I own a landscape/snow plowing company. I typically buy the best machine made, but one that is fairly new with higher hours. For example, I have 3 trucks that still look like new with 350K miles. Your machine looks like it is built better than I would have thought, but the paint on the attachments already rusting shows the real quality. The big name machines have been around forever, and they have eliminated most of their problems. Even though your machine looks nice, I would be driven insane with the track constantly coming off. To me that is an insurmountable problem. Getting parts for repairs is obviously the other. Great videos and interesting content.
Thanks. I appreciate the feedback. The attachments I believe are made separately than the machine and I don’t thing all the attachments are powder coated. The tracks coming off in believe are more user error than machine error. I could be wrong but the tracks early come off now that I know how to use it better
Thanks. Glad it’s useful. Now that I know the track secrets…. A jack, small prybar, 32mm offset wrench, an impact driver with an extension, wobble and a 16mm. Then it’s like 5 minutes to do. Without all that? Two hours to do.
Nice Video! I just got my V1000 and I ordered 4 in 1 bucket and grapple, both works great I am thinking get the trencher as well! Nice job! Thanks for showing us 🎉🎉
About your concerns of loading and unloading safely: put some jack stands under the back corners of the trailer to support the weight if the machine. It will take pressure off your hitch and the frame behind your tandema. It will prevent your trailer form flexing in the rear. Great video! Im about to buy a similar machine at the auction and wasnt sure how a smaller machine would handle these tools.
I have to say for what you use it for like doing your homeowners stuff maintaining your properties I think it's an awesome piece of machinery especially for the price.
Thank you for this videos, looking forward to seeing more, I see lot of videos of the agts but never really see them running into piles of dirt or gravel to show how much power they got, loving the content 👍🏼
Awesome. Nice to meet you last weekend. This is what I do with my machines. Haha. I haven’t edited the one from last weekend where I thought I was going to pass out from heat exhaustion. Sigh….
Thanks for sharing I’ve contacted the company just waiting to get finances sorted out. Thanks again for all your information and really enjoy your videos ❤🎉
Happy about your videos, it makes me even more excited about my recent order from Derette. Ordered 3 mini skid steer, 2 mini dumpers and 1 small excavator from Derette. Plus a whole lot of attachments. It’s should be leaving Chinese port in 2 weeks time. Looking forward to receive it.
Yes i just placed and order for one of these models. Im getting multiple attachments as well. I think you should deff run your rpms higher to get max performance out of the device and attachments. Im looking forward to the stump grinder and grapple and 4 in 1 being thats some i got as well.
The stump grinder took some getting used to but is awesome. The grapple can pick up a lot more than the machine will allow. lol. and I don’t have much practice with the 4in1 bucket as I rammed into it and broke a fitting which I will change out soon. When are you supposed to receive yours?
Tracks coming off? On the tension bar for the tracks - you need to install a hexagon jam-nut (preferably a nylon locknut) against the already present hexagon nut that is already there; and that will keep the tension at the setting you have applied. The constant back-and-forth tension pulling against that single hexagon nut - applies enough pressure to loosen the single hexagon nut from the tolerance movement that is already there. The hexagon nylon locknut (if installed) against the other hexagon nut (already there) will stop that from backing-off repeatedly. Any other slack will be due to the tracks themselves becoming stretched over time and usage. Might be something that you could contact Derette with and let them know of the easy fix at the manufacturing point while assembling the unit. You could possibly get a prize for your informational upgrade to the Derette. Just kidding about the prize (but the jam-nut action does work).
Great idea. Thank you. I had a tough time finding a tool for that nut. It’s a 32mm offset wrench needed. I wonder how hard to would be to find a nut to go on the end. Thanks again.
Thank u for keeping the equipment affordable. Very impressed with equipment. Your giving young man opportunity to build from ground up, a powerful business. I love that your getting information from others. I will be ordering one on future. I think the model I been looking at was dc-480 skid steer.
Very Nice! I licked up my yh20d. Overall, im satisfied. At 1st notice of rust, I instantly soaked the machine down with (Fluid Film). The rust has disappeared.
