You need to start making youtube videos of how to install the jackhammer and set it up and use it if their are no instructions.
@jtw2a3 күн бұрын
Nice idea, I will have to get it figured out and then do a video. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment.
@skeller0160Ай бұрын
I got one and its absolutley surprising me in a good way. I purchased the AGT QH12R with the R420 15 horsepower motor 2024 model. I paid $5500 from a local dealer I found on facebook marketplace, who buys them in bulk and sells them as a dealer. I recommned buying two 7 inch cooling fans to bring in air to keep the engine bay cooler. The 420cc predator motor from harbor freight fits perfectly in these things, so if anything ever happens to the motor its an easy replacement. I installed hinges for the back hatch to easily access the engine area. This thing has been a godsend for maintaining my steep gravel driveway.
@jtw2aАй бұрын
Nice price! That is an absolute steel at that price. For maintaining a driveway these little excavators are perfect and they'll do so much more for you. Glad you love yours. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Cheers!
@mikedesilets3324Ай бұрын
Auction prices are down, so the bigger machines are now more affordable.
@jtw2aАй бұрын
They are, I think it's short term for the summer. Rumor has it I may have had my finger on the auction trigger ;) Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated!
@schabi_Ай бұрын
awesome! :^)
@TceWatchesАй бұрын
I've been to Pescara and my dad spent alot of time there while he was a young boy it's beautiful I would like to communicate with you about living there permanently
@jtw2aАй бұрын
It's a beautiful modern city. We'd be happy to answer any questions that we have info on. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!
The part you are referring to is part of the background audio that was not supposed to be clear. It's supposed to create more of an atmosphere. Only the narration is made to be for you to hear clearly, that is why the music goes quiet during those phases. We will make sure to completely remove it next time to not cause any confusion. Sorry that it caused this much annoyance to you.
@ericbraun46522 ай бұрын
Great summary! You confirm my growing opinion about size. I gotta say, though, 14:00 is normal safety procedure. All ground contractors I have ever hired put their buckets on the ground during shutdown no matter what equipment they're using. And if they let me operate it's the first direction they give. It's like handling a gun... muzzle down until you mean to shoot. The roll-bar discussed at 15:00 is not a roll bar. I'd have one made and properly attached if I ever got one of these. I've had roll bars for drag cars built. It's not that hard. At 15:30, I'm thinking I'd get a 2 ton Diesel for my property for exactly the same reasons you cite. I think the 1 ton's capabilities would be a disappointment with my property. Thank you for your summary!
@jtw2a2 ай бұрын
That is good to know that the standard procedure is to put the bucket down even if they have a safety on them. Never know when something like that fails. If I end up keeping the unit I may have some rollbars welded on. The 2 ton Diesel is where I would be shopping if I decided to part ways with this one. It would do all the work I need fast enough where I don't feel like I am stuck doing something forever. LOL Thanks so much watching and taking your time to comment. It is very much appreciated.
@seeingimages2 ай бұрын
Repetitive, uninformative, boring, accompanied by annoyingly loud muzak. 👎👎👎👎 Do some research on how to make a video. 🤦♂️🙄👎
@jtw2aАй бұрын
Sorry you felt this way after watching. We'll try to do better going forward.
@markdeeframpton2 ай бұрын
I've got a new waterline trench that needs to be run but there are some anticipated tree roots to deal with. What would be your confidence level on ripping through varied dimensions of tree roots with the bucket.
@jtw2a2 ай бұрын
Tree roots are a bit difficult with the machine. It does not have the weight to hold the machine down. It has a lot of strength but you start tilting forward. I have one of the land clearing videos published that shows the stumps I was pulling out with roots. I ended up digging along each root strand until I could yank it free. I kept doing that until I managed to pull out each stump. Depending on the size of roots you encounter this could take some time.
@markdeeframpton2 ай бұрын
Ignore the trolls. One of the better sources of truth I've seen so far. I like the options for attachments.
