I really like how laid-back this video is, Just two guys having a conversation 👍

I bought a new smaller E10 three years ago for 20K and I love it. I’ve built single track trails in the mountains, installed a 36” culvert, dug ditches, trenched for plumbing and electrical and dug up big tree stumps. It takes longer but I’m not in a hurry. It has enough power and is easy to service. I bought extra buckets from Rhinox. The only disappointment has been not having enough reach to load my dump trailer from the side. I just load from the back.

@nickenslandscapingexcavating

Жыл бұрын

The E10 is definitely capable of all of that. Bigger machines just accomplish the task faster. All the best!

Your lucky to have a mentor and a great friend like this guy. Great video.

I have a plumbing company and I own a Ditch Witch RT-45, good for trenching but can’t excavate. I rented one of these to repair a leak on a 4” pipe with a 16” bucket and I fell in love with the little machine. Now I’m thinking of trading in my Mahindra tractor/backhoe for one of these. But I’m also torn between this one or the Kubota U17.

This is so funny you are showing this video I was seriously contemplating this set up.

He definitely has the Swiss Army set up. Smart buying

A lot of small general contractors and landscapers swear renting a mini excavator is the way to go, but I like this guy's thoughts on owning your own. I know it all comes down to how much use you have for it, but if you can swing the payments, owning and maintaining your own mini has got to be advantageous. Thanks for sharing!

@DieselRamcharger

2 жыл бұрын

due to tax reasons renting is damn near free. owning is not.

@taki0ps230

Жыл бұрын

@@DieselRamcharger you can write off the cost of one as a business expense.

Very nice machine. We us our E35 for EVERYTHING. The hydraulic oil will look low on the sight glass with the boom and bucket positioned that way. If you retract all the cylinders in the boom it will show an accurate reading.

I know two young girls that got run over by a guy recording while driving they are dead now , maybe you could record when your not driving

That things gonna be an labor savor! Mini excavators are great for your employees backs hahaha

I bought a Takeuchi tb016 a few years ago used and it's just like there's no stopping the small machine wonderful I'm going to buy a new one next time to

@nickenslandscapingexcavating

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Those are great machines! I used to have a TB108 👍🏼

Another great video Many thanks 👍

On the hydraulic fluid level, make sure you know what Bobcat recommends on the operating level. Based on capacity, that level will rise as the fluid heats up but you guys know that. On some fluid level sight gauges the cold minimums are at the very bottom. Thanks for sharing!

Thank You for the video!

Great video. Just bought one.

This was a great review, also the ditch witch sk752 was great also. This machine will dig to 9 feet max depth. I like the older gentleman..funny guy. They make a quick coupler pin grabber for the e20 and the e10 excavator. Werk Brau makes them, $1600 worth every penny.

Good info

Subscribed, I have this exact setup, a bobcat e20 and a mt85 on the same trailer.. alot of contractor services, funny he said tight spaces, I named my company Tread Lightly Services LLC. all mini skid, and mini excavator work.

@Bellislawns

4 жыл бұрын

Tread Lightly Services LLC. How much does the E20 run?

Nice machine, used one to excavate a swimming pool with limited access. Mini excavators work best digging over the sprockets with with blade behind so you can prop the machine up a little for better leverage into the ground, more so when your digging a decent size hole i.e. over 1m deep, stops you rocking and moving around. Any machine thats big enough to not have a blade is heavy enough that it usually digs fine with idlers to the front.

He mentioned its slow, you should do a side by side dig test with your mini ex

E35 is the only mini id pay big bucks for.

Excellent set up. I always call my tx1000 and attachments my Swiss army knife...lol. perfect comparison.

@jerrybrandt9377

5 жыл бұрын

Except for the truck lacking a Duramax😂😂😂

@digger7871

5 жыл бұрын

If you want to go first class with the loader rsv has a ride in that’s 48” wide, 34 hp Deisel

Absolutely love the sk800... never used the sk752. The 800 is actually all I ever rented; can not afford the $30k price tag or justify it tbh

Been trying to decide which one I want and I think this is the one due to break out force and foot controls also its the heaviest in its class I believe so it should be the lease jerky in its class followed bt the yakeuchi which doesnt have zero tail swing

E20? Oof. That’s freaking tiny. I’ll admit, if I were able to have one, I’d play with it a lot for sure.

I wish I would have taped my conversations like this.

@nickenslandscapingexcavating

Жыл бұрын

It definitely helps others 👍🏼

So, what's with the buyers remorse in the title? He likes the size, likes the dealer - doesn't make sense. Clickbait?

Just ran one for a week, the E20 was horribly under-powered. In gravel, it would straight up come to a stop and I'd have to clear any tiny rocks in the tracks just to get moving again. Other machines on the same site had no problem pushing through the same substrate. Going up hills it struggled to just pull it's own weight. 13hp vs 18-24 hp that most other machines have at that weight. Pretty sad. otherwise It wasn't a bad machine. Everyone on site felt the right aux thumb switch was reversed in the direction that should open/close the thumb but, that's opinion.

@WildAcresFarms

2 жыл бұрын

Was it a rental machine? A lot of rental shops turn the pressures down to minimum spec to extend the service life. It leaves them neutered and gutless compared to the same machine at standard pressures.

Read owners manual on checking hyd fluid.

