Kubota U17 Mini-Excavator in Tight Spot
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ย. 2020
- We use a mini excavator to dig out 40+ feet of concrete drain tile and replace it with 12'' corrugated composite drain tile in an area only 93'' in width. There is no way the project should've been tackled with a shovel and there's no way a normal backhoe would fit the area. This is one specific area where the little U17 Kubota shines in its abilities. First off, the main frame when rotated will not exceed the outer dimensions of the tracks, so it the tracks fit into the tight spot, 360* rotation is possible. By the way the tracks also hydraulically telescope out even wider to give more stability on steeper terrain. Secondly, the hoe itself can turn side to side like a back hoe on a tractor...not having to rely on rotation to dig from an angle.
My son is an operator by trade and was working in his element with the little machine. If it was me in the saddle, both sheds would be filled with fresh dents and the job most definitely wouldn't have gotten done in such a short time. You'll notice at some point he is dumping the diggings into the bucket of the B3030...expertly shuttled by my son in law...because we ran out of space to deposit the material. Thankfully the SIL had scrap siding from a recent project. That allowed me to lean them against the shed to eliminate damage to the siding while piling the diggings from the tin to the edge of the trench.
These concrete pieces of drain tile worked reasonably well with the tarred metal joints attached with lead nails, but there was enough seepage during a sustained rain to cause moisture to seep out of the surrounding area as it went downhill to keep a portion of the lean-to damp for a few days. That was not acceptable. The bad thing is, I KNEW the project should have included new corrugated drain tile when we built the new shed. Another case of doing it cheaply ended up costing more in the long run. No matter...it almost worked. LOL
It was pleasing to find nothing but a small amount of silt in the bottom of the existing tile after the five years it had been buried. You may have seen the ends of the concrete sections seemingly plugged with dirt, but that was only the result of my son's repeated grading of the ditch, dragging material forward with the bucket to leave a clean ditch for the new pipe.
In the end, all's well that ends well and I'd like to note that the new pipe is doing its job in exemplary fashion...the lean-to remains dry even in the heaviest of downpours.
It sure was a tight spot for the little rig though.......and hell on an old guy climbing in and out of the ditch. Jus' sayin'.....
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44 thats a fantastic machine but without that operator if I was running it you would need two new buildings
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Hahahahaha...that's funny Peter...that's pretty much what I said myself !! Thanks for watching my friend.
Thanks for bringing us along for another great adventure 44. He did a good job running that machine. 👍
Always a pleasure hearing from the UK !! I'll pass the compliment on to the young fella. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching marcus.
@@tractorman4461 I think its your genuineness that is most inspiring for us youngsters (30”s) the fact that you can acknowledge that you did it with recycled materials and it failed. So now you show the re-do and improvements. Thanks so much
@@marcusm4271 I do appreciate your supportive comments. The vast majority of my projects are from recycled material. As a matter of fact I refer to my channel as getting by with mostly materials on hand in other words a practical approach of getting by without spending much money. So ya win a few and lose a few....LOL. Thanks Marcus for your time watching and commenting.
That was a pretty cheap rental! Nice to watch a smooth operator work. I enjoyed that video quite a bit. Thanks!
Cool, glad to see you enjoyed it. Yes it cost me more in the long run, but the rental was very much worth it !! Yeah...he's smooth, no doubt. Thanks for watching and commenting !! How's things down Carolina way ?? Have a wonderful Thanksgiving !
Now the trick will be to keep that clean 'alleyway' that way. Don't stack anything in between those building. Yeah, right!
Those are the machines I had in my Company's fleet, nice to see that one used properly and not abused.
That was an entertaining video for me,..Thanks you Sir!
Yeah right....not stack anything in there....suuuUUUUuuuure. That's likely gonna happen...uh huh. LOL. Thanks Reg for the smile but you know how pack rats are... When we picked that thing up from the box store the grease fittings were real strangers to a grease gun. Good thing we have a 30 gallon pneumatic grease pot because we pumped some SERIOUS grease in every one of the fittings except one...it just wouldn't take. My son in law actually commented during the video about that. Tyler greases before work and at noon daily on the big equipment he runs.
@@tractorman4461 You are 100% on the money here!
The reason I said that is because that's what I'd do,.. of course,..."Oh look there's a spot where I can put that old barrel," out of the way 'till later, and so on.
Have an enjoyable day Brother,...chat again soon. ( I'm still chuckling ,..... hahaha )
@@regsparkes6507 Hahahahaha...birds of a feather..... take care buddy.
@@tractorman4461 That, I will!
Thank you for sharing this video link. Your son is a great operator!!! Runs in the family!!!!
Thanks Rob, for the kind words. He's been on tons of equipment for close to 20 years now, so I'm thinking he's pretty much got it going on !!
