Unboxing & Testing my ELECTRIC mini-excavator from China!

[@jodieadair]

Great machine. Be sure to check the swivel motor bolts after a few uses, they tend to loosen up and cause damage.

[@oersson]

I am in the process of purchasing an electric mini excavator and have corresponded with this same firm, Everun. Here are the specs and price I was quoted for the ERE12 described in this video: $7500, 1100kg, dimensions 950mm wide, 3127mm long, 2195mm height, engine 4kw, 48Vx300Ah=14.4kwh lithium battery, manufactured in Qingdao, China. It comes with a whole range of accessory attachments such a different size buckets, grapple, rake, ripper, even augur with 3 bit sizes. Keep in mind packing and shipping will run you typically less than $1000 to the west coast, not sure what shipping would be to the east coast. Also, you need to consider 25% customs duty for power equipment, paid at the port of entry. You will also typically need a customs broker who can arrange pick up at the port, or shipping onward to your final destination. BTW, most of the electric mini excavators I researched were slightly cheaper than this one. This was the only one I came across that used 48V battery. Typically they use 12V lithium batteries and the usual configuration is 6 in series for 72V. This makes the batteries completely user serviceable. The model I am getting is made by Shandong Youda and is 72Vx160Ah=11.5kwh battery. I ordered a machine whose tracks can narrow to 800mm wide, enough to pass through a 36" standard US entry door as I plan on using it in a basement excavation project. After entering, the tracks can expand to 1000mm wide for greater stability. Of course, for use in a basement, a gas or diesel powered engine would not be feasible due to fumes, so an electric mine excavator was essential. In addition to the excavator I plan on getting an electric track front loader and a mini dumper that has a 400liter capacity to haul the excavated dirt out of the basement. Thanks for sharing your experience. Nice to see this model in operation in America!

[@phiiz3r]

Useful info thanks!!

[@nunyab8003]

Be sure to post videos!

[@ploplmao2655]

Yet a lot of american are saying everything from China is bad quality but you american are buying shitloads of stuff from China 😂

[@TomatoWithARifle]

sounds like it was the right tool for the job. please post some videos of it working when you get a chance.

[@badgermetal]

Fitting through doorways is where something like this would make the most sense. The frost line up here is 4 to 6 feet deep, digging that deep with shovels is a couple days of work, especially if you do it by code and slope/step the sides of the hole.

[@DerSchrottBastler]

the "no smoke in your face" part alone is, in my humble opinion, the part that makes it worth the money.

[@badgermetal]

The lack of sound is nice too, put a light on it and you could use it all night without the neighbors hearing it.

[@Thegonagle]

@@badgermetalRight? I have a night job, gotta sleep half the daylight away. Running power equipment and tools at night tends to piss off the normies, and occasionally attracts neighborhood stimulant aficionados with a mistaken notion I might want to become friends. I like to keep it quiet whenever practical.

[@darrenegginton9842]

Too many people r dying from diesel fumes😢

[@sewashburn0529]

As someone who rents out diesel mini-excavators, this mini-ex would be great for those who are just getting started and won't require them to have and maintain their own diesel tank. I bet your videos are the best advertising for the manufacturers.

[@tom.jacobs]

27mins into this video, and i'm wondering why i am watching (unboxing/manual) an e-excavator, with a garden of 5m 🙂

[@NakedPigeon]

I don't even have a garden 😂

[@AgentOffice]

Take it to the park 🏞️

[@PaulCyclist]

Nice content but why did you not share the cost for this and shipping? Also, the warranty?

[@AntimatePcCustom]

What garden indeed. I live in a rental with a shared garden. But no way in hell im allowed to use this in the tiny garden ​@@NakedPigeon

[@robertjefferson8275]

Because it's interesting.

[@NWforager]

Dad is so right , the dirt looks just like Sand

[@andrewgee241]

I live in coastal North Carolina and the ground is sand like this. The one advantage is you can pull up weeds and the entire root system comes out!

[@robertheinkel6225]

In Florida, it is mostly sand with some organic material mixed in.

[@StuffTested]

Most lots in florida are filled with grass on top, then 2" of top soil, then sand, then a whole lot of coral & rocks.

