This is one of the best diy excavator/backhoe that I’ve seen on KZfaq, and believe me, I’ve seen a lot of vids. Congratulations, very handy pretty little toy.

This was built smart, very nice job.

This is great! A fellow engineer I was an apprentice with showed me this video after I started describing the excavator I'm planning to make. We built a hovercraft from scratch in our apprentice school for our final project, and it worked lol. Well, like I was saying, when I started describing my plans for an excavator, he laughed and pulled up your vid, then asked me "oh, you mean like this one? Looks like someone beat you to it buddy. Lol!" I was admittedly a bit speechless, a bit frustrated, and most importantly, a double bit motivated. I was surprised how you went about it pretty much the same way I had planned, honestly you and I probably both think it wouldn't make sense any other way. So, I guess the situation is now I got to get one up on you Brother. I'm a tiny bit overwhelmed with other projects currently, but I'm determined to make it happen. Cheers Brother, thanks for the motivation and very good job!

Impressive, you win the award for the least herky jerkey mini excavator on youtube! Some seem to want to throw their operators off!! I can only hope to aspire to have my projects come out as well as yours! Thanks for the inspiration!

The joystick control is ingenious use of cheap components. Love this part of the design.

Amazing skill and engineering brain,very impressive,why not put this into production and give the big digger boys a run for their money..

That's a well thought out and well executed machine. Well done! I'm impressed by it's digging capability.

Brilliant!! Surely you've patented this my good Sir!! Thanks from West Texas!

This is an unbelievable build. so much thought and then effort put into it well done lad

From America, looks like these machines take a lot of forethought to build.

Wow!! That is one very impressive, yet simple 'digger!!' Your attention to detail is outstanding!! Hooking the hydraulics up in series really 'cleans up' the hose routing. The homemade two valve, one stick controller is another brilliant idea!! The 360* slewing action....wow!! Great job young man!!!

Really nicely engineered and built. You attention to detail is admirable!

Been around engineering .....welding and mechanicing my whole life....have to say you are a v skilled engineer.... hope its gets you where you want to go with it....great quality work👍

Excellent build, you said that the you used a Mondeo wheel bearing for the slewing pivot and it wobbles a bit, my suggestion is to fit another one underneath and extend the pivot shaft through both bearings.

Thanks for inspiring me to improve my engineer skills, two thumbs up for yah 👍👍

You clever dude!! The log splitter valves with the u joint! Genius af!

Very sharp and professional build, a good downbudget homebuild that could easily pass the glance check as a manufactured design. Small enough to put on a small trailer, and I could see value in adding a lawn tractor trailer hitch,which would also give you some counterweight for heavier cutting

This is terrific man, you're doing great

Parabéns 👏🏻! Projeto incrível.

Very impressive Design,Engineering ,and build

Excellent job. Looks factory made!

Very impressive work! I love the way you scoot it along with 2 wheels and the bucket!

Love that you made the bucket first...😄

You actually built that it looks like the one I just rented last week

Boa noite irmão parabéns pelo o maravilhoso projeto parabéns

really cool build! if you ever want to make the undercarriage moving on power, you could build it with electric weelchair wheels and a big lead battery inside and make it completely electric independent from the upper Arm and Seat unit. and then remote control it via a radio so you dont have to run ny cables from the engine down there... just my thought

I don't care what anyone says about that thing it's badass and for a home maid one that's even more badass

That is incredible. Nice 1

I think you did a great job on that little. I like the way you did the house to turn like it does

No idea how i got here but thats absolutely genius! Ive got ideas for oddball farming machines that you could easily build.

Great job it's a nice little digger!

My first impression was I had clicked the wrong link, because your machine is not what I was expecting for a home build, very impressive, serious design consideration and execution, in my humble opinion you could market this design, people will pay for plans of this quality, to sum up, superb job of engineering it does you credit

This is so professional , i want to build one

Hi there! that Look's such amazing!.congrats!..i am from patagonia Chile and i've been working building trails for so long, never have the money to buy one... and this inspire me to built it.. Sick !

Best diy yet! Great job!!

Excellent job mate. This is a great piece of kit.