@jtw2a2 ай бұрын
Appreciate the feedback, comments like yours go a long way. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop a line. All the best!
@GH-zy2dh2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing we are looking as well hope to know more about Abruzzo from you
@jtw2a2 ай бұрын
Your welcome :) We'll be sharing the entire process we are going through. Hope it helps to make things easier. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
@GH-zy2dh2 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a my pleasure, are you guys in italy now ? be safe
@jtw2a2 ай бұрын
@@GH-zy2dh We are back and putting together all the content for KZfaq. Next trip will hopefully be in July to close on a property if all goes well. We'll be documenting that process as well.
@GH-zy2dh2 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a thank you for the reply, that would help a lot , we are hoping to do do what you doing now but lacking the knowledge
@jtw2a2 ай бұрын
That is exciting. Let us know if you ever have any questions about any part of the process. We are always happy to share what we have found on our journey!
@schabi_2 ай бұрын
Awesome! Excited for what's to come! :)
@jtw2a2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
@TF8563 ай бұрын
All talk, no tractor action. ☹️
@jtw2a3 ай бұрын
Sorry! I have several videos of the action on the channel. Feel free to check them out. My review was purely my thoughts on the excavator.
@Loudsilence7093 ай бұрын
awful clean rig for 1 year
@jtw2a3 ай бұрын
I do clean it every time I am done working. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!
@davedohmann54434 ай бұрын
Is that a h15 ?
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
If you are referring to the AGT H15, it is not. These are all so similar in how they are put together and where they are made. I got mine from a local dealer (if you can even call it that). Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@GH-zy2dh4 ай бұрын
very nice we will be watching u
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
Awesome thank you!
@GH-zy2dh4 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a my pleasure, did you find that gem yet or still looking?
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
We are in the process of talking to a realtor about one property that meets almost all the criteria that we are looking for. We'll keep you posted!
@schabi_4 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
@moe24704 ай бұрын
1 yr means nothing. How many hrs has it done.
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
I depends on what we are talking about. 1 year in the sense of a machines life cycle or actual runtime, probably doesn't mean much. In a sense of me using it for all the work on our property and other projects and giving my review based on that it probably does come out alright. I am not 100% sure on the exact hours since mine did not come with an hour meter. It always feels like you worked more excavator hours than you really did. Taking brakes, filling up gas fixing things as you go can make it feel like you put in 10 hours in a day but in reality it was closer to 6 - 7. If I had to guess probably somewhere between 100 & 200 hours.
@moe24704 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a a bit of advice. Fit an hr meter. Ive had a kobelco sk13sr (1.3ton) for 15yrs as i live on acreage property. It had 1200hrs on it when i purchased it. It now has 2500hrs on it. 1300hrs in 15yrs. 1300hrs doesnt sound alot but ive done a shitload of work with it & has been dry hired out many many times. Like i said yrs mean nothing. You,re only guessing hrs. Hr meter needed for servicing.
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
@@moe2470 That is a ton of hours. Yeah I tried putting a digital one on the machine but it turned out junk and just lost power to quickly. Going to replace it this spring with something better and more reliable.
@moe24704 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a if your machine has an engine oil pressure light wire it so the hr meter only runs when you have oil pressure so you,re not clocking hrs if the key is accidently left on.
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
@@moe2470 Unfortunately mine does not have that. I may need to wire it differently. The one I tried had a small battery and also showed the temp of the engine. Going to avoid having something that needs a battery change on the meter itself.
@schabi_4 ай бұрын
very interesting insight!
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@BQ000994 ай бұрын
So where did u buy?
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
We have not finalized a deal yet. We are talking to a realtor about one property we like. Still waiting on some info before we can commit. We'll keep everyone posted throughout the entire process. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment.
@BQ000994 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a im also looking to buy and happy to find ur ytube!
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
That's great! How far into the process are you? Our plan is to share as much as possible about the journey & hoping to help others by doing so.
