I Bought A Cheap ELECTRIC Tractor From China (Big Mistake!)

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[@EbikeSchool]

To paraphrase Mark Twain, sorry for the long video, if I had more time I would have made a shorter edit! Also, while this one didn't pass the test, if you want to see my good loaders go to www.nesherequipment.com

[@hughrs]

Do you have a link to this machine? I like it

[@Homested_Retirement]

I enjoy longer videos, myself

[@ecospider5]

I would like a link to this one. If it’s cheap enough it would work for me.

[@zchapman185]

Your good loader electric at 20k and only 1400 lbs capacity price vs capabilities is useless. Maybe 15k but for that I'd go diesel and get 1 ton and to my door for 18k...I wish you good luck!

[@hughstratton8767]

opinions are like assholes... everyones got one... he is just doing a review bud take it ez 🤦‍♂️​@zchapman185

[@frennnnm]

I’m screaming “check hydraulic fluid!” The whole video.

[@mikep490]

I was thinking, "read the manual". Some equipment ship w/o oil in the gear box. Who takes equipment out of the box and uses it w/o charging the battery and giving it a full check over? (Answer: My friend who burned the diff out on his new rototiller... no gear oil in the box.)

[@bertsteele139]

Thank you! That’s what I was going to say.

[@EShirako]

Yeah, I just got to the 'sand tipping' portion and decided that if there really was no checking of hydraulic fluid nor charging of the shipped batteries that this is at BEST a display of Chinese metal-folding, not really a useful demo of the obviously-craptastic quality of the work put into the device. And if those batteries moved when you were 'arse-up' in the sand-pile, you might have gotten to enjoy shorting those things out when they slid around, and they wouldn't have helped with the balance of the device either. Normally I'd stick around and watch a whole video, but this time I don't feel like I'm learning anything except that "Men not reading instructions and not worrying about anything about the operation of the device" is just as pointless and useless as it ever has been, this time it's just "useless with a tractor". I'm done. I'll have to wonder if I should watch ANY of this guy's other stuff...I can get 'No idea, didn't think about anything, and didn't read the manual either' videos from Tiktok.

[@relaaaxingchanel3000]

Noobs

[@tikonc]

Too busy trashing the machine to check anything

[@akhtarkh]

Do you have enough hydraulic oil? It sounds like your hyd pumps are cavitating.

[@nicksfans]

Make sure there's fluid in the diffs, too.

[@RWBHere]

Filled with water, perhaps?

[@dippst]

@@RWBHere probably. i mean, it IS nuclear green.

[@DoRullings]

Your dad's remark: "Get a light one." at 20:42 got me literarily to laug out loud. My father and I had the same kind of humor, and I miss him so much. Cherish every moment you have with your dad while you can. ❤

[@CBD-Life-South-Africa]

Sounds like it needs more hydraulic fluid. Side note That sand is damp plus compacted, and its easy 400kg+

[@Jacobtheunwise]

Yep straight up sounded like the pump was full of air or something

[@cyumadbrosummit3534]

Nope that's just how they sound.

[@deagle50ae]

Come to think of it, it does sound like my Subaru's power steering pump after it's all leaked out.

[@Elkarlo77]

I think it doesn't have a good expansion reservoir most likely not an inline. Everyone here is right, it sounds like a system which got airbubbles in the system because it has no place where to bleed the air to. So thats how they sound. After the shipping there might be air in the system, and the system IS leaking oil at the ramms. Without a propper reservoir the system will leak more. In a normal system you have a Reservoir with an intake and outake line. Intake high Outtake at the bottom, fillercap at the top so the pump gets good airless oil from the outtake. In a Cheap System you have only the Bottom Outtake which doubles as intake. Which means that you cycle the Air in the Pipes back and forth, in a normal system you will bleed the system after 20-40 minutes working and it will quiet down. Bleeding this System is astrocious hard and any leak like at the rams will work air over time to the Pump again, without bleed inlet in a reservoir.

[@megape95]

Sounds like the pump is not getting enough oil, a bigger sunction line will help if it is too small..ususally the chinese junk is all too small.

