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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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Hell yeah finally the full video!

Loving this comparison. Greetings from Springfield Missouri 🤘

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

(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 :-)

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!

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

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

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....

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

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

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

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

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

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 .

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

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.

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,

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

i would have to say Kubota and Hitachi are my favorite

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

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

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

Great video very well made keep it up

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great test! Moar!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 😂

Both need More Cowbell!

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

Love Yanmar!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

try popular chinese brands Liugong, Sany, XCMG, SDLG

Let’s put a JCB To the test

Perfect ❤

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

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.

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

yanmar is great

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

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

Nante?

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

Yanmar is the best for your money. The very best is Deere. Between the machines shown, the Yanmar is the only machine I would spend money on.

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.

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

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

You crazy yanmar no way better than Kubota or cat deere no Comp to cat

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.

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

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

Can you compare LiuGong with Yanmar?

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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.

So 3 to one ratio

10 seconds difference 😂