Diesel for power gas for cleaning parts

I just bought an e20 with 500hrs. Heard Fenton and Valley Park. I'm not far north in illinois. Which dealership did he go through and are they good people?

@nickenslandscapingexcavating

5 ай бұрын

We use bobcat of Fairview Heights. We have also used valley park. They are all great dealers. The guys in Fairview have been helping me out since I started.

Lots of hills where I live gassers don't cut it!!

@steeleslandscapesllc.thewa4902

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry Brandt diesel

Ekks. Im not sure about that little guy. I rented one of those and couldnt load my dump truck. That was a deal breaker for sure for me.

@mightymoeexcavating754

5 жыл бұрын

F550 is all u need

As a life long landscaper (30 years) I would have recommended the next size up. The next size up is a great all around machine. This tiny thing doesn't do much in roots and heavier rocks or moving heavy logs/trees even. It works great in sand and loam for planting shrubs, that's about it. I wouldn't recommend this tiny excavator to any landscaper.

@digger7871

5 жыл бұрын

It can pick up 900 lbs. it will do more than you think

@mightymoeexcavating754

5 жыл бұрын

Oh boy,u no nothing should be your handle! LMAO

@roaringlion1

5 жыл бұрын

@@mightymoeexcavating754 As if the next size up isn't stronger?

@mightymoeexcavating754

5 жыл бұрын

@@roaringlion1 of course it's stronger, but not 39 in wide

@roaringlion1

5 жыл бұрын

@@mightymoeexcavating754 More important to have better strength than a 39 inch wide stance. I'd rather have a 1 ton dump than a half ton pick up for landscaping too. Same principal.

Computer is way better when diagnosing or trouble shooting a problem!! CAT still number one around here

33:26 10 seconds after Alex drinks a red bull

@logdon17

5 жыл бұрын

or geeked up on ritalin or adderall

Ingersoll Rand-Bobcat sold out to Doosan in July of 2007. Doosan is the cheep of the cheep in the heavy equipment-logging world.

@pmtips4482

5 жыл бұрын

Doosan paid 5 billion dollars for Bobcat, they can't be too cheap. Bobcat has been installing Doosan diesel engines for about 3 or 4 years depending on models.

I will be in the market this year possibly to buy some kind of mini excavator. We would be using the machine for digging drainage lines and for sewer and septic work. I would not feel justified in getting one of these machines since it'd be too small and couldn't bear the load of the kind of work we would need out of it. This video was definitely an eye opener and everyone has their own business needs that justify them getting a machine that's perfect for their use. The video was a great video and I look forward to seeing the other ones!

@treadlightlyservicesllc.1930

5 жыл бұрын

E20 will dig to 9 feet I run a 30" oversized digging bucket on it. Great machine...I demoed e26 excavator wasn't impressed for 8k more I own the e10 and e20.. great machines.

@Bellislawns

4 жыл бұрын

Rey's Exterior Home Services LLC - REHS I run these mini excavators all the time for digging drainage lines. They will hold there own, unless you get into some heavy rock areas. If you are staying in depths of 2ft-3ft these machines definitely hold their own!

Cash!

I’m nobody to you but if I could make a suggestion, I would not keeping buying and selling equipment at such a high clip. I’ve seen so many guys become equipment poor. Let what you have work for you and make some cash.

@nickenslandscapingexcavating

5 жыл бұрын

BMORE BIRDS This one isn’t mine..

@triumphovertragedy7860

5 жыл бұрын

No one has time to be fixing things.. if you been in this business long enough you will understand that buy new and sell as fast as possible js

@Kushert

5 жыл бұрын

@@triumphovertragedy7860 I do with all my equipment and trucks about every three years or when the warranty is about to run out

@triumphovertragedy7860

5 жыл бұрын

Tim C yup.. exactly nowadays things are not built to be “ fixed”.

@natureswaylawncare3346

5 жыл бұрын

Nickens Lawn & Landscape hi- I know it was just my 2 cents.

I’m from edwardsville

@nickenslandscapingexcavating

Жыл бұрын

Nice man! Small world!

EGR- take a sh*t in you're hand and cycle it back thru!

Bobcat is actually making there own engines now. All machines besides the E63 are made in the US and not owned by Doosan anymore. Bobcat is its own company now. Everything made right in North Dakota.

@grantb8840

5 жыл бұрын

Bobcat is still owned by Doosan, and Doosan is making the Bobcat branded engines. Excavators are still built in North Dakota though, same as before Doosan bought it from Ingersoll Rand.

@cat637d

5 жыл бұрын

The E20 is made in the Czech republic and has a Kubota engine.

Nice vid. If I may: I don't like you talking with your back turned to us. Bad visual and the sound is going away from us. Do some b-roll and cut to it as you explain different areas. Thanks much

Snoooooow 😁

Watch the road a little more please your life is far more important than a few views

ewwww bobcat.

crap machine

@nickenslandscapingexcavating

Жыл бұрын

This is so untrue, the E20 is a great machine!

Terrible video... No action audio sounds like Charlie Brown Wa Wa Wa...

Title is clickbait. Boo! Last vid of yours I'll be watching.

people should want the technology to burn the exhaust. what type of jackass wants to breath in unburned smoot and fuel all day and get lung cancer. its not about the environment. its the operator that is sucking in most of the fumes.