What Else Can It Do? My Chinese Micro Mini Excavator

[@jimwamback347]

My wife shook her head and said "Oh God, there's another one like you...". S'all right by me! Thanks for the video!

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Hahahaha. Tell her that we are multiplying!!! Today, KZbin…. Tomorrow, the world! Hahaha Thanks, it was fun to make.

[@jeandechabrier3998]

For many men it is better to play with tiny machines instead of going in bars drinking much alkohol or going to cheap, dirty ladies.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

@@jeandechabrier3998hahaha. That’s true!

[@adamsorell4851]

why ya have to call em cheap and dirty? You must be an American Christian

[@survivalguyfyi5718]

I lift my 1,700 zero turn mower all the time with my backhoe. Works great. Just a word of caution. Still use your jack stands once you get it raised. If you're under that thing and your relief valve blows or you lose a hydraulic hose, you're a goner without those jack stands.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Good call! Yeah I agree. Not worth the risk. I have a few sets of jackstands.

[@ericbraun4652]

And that goes for the mower too. One advantage of the mower jack is that locking pin.

[@squid148]

I just got a 2 ton Typhon and it’s been a blast to run. Thanks for giving me more ideas on how to goof off!

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha awesome! So many cool things you can do with these.

[@DiggingDirtRC]

Next time with the big log squeeze it up against the blade with your bucket. And lift the blade. You can tote much heavier and bigger objects at a lower center point of gravity in relation to your machine. Also I wouldn’t advise “walking” the machine. I know it’s fun, but don’t make a tired mistake one day. Your toes are not worth it. And any machine big or small is jerky. It depends on how you run a machine and how well you know it to make them run smooth, not just the minis. Last tip, you can use a track as a winch if you ever needed. Linemen pull cables by lifting one track off of the ground and attaching rope to the cable. Once one rotation around the tracks is complete, you can then just hold the track rotation continuously pulling the line in effortlessly. If that makes sense.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Good tips. Never heard of the winch one! That’s awesome! Great idea. I need to try that!!

[@TerryLawrence001]

I can just hear the neighbor. "He's always digging holes at all hours of the day and night. I haven't seen his wife for a while.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Hahahahaha. Who knows what they think. I better send her outside quick!! Haha

[@TF856]

That would be the perfect machine to build a garden railroad. You certainly have a big enough yard for it. Some people put a trailer hitch on their dozer blade so they can move small trailers around their property, also for hauling materials or tools around their property. Cotton top has a good video on doing that. There are also a few videos of people on KZbin hauling dump trailers around with their excavator.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

A garden railroad? Sounds interesting.

[@LandFather]

They are also very good at picking up and stacking large stones. I just put a video out where that’s pretty much all I do, nice vid

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Yes I bet they are! Thank you.

[@TF856]

Use the blade on the front as a stabilizer. Keep it on the ground whenever you're moving the boom. That should reduce a lot of the rocking.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

That’s true

[@tomd864]

That was great! Even got the wife laughing. And yea I think your pressure is set to low it should have picked up that side by side easily, especially with you not on it. It can be adjusted easily by turning the pressure relief valve but you should use a gauge when doing that. My H12 looks nearly identical to your machine and it would have pulled itself over before giving up lol. It stopped pulling because it reached the limit of its relief setting.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Thanks. I had my girlfriend watching it and help make corrections before I uploaded and we both laughed at me too. Hahaha Ok I need to dig into the pressure relief valve. Thanks for the help!

[@trogrey121]

@tomd864 can you share more information on the pressure relief valve (where is it?) and the desired pressure?

[@tomd864]

@@trogrey121 type in "the garage connection" here on youtube. He explains it very well and shows him doing it on video.

[@tomd864]

@@trogrey121 This explains it well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jarbi5Wii5mUm80

[@TF856]

That would probably lift that thing up if you reset the overpressure valve on your pump or on your valve body. I did that to a floor jack to lift a few hundred more lbs. Also change your lifting point wrap a rope around the boom where it says Toyota. It should lift it from there. Also, if you take the bucket off you would have a few extra more pounds that it could lift .

[@OurLifeInTrees]

How do you reset the over pressure?

[@bill5552]

I think that the mini could have picked up the side by side if the bucket hydraulics were used instead of the boom. Lift it until it can't lift any more THEN curl the bucket....it's worth a try.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Good call. I’ll try that.