[@rodmunch69]

I was born and raised here, and yeah, most places are like that - but also keep in mind this is the dry season. I used to have to dig trenches to install sprinkler systems in the summer when I was a kid, and that sucked. It'd be 95 degrees with 80% humidity and everything is wet - and that sand gets a lot heavier. On the good side I had a fantastic tan and was in great shape. To think we'd be replaced by some cheap Chinese crap now ... well, not really since we weren't paid anything other than single Big Gulp and a baloney sandwich for the day.

[@kleinfeicht]

​@@rodmunch69 sand is still easy to lift especially if the opposing material is dirt mixed with rocks

[@naturedetectiveminecraft6362]

It’s cool seeing the truck return

[@emma70707]

I love it! It's adorable and such a perfect size for most tasks on a hobby farm.

[@FlyingPurplePizzas]

I love how you show all of the different uses of the product and how easy it is to set up and go.

[@jarekmace1536]

So, it's not actually a dozer blade. That is meant to be rolled up onto as an anchor for ripping heavily packed or hard soils. Also good as an improvised anchor if you need something to pull against for recovery operations. I imagine you could mount a winch to the rear and spin it around for pulling.

[@wintersun398]

I was a bit confused when he said it was a plow!

[@xXVintersorgXx]

It's also not bad for grading

[@Stryford1]

Nice new electric machine! And, I like seeing that mini-truck still being put to great use.

[@dallasboullion2079]

This seems to be a very versatile, multiuse machine. I have operated diesel, powered mini excavators before and you are very correct in that. The diesel fumes are always a problem. Thank you for making the effort to bring these to America and setting them up for use here. I will be checking back on your website to see when this machine is available. Thank you!😁

[@wintersun398]

Great to see that demo. In England, a few years ago JCB launched an electric mini digger.

[@dylansmith4233]

Long time watcher of your vids here! Just purchased a 10 acre homestead in OK and looking at equipment. Nesher is top of my list now! Love your channel as a resource and not only an entertainment platform.

[@BPBomber]

First time watching your channel. Your dad strikes me as a retired psychiatrist from Long Island enjoying life in rural South Florida.

[@scottkahre9206]

This is awesome! I really recommend making the batteries easily removable for charging. These things often work far from power sources, so being able to haul the batteries back for charging on something that moves a lot faster is critical. Can’t wait to see the version you import for sale!

[@erik_dk842]

I see it as a self-moving solar battery that can dig and lift

[@beyondfossil]

Awesome little unit. Next project is to interface a Nintendo "Power Glove" like gyro-based controller via an Arduino to control this excavator's claw!

[@electrake2063]

@10:40, Yeah! Grease that thing BEFORE using it! There was NO grease on those pins and that is the best way to destroy that thing in VERY little time by using it dry. Oh, and plan your digging before you start digging. Make line-of-sight tracks between fixed items if you can, and WRITE down the sightings in a book so you'll always know where items are buried EXACTLY, THEN, using marking paint and a rope you don't care about, make perfectly straight lines by pulling the rope straight, mark the line with paint, then move the rope to the next line, and mark. NEVER just dig and think that you are going to go straight!

[@Larry-Lobster]

Dang you sound very experienced

[@TomatePasFraiche]

You went a long way from showcasing custom e-bikes in Tel Aviv to distributing modern game changing electric farm tool to the US! Wishing you, your family and your company lots of success ❤️

[@EbikeSchool]

Thank you!

[@fredfrond6148]

Brilliant, you made a garage for the excavator with the packaging. Although I would have suggested using some corrugated steel panels for a roof and walls👍

[@christophernejman]

I love all these tiny cars and trucks you have acquired. These are especially great for people who own tiny homes.

[@Gulitize]

Love your channel and all the little electric machines you show. The longevity of electric motors is crazy and most people don't know about it, there are Trams driving around with stock motors from over 100 years ago, that is insane a commercial vehicle would have major overhauls, if not whole motor swaps multiple times in that time.

[@Kaspertube513]

There's 100 yearold engines running perfectly...😂

[@ilpalozzo]

Good to see the little Chang Li truck is still going

[@tigersharkzh]

The safety aspect of such a quiet machine is a great one. I've heard a lot of arguments for electric-powered machinery and this one is often overlooked.