Thank you so much for posting these videos! I was considering a Groundhog machine, luckily you sorted out who makes them! I ordered from Dean two weeks ago, loader, brush cutter, grapple, forks, and counterweights. Your content saved me a ton of money. I am going to contact Dean about adding a jam nut to the track tension bar, that was a great suggestion by another user. Groundhog does have a track tensioning video on here too. Tracks coming off is a question of when, not if. There’s a guy with awesome mini track-loader content that says the tracks on his Vermeer 925 fall off every time he does an intensive brush cutting job, you just need to get good at putting them back on. Ignore all the haters, there’s plenty of content on TH-cam of $50,000 brand name minis having all sorts of problems, even when new. This machine could use more counterweight, I’d like three of those chunks on each side. I may weld some Olympic weights to Derette’s chunk or something?
I've redesigned the jam nut as you suggested, but I don't recommend having three counterweights on each side of the 450. First, it's difficult to install, and second, having three counterweights on each side could cause damage to the loader.
That’s awesome! Thanks for watching. Sounds like you ordered some good attachments. I was amazed at how many videos there are on the tracks coming off here in TH-cam. Big machines, small machines, I think it’s nicely balanced until I pick up something really heavy. I am used to my mini excavator with is VERY tippy and unstable feeling in comparison.
Dean told me he thought 2 weights on each side would be ok. The problem is with the smaller machines something like a grapple eats away half the capacity with just the attachment! My property is a little “hilly” I’d like as much stability as possible.
are you running that at full throttle, you should be these minis are designed to run at full with that type of attachment you need to have as much flow as possible
I wasn’t, I learned after a little bit to turn the throttle up. I’m a newbie to these machines and learning as I go. I will remember to go WOT when I run the bigger attachments on the future.
Check out the video I uploaded last week, 5 Things I hate about my mini skid steer. I show step by step how to put the track back on. The nut needs a 32mm offset wrench
It would help on some of the video’s if you would post some of the scenes in actual speed. It would gives us all a idea of just how fast or slow they operate at. Thanks.
Thanks for the input. I do have some that you can see the actual speed. The machine moves at a max speed of 3mph so it would make for a really long video sometimes. lol I made a trencher video that shows real speed. th-cam.com/video/BpvkvCBEmPY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3ddfbKWNiQHdnjGI
The machine was about $8500 shipped to me and I also got the large bucket with teeth, 4in1 bucket, grapple, trencher, auger with 8” bit, land leveler, trailer hitch, brush cutter, and stump grinder. They cost about $8k to have shipped from China to Oklahoma.
I’m sure not on shale. That shale was so hard packed the leveler was useless on most of it. I had to use a pick axe to run a power wire under it. It’s crazy how hard it becomes. The leveler works great on gravel though.
Appreciate your time and the content. Just curious if the unit has any remote battery terminals? If/when the battery dies, how would it be accessed or changed out if the loader arms are in the down position and the unit can't be started? Thank you.
Thanks. I appreciate it. You can open the rear cover and put a terminal on the starter wire to the right and the engine mount bolt for a ground to the left.
Just saw some videos from a guy named Colin Parker. He is having issues with his Skid Steer track wheels. Not sure if your skid steer has the same wheels. Just thought you may want to watch the videos.
I’ll check it out. A lot of guys are having issues with the auction units tracks and wheel bearings. It stinks for them. I haven’t heard of that on a Derette, but hopefully I’m not the first. lol Thanks for reaching out.
@@idahodiylike buying on eBay. Super simpler honestly. I told home what I wanted and gave him the address to ship to, he told me a price, I agreed, sent over an invoice, I paid and that’s it. My machine and attachments were both in different crates. I ordered a lot of attachments. lol. Each crate was a couple grand.
I know you said you can't hook onto the brush cutter laying down. Can you show that once by trying to hook it up while it's laying flat? Is it too heavy for the hydraulics to lift or is the machine too light and want to lift the back end up?
It’s that the mounting plate while laying flat is horizontal and the farthest the machine mounting plate is 90 degrees to the ground. Therefore you cant unhook from it because you can’t turn past 90. It lifts it just fine, I can’t unhook it without it elevated.
