat uses electric over hydrolic. They are fast. The feel isn't there. I run machines for a living. I have run about everything. Some are fast some are slow. I rented a Yanmar 17 few years ago. It wasn't very impressive. Kubota for what I have run so far. They have impressed me for what they can do. Price range of a used machine. You can't beat it. Their engines are very reliable. They have made tractors for years. I got a KX41-3V 1300 hours for $14,000. Parts I can get anywhere. Buckets, teeth, exc. I may get a bigger one. But, It's done everything for me just fine. Some kubotas have angle blade. That's awesome very handy in every way.

    • @ÖzgeIsik-z1r
      @ÖzgeIsik-z1r Месяц назад

      Hey Michael, I see that you have experience with these machines. I have no experience at all, could you help me out please?
      I want to put machines for rent and I thought of beginning with a mini excavator and read the brand CAT is good. What do you think? Which model would be the best option and/or do you recommend another brand?

  • @timfolgers2759
    @timfolgers2759 11 месяцев назад +4

    You have the best channel for heavy equipment content, incredibly funny and informative at the same time.

  • @davus4242
    @davus4242 Год назад +21

    The skinnier bucket will slice into the ground much easier; this was not a real digging comparison between machines, only the buckets. Swap buckets then see how it goes.

    • @Ful-OGold
      @Ful-OGold 4 месяца назад +2

      The Chinese machine was labouring fairly hard when trying to break out but that could be the bucket as well. Either way it’s still a very capable machine. For the price it sure beats hiring one all the time.

  • @Miniloaders
    @Miniloaders Год назад +12

    There's a lot of videos on Chinese equipment out there. I like this one because you've done a fair comparison between a quality machine and a budget Chinese excavator. Most guys who buy those Chinese loaders and diggers are DIY'ers and homeowners who don't use the equipment daily in a commercial setting.

    • @TheAefril
      @TheAefril 7 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly right!

    • @yourmomlikesit1072
      @yourmomlikesit1072 3 месяца назад

      Well duhh 😂
      Thanks for the obvious

    • @DK_alex
      @DK_alex 5 дней назад

      That’s not fair! He should be using a $50,000 Chinese excavator for comparison 😂. It would crush the Yanmar.

  • @charmnGUY
    @charmnGUY Год назад +7

    It's not about speed or towing on a jobsite, but price point and excavating power or lift

  • @mediumrare9051
    @mediumrare9051 10 месяцев назад +7

    $15,000 vs $50,000 - no need to go any further.

    • @Ful-OGold
      @Ful-OGold 4 месяца назад

      Plus parts for these Chinese machines are way cheaper than any big brand machines

  • @allenbuck5589
    @allenbuck5589 Год назад +2

    I’ve owned a yanmar for 11 years the best small tractor for the money. Work horse. Sips fuel. Thanks from. Sc

  • @bobfruit7400
    @bobfruit7400 Год назад +6

    tbh for alot of usecases and applications, the chinese one is a no brainer for 15k. thats some value, especially if you can add aircon ;D

  • @JonsDailyHustle
    @JonsDailyHustle Год назад +3

    Loving this comparison. Greetings from Springfield Missouri 🤘

  • @hvguy
    @hvguy Год назад +17

    I think the china unit has a fixed displacement pump, so it's just fast all the time.
    If it had a variable displacement pump like every other machine. I think it'll give that yanmar a run for its money...
    But it's built at a price point.

  • @dig_it_starnes5222
    @dig_it_starnes5222  Год назад +6

    Make sure to give this a like and follow! its totally FREE and helps me out a lot!

    • @troyweyerstrass7312
      @troyweyerstrass7312 Год назад

      Great video! Subscribed. We’ve literally just been talking about this very thing.

  • @bigtxbullion
    @bigtxbullion Год назад +8

    Ive loved useing the yanmar as a rental for our projects. That said, we are considering buying the Agro so we can spread out jobs and not be in such a rush. Looks like a solid platform. That said, def agree with the yanmar quality. Operating without pump whine and stable movement. The more expensive systems purr like a smooth cat. Also love the coke bottle layout vs obese tub o lard. But at less than half price and intermittent use its hard to complain about agro.