[@proberts34]

Good video. Thanks for sharing • Please. . .get ramps, have ramps, and use ramps with your trailer. If you misjudge the angle that it's at when loading or unloading, the center of gravity could shift sufficiently while your repositioning the bucket 180 degrees, and topple the machine. • The log-moving op is pretty impressive. When you're doing that for a couple hours or more with big logs, you might see if you can find a way to temporarily add some additional counterweight. • Totally agree. Jerkiness and smoothness is largely dependent on the operator's technique, whether jerky and aggressive, or smooth. • Jack alternative for the trailers, ATV's, riding mowers, and maybe SxS. 👍 For that General SxS, would you be able to lift one of the back corners by getting up under the suspension for it? • Digging holes. Useful and potentially fun. Not bad, little digger. 🙂 • Digging a pond? Hmmm, keep it small, like a koi pond or a watering hole that you can pump some creek/well water into. I wouldn't try building an earthworks dam to contain a creek, but you do you. 😉 • Thanks for being that random eccentric guy in the neighborhood who digs holes in his yard at night with a mini excavator. 🤪 • Oh, and you left out trail cutting (from your video, 3 months after this one). Sorry, I'm going through these a bit out randomly, based on what catches my eye. 😉 And keep in mind that using the mini excavator sure beats putting on gloves, grabbing some hand implements like chainsaws and loppers, and doing it manually. Some more ideas: • Light to moderate snow plowing driveways? • Carry a cooler with lunch and beverages to your work spot for the day? • And don't forget the attachments and their various uses.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha great suggestions. I do have ramps, it’s more fun to drive up and down without them. We done get much snow here, I’m curious how it does. I carry a cooler in my truck, but would be nice to have on the machine.

[@guillermobernal3432]

​@@OurLifeInTreesyou're fine. I can't remember the last time I used ramps. I load mine into my dump trailer. The angle you've got on that trailer is nothing compared to the angle on the dump trailer.

[@guillermobernal3432]

​@@OurLifeInTreesone thing I would suggest is load it with the blade facing the rear of the trailer. When coming down off the trailer gives you more stability loading & unloading without ramps

[@OurLifeInTrees]

@@guillermobernal3432Ok thanks, I’ll try that. I appreciate the feedback. A dump trailer sure would be nice. Slowly but surely I’m adding to my fleet. lol. Yesterday I bought a 24’ 14k trailer with spring assisted fold down ramps. We will see if I can drive the mini ex on be ramps, or if it’s too narrow for them. Lol

[@Samlol23_drrich]

Absolutely great. Subbed. Thank you. It’s called practice that’s how you get good at stuff. Doing it over and over. Whether it’s digging “unnecessarily” or picking up things you don’t need to. Love the General. I’d love one of those.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Thanks. Yeah, slowly but surely. Me too. I had a few RZRs before this and went with the General. No regrets on it besides I miss the turbo on the RZR. lol.

[@OklahomaState]

Great around the farm, light duty, I can’t wait to use it to help with the deer. I’m a plumber over 20 years, water leaks, short service line replacement on fair soil conditions. You’ll make your money back quickly. Yard maintenance and clean up is great. Very handy at my age, I’m blessed to have one again, not what I had but I appreciate this one more because I had to sell my E26 😞 God will restore me but until then I’m thankful for my unit. I took mine apart and changed the controls, I didn’t want to unlearn 20 years of experience. Pretty simple to do. It took about an hour in the Oklahoma heat, glad that’s over with. Good luck y’all…

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I agree with you. Never thought about the deer! I’ll pass on the Oklahoma heat. This little break we are having with the rain is nice. I live in Norman, OK. What machine did you get?

[@OklahomaState]

@@OurLifeInTrees Agrotk QH12

[@OklahomaState]

Oh Wow! Norman! Small world. Boomer!

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha yup. Sure is. The internet makes it both bigger and smaller. lol

[@timmerhammer1]

you can turn up the relief valve . its probably set at 2,000 psi. crank it up to 2,500 depending on the psi rating on the cylinders

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Not a bad idea. That would probably work well

[@talon84]

You're wearing flannels.. that's all I need to see to know you are a professional.. :)

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha. Certainly NOT a professional. That’s the point of the videos. Just some guy with a piece of land figuring out how to use this thing.

[@MichelClavette]

Great video! For lifting...have you checked at how many PSI is you relief valve set to? If not at 2500, you may want to nudge it up a bit.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I have not. I did see a video where a guy was talking about it. I haven’t watched it and checked. Good idea.

[@James_P60]

Try lifting the front or back of your UTV using just the curl function of the bucket.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Ok. Good call. I’ll try it

[@boltholeonabudget6526]

I would like to see you dig up some tree stumps. Will the tree roots keep it from digging.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I don’t think I have any more stumps to dig, because I dug them all up for now. It takes a bit digging on all sides, but it does it. I used the small 8” bucket for stumps.

[@boltholeonabudget6526]

Thanks, I have alot of stump work and I'm close by.@@OurLifeInTrees

[@backdoormanintheend]

Do you have a maintenance video? Especially interested in greasing and frequency (how long between greasing).

