Micro Excavator Maintenance - Questions Answered
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- čas přidán 24. 05. 2024
- I performed an oil change, weighed the counterweight, air filter check, greased the whole machine, painted some issues and show how to do it all.
This is my mini micro excavator or mini digger. I bought it to play with doing odd jobs around the property.
These are the items I used in the video.
I use this grease gun
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This grease
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This grease gun tip
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This is the air filter
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Engine oil I used
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This is the correct color spray paint
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I bought this micro track hoe or micro trackhoe as they are called. It’s a Kymron sold out of Oklahoma and is made in China. It has a 14 horsepower Briggs and Stratton engine which gives it possibly more power than a 2200lb mini excavator needs. I use it for all kinds of projects, from digging, trenching, picking up logs, moving rocks, etc etc. I have a 8” bucket, a 16” bucket, a 30” grading bucket and a rake or grapple. It comes with a 36” hydraulic dozer blade and a hydraulic thumb. It also has a hydraulic oil cooler with electric fan.
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I just got myself one of these as well. Tons of fun, and power is no joke, but 100% for the 'tinkering' type.
Yes agreed, agreed and AGREED!!! lol. I’m just learning how to “tinker” with and work on this thing. So far, very easy stuff. Nothing to it.
I was gifted one of these with only 33 hours on it. It defently just needed some tuning and some love. Im going to be using it to install small recreational ponds.
For your next oil change, grab one of those thin flexible plastic cutting boards, like 12"x14", from the kitchen and maneuver it into a position to act as a funnel into your collection pan. You can bend and roll them all sorts of ways. You could add an extension to the drain tube but you'll still need something to guide that oil into your pan.
Ohhhhhh great idea! I like it. I may just try that. Thanks!
Looks like if you ran the the opposite track from the oil drain plug up on a couple 2x6's, 3" of tilt would make that oil change a bit less problematic.
I love this series from you. Anything on these mini excavators, and if they're worth it (I think they possibly are, for a small property/farm. Don't have to get a 5-ton machine)!! Great job! I'm saving pennies, in hopes of getting one someday (I hate digging with a shovel!!)! Love watching what they can do and how they operate. LOL Have a great weekend. Cheers, -- J.Andre. / Old Iron Acres
Awesome! I glad it helps. If there is anything you want to know, just ask. Also if you do end up getting one, feel free to ask anything about your new toy… tool… toy…. Whatever it is! Haha
Great video. Very helpful 👍🏻
Thanks. I figured it would help some people out. Glad it does.
I would unbolt the motor and slide in some rubber to reduces friction and reduce vibrations .The plastic pieces are for hose clamping. I would modify the rear cover to be easier to remove with out tools.
The rubber for the motor seems like a good idea.
I’m not sure what hoses to clamp.
I do want to hinge the rear cover, just not sure which way.
@@OurLifeInTrees Clamps for the hydraulic hose. Taking about making the smaller vent panel quick removeable.
Ohhh. Hmmm I bet that would be easy enough to do.
I would like to see a side by side comparison of your excavator and a sub compact tractor with a backhoe ( jd 1025r maybe). These machines are close to the cost of a backhoe attachment. Also I think it would be nice if they designed the counterweight so you could bolt one or two more onto the existing one for more ballast
Agreed. It sure would be nice to have a bucket. I think a Chinese mini skid steer is on the future list of purchases.
The skid steer would be nice. But I was referring to comparison of sub compact backhoe vs mini digger. Side by side comparison.
I can share that with the mini excavator you a 360 degree pivot. If you get one with a side swing boom then you can get closer to walls as well as by swinging boom just a little you can see the bucket better. With a tractor loader you move dirt and other stuff faster as mini excavators are VERY slow moving. You can always cheat and and buy both LOL
@@normhowes2975 I want to cheat and buy both. lol.
@@chrisreibold1634 I had a small Kubota tractor with a backhoe (sold it 20 years ago, don't remember the model) but it had the little 3 banger engine. More recently, I bought a U-25 mini X Kubota, same engine! That thing could outwork the tractor many times over, nothing beats the ability to swing 360 degrees, plus it just had more hydraulic power.
You definitely like to spin around & around alot 😂
Hahahaha. Not my favorite thing to do, I just think it looks funny sped up on videos. So does that make it my favorite thing to do? lol.
Great video. Just got my H12. My complaint is that when going forward or reverse, it is extremely jumpy and almost violent. The Briggs & Stratton is a 13.5. Not sure, but yours didn't seem to exhibit my unit's symptom. I noticed that your hydraulic fluid window appears to be about 1/2 up from the bottom. My question or inquiry relates to mine being full to the top of the window. Do you or anyone else think that it is overfull and could be the cause of the jerky track movements? Other than that, I am impressed with everything else. Again, thanks for the video.