  • @georgezhou7961
    @georgezhou7961 Год назад +5

    Hell yeah finally the full video!

  • @FixItChris
    @FixItChris 11 месяцев назад +5

    This past spring i was in the position of either buying a brand new chinese 3 ton or a 20 year old Kobelco 3 ton and decided to go with the Kobelco. I know theres parts available and the chinese quality is just not there yet.
    i have putchased chinese attachments in the past and have always spent money on repairs or having to get parts custom machined to work.

    • @Ful-OGold
      @Ful-OGold 4 месяца назад

      I’m at these cross roads as well. Chinese parts are relatively cheap compared to big brand machines. Imagine replacing a track motor on a Chinese one vs kubota or cat ect. $600 for a Chinese one and it would be at least a few thousand for the latter.

  • @SparxI0
    @SparxI0 Год назад +63

    Hmm so by going with the Yanmar I can save about 10 seconds when digging a shallow grave. Good to know, good to know 🤫

    • @keithsand2573
      @keithsand2573 Год назад

      That wasn't even fair. It's like running the wrong end of a spoon through a bucket of ice cream vs the shovel end of the spoon. Most people that have multiple buckets for a full size or mini hoe could tell you a trenching bucket is easier on the pumps. The only real benefit I see is stability and traction.

    • @charlisendit9353
      @charlisendit9353 11 месяцев назад

      How much extra you paying for that 5 seconds got me messed up lol. Have fun with that

    • @jleighgod8149
      @jleighgod8149 11 месяцев назад

      buy American dont be a trader

    • @8SecSleeper
      @8SecSleeper 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@jleighgod8149look up the nearly half a billion a 1/4 US steel mills are profiting. Then come back and say that.

    • @moctezumaaleg2008
      @moctezumaaleg2008 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@jleighgod8149 You mean “USA made “ even then most parts aren’t even made in USA

  • @johntexan4165
    @johntexan4165 8 месяцев назад +8

    The Yanmar isn't $30,000 better...

  • @R94GC
    @R94GC 6 месяцев назад +1

    Just posted a video of my Chinese mini excavator paired up with the TMK 150 tree sheer! Crazy how productive you can make a cheap machine!

  • @Resist.Tyranny
    @Resist.Tyranny 27 дней назад

    In the towing, you should have used the scoop to get the truck moving and then see if the tracks alone could maintain it once initial inertia was overcome.

  • @repairfreak
    @repairfreak Год назад +15

    The Yanmar dug effortlessness. I could hear the other one straining when digging. A very nice machine, but wow 50K new? For wow, for the price difference the smaller one wasn’t all that bad. But how long would it last also would be extremely important. Nice video!

    • @reverandhale863
      @reverandhale863 Год назад +3

      Yanmar also had a narrower bucket which makes it easier to pull through the ground

    • @stevefarms7494
      @stevefarms7494 Год назад +2

      If buying Chinese 15K one after you get it as lots of people do is buy after market stuff to make improvements to make it better Perkins engine are good motors my dad had farm tractors that had Perkins engine in them and over 30 years later they are still running very strong

    • @aronhorvath6518
      @aronhorvath6518 Год назад +1

      Well! Longevity depends on many factors. The Chinese stuffs like this machine runs for around 3 years and then off to the scrap yard. On the other hand, if you have extra parts and a proper mechanic service from the company that you bought it from, then you can make it work longer actually. Although, as I said, it all depends. My mate when he started off his gardening/landscaping company, he bought a cheap Chinese machine, and then bought a used Jcb from the profit of that. The most important aspects are service and spare parts!!

  • @danielfykes9306
    @danielfykes9306 Год назад +3

    I found a hitachi zx60 with a cutting blade and cab for 15,000 dollars, this is shipping, insurance, and freight. The machine is 54 hp, and weighs 6 tons. Low hours in good shape. Is this a good deal? It ships out of china

    • @clubberlang5593
      @clubberlang5593 Год назад

      Is it legit? A lot of stuff is counterfeit in China.. Great price but make sure it's real

  • @patrickjordan7670
    @patrickjordan7670 Год назад +6

    If you're going to test two machines try and put a experience driver on them

    • @davus4242
      @davus4242 Год назад +1

      Agreed, and use the same bucket!