@@tractorman4461 Wow it must be nice having a professional operator in the family!!!!!! I’m sure you are proud of his accomplishments. Have a great day.
Tighter than that and you would have to have done it with a shovel.... the operator did a good job with no damage to the buildings....very important....I enjoyed the adventure....CHEERS
Yeah, I was pretty proud of my boy....he did good !! Glad to see you enjoyed it, but it WAS a lot of work in a short time in less than perfect conditions. Both of those boys did good.
Your son is a good operator. I would have called him as well.
Thanks for the compliment. I knew I would smash the fire outta both sheds....LOL Thanks Gary for stopping in.
Nice job! Your son did an excellent job in tight quarters! Thanks for bringing us along.
Yes, he sure did. Thanks for tuning in as well as for the compliment. Take Care and Happy Thanksgiving.
You gents snuck that in there like. pros! LOL. It was a comfy intimate space. Great job, T! Enjoyed watching the A team at work. Cheers!
Glad to see you enjoyed it and it surely WAS a much needed fix. Yes, tight for sure, but Tyler got 'er done !!
Nice little machine for sure. Water can be your best friend or when it starts getting or staying where you don’t want it time to go. Looks like you did a really good job take care brother.
I hate water problems !! Water makes mud and I dislike that even more. LOL. Thanks for the comment Ben.
Hi Wendell! Great job! Your son is a real pro with that mini-excavator! He can really finesse that thing in tight spots. You picked the perfect excavator for the job. Small enough but powerful enough for the job and that boom pivot was essential. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Martin for the compliment to Tyler's expertise. He's a bit modest, but I'm not...he's REALLY good with this stuff and its really fun loading logs with him on the tractor too. I am totally impressed with the little Kubota and what it can do. They use those inside buildings many times where space is limited. Thanks for stopping by again my southern friend !! (-:
That was fun to watch. Guys I wouldn't mind hanging out with...pop a big woolly get it done kind of man, Jr. a chip off the 'ole block who doesn't seem like he spent his youth inside playing video games all day, and a son-in-law that doesn't mind helping out. Great video!
Thank you for a nice comment. I am definitely blessed with a good crew. Its too bad they both have to work full time jobs !! LOL. They chip in very well when I need it though. Thanks for stopping in and maybe see you on another one...
nice work and you got to spend the day with your son Live good not get any better
Thank you sir for the supportive comment. It was a good day for all involved, except the Missus, she had to make lunch and pay the rental.....LOL. Thanks Richard for watching. It is appreciated for sure.
Those machines are powerful for their size. My neighbour has a U15 and I rented it from him for a job. I was quite impressed with it.
Your son is a good operator, that was a tight space.
Having owned Kubota equipment since 1980, I have always been impressed at what they are capable of...but this little guy was an awesome machine. Tyler has ran these on jobsites in the past, but mostly he's on a hi lift or backhoe, but lately a grader on a haul road. Thanks Chris for the comment and compliment for my boy.
Worth every cent , and it saved a ton of time ! Great job !
......... bet you started thinking.......... what else could I use this for...............
You betcha I was !! Its a shame we couldn't put about 23 out of the 24 hours in the rental ain't it.
Thanks Wendell. You answered the questions i had about your project. Great camra skills combined with operating skills on the equipment. Thanks for sharing.
Well I gotta admit though that his skills in operating by far surpasses my skills behind the camera !! Thank you Mike for watching and commenting so favorably !!
Yup, live and learn. Quite a Project.👍 Good Job.
Yep, kinda tight in there wasn't it...?? LOL
Great job Wendel, and your son is a great operator of that Machine! The one lesson I learned along tome ago, never hold directly to an object when it is swinging from a machine, please use a “tag line” even if it is low, you can still get hurt.
Good suggestion. I've use tag lines on commercial hvac equipment for years, picking with cranes of all shapes and sizes and helicopters as well. Tag lines are definitely a must in many of those cases !! We have been loading logs with track hoes, loader tractors, and hi lifts for years too, using skidding tongs and a steel or nylon choker over some pretty horrendous terrain. It's all good though. LOL. IMHO, the worst things to load a trailer with logs are forks or thumbs on a hoe. A clamshell is the absolute worst though, but we use what we have available. (Video coming soon) LOL seriously. Thanks for the cool comment Pat. Take Care and Happy Thanksgiving buddy !!
Good job guys! Tyler certainly has smooth operating capabilities, just like his Uncle G. Kaboda equipment does it right, yet again. Old, cheez, wait till you are as old as your much older brother or me.
Thanks for the compliment...most all the kudos go to Tyler though. He sure graded the ditch where there wasn't anything to do by hand before laying in the new drain tile.
Getting old ain't for the faint of heart I tell ya !! But I AM just as old as you guys were a few years ago........ hahahahahaha (-: Thanks for watching and its good seeing you hang around a bit.