[@NathanielHatley]

I liked the "plastic only, no steel!" on the bandsaw while you're cutting that steel axle. 😂

[@micahsdad5388]

Yeah - truth be told the blade was changed after I bought it. But good eye for detail. regards

[@John.strong]

@@micahsdad5388 plus normally an axle is harderned, I'd like to know what blade your running on that

[@micahsdad5388]

@@John.strong It wasn't hardened steel. It was indeed used an axle but a light application where that rod was just 3/4" steel bar stock. It was part of a garden cart I built a LONG time ago. regards

[@nexiabiamp]

You must be new here

[@motionsick]

I have "no steel" written on my bandsaw lol.

[@johnjordan3126]

Loved having your dad participating in this one - he has an eye for the obvious. :-) Great comments!

[@Scott924m]

A few things I thought !. the pump has no limiters it seems to keep trying to force fluid regardless of the fact the machine has reached it physical limit like when your force a cars power steering past its turning point the pump starts straining. 2. I didn't see you ever check the fluid level on camera which you might have but if not consider this , it may be low or have bad fluid given the low quality of the other parts they could have used some "other" fluid, try changing it with quality hydraulic fluid .

[@KuryakinIllya]

It's a good thing that the "hood" is stuck in place, so it didn't act like an ejection seat when the rear wheels popped into the air!

[@jimrt1738]

Take out the electric motor and put a predator diesel in it 😂😂. Electric over Hydraulic change to Diesel over Hydraulic.

[@RyanMercer]

Those sounds, oof.

[@bewilderbeestie]

If your electric vehicle requires hearing protection to use, you're not doing electric properly!

[@EbikeSchool]

Yea I was shocked when I first turned the key... though I guess you could see that in the video!

[@nijasty]

You'll need to speak up sorry - I can't hear you over the noise

[@ecospider5]

I expect the noise is the hydraulic pump. But even that shouldn’t be so noisy

[@AlexKall]

Yeah, it's nails on a chalkboard type sound.

[@hktrader88]

Put your money into a China Visa and a flight to go see these @ the factory BEFORE purchasing.......I've been working with & visiting China factories for nearly 30 years. Seeing is believing ! Also, it is true that you can (usually) spec exactly what you want, but many times you need to provide down to the small details (eg gromitts on through holes).

[@WesleySnlpes]

I've heard stories of people doing exactly this. They get shown a high quality product which they ordered only to get junk quality when they finally receive them. Very sneaky tactics from some of those factories

[@WowCreativeUsername]

@@WesleySnlpes Or like one factory that the customer sent in boxes of high grade, high temp plastic pellets. The factory sold the pellets and just used cheap regular ones instead causing the part to fail.

[@peterfehr7441]

You are missing the point, this is content material and a belly laugh for his dad😅😅

[@geekfreak618]

That's what a lot of people don't understand. A lot of Chinese products are made with specs as good as the American ones. Many times they continue selling items working off of the American specs of a prior order. I got a cheap chain saw from them that is made well and starts better than my higher end saws. The chains they included stayed sharp longer than some Oregons I had.

[@WowCreativeUsername]

@@geekfreak618 Not all though. A vast majority is just stuff pumped out as cheap as possible. Makes it hard to find the good ones.

[@normanwyatt8761]

I usually plant 25 to 50 tomato plants every spring and i'm wondering if buying one of these to use in my planting would be like overkill.......I'm 90 YEARS old and can't do much digging.......When i'm not digging I could probably use it to drive around the nudist colony where I live.......

[@harveycreekin]

Well,....there goes my appetite 😂

[@cho4d]

this comment took a sharp turn 🤣

[@happilyham6769]

Joe Biden? That you?

[@melvinnoble8552]

😆😅🤣❤

[@russwoodward8251]

Get the Lesher 880 model. It even picks up it's own bucket without you having to get up from the seat. You can let the folks at the commune ride in the bucket, use it to move the rolling bin to the end of the drive, plant tomatoes, trees, fence posts, what ever, and it doubles as a snow plow.

[@johnnodge4327]

Replace the cotter pins (split pins in the UK) with R clips, which just pull out and push back in.

[@user-neo71665]

R clips are often called hair pins in the US and I agree. Greatings from Arkansas, thanks for teaching me a new term. My dad was a heavy diesel mechanic my whole life and I grew up in a shop. I've never heard em called r clips but it makes sense if you look at one.

[@JoeMalovich]

I'm sure you can spec it out how you want from the factory, better pin securement, quieter pump, wider tires, thicker gauge bucket, more ballast with the batteries placed all the way in the back. Thicker gauge wires. Proper gauges. Yes it all costs money though. Those thin tires just aren't good on sandy ground, the ground has no mechanical connection between itself and itself. Not that wider tires would help with the seeming lack of drive torque you experienced.

