Electric Skid Steer with Remote Control | 100% Independent, 100% Electric

[@fullychargedshow]

LIKE if you think all machinery should be electric & SHARE if you'd like to give this a go! 'Bobby the Builder' is back and this time he means business, with a fully electric Kovaco Elise 900 Skid Steer Loader! This is the first 100% electric skid steer loader to come into production and Robert has managed to get it into his garden to help with removing some 20 year old chicken wire and rubble. As it is narrow, low and carbon neutral, this electric skid steer is fit both inside and outside of buildings and can even be operated remotely. It's safe to say Robert is quite taken with this big bit of electric machinery, but what will Mrs L say when she sees the state of the garden?? Become a Patreon: www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow Become a KZbin member: use JOIN button above Subscribe to Fully Charged & the Fully Charged PLUS channels Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : buff.ly/2GybGt0 Browse the Fully Charged store: shop.fullycharged.show/ Visit our LIVE exhibitions in the UK, USA & Europe: FullyCharged.Show/events Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/fullychargedshw Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/fullychargedshow *Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Bobby the Builder is back 1:26 Big, chunky bit of kit! 2:15 World first 2:50 Inside and outside 3:14 Battery options 4:04 Useful for many industries 4:35 Remote controlled 5:27 Self-levelling bucket! 6:14 Bye, bye chicken wire 7:10 Phone operated 7:49 Oh so quiet 8:36 A right old mess 9:24 Very powerful 10:16 Subscribe, support, join

[@nc3826]

jolly good fun but have 'Bob the Builder' google 'construction mats rental' for his next adventure

[@rokadamlje5365]

I think you forgot to mention these guys are from Slovakia. And the batteries are Lead Acid...

[@pinkelephants1421]

Mrs L, "Only took you twenty years to get rid of that junk." As for the lawn.....a long suffering eye roll 🙄. 😅

[@benjamind5818]

@@rokadamlje5365 is that an issue? If so, why?

[@rokadamlje5365]

@@benjamind5818 Cycle life isnt that long, but then they are cheaper.

[@brendanl9093]

I grew up farming and by the time I was in my mid twenties I had already damaged my ears from spending hours and hours operating loud smelly diesel skid steers. I use to dream about electric tractors when working and this is the one I spent the most time in using it to clean barns, feed cows, and do almost everything else on the farm. This is everything I ever wanted and I’m so happy to see it’s finally real!

[@MrTitPulla]

I had the same thing happened to me on farms. Years and years of load machinery has left me industrially deaf. It's great to finally see these machines. I think it would be so easy to have a tellyhandler and the feed out tractor electric

[@oscaritowin]

You you damaged them because you wanted to there are options and they were options for ear protection

[@tommyfred6180]

mate i feel your pain. i used to work with a skid in a cow barn from time to time. for people that have never used one of these things in an enclosed space. well they just cant get that lovely feeling when you get to shutdown and crawl out the cab.

[@kreizmann2943]

Ever heard of hearing protection...?

[@tommyfred6180]

@@kreizmann2943 yep and when someone comes up with stuff that protects the hole body i'll be the first to get it. sadly hearing protection only works properly on sound coming down the ear canal. it dose not protect from sound absorbed though the scull that directly vibrates the anvil and other small bones of the interior ear.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

YAY! I work in construction and anything that is quiet(er) is welcome.

[@nc3826]

what??? I can not hear you

[@busog97641]

I agree, but I have to say, I hope that in the setting of this machine, there is a setting to remove that country-sounding music... after 5 to 8 hours of hearing that same thing, I would go bonkers!

[@thomasreese2816]

Maintenance and operating costs make those handling the financials happy too

[@pareshpanchal91]

Robert is genius, he gets to test electric vehicles and get the gardening done!

[@B0BHW]

Oh dear ... when Mrs Llewellyn gets home and you're: "The lawn? Oh yes, the lawn. No. Absolutely no idea. Big shock when I got home too!"