What a great little machine totally perfect for the job! Can't beat the price and it even had a JOcup holder! That in itself is worth at least that $69! My Grandfather and Uncle Gene built the chicken house on the farm about 1956-57 and I'd say it was 40x80 two story in cement block. I have his canceled checks and the backhoe guy charged $6 an hour! How times have changed! A very enjoyable 44Adventure fer ser! Kind Thanks as I raise me cupoaJO in honor of you hard working boys! A skillful job with that little Kubota too! Great job! DaveyJO
Man, six bucks an hour for man and machine !! Ain't that something. My operator didn't charge me a thing though !! Hahahahaha...it sure is nice having an operator in the family. Quick, smooth and job done just like that. I'd have fought that project for two days by myself not including fixing the dents in both sheds !! Glad to see it helped you enjoy your cuppa JO...did ya notice me dragging my cup from spot to spot...?? LOL. Take Care and pluck a turkey or two today....Thanksgiving is tomorrow so have a wonderful one DaveyJO !!
Well done! Good thing your son is a great excavator operator... Would that be me, I would have taken down a few parts of the surrounding walls! Lol! I would not think the joints would leave enough water it does create moisture between the buildings. I'll keep that in mind for any future project! Thanks!
Yes, I didn't think so either. But they did and the clay wouldn't soak it up so it ran out the lower end of the ditch and seeped out of the ground into the topsoil under the lean to. Thanks for the compliments to my sons talents.
Looking good.
Thanks Roy for watching and commenting. If it was just concreted in now...life would be stellar !! (-:
Looks like you chose a nice fall day to do all that work. Deft hands and a good supervisor made for another enjoyable video.
Yes, it started out quite chilly but ended up in a tee-shirt. The day was perfectly times for dry weather conditions. I hated to FF so much, but there was 2 1/2 hours condensed to 21 minutes. Yes, the boys did an awesome job.
Good evening Sir, That was a small space in deed and great backhoe art done by the operator ; ) that set up for the rains gutter will be very good too 👍 Have a great week Sir Cheers !!!
It was a perfect time to fix the bad decision made 5 years ago. It sure went quick and smooth with both my son and son in law doing all the work !!
@@tractorman4461 Great team work at it's best 😉👍😊
How's she goin'? Wouldn't it be nice to have that excavator in the stable!!! Some nice little machine and it was just what the doc ordered for this job!!! Take care!!
Man o man....wouldn't that be a cool addition !! Loading logs on the trailer OR on the sawmill would be a snap with this little guy. Be Safe and have a nice week Mike.
@@tractorman4461 Open that old billfold of yours Wendel!!! Keep the economy going buddy!!!
@@GrampiesWorkshop hahahaha...for that purchase, I'm afraid I'd have to borrow a little from a rich retired Canadian electrician..... LOL. Thanks for the banter Mike !! (-:
@@tractorman4461 Geez I'd help if I could, but I just sold my bottles on Tuesday!!! LOL
I'm about to use one of these units and I was curious how much volume you can move with them. This video definitely helped. Thanks 🙏🏻.
Awesome !! Glad it helped you decide. They can move a great deal with the right guy in the seat. My son is a union operator and spends tons of time on these mini's as well as on the larger Cats. No way I could be this quick and smooth in the 93'' space to swing around between these sheds.
great video ,
I'm glad to see you enjoyed it. It was a bit of a busy day, but all ended perfectly. Thanks for watching, it is appreciated !!
Your son has a good skill set.
I started him out as a youngster on one of the little Kubota tractors and he's been around heavy equipment his whole life. He's at his first job, starting there at 17 as a yard boy, then entering the Local 513 apprenticeship, and he's still there 20 years later. He's definitely got some seat time on hoes...wheel and track, dozers and hilifts, graders, haul trucks, minis and skidsteers to name a few. He IS smooth for sure. Thanks Charles for the compliment as well as for stopping in for a visit.
I love the sound of the mini when you sped up the video. that was hilarious. I want o ne of those minis. They have a brand new one at my Kubota dealer in Waukon for $25000. Very tempting.
I hated to speed up so much, but I had over 2 hours of video to condense. I would LOVE to have one. I use the back hoes a lot but one of these would be so nice loading logs in the woods or onto the sawmill and like maybe a thousand other things as well. Thanks Gary, for watching and commenting buddy.
@@tractorman4461 , we can only imagine how handy that it would be to have one of these with the thumb. My goodness. You would never get me out of the woods.
Hello sir , tuned in early, I’ll get with uncle Kenny and figure out what I’ll be able to offer for the old John Deere. Sorry for the long time response, but I’m in Louisiana working storm for the 7 week stretch.
Good morning Troy, I bet there's still a lot of work down south. Keep fighting the good fight though !! Let me know and I'll send my email. I do have a gentleman moving from California back to rural Pennsylvania that seems pretty interested.