  • @iveneverdonethisbefore8390
    @iveneverdonethisbefore8390 Год назад +3

    Yanmar is definitely not an "off-brand", like you said.

  • @georgewest2096
    @georgewest2096 Год назад +4

    Pump is made by same co. as most, Eaton. I have one.

  • @Press1for
    @Press1for Год назад +2

    At least your a pro and not some.....( Insert description here). And have practical knowledge of trenching and dirt work. Love the channel

  • @therandombrandan942
    @therandombrandan942 5 месяцев назад

    The cheap digger sounds like it’s about to stall out every time it takes a scoop. The Yama has a constant rev when digging

  • @bekabeka71
    @bekabeka71 Год назад +2

    Even the cheap one is too expensive for me 😂but with that sorta money I’d deffo buy a modern tractor

  • @KUBBI7488
    @KUBBI7488 Год назад +4

    50k vs 15 K ! i will take 15 k for DIY projects ! My local dealer wants 24 k for same Chinese exc

  • @farmer1908
    @farmer1908 Год назад +2

    for extra pulling power you want as much weight to the back of the machine for as much advantage as possible. you also risk flipping over backwards, but thats the balance. Also you V tread was the wrong direction for best traction. Great video though

  • @davidfitnesstech
    @davidfitnesstech Год назад +7

    (A lot of times)
    If you're *just digging dirt* and *not lifting* a heavy load, it's better to have the *blade at the back;* ..to get that *dig force* and not pop the front end up every time :-)

  • @nicholas7878
    @nicholas7878 Год назад +2

    It’s not even a question if your contracting . The down time on that Chinese machine when running it 9 hrs a day would be horrendous. Chinese one would be ok for the weekend warrior .

  • @jperez5468
    @jperez5468 10 месяцев назад +1

    try popular chinese brands Liugong, Sany, XCMG, SDLG

  • @cleganite
    @cleganite 6 месяцев назад

    It would have been interesting to see if you put both facing the truck and the blade down and then used the stick/boom/bucket curl to see if either one would have pulled the truck forward.

  • @Derpderp-h8d
    @Derpderp-h8d Месяц назад

    Gotta support a local youtuber

  • @oisiaa
    @oisiaa Год назад

    Very surprised they couldn't pull the truck.

  • @stevefarms7494
    @stevefarms7494 Год назад +1

    I look at it... If buying brand new if people have 50K to spend then yammer would be the way to go.. but if not then maybe the 15K is the way to go and Perkins engine is a good motor I had farm tractors with the same motor and here it is over 30 years later and they are still running very strong... And on any thing anyone buys there's always room for improvement to make it way better....

  • @jqmachgunner2577
    @jqmachgunner2577 Год назад +4

    How much would it cost to retrofit the Chinese excavators (small and bigger one) with new hydraulic hoses with quick release fittings?

  • @twc9000
    @twc9000 7 месяцев назад

    I've heard it said that the Japanese focus on quality and the Chinese focus on reducing the cost as much as possible.

  • @tangoseal1
    @tangoseal1 11 месяцев назад

    Yanmar is absolutely NOT an offbrand. They have probably better engines than Kubota and I own Kubota stuff. I plan to get an Yanmar SV40 in the coming months,

  • @claytonsanchez5264
    @claytonsanchez5264 Год назад +2

    Im curious about how that Ali Express unit you gave away compares. lol

    • @mmmalensek5791
      @mmmalensek5791 Год назад +1

      He did a video on comparing those two already

    • @dig_it_starnes5222
      @dig_it_starnes5222  Год назад +1

      Did a video!ruclips.net/video/aHSiWWRl3dU/видео.html

  • @tylershufelt8529
    @tylershufelt8529 Год назад +1

    Great video very well made keep it up

  • @ProbeGT2
    @ProbeGT2 Год назад +2

    There's no way that thing make 25 hp.
    The yanmar engine, supposedly lower hp, dig harder and never ever bog down.