[@dodgeme1986truck]

Those thin tires won't work in clay soil either

[@user-neo71665]

Didn't pay attention but airing the tires down will help in sand. I'm clay not much you can do but spin the tires faster to clean the lugs and that thing ain't gonna cut it.

[@dodgeme1986truck]

@@user-neo71665 yup in clay if you break through the top layer with the grass roots binding it together you sink like a stone especially if it's wet

[@halko1]

20:01 😂 Summarises it perfectly.

[@georgefitter7656]

It seems the reason for the thin steel, no grommets, no grease, narrow tires is that the manufacturer is more concerned with shipping costs than with building a quality, safe machine.

[@theninjascientist689]

Yeah, seems like they're focused on quantity over quality...

[@MoosesValley]

05:04: Sorry for the nitpick: they are Split Pins, not Cotter Pins. Cotter Pins have a wedge shape so that they wedge and secure more tightly as you tighten them. Cotter Pins are used in places like the pedal cranks on a push bike.

[@campervanmark3410]

Right on

[@scummyinoz]

ill 2nd that

[@L0NE1W0LF_]

Sorry but thats not true, depends on the way you look at it really. I mean in the uk cotter and split pins be the same just have different types like an rtype split cotter pin Edit: sorry made a mistake that i shant fix, depending on where you live depends on what you refer to it as so in the U.S it is a cotter pin but in the U.K or land down under its a split pin

[@Unknown1880]

It's a perfect machine!... For moving a pile of sawdust one's a year.😂

[@JSMCPN]

The only imperfection is that the batteries only last half a year.

[@kuntakinte4333]

DRY sawdust.

[@randr10]

I've had a little bit of experience with hydraulic components that are sourced from asia, and they tend to build just massive quantities of one kind of cylinder at a time and since they don't have any place inside to store them they just leave them outside when they move on to the next batch. They can sit outside for years before they get shipped. Some will arrive where it's apparent that they were underwater at one point, just to give you an idea of the carelessness with which some of them are stored. You really have to do your own QC with a lot of it, as I'm sure you're aware with how nice your other loaders seem to be.

[@shakes7333]

Some of that awkward noise is that motor/pump assembly is bolted to thin metal and most likely without any type of rubber isolators. Especially when the motor is under a load using the loader. WAIT...........@29:28 is that a stack of nuts they put on there? LOL

[@Dingle-Berries]

You are correct 😂 a stack of nuts wtf

[@danielburke8350]

On the plus side, it has a self-leveling bucket... which is something my very expensive John Deere diesel tractor does NOT have 😠 It's kind of funny that in light of all the obvious cost-cutting in the manufacture of this machine, somehow they saw fit to install a full set of taillights/turn signals.

[@skydivenext]

Cuz china use this on daily while america regulates this with big pickup truckers and big vehicles so can't use this mini truck on roads

[@FedkaSlovanich]

@@skydivenextchina has no regulations period.

[@skydivenext]

@@FedkaSlovanich china better americs tho

[@FedkaSlovanich]

@@skydivenext Chinese equipment you’re lucky if it doesn’t burn you alive.

[@skydivenext]

@@FedkaSlovanich you are lucky if those big truckas doesnt obliterate you

[@MoosesValley]

You've got a GREAT Dad !! You are so lucky to have your healthy and fit Dad the with you, joining in, sharing the journey and the experience, having fun together, exploring and learning together.

[@EbikeSchool]

Dad, is that you?

[@thenL4595]

​@@EbikeSchool Lol dad log in using other account to praise himself

[@johnslugger]

*Add 800 Pounds of iron weights the the backend or two 55 gallon drums of water. China has to keep shipping costs down.*

[@1breematt]

Maybe if ya fill the back tyres with water he can pick up 20 pounds more. Ha ha

[@johnslugger]

@@1breematt *You need a counter-balance and that's an easy fix. Or you could have paid an extra $1200.00 for 1000 pounds of extra shipping weight PLUS the cost of the iron! I import from China everyday so I know why they do things this way.*

[@megape95]

@@johnslugger if they would give you a bucket with a boltable top what can be filled with scrap steel then they have a legit reason

[@johnslugger]

@@megape95 *Buckets are cheap! Steel is cheap. Chinese equipment is low cost! JUST FIX IT AND STOP WHINING!*

[@barney992]

@@johnslugger should get something workable when buying it . would you put your kids on it like demo'd in video .I wouldnt get on myself , no way anyone else . Our industrys have standards to keep to , but people buy cheap

[@EdLeeper]

Seems to be a lot of people, here, agreeing with your dad. The point is it is a cheap machine. If you expected better then you were dreaming. It is always about the money. You never mentioned what it cost or the issues with shipping and such. There will always be China bashers and you heard from a few in these comments. Point of fact, if you think you are going to get something for nothing (or very little) you are a fool (and I know that you are not that). You got exactly what you paid for,, minus the better batteries of course.