Thanks for the insight. FYI usually attachment release pins release easier if the attachment is curled all the way back. Takes pressure off the pins. What's the biggest diameter tree you think this can handle efficiently?
That’s true. It’s nice to be in the sticks where there are no permits and restrictions. It’s also bad because some places out here are very questionable. lol.
I think the trencher is easier. The 8” bucket works well but I keep getting hung up on roots and it jerks me around when I hook a root. It’s much easier with the trencher in the skid. Also, it’s a much much cleaner trench with a clean pile beside it.
@OurLifeInTrees do you happen to know if the brush cutter attachment works on the landhero units as well? The have the quick connect fittings like yours.
@@teddyt.9905 I want a v1000 just like I want a new Limited Ram 3/4 ton. lol. The v1000 is more powerful and overall a better machine. It competes with commercial grade machines and my 450 is more homeowner use. It also costs $3,000 more plus more for shipping because of the weight. I couldn’t justify spending any more on it for a “fun toy” I bought to make TH-cam videos on. It was enough of a stretch to get what I have. Sigh… The v1000 weighs 1000lbs more than my 450. This means I would need a bigger/heavier duty trailer and then a bigger truck to pull it. I have a “bigger truck” now. I’m shopping for a trailer and hope to get a v1000 in the future.
@@OurLifeInTrees l got quoted $12,500 for the 450 and $17,500 for the v 1000 shipped to my door. Both including a trencher, 4 1 bucket, auger, brush cutter and grappler. I’m also looking to get that 38 special branch manager stump grinder. Including a trailer I’m looking to keep it within my $30K budget. I’m starting a side gig so I’m trying to see if the V1000 would make better sense or start slowly with the 450 and “make first, spend second”. Thank you for your feedback
If its diesel and 25hp. thats the kubota size that all 1k machines get. Yes a diesel needs to run max rpm to get the work done (2k) on the tach. Newer ones have a 25 hp turbo diesel, but the damn thing isnt intercooled, so why bother.
While its not a Vermeer or Toro, or other; its still a machijne that works and they are very handy. The new ones to start, are all at 40,000 dollars. These chinese ones are about 10k. Yes, the chinese ones are well refined, their paint work is questionable, but all the parts are common and over time can be swapped out for good parts when they go bad, like gates hoses, Danfos drive pumps, and remanned Kubota Diesels. Hell, John Deere valve bodies and triple pumps and accessories can be made to work as well, as long as you're handy.
Lmfao why should he be made to offload the costs of poor American industrial policy on himself? He did not ship the jobs to China for the benefit of multinational corporations. Why should he impoverish himself and his family for a government who could care less about him and supported offshoring from the start to the finish?
Haha. I don’t. That why I say in the video I have no idea what I’m doing. I ordered this without ever seeing a mini skid in person. That’s the point. What’s it like to have something like this when you have never had one before? Operators are operators. Homeowners can do some stuff too. There are no videos out there on using these. Thanks for the input. I appreciate the communication.
Stop seething. Chinese manufacturing has improved leaps and bounds. That’s what happens when the American government offshores our manufacturing to foreign countries. They start getting good at it. Instead of being angry that a homeowner opted against the American machine that is 4x the price with marginal increased performance that likely will not effect him in his DIY homeowner operation, be upset at your government for creating this business environment for the benefit of multinational corps.
You know, you’ve got to be in a special class of stupid to think some company is going to give a guy who’s TH-cam channel has 6k subscribers $18k worth of their equipment.
haha I sure wish they gave me the equipment!! I certainly paid for it. Unfortunately at retail, how would they have known the video content and quality before I bought it? Sigh….
Just curious, is there a science behind how you put your mower blades on? I personally would have put them on the other direction (bevel up), but I'm a dork.🥸 I recently bought a mini x, and now these things pop up on my RADAR. I love the versatility of the mini skid steer attachments...
I didn’t install the blades, that’s how they came installed. Never thought about that. Hmmmm I bought a 1 ton mini X last year and then I saw the mini skids. I had to have one. lol. The attachments are amazing. And it’s 3 times the speed.
Start looking into Danfos drive pumps when the chinese ones start to fail, plus you can order them with a larger Drive to make the ground speed faster. The internals will be different but still work at the same pressure, depeding on volume is where the magic happens.