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I made one with some maintenance stuff. This might help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJjYaKerqpWal9Usi=_TXyCP5r8LfKtuxo

[@rianrex]

Excellent video thankyou sir. I'm about to get one and you answered all my questions.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Awesome. That’s what it all about. Glad I could help.

[@dano6827]

Great loved it don’t change anything now get some attachments. 👍.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha thanks! I appreciate the comments.

[@jonathanbartsch9728]

Great vid. Been excavating for 20+. You’d be surprised how much more you can pick up if ur arm isn’t extended out so far. Bring closer for more leverage. Happy excavating! 👍

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Thanks for the help. I appreciate all the feedback I can get! lol

[@joemamabadydaddy256]

fyi, I have had a 1.5 ton vicsec mini for about 2 months now and have already had 2 hoses blow out and after paying $175 plus tax to have the first replacement hose made for it I found that if you just remove the bushing that connects the hoses to the valves to you can get a cheap flat oring face fitting with pipe threads to adapt it to jic or whatever so now I can replace any hose that goes out with a $20 hose from tractor supply...much cheaper and now I can easily get rid of all that metric crap!

[@mitch500]

Is your trailer connected to your truck when you loaded it without ramps? how did you get it to tilt so far?

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Yes it’s connected. I backed it up to a bump in the yard and tires in a dip so the rear is super close to the ground. This trailer seems to have squishy suspension when I’m driving odd the back and my truck has cushy Cadillac suspension.

[@SereneMountainSummit-hh9sr]

Hey @OurLifeInTrees I don't suppose you could do a video on tie down points available on the miniex? I have one on order and will need to transport it home. I cant find anything online on how to correctly secure it to a trailer.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Sure. I don’t know if I have the best way, but can show you a few different options I have. Good idea to include in a video. I personally run a strap over the dozer blade and run one through a hole under the cab. What unit did you end up buying? Did you order from China?

[@SereneMountainSummit-hh9sr]

@@OurLifeInTreesI bought an AGT LH12R directly from their on-shore warehouse. So it’s coming from Chicago. I gamed out directly importing or getting an auction unit and for a couple hundred bucks extra, just ordering from them eliminated a lot of hassle.

[@chrisE815]

Who's the retailer?​@@SereneMountainSummit-hh9sr

[@bogg-z]

You should try using the bucket piston for lifting. Using the boom piston had to over come the boom weight in addition to what ever you are lifting.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I wondered if I positioned it differently and used a different ram if it would work better. Thanks for the tip.

[@RandyNorton-cd9ke]

Yes. Curl the bucket down and lift with the boom as far as it will lift. Then, curl the bucket up.

[@Forte-f9u]

This is what it looks like when you're not used to actually working. He is less efficient in that thing than a one man crew with beer on a sunday .

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha. Maybe so. But it’s fun. I work, just not with things like this.

[@chestypuller4591]

It would be interesting to see what kind of let down your hydraulics have or how well they hold weight after a few or several hours. Pick up like 200 pounds of weight, shut if off and see how fast or slow you get let down from your hydraulics. Will it hold at the same height for a few hours, overnight etc. Be interested to know.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I haven’t tried that. I parked it for about a week with the hydraulics up and it didn’t come down at all. That’s with no wight though.

[@luvrrboy1]

wow how tall is your camper in the garage ? thats not 14 foot garage door ,whats the camper model ?

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha it’s a 1961 Mobile Scout. It’s a little 13ft canned ham. Another project we have going on. It’s gutted and we are making it into a bedroom out in the woods at our creekside property.

[@supersonix6]

Please dig a pond and make a video on it. Just got a mini excavator and would love to see someone dig out a pond with one of these 🤠

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Ha. It would take awhile to dig a pond. I think that would be part of the fun! lol.

[@mynameisearl598]

2 brand new ones 20 minutes aeay 5250.00 2024 Miva VA13 Mini Excavator scared of parts breaking and can't get hydrolic lines being different thread

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Yeah, I’m not sure about that model. Sounds like a decent price though.

[@charredskeleton]

You got a like! for the pirouettes

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha thanks.

[@drunkwoodswyllia4885]

That was actually a great video!!

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Thanks.

[@diyschoolofhardknocks2943]

Do you have a ripper for around trees. Thanks

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I don’t. But that is one of the next purchases. A ripper and a quick connect.

[@DodgePW1947]

You used the least strongest part. If you tilt the bucket out and lift with the boom until it can’t lift then curl the bucket. I’m sure it will lift it

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I will try that. Thanks for the tips.

