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Registrace 9. 03. 2022
Join us on our adVantures around North America! Watch us convert our 2020 AWD Ford Tramsit into the ultimate adventure van! And now we’re into another journey, building a homestead! We’ll be doing most of the building and designing ourselves, follow along for some great content on farm machinery, building and all sorts of journeys!
Painting vinyl windows! Super easy!
In this one we paint a vinyl window to keep our barndominium project moving along!
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Opening and testing the Harbor Freight Central Machinery 7hp plate compactor
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We’re open and assemble then test out the Harbor Freight plate compactor while building our barndominium! Building our dream homestead!
Testing the ripper claw on 2.5 ton Chinese mini excavator - Taking down a Tree!
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In this video I try out the ripper claw to rip through roots and try to take down a Black Locust tree that’s been spreading thorns trees all over the property!
Review and thoughts on a 2.5 Chinese mini excavator
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I review and offer my thoughts on my Chinese import mini excavator. This excavator has a Kubota D1105 diesel engine, swivel boom, expanding tracks, and hydraulic thumb. Very similar to a Kymron and a Groundhog.
Testing the auger attachment on my Chinese mini skid steer
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In this video I test out the auger attachment on my mini skid steer. Like usual it has its issues but eventually works. This time they stripped out the hydraulic fitting for the case drain going into the motor. We got it working but there seams to always be an issue with these Chinese machines. Kymron and groundhog equivalent machine imported directly from China
Testing the Trencher on a Chinese mini skid steer | Electrical issues | Adding rear ballast
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Testing the trencher on the Chinese mini skid steer plus some electrical issues I had, and adding ballast weight! This unit is similar to a Kymron and Groundhog. Powered by a 23 Hp vanguard Briggs and Stratton engine. It has 3 pumps for multi function with ease!
Adding some new features to F150 Lightning Pro model - tailgate assist and running boards!
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In this video I add a tailgate assist and running boards to the Ford F150 Lightning! Rivian Tesla Cybertruck Chevy Silverado EV
DD20 Chinese mini excavator with expanding tracks, swivel boom and hydraulic thumb!
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The DD20 is a Kubota powered Chinese mini excavator with expanding tracks, swivel boom, and lay flat hydraulic thumb! It also comes with a the 16” standard bucket and a 8” trenching bucket! What a sweet package! It has the Kubota D722 diesel engine with 16.5 HP, upgraded pumps, and everything you need to get the job done! This is very similar to the Kymron and Groundhog excavators but at a lowe...
DD10 Chinese mini excavator with hydraulic thumb and expanding tracks!
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I imported this mini excavator strait from China! Also known as a Chinese micro track hoe. In this video I do a quick overview and initial impression. This model is very similar to Kymron and Groundhog mini excavators.
Tons of Chinese excavators and a mini skid steer!
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Tons of Chinese excavators and a mini skid steer!
Chinese Mini Skid Steer with lots of attachments
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Chinese Mini Skid Steer with lots of attachments
Adding chain guard to Land Pride RCR 1872 Brush Cutter
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Adding chain guard to Land Pride RCR 1872 Brush Cutter
Full detail replacing gas door on Ford Transit van
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Full detail replacing gas door on Ford Transit van
Installing an Air Fryer/Microwave/Convection Oven into Van Kitchenette
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Installing an Air Fryer/Microwave/Convection Oven into Van Kitchenette
Installing Summit rear remotes to Kubota L3902 - Nearly Catastrophic watch before installing!
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Installing Summit rear remotes to Kubota L3902 - Nearly Catastrophic watch before installing!
Testing a category 2 sprayer on the Kubota L3902. Ag Spray MC 165
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Testing a category 2 sprayer on the Kubota L3902. Ag Spray MC 165
Westinghouse iGen 2200 | Unboxing, Setup, Startup, Testing and Thoughts!
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Westinghouse iGen 2200 | Unboxing, Setup, Startup, Testing and Thoughts!
USS CONSTITUTION canon fire at sunset! We get blasted by the shock wave!
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USS CONSTITUTION canon fire at sunset! We get blasted by the shock wave!
World LARGEST scaled replica solar system! | 100 mile model in Presque Isle, Maine
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World LARGEST scaled replica solar system! | 100 mile model in Presque Isle, Maine
Van build ceiling install | Materials used and buildout progress
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Van build ceiling install | Materials used and buildout progress
Olight Marauder 2 review | Awesome flashlight when you need a small but amazingly bright light!
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Olight Marauder 2 review | Awesome flashlight when you need a small but amazingly bright light!
Van Build Update - Removing the Ceiling Panels and Finishing the Upper Cabinets!
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Van Build Update - Removing the Ceiling Panels and Finishing the Upper Cabinets!