[@kiwikemist]

This is always what I say: you get what you pay for!

[@johnjingleheimersmith9259]

To be fair, there's a LOT of legitimate reasons to bash China though. IMHO I think they get away with far too much and are actually way worse than people give them credit for being. A lot of that has to do with being ruled by a tyrannical government...

[@retro8696]

The things that it has wrong are simple fixes and parts you can get at any place the sells tractor parts.

[@halko1]

How that flimsy packaging survived shipping is beyond me.

[@EbikeSchool]

It kind of didn’t… both ends had the panels broken off when it arrived.

[@rikibruner2126]

Wow! A loader that I can move with my Harbor Freight trailer and 2004 Prius, their max load is 1750 pounds. I have a use case for this level of loader, or excavator, bulldozer and more would make sense for those of us caring for less than 5 acres and wanting to do 'it' ourselves. So I can only move 400 Kg at a swipe, I myself can move 10Kg per shovel full and having access to 'Heavy- Equipment' that this retired areo-space engineer can move with their passenger car and a cheep trailer is awesome! My tow limit is 1750 pounds with my rig, having an electric option I can move on my own is fabulous. Having access to an articulated excavator under the 1700 pound category almost makes my 'bucket-list.' Please remember, all of the fantastic equipment weighing 4000 pounds or more are but fabulous fantasy, or an exotic retreat in fabled lands at princely fees for some of us, for others rampant fantasy. I respectfully submit there is a legitimate use case for these 'adult toys' and I want to play with them all. 🦊Riki2Tails

[@rikibruner2126]

South Florida is a bit far for this child of the California Sun to be sure. Maybe if shipping is reasonable, things can happen. Still, the draw is palpable and the allure undeniably strong. 🦊Riki

[@karlroebling3316]

That size loader might be great for cleaning chicken houses. Wood chips cover the ground where chickens grow but must be removed and replaced after chickens are fully grown and before the biddies are delivered. That electric loaders are fume-free is a big plus and, as the wood chips are light, that sort of work wouldn't tax the equipment.

[@puccipower]

Do you have chickens? Maybe you'd be a great buyer. Though ethically I feel he shouldn't sell this. And maybe only for $200.

[@thebikejournal0303]

You're absolutely right about things made in China. Most people using an iPhone, for example don't realize that they have been made for years by a Chinese company called Foxconn using chips also manufactured in Asia. You can buy cheap crappy merchandise and you can buy good quality merchandise. This piece of equipment is a good example of the former 😢

[@DaHitch]

The big difference with iPhone is "Made in China", but "Designed in California". You give them a set of designs to work to, and a list of quality markers to hit, and oversee they actually do it and China will make anything you want at the quality you desire. Just don't ask them to design anything themselves, because you end up with this.

[@JSMCPN]

Yep! Foxconn has made Apple products since the late 90s

[@RWBHere]

​@@JSMCPN They've been making computer mainboards power supplies, and other peripherals since the 1980's. Most consumer electronic devices today have numerous Chinese parts inside them.

[@johnjingleheimersmith9259]

@@RWBHere To be fair, the designs were either given to them by foreigners or they stole them. Let's be honest, the quality electronics have always been made in Taiwan.

[@JSMCPN]

@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 Not to mention manufactured with slave labor.

[@mathew00]

Listening to you and your dad laugh was amazing. Covid took my dad. Thank you so much for sharing!!! 🙂

[@tomjokr]

Only half way through the video and I feel like this is panning out to be a classic "get what you pay for" situation. And I feel like the price is likely going to be way over the "ill just get a cheap one to use occasionally" price point

[@8_x_9.]

Really good for just kids to learn.🎉❤😊.

