Nice idea, I will have to get it figured out and then do a video. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment.

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!

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!

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.

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.

Sorry you felt this way after watching. We'll try to do better going forward.

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.

Appreciate the feedback, comments like yours go a long way. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop a line. All the best!

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!

@@jtw2a my pleasure, are you guys in italy now ? be safe

@@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.

@@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

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!

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

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.

I do clean it every time I am done working. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!

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.

Awesome thank you!

@@jtw2a my pleasure, did you find that gem yet or still looking?

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!

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

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.

@@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.

@@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.

@@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.

@@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.

Thanks!

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.

@@jtw2a im also looking to buy and happy to find ur ytube!

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.

Flying to italy in April from the states, will be looking in Tuscany and around Bari, are u staying in italy?

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.

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.

Thanks, it is such a cool place.

Thank you and thanks for watching and commenting!

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 :)

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.

Valid point. Makes total sense. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

Well said :)

This was a fun hike up to the lake.

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.

@@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.

@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.

Thank you very much! Still working out some of the kinks. Hope the content will get more engaging.

Stay safe my friend. Tidewater VA

We are by Matlock Washington.

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.

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.

@@jtw2a we get it.

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.

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.

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.

@@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!

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.

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!

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.

@@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.

​@@jtw2a building a deck on the James River Tidewater Virginia.

​@@jtw2ano more shovels.

I am glad the review helped. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Have a wonderful Sunday!

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.

I am not sure. But I would assume thousands since it moves lots of dirt.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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 :)

@@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.

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.

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.

@@jtw2a as me how I know about the big boys bending if side loaded! Hahaha!

Can't imagine the force that would take LOL