[@phiiz3r]

These small electric machines have so many advantages over their fossil equivalents, with battery tech improving at a rapid rate their future looks bright. Would be nice to see some standardisation in the battery packs though so they could be swapped out or shared with other machines.

[@trevorbryant4360]

Small electric equipment like this would be very useful in areas where you can't run the typical diesel unit. Like indoors where fumes and noise are an issue.

[@Chocobo18]

That is so a amazing cool little electric excavator, the built quality looks very very very impressive, super cool to see the combo of small electric excavator with electric tiny truck 🎉❤ love your videos!

[@JohanFroloff81]

the plough is good for picking up and moving heavy metal plates.

[@brendanlenane2685]

Nice little machine there. Would be great for some indoor projects where fuel driven ones would be dangerous.

[@shaineparr5680]

Great video as always, brother! I love that you always have your dad involved too.

[@Johnny_Socko]

Another fun and informative video! Maybe your next import from China should be a shed to properly house all of the equipment you've imported from China. 😝

[@mofinfan]

Ahh Florida sweet digging. Come on out to Missouri if you want to have some real fun. Rocks are a cash crop here.

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video Micah! Thanks for making it. Your videos are so peaceful.

[@creepingcharly]

These look awesome! We're looking at getting an off-grid property soon and equipment like this would be super useful!

[@Saitama-nu6jf]

First, an electric pick up truck, now, an excavator? I'd be a happy dad in there.

[@ojrendon]

Bro, just finished watching the electric loaders, and they're awesome.....

[@spokehedz]

Thanks for doing the hard work of vetting those sellers, and setting up the stateside company and all that.

[@PcTechnRepair]

I'm love the knowledge and variety of your videos. I see where alot of tiny farms could benefit from electric equipment. Family can teach their teen how to use for projects around home. Love that your family is planning to plant trees. O i so much can utilize one of the great electric bikes you are offering. Keep up the great care & video content. Thank you sir! x, Houston Adley

[@kmoyer]

I'm really enjoying these videos and the fact you are establishing yourself as a small equipment vendor with the required support for the machines. These machines seem extremely versatile. I grew up working with my Dad in the family business of custom home building. I've got experience with small machines. What I would love to see is how they work digging in an environment that isn't sand. We live in Pennsylvania and our "soil" is extremely rocky and tough. I know that's a rather big ask since you would need to take a machine to an area with some serious hard dirt/rocks but I'm curious about how well it would handle that situation.

[@bewilderbeestie]

That canopy looks like it'd be ideal for mounting an oversized solar panel on. It would cast extra shade on the operator and given that this thing is very likely to spend more time parked than in use, might very well eliminate the need to charge it at all.

[@BadHaddy]

It doesnt make sense to do so. I have a lot of electric equipment, and the cost of a suitable charge controller, and panel, compared to the input, isn't worth it. We ran the numbers and engineered it! Our similar mini electric loaders have a 14kwh power pack at 72v. A canopy would be about 32"x32" on these, which would be about a 100 watt src rated panel. They don't actually build high voltage panels that small for common use, but let's assume they do. Using an MPPT charge controller, and real world vs STC ratings for the panels, you'd get about 70-75watts. Or around 360 wh per day in most areas of the US in the summer. About 32 days to recharge from a 80% DoD. You COULD argue that you could use it to 'maintain' the battery, but lifepo4 prefers to hover at 50-70% or for storage for longevity and has a self discharge rate of 1% per month. So it could sit for more than 2 years and safely self-maintain.

[@RJBond121]

Make sure when you put your spoils out that you keep it back from the hole about 2 feet. It's just a protection, especially in Florida with all the sand. Guys die when the small trench collapses but they get buried in twice the amount of soil because the spoils fall on them too.

[@EbikeSchool]

That's a great tip, thanks!

[@erik_dk842]

One of my best friends lost his dad when he was 7 years old himself, when a trench collapsed on him. His co-worker wanted to pull him out with the backhoe bucket, that was below him en the trench, but the paramedics said no. He was alive at that point.