I own a landscape/snow plowing company. I typically buy the best machine made, but one that is fairly new with higher hours. For example, I have 3 trucks that still look like new with 350K miles. Your machine looks like it is built better than I would have thought, but the paint on the attachments already rusting shows the real quality. The big name machines have been around forever, and they have eliminated most of their problems. Even though your machine looks nice, I would be driven insane with the track constantly coming off. To me that is an insurmountable problem. Getting parts for repairs is obviously the other. Great videos and interesting content.
Thanks. I appreciate the feedback. The attachments I believe are made separately than the machine and I don’t thing all the attachments are powder coated. The tracks coming off in believe are more user error than machine error. I could be wrong but the tracks early come off now that I know how to use it better
Then don't buy Bobcat equipment it's nothing but rust
That is absolutely not true. So many problems with newer name brand machines.
Great job Greg! Very useful and Helpful! I look forward to your next one! Good to see that it's not that difficult to put the track back on.
Thanks. Glad it’s useful.
Now that I know the track secrets…. A jack, small prybar, 32mm offset wrench, an impact driver with an extension, wobble and a 16mm. Then it’s like 5 minutes to do. Without all that? Two hours to do.
Nice Video! I just got my V1000 and I ordered 4 in 1 bucket and grapple, both works great I am thinking get the trencher as well! Nice job! Thanks for showing us 🎉🎉
I saw your new V1000. Love it. Great choice of machine sir.
Thanks for watching, I really appreciate the feedback.
Can you male some videos with your v1000 similar to these videos? Please!
@@ethicaloutlaw8300I plan to when I receive it.
Good machine and have all the attachments tool for all the jobs. Thanks for the video you had shared.
Thanks. Yeah it works great for me.
About your concerns of loading and unloading safely: put some jack stands under the back corners of the trailer to support the weight if the machine. It will take pressure off your hitch and the frame behind your tandema. It will prevent your trailer form flexing in the rear. Great video! Im about to buy a similar machine at the auction and wasnt sure how a smaller machine would handle these tools.
Thanks for the tips. I will try that. When I got an auction machine, you want a 3 pump machine not a two pump to run the attachments.
I have to say for what you use it for like doing your homeowners stuff maintaining your properties I think it's an awesome piece of machinery especially for the price.
Agreed. I had first looked at a Kubota BX series tractor and that was $20k+ with no attachments. I’m glad I found these. This thing is awesome!
Thank you for this videos, looking forward to seeing more, I see lot of videos of the agts but never really see them running into piles of dirt or gravel to show how much power they got, loving the content 👍🏼
Thank you very much. I appreciate the feedback. Lots more to come!
@@OurLifeInTrees these attachment working with electric power motors or gas or air
@@realMNorganicHydraulic motors
This is jerold from blue collar drainage solutions thank you for posting the videos of really helps with the decision on getting one of these machines
Awesome. Nice to meet you last weekend. This is what I do with my machines. Haha. I haven’t edited the one from last weekend where I thought I was going to pass out from heat exhaustion. Sigh….
Thanks for sharing I’ve contacted the company just waiting to get finances sorted out. Thanks again for all your information and really enjoy your videos ❤🎉
Thanks man. I appreciate it. They are fun toys, I mean… useful tools. lol.
Happy about your videos, it makes me even more excited about my recent order from Derette. Ordered 3 mini skid steer, 2 mini dumpers and 1 small excavator from Derette. Plus a whole lot of attachments. It’s should be leaving Chinese port in 2 weeks time. Looking forward to receive it.
That’s awesome. What three did you buy? Are you going to keep one for yourself?
@@OurLifeInTrees
I bought the T800 with 25hp and 3 pumps. The main purpose is to resell them, but might keep 1 for some time.
@@mick0473handy toys to have around.
I admire your ingenuity.
Thank you
Yes i just placed and order for one of these models. Im getting multiple attachments as well. I think you should deff run your rpms higher to get max performance out of the device and attachments. Im looking forward to the stump grinder and grapple and 4 in 1 being thats some i got as well.