That's an awesome machine I really think you did a great job on that it looks clean it looks like it works great thanks for sharing with us have a good day

VERY nice and professional. Nice design and neat and tidy execution. Subscribed :)

Brilliantly done

Very, Very Nice!!!

Bravo je te tire chapeau! Vraiment je suis bluffé .

awesome. great build. i like how you did the controls

To me now I'm not saying that you didn't make that but it looks so professional that doesn't look like a DIY backyard thing it looks very well put together

I'm jealous, great build

Very nice job on the mini excavator it be great for small jobs 👍👍

Very cute and useful. A bit light the base but as you day can be enhanced to be a bit more heavy and steady.

Well done you are a pretty good engineer!

Yeah, I think I'll just use a shovel.... Jokes aside, that looks amazing, great job!

This is a cool project. Niche use for plumber trenches, small landscaping.

"Oh no! I've started making a digger!" Hahahaha. Nice work fella.

As good as any you could buy. Be nice to have seen it being made

another beautiful creation

Mini excavator build would be neat along with a dozer blade. What thickness wall material did you use for all the boom square tubing and gussets? Thanks for sharing!

GREAT Job!

great build man, soon I will put up a video of my machine I built.

That was a awesome Build !

Awesome. Love it!

Supper mechine. Well explained.

Given that a sedan wheelbearing is working, an upgrade to a GM/chevy 2500/3500 front unit bearing would be great and solve your passthrough dilemma. It's WAY stronger - they use them on 6000lb/2700kg Ultra4 trucks with 40"/1meter tall tires at the King of the Hammers competition, has a 35mm pass through on the 33 spline version (the most common one), and are less than $100 new. I think it would be best to make the passthrough lines steel to fit as many as possible, or maybe just have 1 high pressure and 1 return, using control rods to actuate the valves. That would be very achievable through the 35mm hole, and being rods they can do both push and pull on 2 way valves.

Fantastic job!!

Great equipment congratulates you on a good job👍

OMG, this is so amazing

You will quickly outgrow it & get sick of moving it around , but its still better than a shovel. Good 1

This has blown my mind.... would you be interested in building one of these to order? if so do have any idea how much you would build one for? i could do with one of these for sure

Awesome job man! To add some weight to the bottom, place a flat water tank on it.

Fit and finish is awesome

Incredible stuff!

Wow awesome build man. Congrats!

love it!!, great job!

Hello. Great machine. Many good technical solutions.👍 I have one in aluminum, yes aluminum.

very nice! Looks good too!

Hello, great job. Can you tell me how long the greatest range is, from the pivot point to the tip of the shovel?

Master class on fabricating !

Nice work man! im trying to build my own excavator and i have alot of problems doing it. when i see the quality of your work it make my work look really bad hehe.. maybe I've gone too big from the beginning with building a 1600lbs excavator there can drive and works as a 180 degrees swing

Can't fault it excellent job

Nice work, add tracks will move quicker

this is wonderful build

Very impressive. Good thing that off cut looked like a digger bucket instead of a helicopter piece

love the cut up socket bolt keeper

Very nice job, well done. Been building a 360 myself hopefully it will work as well as yours.. Russell

Great effort 👍🏻

this is awesome!! you should sell plans on how to build it!

Very impressive!! How long did it all take? I'm guessing at least of couple of months or even longer? Looks very professional :)

Hi. Thanks for sharing the video, really impressed with your work. Back here these kinds of machines will be life saver during floods and cyclones. As we can't afford big excavators. Could you please make few more videos explaining the details of hydraulic connections. Or, share a schematic of it. We are planning to build one for the community with the help our community school.

You are Geniuse bro.....

Damn awesome dude..

You absolute legend !

Very creative. I like it.

Great effort!! Good work

Great build 👏 Time to get a production line,💰

I was thinking just dreaming up the same thing awesome design. 😎👍

This guy is a genius

Are you Colin Furze's brother?! Lol Youve incorporated lots of great ideas into that little machine. Looks just like a rental. Great job!

Wow this is really awesome. You are really build it

Use those ball bearing guides that are Omni directional under the starter plate for more stability when spewing 360 degrees

Nice build 👌

Coolest home made thing ive ever seen, i want one

Great Job!

Good job of explaining . How deep can it dig . Really like the turntable setup

Great job