Forth of July Egg Drop Challenge! The kids tried an egg drop to see who’s eggs would survive!
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Forth of July Egg Drop Challenge! The kids tried an egg drop to see who’s eggs would survive!
DIY Chest Freezer COLD PLUNGE for under $1k! Wim Hof cold therapy! Smart timers and Wifi control!
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DIY Chest Freezer COLD PLUNGE for under $1k! Wim Hof cold therapy! Smart timers and Wifi control!
Adding a DIY heated LiPO4 battery for $17!!!
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Adding a DIY heated LiPO4 battery for $17!!!
VictronConnect Smart Battery sense on a cheap chinese battery
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VictronConnect Smart Battery sense on a cheap chinese battery
Adding a Quick Pull out bed to dining area!
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Adding a Quick Pull out bed to dining area!
ZERO QUALITY CONTROL. CHINESE SHIT .
What manufacturer
Who's the manufacturer?
Which Chinese manufacturer made this?
Was this Maverick's Cliff?
What's the hydraulic auxiliary flow-rate of the skid steer?
Who is your chinese supplier? I'd love to reach out to them. Thanks!
Are you still selling the mini skids? and if so how much? Thanks.
Is there a model number on your 3 pump hydraulic unit? Been trying to upgrade my 2 pump
I need that
Where do you source parts? I need my whole under carriage replaced. Employees wiped out everything in 300 hrs. The sprockets are mint tho. I bought mine during Covid. Cost me $15,000 and I have no idea what parts are or where to get them. But all my idlers are just cream puffed
Just go buy a bobcat man
@@jessiebeam3434 I got one. It’s been an electrical nightmare
@@ericharris893 ditch witch and Vermeer baby
You get what you pay for😊
There is no water tank?
No there isn’t
@adVANturers can you get one?
Not sure if anyone pointed it out but looks like the plate was digging into the ground and that was what was stopping you from going back. Try to angle the nose of the trencher down more
Thanks for the tip, I’ve used it many times since then with great success, so you are probably right!
Hi!! Curious about the recessed shower pan. Did you have to cut large hole in the van floor to make it fit? So that’s it recessed?
I cut a while is the flooring, not the van floor though. I have an inch of rigid insulation under the floor so there was room to make it work recessed in the inch and a bit of space we had.
Auto zone sells thread chasers
Thanks for the info! I’ll see if that’ll work for this.
Did you ever have a problem with the mini skedsteer not lifting? Because I have one and is not lifting at times everything else works fine
No I haven’t had that issue as of yet. That’s a bummer.
Where can i find a trencher attachment for these mini skid steers for a decent price? Hard to find
I’m not sure, I ordered directly from China…
@adVANturers did the skid steer come with the trencher or seperate order? Link?
Did you find the plastic clips
Yeah Amazon has them
have you ever used a barreto? that looks painful.
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I just picked up a 280Ah EcoWorthy from their store on ebay for $453 after tax with free ship.
Nice
Trees that size are pretty tough.
Yeah it was too much for it for sure
Someone was stealing your excavator :-)
Yeah that was my father in law. 🤣
Thank you very much for the information, I work in construction and I was about to buy one of those, they are cheap but I think that cheap is expensive and I better bought an expensive but much better ditch Witch.
Of you depend on it for you job it probably makes sense to get a more reliable but expensive machine.
I owned two Sk650 ditch witch mini's. They're great until you have to work on them. Unless it's a bucket or hydraulic hose you're buying parts from ditch witch and they're not cheap. The other thing is, they're a bear to work on. Mine were kubota 3cyl diesels. Access to belts or anything coolant related will make you hate life if you have to work on them. Just some food for thought.
My Grandma was a plate collector
Thanks for the correction!
What a useless video can hardly hear what you’re saying while you’re operating the tracks
Thanks, yeah I have a wireless mic now that has made future videos much better.
❤
Thanks!
Replace your charge converter with the Victron 30 amp IP22 charger and you will have the same protection as the solar controller!
Thanks!
Who did you buy it through, alibaba, or a local company that imports it for you?
I bought it direct from alibaba. It was a bit of a process but I enjoyed customizing and upgrading it as much as possible. I ordered from Shangdong Nuoman Engineering
Love the channel. Stumbled on your channel while researching Chinese excavators. Was shocked to find out there is a dealer a few miles from my place. Subscribed. Also like the cold plunge video. Thank you.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the sub!
Do u need a 10mm wrench for that?
I don’t remember anymore. But it is metric if that helps
Incredible! Thanks for the inspiration!
Glad you enjoyed it!
nice excavator
Thanks! It’s been fun to have!