[@ThatSoonerGuy]

@@8_x_9.that’s actually a really good idea. Let the kids learn on this cheap one and if they tear it up then so be it, so when they get on the expensive and capable equipment they’ll be ready and able 💪 I like that idea. Somewhat of an expensive “toy” but good for learning nonetheless lol Growing up, my pops would let me use the old tools/equipment so I learned quickly that if you get good on old raggedy tools or equipment, then you’ll be a stud on the good stuff! Haha

[@calthorp]

You may say it is a piece of crap. But if you did not have another machine, It is light years ahead of doing stuff by hand. The few issues it has are not huge. For a little backyard machine that gets used once or twice a month it would be great.

[@Adlevio]

love to see how you and your dad are having so much fun :) always a joy to watch!

[@brockedwards5896]

I wonder how many of those loaders are sold. I imagine there are not very many repeat customers.

[@retro8696]

Would help if they checked everything before even using it the whining is from low fluid.

[@ThatSoonerGuy]

I wondered that too. When I was younger we lived near a place that sold “wholesale” Chinese machines. Like four wheelers, dirt bikes, UTV/ATVs, riding mowers, gas scooters etc. All sorts of things and they were complete junk but they had warranties and he sold them like hotcakes because they were only a fraction of the American made equivalents. I think China is different than here in that regard. You’ll see tons of these on construction sites in China because they’re cheap and they need a ton of them for all the worker ants around the site. Their philosophy is much different than ours. Make them fast, make them cheap and quality isn’t a worry. America is more so about quality and then working towards producing it in quantity. We’ve always been about making tools to last a lifetime and then your son’s lifetime but that requires a higher price, as you know.

[@jasongano1210]

Looks like a decent machine. Thanks for the honest review. I'm gonna order one.

[@matthewk2725]

you two are very entertaining! Your dad seems very cool

[@roro-jj1fv]

I know ya shouldn't have too But you already have it...... I suggest welding a price of angle that sit just under the top cross bar on each fork if there is still room to hook & fold down, also you could weld a piece of flat/or angle stock that goes under the back of each fork that rests under bottom rail of fork....... Ya could weld a couple u shape brackets on back of unit & set your barbell weight bar in it and add & remove weight as needed .... Rubber strap to hold batteries if ya don't wanna bolt & strap them .... & use it for the mini mini jobs as it is a mini loader Good luck ......

[@randyferraro3020]

I have one of these loaders that I am very happy with. Looking at your specimen, I can honestly say that you got a real stinker. Your batteries are tiny, like little baby toy car batteries. The ones that came in mine fill the entire rear bay top to bottom, front to back, and weigh about 90lbs each x5. That makes up most of your 500 LB counterweight needed to keep from tipping when loaded near capacity. So, you are missing your counterweight. You only have 1 drive motor. That explains your power/traction and turning issue. You should have 2 motors, one at each axle pushing them independently. Instead, you have drive-shafts that reduce the usable turning capability. Strain on those shafts from the hydraulic steering may explain some of the anger coming from that machine. Also, there is a very practical reason for the folding seat. The back of the seat is the ideal location for a slow-moving traffic sign. When you tow the loader, you fold down the seat saving wind resistance and obscuring the slow traffic sign from view of highway motorists behind your trailer. It helps you easily meet DOT regulations.

[@deltajohnny]

@randyferraro3020 Great comment! 👏👏👏

[@GadgetMan777]

Where did you get yours? I came across "Typhoon" brand ones for roughly $6000. Seems a bit high for these.

[@randyferraro3020]

​@@GadgetMan777 My unit was from Hightop. Good luck getting a single unit into the USA for less than $5,500. Guess who pays the tariffs on imports from China? It's that guy in the mirror. Don't forget container shipping, port fees, crane rental, trucking, customs brokerage, customs fees, taxes, insurance, oh and did I mention the tariffs? If any mistakes are made at any point in the process, you can lose your entire investment up to that point. $6,000 Risk free for goods already in the USA sounds like a bargain. Honestly, I would not buy one of these unless you can try it. This video perfectly illustrates the risk. After watching it, I felt really lucky that I did not get a lemon like this one.

[@bluewolf4915]

When you say put it away you mean at the bottom of the pond right? 🤣

[@BenMitro]

Sounds like it needs some alignment, lubrication and top up of the hydraulic reservoir. Maybe first dump the hydraulic oil and put it through a sieve to get rid of the swarf. TLC will fix it and at half the cost, worth the investment in time.

[@jimhosterman5667]

Great video. Your videos are always informative and now you have even added humor.