    • @dig_it_starnes5222
      @dig_it_starnes5222  Год назад +6

      the Perkins does. Very high reving compared to the Yanmar. The bogging has to do with the type, and quality of hydraulic pumps. Better designs and higher torque pumps can do more with less

  • @gootsAr15
    @gootsAr15 Год назад +4

    Great comparison! Now let’s see you add some air conditioning on that Chinese mini! I went at looked at the same excavator at Richie bros auction in Tipton and the headliner had fallen down on that one too 😂

  • @littlefoot2869
    @littlefoot2869 Год назад +1

    You know if you swap few parts the china ones work great for about 90% for what most people will use them for

  • @JusticeWhittekiend-dq2zj
    @JusticeWhittekiend-dq2zj 8 месяцев назад

    i would have to say Kubota and Hitachi are my favorite

  • @jwbellinger6350
    @jwbellinger6350 7 месяцев назад

    The Yanmar appears to have a bigger bucket which would move more material in the same time .

  • @123hkopm123
    @123hkopm123 9 месяцев назад

    If it takes 30 seconds to dig half a hole, how long does it take to dig a whole hole?

  • @jaycopeland3697
    @jaycopeland3697 Год назад +1

    Little biased but good video but you put the same bucket on both then you get same results but for a regular guy the Chinese wins hands down

  • @ProfessorNugget
    @ProfessorNugget Год назад

    Great video yet again love it man so glad u got a big one to try out

  • @chiefkyle1098
    @chiefkyle1098 8 месяцев назад

    Yanmar are in all of the sub 50hp class John Deere tractors. Surprised anyone would try to knock a product with decades of reliability.

  • @brettmasek9453
    @brettmasek9453 Год назад +1

    Ive watched every one of these chinese tractor videos youve done. Are the name brand ones better? Of course! Are they 3 times better??? Im thinking not... Especially not for the diy just likes to play woth giant toys kinda guy like me...

  • @Dirt_mountain-earthworks
    @Dirt_mountain-earthworks Год назад

    Im gonna have to sub to this channel😂. Keep them coming i cant wait for the next one👍👍👍

  • @drakosha1020
    @drakosha1020 Год назад

    More expensive wins. It's obvious because it cost 3 times more. But... is it 3 times better than cheap one?

  • @Theemersonday
    @Theemersonday Год назад +3

    great video man. made me laugh a few times. Im seriously interested in buying a machine from china. I'm looking at a 4 Ton excavator. Im up in the great white north here in Canada but id imagine the prices would be similar. what are you all in after imports and buying it from the factory?

    • @ProbeGT2
      @ProbeGT2 Год назад +2

      Look at UHI brand, i went to see them in person and they are the best looking chinese diggers. They really are the highest quality of them. I ordered a UME12P. They are a little pricier than the generic chineese but i think they're worth it.

  • @spatoinker8743
    @spatoinker8743 Год назад +1

    Im shocked you only have 10k subs. Your channel will blow up with content like this

  • @niveldios1518
    @niveldios1518 Год назад

    I like how he always speak equally and give them a fair opinion!!

  • @joelfehr1549
    @joelfehr1549 Год назад

    For 35k you could buy yourself a decent used truck and trailer to haul it, maybe a case of beer too

  • @jtaylor9355
    @jtaylor9355 Год назад +1

    Takeuchi used to run yanmar engines and were dead nuts reliable but then the feds and there exhaust laws hit and they swapped to kubota engines.... just not the same machines since then...

  • @shaunnemeth2491
    @shaunnemeth2491 3 месяца назад

    Most concerning to me about Chinese equipment is you’re one component away from owning a boat anchor. After sales support is crucial .