The stump grinder took some getting used to but is awesome. The grapple can pick up a lot more than the machine will allow. lol. and I don’t have much practice with the 4in1 bucket as I rammed into it and broke a fitting which I will change out soon.
When are you supposed to receive yours?
thanks nice demo of your equipment.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Excellent video and videos!!! Thank you!!
Thanks for the positive feedback. I appreciate it.
Tracks coming off?
On the tension bar for the tracks - you need to install a hexagon jam-nut (preferably a nylon locknut) against the already present hexagon nut that is already there; and that will keep the tension at the setting you have applied.
The constant back-and-forth tension pulling against that single hexagon nut - applies enough pressure to loosen the single hexagon nut from the tolerance movement that is already there.
The hexagon nylon locknut (if installed) against the other hexagon nut (already there) will stop that from backing-off repeatedly.
Any other slack will be due to the tracks themselves becoming stretched over time and usage.
Might be something that you could contact Derette with and let them know of the easy fix at the manufacturing point while assembling the unit. You could possibly get a prize for your informational upgrade to the Derette. Just kidding about the prize (but the jam-nut action does work).
Great idea. Thank you. I had a tough time finding a tool for that nut. It’s a 32mm offset wrench needed. I wonder how hard to would be to find a nut to go on the end.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your advice; I'll take it.
Thank u for keeping the equipment affordable. Very impressed with equipment. Your giving young man opportunity to build from ground up, a powerful business. I love that your getting information from others. I will be ordering one on future. I think the model I been looking at was dc-480 skid steer.
Very Nice! I licked up my yh20d. Overall, im satisfied. At 1st notice of rust, I instantly soaked the machine down with (Fluid Film). The rust has disappeared.
Nice. I have never heard of fluid film before. I just looked it up. That looks like a handy thing to have around! Thanks.
@OurLifeInTrees I saw your previous video of the rust on your machine. Did some research & purchased the Fluid Film & Fluid Film Black.
@@BrightthgirB Thanks for the tip. I appreciate it. It’s in my Amazon cart now. lol
Looks like it works well. They need to do a few tweaks like a creeper mode for trenching.
I think the operator needs more tweaks than the machine. Higher RPM would have been better. Also the roots in the forest didn’t help.
Great videos about this machine. Been debating getting one. Whats the max depth you can get with the trencher attachment?
36” is the max trencher depth. I made another video on just the trencher.
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.
Awesome, Where's a good place to buy good decent price attachments?
I am not sure, I purchased mine from Derette when I bought the machine b
Thank you so much for posting these videos! I was considering a Groundhog machine, luckily you sorted out who makes them! I ordered from Dean two weeks ago, loader, brush cutter, grapple, forks, and counterweights. Your content saved me a ton of money. I am going to contact Dean about adding a jam nut to the track tension bar, that was a great suggestion by another user. Groundhog does have a track tensioning video on here too. Tracks coming off is a question of when, not if. There’s a guy with awesome mini track-loader content that says the tracks on his Vermeer 925 fall off every time he does an intensive brush cutting job, you just need to get good at putting them back on. Ignore all the haters, there’s plenty of content on TH-cam of $50,000 brand name minis having all sorts of problems, even when new. This machine could use more counterweight, I’d like three of those chunks on each side. I may weld some Olympic weights to Derette’s chunk or something?
I've redesigned the jam nut as you suggested, but I don't recommend having three counterweights on each side of the 450. First, it's difficult to install, and second, having three counterweights on each side could cause damage to the loader.
@@Dean-derette That’s great news on the track tensioner! I will reconsider how much counterweight to add as well, I appreciate it buddy!
That’s awesome! Thanks for watching. Sounds like you ordered some good attachments.
I was amazed at how many videos there are on the tracks coming off here in TH-cam. Big machines, small machines, I think it’s nicely balanced until I pick up something really heavy.
I am used to my mini excavator with is VERY tippy and unstable feeling in comparison.
Dean told me he thought 2 weights on each side would be ok. The problem is with the smaller machines something like a grapple eats away half the capacity with just the attachment! My property is a little “hilly” I’d like as much stability as possible.
Tracks stretch, especially when new. Properly tensioned and they wont fall off, but that's maintenance at the start of every work time.