[@billmiller4800]

I like your comments at the end. Too many people forget that low price has to come from somewhere. There are lots of crap quality products made in their country, and China is no different. I think if this unit is really inexpensive, a bit of DIY could make it useful (2 nuts welded to the forks could attach them better, a 100kg weight could fix the tippy behaviour, etc...)... but would only be an option if it was really cheap compared to other options (I mean something like half price). One bonus, it doesn't need a reverse beeper because it's so noisy!!

[@geekfreak618]

Thanks for testing these things for us! You take the risk and we get to sit back and watch.

[@cjt554]

I do very light duty stuff. How much did it cost? What was the duty (if any) how far was it to your port of delivery or how much to ship from port to your place? I looked on AliExpress and what looked like the same machine was about $2,318. The Nesher machine started at about $11K. So for my needs it would depend on the "delivered" price. But again, for my needs it might be worth it.

[@MilitaryTalkGuy]

I also noticed not a peep about price comparisons. I bet version he compared to cost at least 3x as much.

[@cjt554]

Yes the cheapest Nesher model he compared it to cost $11K with no attachments

[@keystonepirate2534]

Great information on the tractor! Absolutely appreciate the content ! 🏴‍☠️👨🏻‍🌾 happy gardening everyone

[@flyingpurplepizzas]

That electric tractor had an amazing lack of quality. Not worth producing or buying. But you learned and now you'll look elsewhere.

[@anticat900]

China can sell to one of these or one that can pickup 80 tons in one bucket or any size in-between. It will be as good as any US made one but only 1/2 the price!

[@retro8696]

I would oddly want one its about the size I need and it can do the small stuff I want done.

[@anticat900]

@@retro8696 yep I would love to play at digging too

[@Islandwaterjet]

Sounds like a vane pump instead of a gear or piston pump that is why it is so loud.

[@lesliegetz1848]

Thanks for the product review.

[@mcochran9860]

I wonder, what would happen if you tried improving that loader with rear weights? Like on the tires,/an in the tires; or on the back bumper.. Are bigger wider tires available for this loader? Why didn't you try loading anything? Will the bucket go over the side of a truck? (doesn't look big enough to me, but wonder.) can it take a palette off/on a truck? How much was this loader?

[@gustavjames]

I didn't hear the price comparison. Price is a real factor. These engineers used LESS MATERIALS, and created a cheap loader which some small property owner who can't get the nice loader might be able to afford. So my question is: What is the price difference between the two loaders shown?

[@jimmypautz]

When you said "Let's go put this away" I pictured you driving it right into that pond/lake and just letting it sink.

[@Sailorman6996]

Great and honest review. And a good video

[@CajunReaper95]

The issue with cheaper electric tractors is the Ali express tractors aren’t well balanced so if anyone is going to use this I’d figure out how to add weights to balance the rear and keep it from tipping forward when loading the bucket but your best option is to avoid this all together!

[@kevinheikkinen3015]

That would make for an Economy yard cart to get around from garden to garden , with effective hearing protection, but it would hardly turn my compost without some bucking bronco shenanigans!!!

[@bewilderbeestie]

That's probably the best thing to do with it. Rip out all the hydraulics (including that awful pump), chop off the loader stuff, stick a tow hitch on the back, and you might have something vaguely useful.

[@terrylutke]

Over all the loader seems too light, maybe adding wheel weights would help. The loud pump is pretty annoying, engineers probably choose the wrong style pump (sounds like a pickup snow plow blade going up/down). It looks cheap (it probably is cheap:). It might be a tempting value, if not for killer shipping & customs cost.

[@tomcardale5596]

I don't mind getting a loader lifting the back in the air. It's when it lifts the front I need a new pair of trousers. The front anxle doesn't pivot, the back does. And when you've got a load a bit too high above your head, it gets very scary very quick!

[@toyotaprius79]

More battery capacity in the rear would seem to fix the tip limit and power limit

[@eddiestevenson-kaatsch6306]

It's the sort of thing you could use to muck-out the stables, light jobs like that. Price would be the defining factor regarding retailing it for light duty only tasks.

[@jayjonah2762]

should make a mini / micro dozer. lots of people wish they had something like the old MD40 or 45. those little things had a monstrous amount of power for how small they (and their engines) were. I think that would be a great addition to your front loader and mini ex. I know there are already motorized carts for moving stuff, not sure if any of them are electric though. So many possibilities! Great review :D

[@MillBrookRailroad]

Good video. That machine reminds me of a few American made machines I've encountered over the years. Makes me wonder if that factory was in someone's garage.