    • @MrCheaterpipe
      @MrCheaterpipe 3 месяца назад

      All name brand components just lower end for a quarter the price it's a hydraulic pump 3 hydraulic motors and 5 hydraulic cylinders not much else to go wrong

  • @krombopulascody8384
    @krombopulascody8384 Год назад +1

    diesel creek intro , anyone else notice that?

  • @ericrkell4073
    @ericrkell4073 Год назад +1

    How about use them for 10 years and then do a comparison.

  • @jesseayers7933
    @jesseayers7933 5 месяцев назад

    as the old saying goes , compare apples to apples . not oranges to lemons. but for me and my little place the Chinese would do just great.

  • @ZukaBro
    @ZukaBro 10 месяцев назад

    The snaller excavator are not like thr bigger one. Use the boom an stick along with the bucket. Insted just curling the bucket like you done with chinese one. In my opinion they have there advantages but both are weak. An you have a bigger bucket on the chinese one so its going make the surface area plowing in a lil harder verse a smaller bucket.

  • @luisgarci6815
    @luisgarci6815 7 месяцев назад

    All you gotta do is lower the acceleration and you would have better control on the cheap one 😂

  • @ZukaBro
    @ZukaBro 10 месяцев назад

    Iv ran the yanamar an I told super to haul it to the scrap. Could pick nothing up very weak

  • @ChrisHarding-lk3jj
    @ChrisHarding-lk3jj 8 месяцев назад

    Iam sure the chain drive system creates slop in the movement.

  • @GWAYGWAY1
    @GWAYGWAY1 Год назад

    JCB make a really nice digger with brilliant hydraulic package but maybe not going to the US.😊

  • @clubberlang5593
    @clubberlang5593 Год назад

    I mean the bucket is half the size on the cheapo one so not really equal is it

  • @richardmauch1042
    @richardmauch1042 4 месяца назад

    Here me out here, if size and weight was exact I think china would have kept up with those test. Now as far as the pull test, the tread on china was running backwards. I almost wonder if it would have done it or broke. Lol

  • @jaredrandall80
    @jaredrandall80 7 месяцев назад

    I think ill stick with my Komatsu equipment. Komatsu equipment is by far the smoothest strongest dozers and hoes on the market in my opinion. I would take a Komatsu dozer over any brand period. By far the best dozers. That yanmar does look alot like a Komatsu mini.

  • @cisco5400
    @cisco5400 Год назад

    Great info, means alot for us China machine buyers! Thx

  • @fetus2280
    @fetus2280 Год назад +2

    Both need More Cowbell!

  • @jamesswick7534
    @jamesswick7534 8 месяцев назад

    Can the pumps be replaced on the Chinese machine, and if so, how much approximately to replace them?

    • @5.43v
      @5.43v 7 месяцев назад

      Standard Eaton pump

  • @PaulWiant
    @PaulWiant 9 месяцев назад

    Let’s put a JCB To the test

  • @DerFledderer
    @DerFledderer Год назад

    Great test! Moar!

  • @troymuche8997
    @troymuche8997 Год назад +1

    Did you call locates in before you dug? Safety first, lol

  • @swmplvr
    @swmplvr 9 месяцев назад

    Love Yanmar!!

  • @blairlloyd1483
    @blairlloyd1483 10 месяцев назад

    would need back surgery after owning the china one. like to see how many repairs would have to be done after a few thousand hours.

  • @jonny19710
    @jonny19710 Год назад

    Can I ask if you know how to get to the battery?

  • @rickgrafter
    @rickgrafter Год назад

    you started the cheap one pulling the truck where the other 1 stopped been able to pull it

  • @mainelyworthwhile5793
    @mainelyworthwhile5793 Год назад

    Well....similar in specs but looks like your kidneys stayed intact on the yanmar. Did you enjoy the bronc ride on the chinexcavator?😅

  • @wallyodom8254
    @wallyodom8254 Год назад

    Gotta consider yanmar had smaller bucket easier to dig in compacted ground and just wondering how much you have used a yanmar like that one and how much you have on the one....more experience on the yanmar would go to the reason some of the ease of operation....kinda sound biased

  • @caperguy1567
    @caperguy1567 8 месяцев назад +1

    This guy is clearly biased for the yanmar even though the chinese machine kicked it's ass in the lifting and very negligible difference otherwise which could be operator error. Sad.

