Nice work, very sticky clay You have there.. never seen anything like that here in Finland and I have been digging few years... How many buckets do You have, I think wider bucket maybe work better those kind jobs..

@SolarDrew

7 жыл бұрын

The clay is extremely sticky. I only have 1 bucket and I believe it is 10 inches / 25cm. I am really enjoying the Jansen. It is small but seems to be powerful for what it is.

Good job and operating skill. What is the hydraulic oil filter specification on backhoe? I mean yellow cover.

@SolarDrew

4 жыл бұрын

Ján Bračík thank you kindly for your comment. I do not have the filter at the moment but I will try to remember to record it next time I am with the Jansen.

@janbracik8410

4 жыл бұрын

@@SolarDrew many thanks for answer. Did you had some troubles with this backhoe? Some leakages issue or something like this? Or it is really good machine?

@SolarDrew

4 жыл бұрын

Ján Bračík Not with the hydraulics, but the axel spindles bent inward. I have seen this happen to another owner also. It is a good working tool.

Just bought Jansen mb 300. My friend has a H. freight Backhoe and I compared each of the models and it is obviously apparent that the Jensen is heaver built. Plus not from CHINA.

@SolarDrew

3 жыл бұрын

Big difference! Thanks for your comment.

@c46236

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely from China. Search alibaba for towable backhoe you will find it model identical until the last screw. They just have it painted silver by the chinese manufacturer.

@SolarDrew

3 жыл бұрын

@@c46236 no doubt Chinese but much different than the Harbor Freight unit in terms of performance and quality. Nonetheless, I sold my Jansen.

Dam U getting good with that. U look like u are having fun also,betas doing it by hand with a rake & shovel that would suck.

@SolarDrew

7 жыл бұрын

I'd never do it by hand. It's a pretty easy machine to learn and I am starting to develop muscle memory. I started off slow but the last 100' of the 230' went pretty quickly.

Hi. I am torn between buying a HF backhoe and a Jansen. Do you still have one? Any major issues? Would you buy again? It's hard to find any videos in English on the Jansen, but a lot on the HF.

@SolarDrew

4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t done much with it, but if I were able to afford a tractor with a backhoe, that would be better. But you cannot beat the price of the Jansen. It’s a powerful little critter and gets the job done if it’s not too big.

How deep will this dig? Thanks!

Did you dig that ditch with that machine?

@SolarDrew

4 жыл бұрын

Moark Willy about 40’ of it. It’s clay so it would have taken a long time.

it does the job. after running heavy equipment. it looks like a toy lol. your water table is awfully high. that's going to settle bad when it dries up.

@SolarDrew

7 жыл бұрын

It is a very small mini-backhoe. It's cute, aint it? lol The water in the trench is from the rain. It's all clay and since it rained the water seeped out from the surrounding land into the trench. I hope things do settle since I created quite a mound over the fill job. I definitely have more work to be done.

@royamberg9177

7 жыл бұрын

Don't you worry it will settle. You won't have enough material shortly

What are the chains for? Kinda distracting.

@SolarDrew

5 жыл бұрын

tbirdracefan it's all clay. The clay will stick in the bucket and won't fall out without the chains.

@tbirdracefan

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Never seen it before. Lots of clay where I live also. Thinking of adding one of these to the toy box.

@SolarDrew

5 жыл бұрын

tbirdracefan you'll appreciate it. It's a little package but quite a workhorse. I've no regrets.