Yeah, I like this machine a lot. Is the window for level or temperature?
Mine is kinda jerky too, especially on hard pavement.
It also depends on if the cylinders are extended or not. The manual may say where to have the boom positioned when checking fluid.
Do you have enough hose slack to move cooler up and in so that air exhaust hits grill on side better and no longer is a factor with rear cover?
Good question. I will check and see if that’s possible. I might reroute and add a filter anyway.
Nice video. Helpfull. I have a machine ordered but haven't got it yet. I have watched a ton of videos, these seem really loud. Any thoughts or ideas on a really quiet muffler modification?
It doesn’t seem crazy would to me. Like a lawn mower…. I just tested it. Same volume as my riding mower. Yes loud, but not crazy.
I don't have one, but have been daydreaming about having one the past week or 2 and was thinking that I'd likely be listening to a book/podcast/video/music while working and my pixel buds with noise cancelling would likely be perfect.
@@tracy419 I must admit, I have listed to a podcast with earbuds and while using it.
Okie here as well, east side okc area, looks like your in the tulsa area, or eastern side of the state, . I have a mms 13 c, myself. But looks identical to yours , other than it's not a kymron, couldn't afford one of those
Nice. Not familiar with that model. So many are just the same.
I live in Norman near Lake Thunderbird, but we have property east of Talihina in SE OK. So I have videos from both places. SE Oklahoma is a much nicer backdrop! Haha
I have a new HT10BZ if you want to compare. The core looks identical. My counter weight has the same holes, my engine is on a slant, and I have a hydraulic oil cooler in the same place. The only thing I see different is the control group is configured slightly differently. I am happy to compare if you like. Thanks for the great video. I haven't taken my back off yet, I have been dreading it.
Yes! I see the control panel is different but the rest? They seem the same. I would love to know about the pumps and valves. Are they the same? I’d have to take them apart and put them on a bench. Thanks!
I’m glad it is helpful. I have been trying to make some videos that I would have liked to watch to learn more about my machine. I searched around and couldn’t find videos on what I wanted. So I have been making them. lol
Don’t worry about taking it apart. It’s really not scary as they built a very simplistic machine that comes apart with simple hand tools.
So far, everything I have encountered on this is easy, besides getting somewhere fast and not being tippy. Haha
@@OurLifeInTrees I am getting ready to take mine apart to do some upgrades (weather permitting). I am putting together some videos and I am happy to share and collaborate. The more I watch your videos the more I am convinced they are the same machine just rebranded. And I love mine.
@@DiggerDaveSeawhere did you buy yours from? Was it from an auction?
@@OurLifeInTrees i bought direct from Hightop China and imported it.
@@DiggerDaveSea oh nice. How was that process? Do you mind sharing what it cost?
How many hours were on that oil before you decided to finally change it? Luckily replacement motors are fairly cheap at hobo freight. A 20 dollar drain hose is a useful permanent addition as are an 18 dollar set of 4 latches for the rear panel.
25 hours on the oil.
I bought a drain hose based on a link in a Chinese digger Facebook group and it was completely the wrong size for my machine.
My rear cover is behind the weight, so I’m not sure about the latches on this. Mind you, 5 12mm bolts I can get with my power ratchet, one 13mm bolt with a gear wrench, and two 27mm bolts, I can have the back panel off in about 2-3 minutes.
@@OurLifeInTrees Next time you have the drain plug out slip metric open end wrenches over the threads. The one that fits the closest will tell you your metric thread size so you can order the correct size hose
@@customprc really? I never knew that! Ok I’ll try it. Thanks!
do you know the flow of the hydraulic cooler thanks
I don’t. That’s a good piece of information to look up.
Does this unit have an oil filter, hydraulic filter?
It does not.
If a Lowe’s lawn mower becomes an excavator… pos
Would be cool it Lowes sold these. Thanks for the useful input. I personally think it’s awesome. Have a nice day shopping at Lowe’s!
Rob Mitchell, what's wrong with a "mower" that can dig? If it digs and is cheap it works for basic home digging. Now if you're in the digging business get a $30,000 machine. I've learned that people with cheaper equipment and tools are usually the ones that actually have a 401k own real estate have cash, investments... and the people who talk trash on cheaper equipment usually can't even afford the cheap model anyway.
It’s still a pos tho
I agree! Well said.
@@robmitchell3633 I’m happy with mine. Did one hurt you? Strange to keep coming back to a video to comment about how much you hate something if you don’t have personal experience with one. Sorry it hurt you.