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I just saw someone in a FB group discussing the same hydraulic issue.

What do y’all think about one of these for a little hobby farm in rural MN? Need to plow a 500-ft driveway

I would recommend adding an oil filter relocation kit to put the filter in an easier position to service you can also add a secondary oil cooler as well since the stock oil cooler has been found to be lacking on those engines

Been seeing alot of those machines with failures where the hull bends at the drive motors causing it to throw track fix is to reinforce the frame where the drive motors are some versions (track assembly and idlers being removable on some of these) you remove the track assemblies and add a 1/2inch reinforcing plate both inside and out, tapping and installing thread sets or helicoils in the motor mount holes in all 3reinforcing plates

The oil pan was made for this thing 😂😂 ❤. Waiting on my 1.3 ton mini ex to come from china. Shipped out last week hopefully it’ll arrive by the end of the month Edit: 7:23 damn it really should just come with one in the “tool set”. I’m sure there made in china too lol

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Great video. Thanks for sharing Steve!

Thanks for watching! Here are the links I promised: Oil drain pan: a.co/d/dbwvPz5 Oil filter: a.co/d/dVg4s4g

Great video, please keep them coming 👍🏼👍🏼

I've got the same machine, paid $5,500 Canadian (taxes/fees included). I've got 50 ish hours on mine, using it commercially and so far its made me over 5 grand. The machine isn't perfect but it's certainly not bad for the price. Add some reinforcement to the tilt cylinder bracket cross member, I broke mine with the pallet forks and a massive bucket I use for mine. Add some counter weights and you'll get well over 1200 lbs lift capacity, the travel speed isn't that bad honestly, I use mine all day long on jobsites and it's fine, not that different from an MT85. I set my track tension so that it sags 3/8 inch at the middle most roller, no issues with tracks coming off since I set them. I'll be doing a few upgrades to mine over the course of the winter, better fuel filter system, inline hydraulic filter, adjusting hydraulic pressure at the valve bodies, finding a way to make the rollers take grease easily, adding a couple hundred pounds of counter weights to the back etc. For me, the thing was worth every damn penny I paid for it. I got the standard bucket, massive 4 ft bucket off a full size skid steer, brand new kubota pallet forks and an auger with 3 bits plus the machine for $8k all in. Not too bad considering a bobcat MT100 is over 50 grand here.

I got a 6 ton class excavator (48hp) and wish I got the 9+ ton like an E88 for getting big stumps and whatnot. The only advantages were it was a little cheaper and I can tow the 6 ton ex with a SRW truck and without a CDL since total weight comes in just under 26,000. If it's never going to leave your property, it's a no brainer, get the 9 ton class machine or even bigger.

Is there no onboard compressor to run an air ratchet?

So many start out with the Bobcat brand machines till you grow in the excavator world then switch to one of the bigger companies or i should say better companies out there. I went Kobelco with a SK35 and then SK380. Now that i have the SK380 i dont use the SK35 much anymore. Great video though and i look forqard to seeing more of your excavator journey.

I went through the same exercise for my land and went with the Kubota KX080-5. When you’re shopping don’t forget to look at hydraulic flow in case you ever want to get a mulcher later.

Cool

When it comes to excavators get the largest 1 you can afford. Or the largest one you can transport an 8000 pounder seems to search update fit that limitation for a person with your average drivers license

Lets compare a apple and a orange while you are at it... obviously the e88 is bigger and stronger.

I hope you got a good deal on it, $25000 or less, you're definitely going to need undercarriage, pads are definitely beat to death and the sprockets. But if you just plan on getting rid of it after the house is done i wouldn't put anything in it, run it and sell it, to bad i just sold a 750k for $39,000 with brand new undercarriage. I would have trucked it for free within 200 miles of fort worth TX

Fix your cut order and direction, earth your sheet of metal.

Just found yer channel and good luck on yer adventure! Rooting fer ya! Hystat crawlers are expensive so keep yer fluids good! She looks like she was worked so my advice is do not over work it. A set of sweeps and woods guarding is highly recommended! Nothing wrecks comfort like the woods! Cheers from Santa Cruz Ca

Dude that can drive over more stuff than you know. Learn it.

Nice machine. Always drop your blade to the ground when you get out of machine..

Broonky

Pretty cool ! It is extra underpowered with it sticking out that far from the pivot. A lot of leverage lost there.

Thx for video! Where did you buy it?

Great idea man. Thanks for letting me share it on our group.

good idea

I really like this idea and execution. Nice job. Do you know if a commercial version is available?

Nice video. Too bad the rest of the ride was lost. The sound of the engine is simply brilliant! My father himself had a Unimog of this series for agricultural use, which I often drove here in Germany. The split gears work best if you use the clutch twice. So depress the clutch, main gear to neutral, release the clutch, depress the clutch again immediately, split gear in, main gear to the next stage and release the clutch again. It's a matter of practice. Important: always shift with the clutch. Just like your truck drivers in the States drive, shifting up and down with the gas pedal without the clutch, that doesn't work with the Unimog. The transmission is not designed for this. Have fun with it.

I remember when our EN unit got these. MOS was 62J type. You could tell you jad a good old school 62 because they would use forearms and hands to work the levers simultaneously.

Unimog! 🦾 They're practically their own vehicle class in Germany. If someone pulls up with a Unimog they mean serious business. Keep it busy!

This was so fun! Such a great adventure.