grading a driveway with bobcat e20

[@heydude4532]

Good video. I have U27 with a mongo 36'' tilt grading bucket. these little machines are workhorses.

[@triplesticks]

Indeed they are

[@kenskip1]

I am here because I enjoy watching a young person get ahead. I also enjoy watching the machinery. Listening to when you throttled down and hearing the tapping from the engine gets me mad at you. Get your azz to your dealer and raise caine. That and the track rollers need repair. Grow a pair and raise holy hell. Even Andreu repairs the junk he uses. You spend a lot of monies for a machine so get it fixed. I don't care what the mechanic says. He is either just plane lazy or wants to wait until the warrantee is up. Then you will really have a bill to pay. I have been watching this sort of video's for years. I have not heard a worse sounding machine that is still new. Get it fixed. I hope your dealer reads this. Merry Christmas, Note, I do not mean to make implications however I simply want you to have success. Having a machine that is down cost you money. I simply request that you tell your dealer that these items require some sort of attention. Thank you, Ken

[@kentonlandworks29]

Been considering one of these machines for my business. I was surprised to see it cut sod with that big bucket!

[@triplesticks]

It is totally been worth the money!

[@chriswolf3424]

I’ve been enjoying your videos man! Keep up the work!

[@thomasbax9837]

My new e20 full cab with heat/radio and also the thumb should be arriving in April and I cannot wait to put it to work. I live on 20acres and just started my own plumbing company so I feel this machine is about perfect for me as well! I also bought the 39” smooth grade bucket. Going to be checking into the rhinox quick connect system you have but hoping they revamped the issue with the thumb attachment getting in the way with cutting it off like in your video.

[@triplesticks]

I’ve been in contact with them and they are trying to change that this production year I believe.

[@thomasbax9837]

I enjoy watching all of your videos doing big things with this “mini” machine. My main contact for excavation just upgraded to a new e35(with extendaboom) and a e60 last year. I ordered this e20 soon after their 35 was just barely small enough to trench in waterers inside of a horse barn.

[@triplesticks]

Bigger machine is not always better for sure!

[@thomasbax9837]

Had my bro in law helping me out back in December after a surgery that didn’t allow for me to operate. He’s a retired NFL lineman at 6’5” and he was on an e10 digging out an egress window. With I knew how to share pics bc i couldn’t believe he actually fit! 💯 couldn’t use the foot pedals though😂

[@triplesticks]

I bet that was a sight to see.

[@woldridgefencing9021]

I'm surprised at how well that 20 handles that bucket fully extended.

[@triplesticks]

This little machine surprises me all the time. It has way more power and ability than most would people give it credit for.

[@bondoguy]

I have an E20, with a 36"bucket like his and that thing is a small machine bit it's a work horse for sure !

[@krystalweaver4464]

Yet another great geeat kob done by you

[@billfenner7084]

That squeal in the tracks would be driving me crazy. What does the dealership have to say about it.

[@triplesticks]

It drives me a little nuts too. Dealership assures me that that’s just common on these little machines

[@billfenner7084]

@@triplesticks Okay. Maybe you should look at getting a hold of Bobcat themselves. None of the other ones sounds like that.

[@workn_thrash001]

I have been running this E 20 (also a 32 and 55) now for about three years. The tracks came from the dealership sounding like that, and from my experience, they will always sound like that. And you're right none of the other excavators sound like that. I have popped them off on little stumps in the woods and had to reinstall them, loosened them, tightened them, put grease on my rollers. Pretty much everything you can do. They just squeak a lot. I think it has a lot to do with the track size and being able to close and widen your tracks.

[@chriswolf3424]

I’m here before you blow up! Just saying. Here before 100k subs

[@flat6fever680]

OMG those tracks or rollers squawking! What is the deal? I could not own a machine that did that. Hey nice work. Liked and subscribed.

[@triplesticks]

They don’t have a roller on the top so there’s a little plate that protects the undercarriage from being marred up by the track itself and that’s why it’s making a squeaking sound

[@flat6fever680]

@@triplesticks thanks I am wondering what the deal is. I’m looking at an E20 now. A new one for 40k and a used one for 20. I’ll be looking at the used one this week and will have to see if it does that.

[@mp-xt2rg]

Good work. Tracks sound rough though.

[@triplesticks]

It’s the way the tracks slide over the protection plate on the top side of the roller assembly. This is because the tracks can slide under the machine, so there’s no room for a roller on the top side.

[@ivanfernandez7923]

Great video, What’s the length of the trailer where you load the e20 ?

[@triplesticks]

14 foot

[@brianpearl7504]

Did you have a stakeout for gas, water, electric, cable, and all that? Usually there is marks saying ok if there isn't any. Just curious.

[@triplesticks]

Pretty sure all the utilities were overhead on this particular job

[@thelawnguy7373]

What does a job like this cost?

[@mascota525]

What size is the bucket?

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Does that machine has a rops or just a fops?

[@DMAX-ed7pq]

How are you liking the E20? Enough power? Any regrets?

[@triplesticks]

I’m loving it. It has plenty of power for its size. At this moment I don’t have any regrets. I highly recommend the Rinox buckets and the manual quick hitch to go with this machine.

[@DMAX-ed7pq]

Awesome good to hear. Keep up the good work

[@bondoguy]

I Love my e20!

[@Acekg1911]

You still working?

[@triplesticks]

Yeah just don’t have time to make videos

[@Acekg1911]

@@triplesticks Watched your videos 2x each now at least...lol Still running the E20?

[@LoneWolf-wz9hj]

Your mini ex should not squeak like that when you move ahead or back. If you don't have bad rollers, then your tracks are too tight. Your skid steer doesn't squeak, nor should your excavator. Nice job cutting in the driveway, how come you didn't spread gravel up top?

[@triplesticks]

I have been adjusting them a lot lately and I have gotten a lot of the squeak out but I have not eliminated it. I’m taking it in after Christmas and see what they will do about it

[@bondoguy]

My e20 sqeaks like that too and it only has 214 hrs . Should I loosen the tracks?

[@quityourwaaaaaa]

greeeese

[@triplesticks]

🤷‍♂️ There’s no grease fittings on the track rollers.