@BQ000994 ай бұрын
Flying to italy in April from the states, will be looking in Tuscany and around Bari, are u staying in italy?
@jtw2a4 ай бұрын
We returned to the states a couple of weeks ago. Now dealing with things remotely until things get sorted out with the property we are looking at or we find another one. Let us know how it goes and what your take is on Bari, it's beautiful. That was originally our pick but it ended up a bit too far south amongst a couple of other things.
@jamesderr13445 ай бұрын
When I buy a cheap Chinese product I realize that I am buying a base, a platform that I will have to build on. It would be near impossible for me to build the base at the price I am paying, but I can fabricate from there. It would be nothing to put a fan in the engine compartment, or beef up anything that is weak. But I do all this because I can't afford the Unions or the bureaucratic bullshit the US government puts on businesses and their products. If you can afford paying $30,000 to $70,000 for a machine, go for it, but if you are poor like me, buy that cheap Chinese product and build it back better using their platform and understand what you are in for.
@jtw2a5 ай бұрын
Very well said. If you're willing to put in the work this is the way to go. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@t.weber64kg5 ай бұрын
Great video. Italy looks beautiful I hope to go back some day
@jtw2a5 ай бұрын
Thanks, it is such a cool place.
@carolynthompson43715 ай бұрын
Great review
@jtw2a5 ай бұрын
Thank you and thanks for watching and commenting!
@Serious-Man5 ай бұрын
If they are dark in color, then those are actually hornets. They become very aggressive around August in the Pacific Northwest.
@jtw2a5 ай бұрын
Good point, these may have been hornets. Didn't feel good getting tagged by one LOL Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
@Fjbcaca5 ай бұрын
it's cheap for a reason. what a surprise.
@jtw2a5 ай бұрын
That doesn't mean it's all bad! The things it can do for the price is worth it. In my case I could use the next size up a bit more. Thanks for taking the time to watch and commenting.
@13bravoredleg185 ай бұрын
The Chinese have never figured out how to heat treat steel…
@andrewfuller84405 ай бұрын
If the claw steel was thicker , then something else would bend or break, best the claw bends then a frame breaks.
@jtw2a5 ай бұрын
Valid point. Makes total sense. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
We will get it done, it's okay to do what we can .i am going to leave my kids a mess
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
Well said :)
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
Way cool.
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
This was a fun hike up to the lake.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
The land is so different than here. VA got some mountains here, a few hours away. For me the river is the other half of this place. Like you, all I do is work on the property. I am going to have to learn to operate the x.
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
@@SURRYHOUSE2 It takes a few hours on the machine but once you get the hang of the jerky movements they tent to have, operating the excavator gets smoother and much faster.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
@jtw2a day one. I can set the poles now. I would have paid 8 just to not have to work the poles by square point.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
All yours videos, very good. You got some of them film makers skills. Good music too.Tidewater VA
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Still working out some of the kinks. Hope the content will get more engaging.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
Stay safe my friend. Tidewater VA
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
You out west. Much love from the Tidewaters of Virginia. Jamestown
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
I goa sub compact MF .helps me move sand to the chickens. My road looks bad.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
I have some of them cypress trees here
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
Where you guys at?
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
We are by Matlock Washington.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
Beautiful there. We been living on the James River at Jamestown. Homesteading a small family place here. 1913 great grandfather's land. I believe that x will help me with this River deck I want to build. Hurricane season coming up soon. We are north of cape Hatteras, outterbank of north Carolina. You said every weekend pushing dirt. I feel your pain.
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
That area looks amazing. There is nothing better than having a nice piece of land and being able to pass it onto the next generation (especially with river access). Still got lots of dirt pushing to do. Pond needs to get done this coming summer and the road to the bottom level needs to get done as well. That little excavator is going to get a workout.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a we get it.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
We do the same thing here. We eat a lot of fish here.. using net's. Nice looking place you got. Always something to work on .trying to setup some solar. Tidewater VA James River Jamestown
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
Thanks, it's been quite the work in progress. We haven't had as much luck with our solar. Pacific North West just doesn't produce any sun in the fall and winter up to May or June. In the summer it works great for all we need. I am still seeing what other options I have. I am trying to stay completely off grid.