[@sebaalge6674]

Hey, i don't care about mini excavator, just wanted some background stuff going while repairing guitars, your video randomly started, and it sounded super wholesome, you're driving a good cause that could really help people, so yeah, keep up the great work, cheers (:

[@mrgw98]

Any plans to import electric skid steers if you can find them? My dad used to own a landscaping company and thanks to his experience, and that making me take more note of other landscaping companies and what equipment they use, both the ride on full size and mini skid steer stand behinds are commonly used. It would be great to see these landscaping companies use not only more environmentally friend equipment, but equipment that wouldn't make so much noise for neighbors in a neighborhood and even the homeowner themselves. Thanks for doing this and I wish you great success in it all!

[@AuditorsUnited]

so now you have a digger here is what you can do, in the north if you bury a pvc pipe 200 feet long or in some configuration you can run air threw it to warm up a green house to 50 degrees in the winter .. keep in mind it gets 40 below here.... in the warmth you can use the same as free air conditioning.....

[@bodiewane2294]

Yap air

[@AuditorsUnited]

@@bodiewane2294 elaborate are you saying using water will work?

[@bodiewane2294]

Yes use pipe to push air to the building it's like geo thermal the ground keeps it a constant temperature

[@bodiewane2294]

Just air the doment air is constant temperature under ground

[@dukenukembubblegum7311]

I’d advise you setting the bucket down on the ground when parking overnight. It’s hard on pump seals leaving it up, just think about it like holding your arms above your head and holding there. Surprisingly nice, but 22k is a lot for one it seems for China built electric

[@EbikeSchool]

Thank you, yes I just had it up for getting shots, but it sits down when parked. It sounds like a lot, but most electric mini-excavators start at $80k and go up from there, so it's actually a new level of affordability.

[@screenapple1660]

This is great... We need more of these in USA.

[@NeutralGenericUser]

These little electric machines are so cool and useful!

[@justjustin7382]

Did you get this from Alibaba ? How much did you pay please?

[@gbpg2016]

The one in the video is $7,500 but doesn’t include shipping which will cost a few thousand. Just search Everun ERE12E

[@DrVitaminAwesome]

Always love seeing your vids pop up. Man the electric trucks would be great if they were road legal for bumming around town here in the States!

[@donlod322]

Why can't it be road legal?

[@DrVitaminAwesome]

Mainly safety regulations for on road vehicles. The chinese electric trucks don't meet those standards.@@donlod322

[@jayjonah2762]

gonna throw a solar panel on the roof of this too? :D not sure how effective it would be, but you could probably fit a little 200-250 watt panel on that roof. lookin forward to the rest of the electric tractors and how they get implemented :)

[@briansweeney2291]

Nice in green colour, cheap to run have you thought about solar panels running only for the charging up the machines , get a grading bucket this help you back filling holes and leveling up

[@erik_dk842]

Use the thing itself as the solar battery

[@tarstarkusz]

The maintenance of gasoline and diesel machines is being MASSIVELY overstated. The benefits are being glossed over. You can, if you need to, run gas equipment all day from sunrise to sunset. The engine will be the last thing to fail on the machine. The battery on this thing will have to be totally swapped multiple times across the life of the machine. Most engine failures are a lot simpler and cheaper than a motor failure. An electric motor failure (other than bearings) means replacing the motor. It is HIGHLY unlikely that you can get an exact replacement for this electric motor in the United States.

[@TF856]

The best way to swap buckets on a manual switch over is to keep it elevated and take out the curl pin first and then touch it to the ground and take the main pivot pin out. Just reverse had to put another bucket on.

[@rockdaddio69]

Let us know how you do planting avocados on flat, sandy soil. My experience growing avocados shows that they like soil the drains quickly such as steep mountainous terrain. They take enormous quantities of water regularly. And they only deliver fruit when you beg them.

[@vb1594]

Are any of these electric tractors/excavator water proof or have any sort of water proof rating? What if you are outside working and all of the sudden a quick storm rolls in and you don’t have enough time to park it inside your storage. Will the equipment get damaged?

[@cguy2guy511]

Tarp

[@portnuefflyer]

Hmmm, I drive a plug in hybrid, have an ebike I carry in a custom compartment on my crane, have a folder i carry in my small plane, a fat e bike for local riding, a Talaria e dirt bike, AND a Ruffian electric snowbike. I've also been researching the cheap Briggs and Stgratton mini's from China the last few days, so this is interesting.