Put some wheel chocks on the trailer tires it will Help bunch when loading steer on and off the trailer .
Good idea. Thanks for the tip.
are you running that at full throttle, you should be these minis are designed to run at full with that type of attachment you need to have as much flow as possible
I wasn’t, I learned after a little bit to turn the throttle up. I’m a newbie to these machines and learning as I go. I will remember to go WOT when I run the bigger attachments on the future.
Pretty cool
Thank you. I think so too
great job ！
Thank you sir
I have a derette. What size was that tensioner nut? Mine did the same thing today
Check out the video I uploaded last week, 5 Things I hate about my mini skid steer. I show step by step how to put the track back on. The nut needs a 32mm offset wrench
🎉🎉🎉 real world question. Does your mini digger have the flow rate to run implements from your mini skid steer? Thanks
I have no idea. My mini skid is 11.9gpm, I have no idea what the mini excavator does.
@@OurLifeInTrees 6 on a good day on my digger.. well that shut down the easy way . Piggy back pump here we go. Thanks for responding
It would help on some of the video’s if you would post some of the scenes in actual speed. It would gives us all a idea of just how fast or slow they operate at. Thanks.
Thanks for the input. I do have some that you can see the actual speed. The machine moves at a max speed of 3mph so it would make for a really long video sometimes. lol
I made a trencher video that shows real speed.
th-cam.com/video/BpvkvCBEmPY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3ddfbKWNiQHdnjGI
So what was total cost of this machine with attachments.
The machine was about $8500 shipped to me and I also got the large bucket with teeth, 4in1 bucket, grapple, trencher, auger with 8” bit, land leveler, trailer hitch, brush cutter, and stump grinder. They cost about $8k to have shipped from China to Oklahoma.
@@OurLifeInTrees so 8500 for everything mentioned or 85 for just the machine and another eight for the attachments
@@affordablelawns$8500 for the machine and another $8k for attachments.
🤔 I wonder if you bolted some weights on the land leveler if that would change anything
I may be thinking of something else does that attachment have blades ?
I’m sure not on shale. That shale was so hard packed the leveler was useless on most of it. I had to use a pick axe to run a power wire under it. It’s crazy how hard it becomes.
The leveler works great on gravel though.
No blades.
Appreciate your time and the content. Just curious if the unit has any remote battery terminals? If/when the battery dies, how would it be accessed or changed out if the loader arms are in the down position and the unit can't be started? Thank you.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
You can open the rear cover and put a terminal on the starter wire to the right and the engine mount bolt for a ground to the left.
Just saw some videos from a guy named Colin Parker. He is having issues with his Skid Steer track wheels. Not sure if your skid steer has the same wheels. Just thought you may want to watch the videos.
I’ll check it out. A lot of guys are having issues with the auction units tracks and wheel bearings. It stinks for them.
I haven’t heard of that on a Derette, but hopefully I’m not the first. lol
Thanks for reaching out.
How much did shipping/taxes/customs etc. cost you, and where did you pick it up?
I had it shipped to me in Oklahoma. It was $2200 to have it shipped here with DDP freight.
@@OurLifeInTrees How was that process? PITA?
@@idahodiylike buying on eBay. Super simpler honestly. I told home what I wanted and gave him the address to ship to, he told me a price, I agreed, sent over an invoice, I paid and that’s it.
My machine and attachments were both in different crates. I ordered a lot of attachments. lol. Each crate was a couple grand.
Are the quick attaches compatible with other tractor and skid steer implements, to your knowledge?
From what I know they are the same as the Toro Dingo
Ty
I appreciate you.
Do you like the trencher?
Oh yeah, it’s so much better than a shovel!!
I know you said you can't hook onto the brush cutter laying down. Can you show that once by trying to hook it up while it's laying flat? Is it too heavy for the hydraulics to lift or is the machine too light and want to lift the back end up?
It’s that the mounting plate while laying flat is horizontal and the farthest the machine mounting plate is 90 degrees to the ground. Therefore you cant unhook from it because you can’t turn past 90. It lifts it just fine, I can’t unhook it without it elevated.