I have pretty much the same machine + cabine. Actually its 2070kg total, but promoted under name kv25 in your case dd25. Allot of things are made with logic, it will never need servicing or maintenance. Its my first chinese, but yes you have to take some compromises for that amount of money. Defenetly its not close with big names. For now on mine: - grase nipples are all useless if you want to lubricate correctly, change them with new (do not lubricate track expansions guides - it wil bring dirt inside) - hyd oil has to be filled to max if you dont want to get air to sistem...but when you fill it to max it will spill all over tank and excavator WHAT TO DO HERE??? - hyd oil tank has no drain plug :( i had to make it) - tolerance with swing motor and cab sprocket (for rotating cabine) it too big. If you try new kubota/takeuchi you will see the difference. This is trubeling whole machine when rotating and stopping fast. Swing motor (do you have one or two??) has cushion valve instaled, but its set badly - see my video - one track is faster than other from day 1. When traveling in 2.gear its really disturbing - HAVENT SOLVED THIS YET! - on mine, main relief valve was set to aprox 155-160bar with medium RPM, witch is too low. I raised it to 180-185bar. Now its different machine - front blade is TOOO low when lifted to max. Problems when loading/unloading, when im trying to push pile od dirt.... HAVE TO SOLVE THIS - hydraulic thumb is too short if you install quick hitch. Had to make new - front boom could have been alitlebit bigger - longer for 2t
Note! Maximum working preasure should be measured when oil/machine is warm and you set RPM to mid-max! When low RPM it wont produce 180bar but 160 in my case...
Thanks for the info! How did you adjust the relief valve pressure?
@@adVANturers I will make a video about it...i would recomend you first measure preassure in your sistem....
@@CafeRacer_90 How can you tell if there is a cushion valve already installed? I bought a cushion valve kit for my hightop 1.8 machine after hearing about people breaking swing motors and snapping gears. Im not very familiar with hydraulic systems on heavy equipment.
If you are using issues with track wide and narrow, you are only supposed to move them when it's lifted off the tracks. Blade raising on one side and boom on the other then move track width
Yeah I’m aware, it is binding even while lifted. I’m going to try and grease the shafts really well and see if that solves the issue.
@@adVANturers Did greasing the shafts cure the problem ?
You look like Dan bilzerian
That’s a first, when I have my beard I can see that.
You need to show how you unsnap the main body from the van
Great idea! Unfortunately I couldn’t video that since I needed two hands to get it off and didn’t have a tripod…
Can i email you, somehow? or how do i contact you.
Yeah you can email me at martytro@gmail.com mention mini skid in the subject line!
Why are crackheads stealing the gas cover cap and doors
I bought 3.5 t Will do video. These Chinese machines seem to ecaggerate their weight. The boom l is small. My engine is d1703.
Yeah they are a little exaggerated, this machine is around 4,500 pounds from what they told me. It’s doing what I need it to though. I had to order up a size to get the weight I wanted though.
What does a machine like this cost?
If you in USA there is 25 percent duty
This one was right around 12k before import tax and fees and shipping.
Just retap the threads
Yeah, I probably will, I’m seeing if they’ll send out something that isn’t messed up from the factory though…
Drill and tap
Yeah, definitely can, I’d prefer to not have to buy the new hydraulic fitting to fit the new threads since it came from the factory this way…
buy a 12v continuity tester for $5
Thanks! I’ll have to get one and see if I can find the problem.
News just in.....'China makes shit".
Other than it being made out of chinesisum 😂😂😂
Yeah, true, most stuff is these days…
I’m looking at units too and came across this one. Did you buy it straight from manufacturer in China? Ship to port? Ship to home? Would love to get some detailed from you.
I did direct ship to home and had the container delivered to my house and offloaded with a crane. I ordered 4 mini excavators, a mini skid steer and a 2 ton dumper and attachments though so I had filled up a 20 foot container. I bought the container that way I could just have it shipped directly to my property. I’ll do a video on all of it soon!
Well lol I just want one haha one place wanted me to pickup at the port, but I’ve seen horror stories and the surprises they encounter and fees. Was looking at a 20 but I’m thinking of going bigger to the 25. Thanks for the reply!!
Can it lift over my 4ft high dump trailer? I’m looking to buy one of these
Yeah a 4 footer wouldn’t be an issue. I’ll try to check what its max dump height is soon for you!
First thing I'll say as an operator and a Father, tell all the kids to stay away from the machine any time the engine is running. And IF they need your attention ALWAYS stand away out in front where you can see them. I've seen grown men with years around escavators walk right into a swinging bucket. Second. Do not lift on your drive motors. They are no designed to support that weight. Lift it and if possible push with blade against the load.
Thanks for the advice!
@@adVANturers👍 I was going to say the swing boom jerking is normal. Large cylinder short distance. It will break in and smooth out as you get use to it. Always saftey first. Enjoy!
Don't assume he values his children.
Never buy Chinese crap
Yeah, it’s definitely not as good…