[@pruplebug]

Sounds like the cargo loader from Aliens 👽 Robert’s doing a great Ripley impression 🤣

[@Musketeer009]

Robert! Love your videos. About 2 years or so ago, you did a video on an electric back-hoe thingy that you used to dig the trench for you upgraded 3-phase cableing. Have you any intention to go back to that company and find out how sales are going and any upgrades they may or may not have had to do to it?

[@2036scott]

This would be great, I asked a lot of people about them and they all say they won't use them as they don't last long on-site, would be great to see if there is an uptake in sales showing a growing trend.

[@Tatterist]

I want to see Mrs L's reaction; preferably without a profanity filter.

[@888johnmac]

lol , next episode Robert reviews an Electric lawn scraper & re-layer

[@TheRocky3211]

patreon exclusive ;)

[@mralistair737]

Electric divorce lawyer?

[@raychambers3646]

Mrs l just finished digging a 6ft deep hole.

[@nc3826]

Honey, look I just flattened out the divots in the lawn...

[@mkoldewijn]

This is the kind of content that I love. Stuff I wouldn't normally see.

[@gwmattos]

Having been born and raised on a ranch in the San Joaquin Valley in California USA, I had the opportunity to drive my father's truck into a bucket on the front of a dredger that cut the San Louis Canal that takes water to Los Angeles, California in the southern part of the State of California. However, that thing was a giant and could hold perhaps 10-15 pickup trucks and pumped diesel smoke by the ton into the air. I drive a Tesla Model 3 and I have Solar on the roof of my house and just loved watching you attempt to clean out your back yard with the FIRST BATTERY ELECTRIC Remote Controlled Electric Skid Steer Machine which was REALLY EXCITING TO SEE. BRAVO ! True Academy Award Material.

[@justaguy6216]

I love his overly enthusiastic intros every vid. Makes me feel old :>

[@williamclark6466]

That is a really cool digger! I hope the rubbish will be properly sorted for recycling ♻️ (metals, soil & compost, plastics, etc). Love the show in all forms (video and podcast).

[@alaneasthope2357]

Robert's inner child let loose without his inner child minder. Brilliant!

[@anonymousppl4528]

Bob ... can you make a compilation video of you making all the weird sounds ... I think it would be funny for all the hard core viewers to see.

[@achenarmyst2156]

Gorgeous idea 👏😁

[@pipstein612]

Excellent idea

[@therealcaldini]

Xmas special?

[@norfolkngood8960]

Be good subscriber content that

[@waynenakanishi971]

It is so exciting to see these things become electric. Less noise for workers and resident, good for the environment.

[@sUASNews]

Oh come on, this is the EV I need

[@veronicathecow]

Needs an electric roller now to flatten the lawn again. Great video Robert, thank you.

[@rokadamlje5365]

Or drive backwards and forwards for a bit, with small turning increments.

[@Kris-qb4jk]

I grew up in the construction industry operating heavy equipment since I was 12. Ran away from it to get a college degree and join the corporate world. Now I want to go back to it!!! Amazing to see the evolution. Desperately needed.

[@rich.trails]

I love my electric converted Sears Suburban tractor. Loads of torque, precision, a joy to use. Barely uses any power.

[@CarbonAlmera]

Delivered on a diesel truck 🙈 At least we're halfway there 👍🏻

[@edmaluf]

- how much torque do you want? - yes.

[@davidianmusic4869]

Yes! Now we’re talking. Just spent an afternoon working with and around a diesel skid steer, loud, and who knows what it did to my lungs. This makes a big difference 😃

[@stephen7630]

Has there ever been a more iconic duo than Robert Llewellyn and a tractor?

[@hughmnyks]

However did I miss this?! Bloomin' brilliant. And so well presented!

[@lucitribal]

Electric forklifts and nacelles have been around for years so this makes perfect sense to me.

[@andymccabe6712]

Yes! Nacelles have been around since the first Star Trek in about 1969......!!