@jimg28856 ай бұрын
Very good review on the machine. As far as the cage that you call a roll bar, I don't think that is considered a roll bar. Think roll bars have to be certified. Normally if a machine has a roll bar you would use the seat belt. I have heard from operators that if a machine doesn't have a real roll bar then they say you don't want to wear the seat belt. Been looking at the minis and looking forward to buying one at some point in the near future.
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
Thanks :) I don't think this frame is certified but if it was certified to their standard I still would not trust it. I am not sure about the seatbelt and rollbar situation how I feel about it. Not using a seatbelt and falling out in a tipping situation doesn't sound fun. The risk of the unit landing on you would be very high. I am not so sure it can actually roll when it falls over. It is so tall with that frame. I think staying in the seat and holding on while it falls over is probable the safest move. Now if it does roll it would be bad to be inside the unit. Either way, something I am highly avoiding :) Wishing the best with the purchase, I am sure you'll love the mini. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@leechowning27125 ай бұрын
No, having seen these fall over, that is a canopy... as in you can replace it with a pool umbrela for the same safety factor. They are intended to give you a limited shade working during the day. But yes, that is why the very cheap seatbelt. If the machine is tumbling, you want to be able to jump clear, because when it goes over, that weight will be on top of you, with nothing protecting you. As you pointed out, fit and finish are basically unherd-of in Asian or Lat-Am machines... I lived and worked in Brazil... and they assume you will spend about 1/4th of your time on maintaining it. My ex-service friends get along best, because best practice is a walk-around and service once every week or 2 to keep it from dropping something or breaking, just like their mil-spec gear was. Thread glue and grease are your friends.
@jtw2a5 ай бұрын
@@leechowning2712 Good point. Do they actually tumble or just fall on their side. They are so tall that it seems they don't easily tumble. Thanks for watching!
@balamala26476 ай бұрын
What is the brand name and model of this machine?
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
I am not sure that there is a specific brand. These all seem to come from a couple of manufacturers with Briggs & Stratton engines in them. Mine had a logo on it that a local place just stuck on the Excavator trying to establish themselves as a dealer. I've seen these pop up all over the place with different names and logos on them. Sorry if that does not help much. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@stevekrewson95027 ай бұрын
These things are so simple if you can build a model, you can repair it. You can get anything you need to replace from ebay, tractor supply or harbor freight. If i had 6k laying around, i would buy one today and have it today.
@jtw2a7 ай бұрын
Agreed, anything can be easily fixed on these machines. 6k is starting to look a bit more like 4k from what I see on e-bay. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
Just got one with fan up grade. 6500 delivered. 3 hours. Putting it post for river deck. Fair price for what I am going to do with it. I put my 2 flat point shovels and wheel barrel behind the shed. I am thankful for any thing at this point.
@jtw2a6 ай бұрын
@@SURRYHOUSE2 The fan upgrade is great. Without it you would be cooking on top of the excavator. 6500 is a great price. These things are so practical and beat any shovel/wheel barrel :) Saves hours of back braking labor and is so nice for lifting heavy things where you would need more than one person. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a building a deck on the James River Tidewater Virginia.
@SURRYHOUSE26 ай бұрын
@@jtw2ano more shovels.
@davidrussell87957 ай бұрын
I'm 6'4" and thanks for the size info, ive been wanting to find this! Too tight for me!😮
@jtw2a7 ай бұрын
I am glad the review helped. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Have a wonderful Sunday!
@randybrown97068 ай бұрын
I use mine mostly for tree work. Great for loading quad trailer with logs and cleaning up piling the waste. Not great at digging stumps particularly big oaks enough to dig around so can be cut below ground level
@jtw2a8 ай бұрын
Yes, big stumps take some time. I also found pulling out ferns with it works really well when we are clearing an area. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment.