Thanks for the insight. FYI usually attachment release pins release easier if the attachment is curled all the way back. Takes pressure off the pins. What's the biggest diameter tree you think this can handle efficiently?
@@fullthrottle2656 that’s a great question. I need to do a thickness test.
Don't mow over any snakes.... that would be terrible. LOL Looks like it's working well!! Best, -- J. Andre. / Old Iron Acres
Hahahah. Right? Yup! It’s pretty cool.
Do you know the hydraulic flow rate?
11.9 gpm
Im guessing thats a 3 pump unit. Two pumps wont run attachments and move at the same time. Ask me how I know :D
Yes it is.
That stinks. Sigh….
good
Thanks
beat the hell out of shovel, rake, pick ax, and wheelbarrow.
Sure does!
Most power companies require 4 to 5 feet deep, and electric and water must have clearance, how much depends on the electric company.
That’s true. It’s nice to be in the sticks where there are no permits and restrictions. It’s also bad because some places out here are very questionable. lol.
4-5 ft is usually for primary voltage not secondary
How can I contact you Greg?
OurLifeInTrees@gmail.com
Where do you buy derrete?
From their website or from alibaba. I bought on alibaba. You can email dean@deretteloader.com. Tell him I sent you.
They say he is still there today digging on that trench.
Hahaha. That’s good. Better than a shovel and a pick axe
😂 True!
a wheeled machine is 1000 times less trouble
That is probably true.
I will use my 8" trench bucket in mini escavator over a trencher every day of the week.
I think the trencher is easier. The 8” bucket works well but I keep getting hung up on roots and it jerks me around when I hook a root. It’s much easier with the trencher in the skid. Also, it’s a much much cleaner trench with a clean pile beside it.
Did you buy the brush cutter from Alibaba as well?
Yes, from Derette on Alibaba. They make their own attachments.
@OurLifeInTrees do you happen to know if the brush cutter attachment works on the landhero units as well? The have the quick connect fittings like yours.
@@infamousfazeI don’t know that. I would love to do a comparison video one day though.
what is the support on these things? parts? Service?
Parts are easily available. Parker pumps, Danfoss motors, Honda engine. No service center but easy to work on.
@@OurLifeInTrees is there a reason you didn't go for the V-1000? is there a big power difference?
@@teddyt.9905 I want a v1000 just like I want a new Limited Ram 3/4 ton. lol.
The v1000 is more powerful and overall a better machine. It competes with commercial grade machines and my 450 is more homeowner use. It also costs $3,000 more plus more for shipping because of the weight. I couldn’t justify spending any more on it for a “fun toy” I bought to make TH-cam videos on. It was enough of a stretch to get what I have. Sigh…
The v1000 weighs 1000lbs more than my 450. This means I would need a bigger/heavier duty trailer and then a bigger truck to pull it. I have a “bigger truck” now. I’m shopping for a trailer and hope to get a v1000 in the future.
@@OurLifeInTrees l got quoted $12,500 for the 450 and $17,500 for the v 1000 shipped to my door. Both including a trencher, 4 1 bucket, auger, brush cutter and grappler. I’m also looking to get that 38 special branch manager stump grinder. Including a trailer I’m looking to keep it within my $30K budget. I’m starting a side gig so I’m trying to see if the V1000 would make better sense or start slowly with the 450 and “make first, spend second”. Thank you for your feedback
@@teddyt.9905for it to include attachments isn’t bad at all in my opinion
What all that cost you to get it to your house?
I paid about $8590 to buy it and have it shipped here. Then I bought a crate of attachments that cost another $8k shipped.
Where do you get the attachments
I bought them from Derette when I bought the machine
Id like to see the videos in real time not sped up. So we can see how well and fast the attachments work.
I alternate between sped up and real time in this video. The video would be over an hour long if it were real time. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks.
A grossly underpowered toy...
It is? Seems good to me. I like it.
If its diesel and 25hp. thats the kubota size that all 1k machines get. Yes a diesel needs to run max rpm to get the work done (2k) on the tach. Newer ones have a 25 hp turbo diesel, but the damn thing isnt intercooled, so why bother.
@@shantyburton6854Well, this little Honda works pretty well for little ole me.
Engine RPM way to low...throttle up!!