  • @Sooty_Grandad
    @Sooty_Grandad 10 месяцев назад

    What a bias comparison. With the cheap digger, not only did you try and dig deeper in one go, but you also put the pile of dirt twice as far away from the hole than you did when digging with the yanmar. Proof right there on the video. Yanmar pile about 2 feet away from the hole, and chinese excavator pile about 5 feet away. And the smaller bucket on the yanmar breaks up the dirt far easier than the larger bucket on the chinese rocket, which makes it far easier to take that second slice.

  • @philip4588
    @philip4588 Год назад

    Nante?

  • @Initial-Machinery
    @Initial-Machinery Год назад

    Perfect ❤

  • @4rubberzaday
    @4rubberzaday Год назад

    Caterpillar is not running Perkins anymore. My 259d3 has a Kubota

    • @dig_it_starnes5222
      @dig_it_starnes5222  Год назад

      they use to a lot in the multi terrain loaders. apparently the 3.3 Kubota has noting but problems with CAT and Tak machines

    • @4rubberzaday
      @4rubberzaday Год назад

      @@dig_it_starnes5222 They are absolute turds that’s for sure. My 262b gets used more than the 259d. Should have got a skid with the yanmar but I’ve never had anything outside of CAT and JLG

  • @JiaqiLi-h3h
    @JiaqiLi-h3h 2 месяца назад

    Cool ❤

  • @TF856
    @TF856 Год назад

    I like Yanmar and Takeuchi better than cat, bobcat and John Deere.

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    @Auxbeam Год назад

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  • @brianschwarz33
    @brianschwarz33 Год назад

    They put the loop on the back of the bucket for a reason

    • @dig_it_starnes5222
      @dig_it_starnes5222  Год назад

      There isn’t one on the Chinese mini. Was trying to keep it fair

  • @nightstorm9128
    @nightstorm9128 Год назад +1

    You'd have to be a dummy to pay 50k for this yanmar,Hasn't even got a cab ,,you could buy 3 of the Chinese ones and still save 5 grand ,,,what a smoking deal ,,Some people who got the Chinese diggers said they last about 6 or 7 years...

  • @rudyalfonsus686
    @rudyalfonsus686 День назад

    yanmar is 3,5 x more expensive. but isn't 3,5 x better

  • @Bowhunter2500HD
    @Bowhunter2500HD Год назад

    Great video! Does the cheap one have heat and ac with cab? I still would prefer the cheaper one only because I would use it around my mini farm and I don’t count my time. Because time is money when you use them for your business

  • @naterussell6025
    @naterussell6025 Год назад

    yanmar is far from offbrand. they make all the deere motors

  • @lesliegrayson1722
    @lesliegrayson1722 Год назад +1

    Excavators aren't cranes and as a crane operator things can be lifted even after its at its limit.. I having bought a much bigger excavator than these both together and a whole lot cheaper think that Excavators are a work horse in the quarry area.. if your renting , rent cheap as possible, if buying buy something that can be repaired easily and your local repair guy wants to repair coz its not from CCP land, all love to the Chinese people none to their socialist dictators.

  • @nightstorm9128
    @nightstorm9128 Год назад

    You might prefer yanmar over bobcat,,,but it is still an off brand machine....

    • @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb
      @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb Год назад +2

      Korea's Doosan bought Bobcat - I'd take Japanese-built Yanmar's vs Korean-built Bobcat's.

  • @sonnykwan6845
    @sonnykwan6845 Год назад +1

    Great video comparison. This may help the Chinese manufacturing to up its parts and quality, and companies ie @Yanmar to reduce theirs as more and more of these imports flood the U.S/Canadian/worldwide market.

  • @workworks4453
    @workworks4453 Год назад

    Too many opinions, not enough facts, and started w/ a bias. 15k versus 50k. Narrow bucket versus wide. Bigger tracks. Heavier machine. Not a supper useful comparison, but the info is useful