@bradleydass30758 ай бұрын
How many flower pots can you fill an hour .
@jtw2a8 ай бұрын
I am not sure. But I would assume thousands since it moves lots of dirt.
@MrRyanlipp19809 ай бұрын
Where would you get the hydraulic pump?
@jtw2a9 ай бұрын
I would either get one on amazon or find a dealer in my area that deals with parts for kubotas or john deer equipment. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment.
@Submanca9 ай бұрын
. . If you want a better build pay more for the product . It's built cheap because it's cheap . If the engineering was better it would cost more Being built in China is not a con
@jtw2a9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Yes, I do understand the fact that it is cheaply built and I state that I am ok with that. Since I am making a review for others to know what they are potentially getting into I put it in the con list. I specifically mention that if you don't like dealing with the issues that come with it being made cheap, to buy something made in the US or somewhere that makes higher grade equipment. Also getting parts for something build in China can be complicated which makes being built there a con unless you are ok with that. Which I am. Thanks for commenting and I hope that makes sense.
@leso86239 ай бұрын
a simple pilot operated holding valve can be added to the base of the cylinders to hold the boom in place when shut off.
@jtw2a9 ай бұрын
That is good to know. Once I have little ones come around I will probably look into putting one of these in place. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment.
@user-yc3pd7vp7g10 ай бұрын
Where is the fan you talked about. I have one of these and don't know where it is ? Thank you
@jtw2a10 ай бұрын
Mine is on the right hand side when you are standing behind the excavator facing the machine. I am not sure if they all have one or if it is an upgrade and depends on who you are getting it from. I am currently out of town but can take a picture when I get back. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
@caseystjames3210 ай бұрын
Correction: raised ridge wouldn’t let the mount set properly.
@caseystjames3210 ай бұрын
Great video. I was wanting to use the same mount but I seen some videos where the raised ridge on the roof would let the mount set properly. I know that your issue was dish not fitting but when you had the mount on the ridge (looks like yours is raised a little) would that mount have worked if your dish did?
@jtw2a10 ай бұрын
Yes, the mount is raised a bit when you mount it to the roof. The reason for that is the width of the part that holds the Starlink. The ridge is a bit wider than what that part of the mount is but that was not much of an issue in my opinion. If my Starlink would have fit it would have worked just fine. The four weights that come with the mount will hold it in place. They are very heavy. I like the idea so much that I will be building my own version of the mount. I hope that helps. Let me know if you need any other info and thanks for watching.
@chadfayrobinson753710 ай бұрын
I got a 1 ton one and the blade does suck so I built removable 8" side wings for the blade and added to the top and now its so much better.
@jtw2a10 ай бұрын
That is what what I am thinking to do. Did you make make them bolt on or how did you get that rigged up to withstand the forces pushing against it? Thanks so much for watching and commenting :)
@chadfayrobinson753710 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a I took 3/8 plate steel bent the radius , welded inch and half by three by 14 inches long channel to the back of that than clamped to the machine blade and drilled through both the machine blade and the channel to create the attachment using 1 inch grade 8 bolts, cutting the bolt head off and welding flush to the front of machine blade and now it bolts on from behind the blade. I tried uploading photos/video but the resolution is to high according to my phone.
@jtw2a10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the detailed description. That is awesome and helps me quite a bit when I plan to extend the blade unless I decide to upgrade to a bigger excavator.
@liberpater134210 ай бұрын
It's not a "claw", it's actually a "thumb". Yes, even the big guys will bend if the force is side loaded. They are not designed to yank stuff sideways. Thumb buckets are made to simply pick stuff up.
@jtw2a10 ай бұрын
You are right, it is a thumb I miss-spoke. I am not sure why a called it a claw. Good point about thumb buckets only being for pickup. I will keep that in mind as I use it in the future. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
@liberpater134210 ай бұрын
@@jtw2a as me how I know about the big boys bending if side loaded! Hahaha!