I have learned that. It also says in the manual, to not go full throttle during break in. 🤷♂️
These usually start failing prematurely
You mean DRT450s? Mini skid steers? Or Chinese mini skid steers?
That trencher is garbage could of done a better faster job with a pic axe
I personally would rather not use a pickaxe, but lucky for you, you didn’t buy the trencher and can always use your pick axe. Thanks for your input!
get a forklift jack
Never heard of that.
Every time u walk the machine u speed up video to make it look like it moves fast. That is very misleading to peep why do this crappy move?
To keep it from being boring. When I don’t speed it up, viewers drop off. I have other videos that show the speed that it moves.
Why buy from a company that pays hardleu nuthing to there workers and they cant even live on? What a joke !!
My other options are to use a shovel and a rake or have you buy me an American made machine for tens of thousands of dollars
Don't pay attention to that radical guy up there，I have watched many of your videos and thank you very much for your evaluation of Chinese products
@user-sb2it4id5b well have you ever heard of tofu construction. Just look it up I'm nor radical.
While its not a Vermeer or Toro, or other; its still a machijne that works and they are very handy. The new ones to start, are all at 40,000 dollars. These chinese ones are about 10k. Yes, the chinese ones are well refined, their paint work is questionable, but all the parts are common and over time can be swapped out for good parts when they go bad, like gates hoses, Danfos drive pumps, and remanned Kubota Diesels. Hell, John Deere valve bodies and triple pumps and accessories can be made to work as well, as long as you're handy.
Lmfao why should he be made to offload the costs of poor American industrial policy on himself? He did not ship the jobs to China for the benefit of multinational corporations. Why should he impoverish himself and his family for a government who could care less about him and supported offshoring from the start to the finish?
Dude sell the equipment you better off sticking to a push mower. U have no idea what u doin.
Haha. I don’t. That why I say in the video I have no idea what I’m doing. I ordered this without ever seeing a mini skid in person.
That’s the point. What’s it like to have something like this when you have never had one before?
Operators are operators. Homeowners can do some stuff too. There are no videos out there on using these.
Thanks for the input. I appreciate the communication.
@gangstercub "U" may need to work on your grammar. Don't be jealous, I don't see you posting useful content.
Just useless replies. 😂
Hi no disrespect but aren’t the blades on backwards upside down
@@trevorwilton2723That’s how they were installed. You are the second person to say that. Maybe I’ll try the other way.
I bet they give you this junk to say how it works
Would be nice if they did. But I paid for it like anyone else. It’s pretty awesome around my property.
Stop seething. Chinese manufacturing has improved leaps and bounds. That’s what happens when the American government offshores our manufacturing to foreign countries. They start getting good at it.
Instead of being angry that a homeowner opted against the American machine that is 4x the price with marginal increased performance that likely will not effect him in his DIY homeowner operation, be upset at your government for creating this business environment for the benefit of multinational corps.
You know, you’ve got to be in a special class of stupid to think some company is going to give a guy who’s TH-cam channel has 6k subscribers $18k worth of their equipment.
haha I sure wish they gave me the equipment!! I certainly paid for it. Unfortunately at retail, how would they have known the video content and quality before I bought it? Sigh….
Just curious, is there a science behind how you put your mower blades on? I personally would have put them on the other direction (bevel up), but I'm a dork.🥸
I recently bought a mini x, and now these things pop up on my RADAR.
I love the versatility of the mini skid steer attachments...
I didn’t install the blades, that’s how they came installed. Never thought about that. Hmmmm
I bought a 1 ton mini X last year and then I saw the mini skids. I had to have one. lol. The attachments are amazing. And it’s 3 times the speed.
@@OurLifeInTrees Luckily I have 2 speeds on my mini x (YH20)... I can't imagine only having a single speed.
@@christopherenoch4230it’s really SLOW. Lol
Start looking into Danfos drive pumps when the chinese ones start to fail, plus you can order them with a larger Drive to make the ground speed faster. The internals will be different but still work at the same pressure, depeding on volume is where the magic happens.
how much is it?
Just over $6k plus shipping form china. To Oklahoma the machine cost me about $8500 shipped to me