[@jasont80]

As a relatively cheap machine that would be easy to work on, I like it! It just needs a seat sensor to shut off the hydraulics. Drill and add some pins to hold the forks in place. Maybe add some counter-weights to the back.

[@bfattori01]

Your dad is obviously LOVING this! Listening to his chuckles are enough for me!

[@sean3301]

Are they shipped with vegetable oil instead of hydraulic fluids?

[@youtubemonitors1202]

Put weights on the back, also front to get more traction make a solid concrete block set eyes in it & then hook it up to your dandy merchine with your forks drill a hole through the top that attaches to the frame then put a spring loaded pin in that will stop the forks coming up?

[@Mike-oy9vj]

It sounds like it has a airless paint sprayer as a hydraulic pump. If you put two sets of batteries in it. It take care of those maxing out problems one set for the drive one for the hydraulic and more counter weight to carry the sand .

[@charlesurrea1451]

I think the noise is from cavitation. Definitely slapped together. I was hoping that a schematic would have been included with mine. I want to put in a rectangular panel meter. They're only like 20 bucks and super easy to calibrate.

[@808pathfinder]

I wood add counter weight in the back, beef up the tires and add a Rev limiter. Maybe change the fan for more quiet one

[@RoniAlboim]

Yes, but by the end of modification its not cheap anymore :)

[@user-neo71665]

A fan ain't the noise. They used a cheaper vane pump in the hydros. They are that loud by nature.

[@mrgw98]

It's all electric, there isn't a fan and you can't add a rev limiter to something that isn't an internal combination engine.

[@TimeToBeKind]

What you are saying; in plain American English, “ITS SHIT!” After all, it’s something I could use because I have CMT, and that’s like an electric wheelbarrow, something I can’t use due to my disabilities. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@Adam-ox6zy]

The ‘phone you are using’ analogy is nuanced though. For example the iPhone is made basically by an American company in China. Everything is done to US and international spec. The people directing those people making the phones know what they want and what they are doing. However, a Chinese company (usually state owned) without any such direction will not produce a product equal to an iPhone. I’ve also seen it in medical equipment when comparing Sonosite ultrasound machines compared to Sonoscape ultrasound machines. Or Philips defibrillators compared to Mindray defibrillators. They are kinda close but not to the same spec of operation or build quality.

[@emilyblade9676]

State owned for this machine or company, you cant be serious? Most likely a small company making for small farmers or country residents in China at a cheap price. It's built for local Chinese usage at a low low price for those that cant afford better.

[@tonyking9235]

JUST ONE LOOK AT THE BATTERY LEADS TOLD ME ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW .

[@mattphilip3266]

Love your videos. Can't say where I was consulting when I learned this, but it's common practice in some Chinese factories to increase forklift capacity by putting bags of salt or sand (usually 150lbs of the stuff) behind the driver. Obviously that didn't meet the safety standards we hoped for at the time, so they at least started strapping them down 😂. Biggest issue was ensuring the floor had enough capacity (it didn't).

[@kevincolwell3066]

As someone who is just starting to look into e-bikes do you have a suggestion on where to start. A little background if it helps. I was diagnosed with MS 8 years ago and my health as of about 3 years ago made it so I can no longer work. I currently can not afford a car and am looking for an alternative to get to doctors appointments (currently have to ask for rides or use Uber). Most of my doctors are within 15 miles one way. Cash is obviously very tight and looking to see if this could be a good alternative. Any suggestions on we’re to start looking would be greatly appreciated.

[@elgringodelasscooters9616]

Try swaping to lithium battery packs also place a seperate pack for driving and other for hydraulics. Recommended battery 21700 samsung 50s, you can make a huge battery to fit theres and it will perform wayyy better.

[@axelthorfilms]

Seem a bit better than a shovel and wheelbarrow in that department.

[@CajunReaper95]

The issue with cheaper electric tractors is the Ali express tractors aren’t well balanced so if anyone is going to use this I’d figure out how to add weights to balance the rear and keep it from tipping forward when loading the bucket but your best option is to avoid this all together, good grief that thing is slow!

[@RobsNeighbor]

Love your reviews!

[@herzogsbuick]

had the same plunger switch for my first car, an 86 crown vic ltd wagon hehehe. eventually replaced it with a household lightswitch actually. good times.