[@djdrwatson]

4:50 Remote control? This electric skid steer loader reminds me of episode 1 of Thunderbirds when they tried to land the Fireflash supersonic jet liner onto remote controlled elevator cars!

[@raychambers3646]

Didn't go well did it?

[@dandandan389]

Imagine driving one of those full time for a living!! Looks like the most fun toy ever :)

[@ThePavotrouge]

It's always fun to see you having a blast with farming/working equipment. Like a kid!!!!

[@lghammer778]

Making me wanna be a farmer! 😃 Lovely to see, 5hrs would do quite a fantastic job. I love that it's remote-controllable, imagine having loads of fully electric machinery off on some distant planet that could be getting loads of work done. 1 Operator, full-on terraforming projects

[@cameronwells5648]

Mind blown

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 That looks like a BEAUT bit of kit! How cool is the remote control function 😀

[@andyshapcott2881]

it makes so much sense, more electric plant on sites, it's the way forward. small , quiet and powerful .

[@abiljoexcavatorservicesltd4262]

These are a cracking piece of kit! we have taken on the distribution for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and south yorkshire, and will have a demo machine available for test from the end of November

[@will006]

Agricultural equipment is a great place to have electrical equipment. Farm and land owners are the sort of people who would have the space and the knowhow to have solar/window power etc. Given that they are only travelling around on their own farm, range is less likely to be a giant issue as well.

[@koitorob]

When Mrs L did come back and start screaming about the state of the lawn, did you run outside and join her and then shout, "AND THEY'VE STOLEN OUR RUBBISH!"

[@anonymousppl4528]

Hopefully they let you keep that Elise 900 for the day so you can finish your yard

[@ColinRichardson]

If he had that for a whole day, he would have no yard left..

[@wingsdesire1]

More like this!!! ❤️ thanks fully charged

[@anthonysharp2522]

Does it come with an attachment to re-seed the lawn! ~LOL!

[@fourbypete]

I was going to complain about Robert making noises while driving but the truth is, I'd be doing exactly the same thing. I'm so jealous that he gets to drive that.

[@Leo_S94]

What an incredible machine, of all things being electric I did not expect this already in 2020. Amazing video Robert, without your channel I would never of known this existed. This machine has so so many uses it's incredible, from landscaping to general building work. Silent and powerful. I hope in the future they can do different attachments such as post hole diggers etc. Amazing video!!!

[@richieannarelli5714]

Hand controls are the best you get a better feel of the work

[@hughmarcus1]

A skidsteer lends itself to electrification really well as it's entirely run on hydraulics. One with a diesel engine just powers a hydraulic pump, so the electric motor does that instead. These are widely used inside big buildings & in construction, so one with no diesel smoke would be brilliant.

[@richieannarelli5714]

Hey controls are the best you get the best feel of your work

[@rlarno]

Excellent stuff. Honestly, I enjoy these type of episodes already more than the next BEV car review. Good thing I guess, cars reviews are getting to be the 'norm', and we start to see new applications a lot more. Keep up the jolly good stuff.

[@MASKIN08]

I have driven and used a small electric loader inside a hall. good and strong machine😊 the only thing i did not like was i had to have 2 eletric machines to do the work of a diesel machine. could only run 4 hours on a single charge. but aside from that.fantastic machine no noise and a lot of power👍😊

[@oldad73]

You had so much fun with that machine - I'm envious.

[@ilovejonnysmeat]

I would love to demo this during Wisconsin winter to feed cattle and scrap snow!

[@longhaul1973]

Contact a dealer in the U.S.

[@humanprobably9110]

Love this show! My wife says all I ever talk about is EVs now 😂 we’ll be somewhere and I’ll go “Oh look! That’s an EV!”

[@danielmadar9938]

Robert- Like a kid in a candy shop! 🤣

[@1upperformancegear439]

I would love that remote option while picking up rocks on my Dirtbike track

[@Slugsie1]

I can't help but imagine that while Bobby is doing this having fun Judy is watching from the kitchen window simultaneously happy that the rubbish it gone, but horrified by the state of the lawn.