[@Prt_3D_RC]

Thank you for your content I enjoy "Watching" it at the same time as checking emails. I have learn a lot from your explanation of the products you have shown in the past years.

[@Gus1966-c9o]

These things will only get better as battery technology improves . Definite uses for these machines in indoor type construction jobs and noise sensitive areas .

[@vikkiandersen4643]

I just seen a video of a cat electric small one.. I would be curious the price difference.. including shipping

[@dodgeme1986truck]

For longer run times there could be a way to umbilical the machine to a generator using an anderson plug at whatever dc voltage the machine runs on just have the generator remote controlled that way you can turn it on when needed especially if you are not doing alot of movement work or can have the generator on a trailer as long as you aren't 360 swinging it it should work

[@erik_dk842]

I think of it as a self moving solar battery. Just hook up the panels to it, and also use the electric power for other stuff.

[@NWforager]

could connect with local rental businesses . Kids love to see these do work man ,

[@EbikeSchool]

Ha, I felt like a kid playing in a sandbox on it!

[@mikeb1039]

For rental biz it's all about keeping it going. If you have to fix it all the time or cant get parts for them, well, not gonna work.

[@leechowning2712]

​@@mikeb1039 looking at the walkthough at the end, honestly a small company would have less cost then the gas or LP versions because the motor is much less maintainance.

[@NWforager]

​@@leechowning2712 i drove lead acid battery machines for years , in the cold they off gas a little but nothing compared to exhaust of diesel or propane , the ability to do digging work under big tents , in the quiet night , underground , inside buildings doing partial demolitions ect .. the benefits are numerous .

[@mikeb1039]

@@leechowning2712 Yes, but the motor is only part of it. Hydraulics are much more problematic than motors, gas or electric. Is it heavy duty enough to take the beating that rental tools get is a valid and unknown question.

[@rogersliu1200]

you also got an oldman's joy (the white pickup)🤣.

[@EDcase1]

It would be more interesting to hear about purchases that went wrong to learn from. Don't be embarrassed as it can happen to anyone and we appreciate you describing your experience.

[@GamerChannel-s5v]

The white pickup truck in the video also looks like it’s made in China. They look well styled.

[@royk7712]

Maybe you can charge it while working? It's an excavator, it won't run very far and it just need a hangover cable to run in continously

[@KydneyStone]

Id like to see it pushed harder:) thats always been my main concern with electric. Lets see it pull a stump! Great vid

[@hakan8997]

4 KW....5,36 Electric HP. I have 18 gasoline hp on my snow blower, and i use them all! Its a Swedish Stiga Park 4 WD lawn mower. When cutting grass, i just need high idle and a beer. In the summer fuel/beer cost is peanuts/hour compared to throwing snow and drinking hot chocolate. And we get alot of snow in the North of Sweden.

[@andrewt9204]

Maybe the next step in the future is to start a shop that can manufacture these in the US. They likely won't be as cheap in direct comparison, but having more sourcing and manufacturing control on local soil could add a lot of value. Plus lower carbon footprint not having to ship it across the world? Hard to beat cheap and established manufacturing, but there's always a trade off somewhere. No free lunch and all that.

[@intercat4907]

Omygod yes. BTW, this is my first year to be financially ok and the first year I've been retired. I'm in a city and don't need a car or truck any more. I now have 3(!) ebikes; it took a couple of years, but transport is now essentially free (I've had one flat tire and no other repairs in 5 years). I have a backup in case something breaks; my daughter can use one to get to work or shop, when my grandson visits we can all go out together. It's a good life, just way different. Like the rest of the world.

[@michaelblankenship548]

That's a really nice machine. I'll be interested to see how much it will cost to get one. Now you need to put a solar panel on the roof to keep it charged like the mini truck.

[@timgillman]

What was the cost of the excavator and shipping? What other costs are there? I realize you also have the cost of the one you were scammed on. Do you think it will last? Thanks, this was interesting.

[@chechnya]

SAE makes the most sense since most people are right handed, allows for finer control over the dipper and bucket combo

[@sammillions6398]

I will never stop loving the ebikes for good

[@ericblanchard5873]

What was the price? I need one for my work. Good for digging and picking up logs, just can't afford one. Your property and Dad seem so cool, ultimate family, very happy for you. Thanks for the vid.

