I get my machine on the 17th, I am glad I watched this video. Thanks for posting, I am going to change the grease fittings on mine also. I see vids on greasing those flat ones and they just don't take the grease as well as they should.

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, congrats on your new machine!

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t made video about this, but this coupler is also handy. The standard one is difficult to release, with this you just pull the lever. a.aliexpress.com/_mOh0ePA

Hi , I also has a mini excavator with the same flat greese nipples. You should not change to the regular ones because the flat ones cannot be easily damage when the boom comes into contact branches and other stuff.

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

Good point, but I think I’m gonna take my chances. Those nipples are cheap!

You can remove the pins and flip most of the cylinders around so the grease zerks are not as exposed to damage. You may have to use an angled zerk and position the boom, dipper, or bucket just right to get at it, but you don't need those needle grease fittings. You can also reverse the barrel end of the boom cylinder to avoid damage to the hoses. I see you have the newer version of the Xiniu (Rhinocerous) XN08 mini-X. Mine is an earlier version from 4 years ago. I have posted lots of tips and modifications on TractorByNet.

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

Good idea, I will try this fo sure. I just lost one grease zerk this weekend.

@dfk8881

Жыл бұрын

@@kokkonenfi Very interesting grease gun you have. I have been thru many guns, and still hate the mess. I currently use a Lincoln rechargeable battery-powered gun with a "lock-n-lube" style tip. Try that kind of tip if you want to make the job a lot easier. I still love my XN08.

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

I have now a lock type tip, that is really handy

Great video, my new chinese 1 ton had issues accepting grease into the blade as well!

@kokkonenfi

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Maintenance is key to long life on any machine, good job enjoy your excavator

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, that is so true. I’ll still have to check the main turning gear, I suspect it needs a lot more grease

day one job on these fantastic little machines. mines at 500hours now

@kokkonenfi

9 ай бұрын

That has got some work done

@chrisvolk106

3 ай бұрын

Hows it holding up?

@adammurray741

3 ай бұрын

@@chrisvolk106 absolutely perfect. takes any abuse whatsoever. works for 4hours on full revs on 1 gallon off diesel. nothing will come close to that.

@chrisvolk106

3 ай бұрын

@adammurray741 diesel huh?

Thank you for the video, and for doing it in English.

@kokkonenfi

9 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

I changed all my Grease serts to regular ones. And on my Grease gun I have were it locks on to the serts. What kind of motor is it and size or hose power

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

Sounds good. Have you had any of the regular ones break? I’ve had comments that about that

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

The engine is single cylinder diesel, I don’t know the excat hp but seems to be enough for everything

would put EP3 or better. EP2 is not so great and price isn't so much different for better grease

@kokkonenfi

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Did you find any spot where to grease the tracks

@kokkonenfi

Жыл бұрын

Tracks are rubber. I think that the track roller bearings are closed type with seals, so they do not require greasing. Please correct if I am wrong about this! Only grease nipple I found on tracks is for the tensioner. Edit: even the tensioner is just sping with nut, no grease there either

Thanks for sharing ? Where did you order your mini from in US or from China ? If it was delivered to you, how did you unloaded it ? Thanks

@kokkonenfi

6 ай бұрын

There is company in Finland that imports them. ( I live in Finland) It was already assembled so it was just driven down from the trailer by the freight company.

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