[@billycan8852]

More stuff like this please .

[@alwinlook]

Why is it so oddly satisfying to watch Robert work with electric workman's vehicles?

[@jimw.5809]

Electric skid steer! I want one.

[@bernardfender5147]

"Bobcat" races without the noise n stink! Excellent bit o'kit

[@marin.aldimirov]

That's a marvelous rainbow shot at 2:40. I'm sure you planned it ;P

[@TassieEV]

Looks like what where I grew we would call a Bobcat, maybe not Bobcat name but just what people would call it. Bobby the builder....can he fix it! Yes he can! :)

[@stanislavjaracz]

Kovaco is based in Slovakia. Lots of EV related business is happening there. Based on information on their website, the battery is old fashioned lead acid. The size is modest @ 96V, 240 Ah. So, 24 kWh.

[@SciFiMind]

Proof that no matter how old guys gets, we're all little boys at heart

[@frostman9661]

Can't tell if he is purposefully slow at lifting the boom or dumping the bucket, or if it's the machine... Because vs a bobcat, it looks super slow... Hundred 100% love the idea though!

[@tymanot]

Thanks for this video. I love these ones way more than your car reviews as these ones make FC unique.

[@GreenJimll]

Even for a non-driver like me that looks like great fun. Would make clearing allotments much easier too!

[@davidlazarus67]

Councils should buy one to rent to allotment holders.

[@Likr666]

The difference between a man and a boy is the price of his toy :-). I hope it's fully charged...

[@Gilespargiter]

That's a really nice machine, can see loads of people going for that - no more cold starting rubbish when you want to get the silage out in a hurry! BTW you could have done with a silage grab for that work.

[@autofocus3579]

Only + is it's can be considered for places where noisepollution is not allowed. Most constuctionplans have nois pollution written into it. The remote contol wai is a right way to go. It'll prevent lots of spinal injuries.

[@antontaylor4530]

I can see all kinds of uses for this thing, from bomb disposal to vets using them to lift livestock or horses into MRI machines, firefighting, hazardous substance cleanup yadayada etc etc... And it could mean that disabled people could be given opportunities to work in industries they previously couldn't. Brilliant innovation!

[@nicdensley4104]

What a happy a Bobby

[@thomaspaul2465]

Finally. Case makes a backhoe as well. Would like to have seen the full range of the lift and bucket tilts.

[@stephencawley971]

Bob the e-builder yes he can!

[@rokadamlje5365]

If you are turning in place it messes up the turf, gotta go slowly forwards or backwards as well at the same time. Applies to tracked diggers as well.

[@davemartin9912]

Mom! Robbie won't let me have a turn on the loader!

[@Kingsoupturbo]

Interesting design, from what I can tell 2 motors for the drive and 1 for the hydraulic pump, because the weight is so low, they claim pretty impressive stability on off-camber, and ascent\descent. 3000 charge cycles for lead acid is pretty good, probably much easier to replace individual cells as well over lithium, quite a machine!

[@ColinRichardson]

I like how he says "big and powerful" and then stands next to a tiny skid steer.

[@888johnmac]

well , it is bigger & more powerful than Robert with a wheelbarrow

[@natrone23]

That’s about pretty average size for a skid steer.

[@ColinRichardson]

@@natrone23 I was more referring to skid steers are tiny in comparison to other equipment. A bit like saying "THIS IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ANT". But in a world of jumbojets and aircraft carriers the perspective is just a little funny.

[@natrone23]

@@ColinRichardson Fair enough👍

[@crackedemerald4930]

"Compact"

[@renedekat3519]

It’s David Brent selling electric vehicles :-)

[@marcsimmonds5483]

I was wondering if anyone else had noticed...

[@nielswinters5246]

silent construction is doable, great video.

[@ROGERWALDMAN]

AWESOME ! SOON WE WILL HAVE THEM IN THE US ! I WANT A FEW MINI COMPACT LOADERS FOR MY TREE SERVICE IN ORANGE PARK FLORIDA

[@BeefIngot]

Big machinery without needing hearing protection is pretty great.