[@gengisPhat]

Super interested in how this goes

[@EbikeSchool]

You're in for a treat!

[@TheStp77]

6 to 7 hours, im impressed. Im not an electric advocate by any means but this is interesting. What is the down time while charging?

[@richardrich3445]

Thank you very much for your display of these equipment it's been very good very interesting and enjoyed it a lot keep up the good work come in

[@RickyD1968]

That is a very cool little excavator. Just love it is electric !!!

[@Mr.X-Texas]

I know even the gas powered mini excavators move that slowly. Would be nice to change out a sprocket or pulley wheel or something to get out to where you're digging quicker!

[@nuttfarmgarage6434]

Your little electric truck does more work than 90% of the jumbo pickups in this country.👍

[@EbikeSchool]

Shhh they don’t like to hear that! 😜

[@glassblastcollision]

I see you could have just swaped the hoses on the cylinder because it looks like they are crossed on there anyway.Are you in Canada ? What is the price on one of your articulating small loaders?

[@gbpg2016]

Neat little excavator for small jobs but man that yard is basically sand. I’d like to see it do work doing that same trench in clay like in Texas or rocky soil in Arkansas.

[@scottkahre9206]

Use my gas version in NW Arkansas. It actually gets through the rocks amazingly well, albeit much slower than him digging that soft sand.

[@ChrisPopham]

If your working in a built up area, you can keep going way after working hours with no noise complaints!

[@erik_dk842]

Or when working in your own yard after your day job.

[@bizoska]

Thanks. This is very useful. I want to terrace an olive grove in Greece ( slopes are dangerous, difficult to keep weed free and make harvest difficult}. I am installing solar panels. Quieter, yes. Cheaper to maintain, yes. But most of all cheaper to run if connected directly to the sun. I'm sure that it will pay for itself by the gains made by avoiding paying for polluting gas.

[@mikethebike5014]

Don't leave the buckets up in the air on your machine 😅. Looks like a nice little machine.

[@Press1for]

Might be handy for indoor excavation. Plumbers, electrical, demolition

[@browncoathomestead2080]

Looks like a Great and a lot of fun, thanks for sharing.

[@Skiridr22]

Your mom is a natural 👍🏾

[@neuFuture]

Really appreciate what you're doing!!! love it!

[@davesimms1904]

It looks like the smaller center handles should be longer and curved back towards the operator to lessen the stress on the back. Looks like an easy machine to operate. It would be nice to know what the price point is for this machine.

[@LL.bean123]

You should do a video on that old yellow Ford tractor that thing looks epic

[@Blasterxp]

Can it do two functions at the same time? Or is the pump not strong enough?

[@EbikeSchool]

Yes it can, but this video showed my first few days using it and it was tricky for ME to do two things at once, haha

[@JohnRuhlJr-wf1on]

Where I worked we had a korhring and a gradall excavators they were completely opposite in how controls worked ! Either you can operate or you can't

[@Mikle.Bikle18]

It must be fun watching the delivery trucks roll in.

[@frankwrogg2515]

That is a great machine, timemwith dad priceless😊

[@TriviaChallenge]

Finally, Tonka toys for grown ups!

[@matthewtikka5133]

Talking about small excavators reminds me of my brother in law operating an excavator small enough to fit through a man door. The comical part is my brother in law is a big guy! He was bigger than the machine! It's a funny sight and I wonder if he could move dirt faster with a shovel!

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi guys, I think you are doing a fantastic for the first go , don’t worry about the keyboard expose it will sit there and judge everyone. I watch a lot of videos and KZbin and they’re all bloody expert’s, but never done that in their life. Keep up the good work love the videos Cliff from Australia

[@Zakaius]

O gracious!! Toysarus have moved to China to manufacture these cute farm toys for grown ups 😅!!

[@Guds777]

The stick ( lever ) is what you pull or push to operate the boom and the dipper... :D

[@EbikeSchool]

Thanks, it's also another term for the dipper

[@hed420]

When will you start doing international giveaways? How about an ebike conversion kit giveaway in the meantime? Smaller, lighter package = less shipping charges. I would love to do my own ebike conversion.

[@DigItGarden]

Fantastic if you're digging basements or working in enclosed places.