[@ronwatkins5775]

Are there any "decent" micro tractors from China? I need something to move about a wheelbarrow full of dirt in a scoop and 1 bail of hay. Any recommendations? Also, how do you go about the import process?

[@cypressgold]

Depending on how much this was... I can only see this being used as something to convert into some mad max toy. lol

[@mrgw98]

I mean no offense by this, but why did you get this? It looks very similar in proportions to your L880 Nesher you compared it too, minus the height because of the roll cage. I could be mistaken though as it's always hard to tell on camera without direct side-by-side shots.

[@raydrew201]

Your channel is awesome!

[@Tom-zo2rc]

My dad also had the Forest Gump Snapper. Mowed many miles on that thing. Awesome lawn mower.

I don't think you need a reverse sounder when you can hear it from a mile away, it is loud enough itself to make others aware of your presence.

[@MyTubeSVp]

It’s better than a wheelbarrow and a shovel. But just barely …

[@Yournamehere9160]

We ban ev plant from tunnel construction due to fire regs then our client ban them above ground and looking at their EV ambulance next. Basically if any plant has lithium batteries its ban.

[@timfagan816]

The sounds lmao tragic. But you will actually be shocked. At load lifting capacity! We had a 40 ton digger on site. Boom tucked in, bucket curl (no bucket) the thing was only designed to lift 26kg. Give it an extra 10ft (3m) reach that thing was picking up 28 tons all day long! You'll get the hang of walking the dog into the piles or material! Push, bite (lift up on the bucket) it's all about traction.) So push dig, push dig, if you mess up, take what you have in the bucket. Back out and cover your ruts. Start again. It takes time. I started my big machine journey in a quarry. In a big volvo 350. With scales. I was doing like 9-12 ton on my 1st months full bucket. Then I learned, watched and figured my own ways. I was kicking back 19-23ton in a single bucket. It just takes time, mate! Cheers from new Zealand!!!

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

Being able to pick up the bucket like that just screams amazing material choice/quality 🗿💀

[@RuossFamilyAdventures]

Why not try putting bigger tires on that loader and then load them full with weight and see how it does? Then that would be a good project and see how things work then because loaded tires are usually in tractors did you ever check the hydraulic fluid in it or power steering fluid?

[@user-zo9dc1lu3q]

It's a miracle that that thing turned on and didn't catch fire 😶 41:24 I agree 100% 👍

[@jblbasstester1938]

Love the vid keep it up

[@jamessweatt985]

Still fun watching you test equipment that doesn't make the grade.

[@Stryford1]

Your Nesher machines are great, high quality looking machines, but that thing looks like something you get for a kid/beginner to practice on and help with some light duty stuff.

[@richc.2968]

Airborne! That gave me a good laugh 😂

[@prediculous8623]

I really like your conclusion at the end. Lots of people just rant about Chinese stuff - but they are able to produce high quality stuff … just not on Teemu or other 0,10$ platforms 😅

[@tarstarkusz]

Isn't there a space to install counterweights? Most forklifts and tractors have counterweights to prevent the lifting of the rear off the ground.

[@mrgw98]

Any plans to try and import electric skidsteers or mini-stand behind slidsteers? I can see a good demand for those since they are commonly used in landscaping.

[@mannylim1292]

Add a counterweight at the back of your electric forklift and it can handle it. That's the difference to your gas forklift.

[@jylfarm1964]

The noise of the hydraulic is very bad. All the switch are in the wrong location. It will rain or snow on them, and they will go bad very quickly. Even boat rated switch won't last. The traction for this type of equipment is proportional to the weight of such equipment. A hydraulic weight rating might need extra weight (balast) in the back of the equipment. My tractor rated for 1200 lbs can't lift that without 500 lbs on the 3 points. With the Chinese, you need also to check the height of the rating. Some are only 1 meter.

[@o1ecypher]

best laughs ive had in a while

[@Bigdog1787]

I would of looked at this in the store and would of said nope right off the bat.😆 Personally i rather have a skid steer over a tractor.

[@FishersOutdoorAdventures]

Micah when I watched you reviewing this tractor, I can only imagine the heartache that you had. The great expectations that you were looking forward to. We’re not just crushed, but crushed on film. And I think your dad even felt sorry for you too. This is my biggest disappointmentin this product or any product that someone is looking really forward to and being thoroughly disappointed.