[@Furyswe1]

So scared that you should ram that thing in to your garage Robert! Looks really fun to drive!

[@Way2Death]

I wish I would have had this one last year filling in a foundation of a new visitor center. Was super fun but also soooo noisy

[@DTXGaming]

1:10 "Unlimited. Powah!!!" 😃😄😁 Santa, can I have that toy for Christmas??

[@tarmacdemon]

You Sir is having too much fun .....now stop because I'm getting jealous lol Great show

[@Maker_of_Things]

Yay! I WANT ONE OF THESE! I don't need one through.😁 Only criticism, Robert, we already know what you look like so point the camera the other way so we can see what you are exclaiming about. Other then that. WANT WANT WANT!!!

[@zapfanzapfan]

Top Gear Ground Force, electric edition :-)

[@radbaron]

I just hope that Bobby has an electric snow-thrower lined up for whenever it ever snows there.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Not much snow in the south of England.

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Cool, just subscribed 👍🏼🇺🇸

[@ewheelerfinland]

I was also very surprised about the lead acid batteries. Doesn't seem like the modern way to go, but one would suspect it's a cost thing?

[@logicalChimp]

And a mass thing, given they apparently rely on the batteries on the back of the machine to provide the counter-balance for the lift at the front... meaning that heavy batteries are actually a *positive* in their view

[@daydreamer8373]

Actually they do make sense. Weight is actually an advantage, much cheaper and long lasting. seems like the way to go.

[@polishguy8495]

We live in the future where remote machine controllers have dark mode. I love this future

[@lenzeandi4203]

Big boys Big toys 👏👍👌

[@TriviaChallenge]

This makes so much sense to be electric.

[@gospelofthomas77thpearl22]

Hope it’s coming to Australia! 🤠👍🏼

[@richieannarelli5714]

You should have a clamshell bucket 4 into 1 bucket so you can snatch material

[@bumblebee9337]

The thumbnail loop for this video is hilarious.

[@TKevinBlanc]

Always carry your loads low, Robert. :0)

[@ChristmasPierce]

Boys, and their toys. 😄 Yay!

[@ideoformsun5806]

I like the way it looks. Good design.

[@AsphaltAntelope]

Robert from Fully Charged has cut down a tree in his garden?! I think we need a video just about that!! Has he replaced it with 2 more trees somewhere else? Is the waste being disposed of in an environmentally sensitive way? Habitat replacement etc? :p

[@frankcoldwell4424]

Brilliant.

[@kaceesavage]

This is awesome! And super affordable! It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine. 🤓

[@Space_Reptile]

i kinda wish it wasnt a skid steer, as it being electric would allow it to spin on the spot if each wheel is driven individually would save the lawn a bit

[@VerilogTutor]

Looks amazing, but I’m surprised they are using lead acid batteries (having read the spec on their website).

[@ewheelerfinland]

Yep, noticed the same. Might be simply a bit cheaper in Slovakia to use lead acid in this kind of use. Don't know. The motors sounded a bit agricultural also?

[@logicalChimp]

They're using the weight of the battery as the counterbalance to stop it tipping over if you lift heavy stuff... if they didn't use lead-acid batteries, they'd just have to load it up with concrete blocks or similar instead.... so might as well use the heavier (and cheaper) batteries.

[@JeanBaklazan]

@@logicalChimp yes - its win win - why to buy something more expensive when you need heavy stuff at the back:)

[@debadityasaha1684]

@@logicalChimp But if they use lithium ion. They can load more batteries thereby increasing its load capacity and operating times and also decrease the charging rate. But there is a trade off in cost as li ion is more expensive than lead acid batt.

[@ChadWilson]

At my company, the batteries on the lift trucks in the plant are all lead acid. Less chance of catching fire, weigh more (you want weight in this case), and significantly cheaper.

[@raychambers3646]

Our local skip hire doesn't like mixed loads ,chicken wire and earth nooooo.