[@OldIronAcres]

You forgot... it's pretty good at ripping up the yard! LOL. -- But that's a great list of things it can do! Are you planning on getting any implements? The landscape rake looks pretty weak (thin metal, looks like poor design), the tilt bucket, flail mower, auger?? Best, --J.Andre. / Old Iron Acres

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Haha yup! I mentioned that in a previous video. Here is a clip. kzbin.infoUgkxbKtP5jxrEioli5XlyD8GFOAZ8NBNPbtF?si=3etS6VlH8vQwVUvl I have the rake, 8” bucket, 16” bucket and 30” bucket. I already bent my rake. Haha Here are my attachments kzbin.infoUgkx8GtE3BlFg-fr_KqoDXsCTGszloO69rRV?si=t2vNakPf_JwuGT6y I want to get the quick connect, ripper and auger. We will see. The flail mower looks amazing!! It’s expensive though. Gulp…

[@michaelbarber5651]

Can I ask how deep of a hole this will dig. I am wanting to sink 2 1000 gallon septic tanks and it likely has to go deeper than 5 feet.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I believe it’s 6 feet or will dig.

[@jasonburks5911]

you can get a sickle blade mower for it to cut limbs and brush and other things

[@OurLifeInTrees]

That would be awesome!

[@cottawalla]

If you have a decent size beam lying around you could lever up the heavier things that it can't lift directly.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

That’s not a bad idea. I may try that sometime.

[@paruggeri]

Usually the bucket curl is the strongest

[@OurLifeInTrees]

I’m going to try it differently next time. I’ll post an update.

[@ltcduggins]

Totally want one of those rolling shop stools - where did you find it? Have not seen that type before; looks comfy and stable.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

This is the stool I have. I won it in a giveaway at my local Viper club a few years back. I say that because Viper guys know their detail supplies. Haha. adamspolishes.com/products/adam-s-detailing-stool-1

[@TF856]

You can also join a club that holds excavator races . 😁😃😉🙄 But seriously, there are lots of attachments you can put on excavators. When the weather gets too hot you can put a 12-volt fan on there to keep you cool.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Imagine races. A bunch of machines all going 1mph at wide open throttle!!

[@jtaylor9355]

So whats the deal on the blazer/jimmy/typhoon that is covered in shop dust? For sale? Lol

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Not for sale. It’s my little project truck. Hadn’t touched it in a few years but I just drug it out to work on it. I just uploaded a little video about it last night actually. lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y562aJtshqh6ocksi=kLhaXuJ0cSPJla0b

[@dysenmurrell8424]

Walk closer, put the stick in and get closer it'll do it. Use the blade if you gotta

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Sounds good. Thanks.

[@bobhunt1253]

Use full throttle maybe.

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Might work better. It just didn’t want to move it. Might have been the position of the arm as well n

[@Peterderoode]

It a MINI excavator! So you can not try to pick up a hugh tree! And ... its a mini excavator not to drive to tour work. Why need speed? You must digg with it is 🤔

[@OurLifeInTrees]

To get from one side of my yard to the other. I’d like to at least go walking speed. Lol

[@jang-pa]

수고하십니다. 코끼리 클램프 유압실린더 규격이 어떻게 되나요? 만들어 보고 싶어요. 알려줄수 있나요?

[@OurLifeInTrees]

감사합니다. 실린더의 사양을 잘 모르겠습니다. Hightop HT10을 사용하시는 것 같습니다. 내 생각엔 기본적으로 내 Kymron과 같은 기계인 것 같아요.

[@jang-pa]

감사합니다 수고하세요

[@jang-pa]

죄송합니다. 코끼리집게 유압실린더 길이 알려줄수 있나요

[@donh4750]

They max out at about 800 lbs

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Good to know.

[@TF856]

Since you have a big yard you could probably also start a pet Cemetery. 😁😉😃🙄⚰️

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Hahaha. I’ll pass on that, but you are certainly correct! Lol

[@miniexcavatorchinafactory]

I am from China mini excavator and skid steer factory, if want to buy from factory, you can contact me!

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Thanks

[@MacBailey]

You might need to set the hydraulic relief valve to up the pickup force. Here is a vid on setting a similar mini ex. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jarbi5Wii5mUm80

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Thank you. I’ll check it out!

[@drunkwoodswyllia4885]

You’re not lifting it right

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Very possibly correct.

[@JackO-d9t]

It's WORTHLESS!!!! ITS to light

[@OurLifeInTrees]

Hey JackO, I sure do appreciate you taking the time to inform me of how worthless my machine is. I guess it didn’t save my back all those times. I will throw it away today and am gonna start using a shovel. Thanks again.

[@JackO-d9t]

@OurLifeInTrees it just can't do work beside digging like a big meshing does that's all I was saying man!

[@OurLifeInTrees]

@@JackO-d9tOhhh, yeah you are correct. Certainly can’t do the work of a big machine. But for a homeowner, like myself, it’s awesome around the property.