Importing and modifying a new mini excavator from China

[D'oh]

Hard to imagine that some folks have already worn out some pins, which are usually backed up by plain bearing inserts that will likely wear out first.

That said, I ordered spares when I got my machine, for a couple $ each. Rhino uses a fabricated pin with threads, not a regular bolt. Other makers seem to use a bolt, or different type of fabricated pin.

In the US or Canada, you can buy 25mm or 63/64 mild steel rod. For pins, I prefer mild steel, which seem to hold up well if greased.

Sorry for any misunderstanding, My Pins aren't worn out, they don't have the correct Heads for my New Bucket.

My Pins have an Oval Head, the Skeleton Bucket has Hex Head Bosses molded into it.

Maybe a Cat 2 Pin would work Temporary,(not greasable but 25mm) wondering if anyone has tried one?

 

[dfkrug]

My Pins have an Oval Head, the Skeleton Bucket has Hex Head Bosses molded into it.

Maybe a Cat 2 Pin would work Temporary,(not greasable but 25mm) wondering if anyone has tried one?

OK, I see.

The main bucket pivot pins on all the 1-ton-ish machines I have seen are greased thru the tubing, not the pins. So a plain pin is fine, but you will still need to weld something on one end to keep it from spinning, and on the other end to keep it from falling out. Or an oval plate on one end with a retainer bolt.

 

[Rich B1]

@MattB4 - I can make a list of what I used, if I can ever get all the fittings and actually hook up the filter . Seems I have another back order to deal with

 

[jaylast]

That Diggit is a good looking unit, haven't seen many of them at Canadian Sales yet.

I would really like to know Who builds What ever North American Named unit

Agrotk
Diggit
Rhinoceros
JF/FF/MM

And so on.

I realize similarities between my Brand JF Industrial and Agrotk, but not the Original Manufacture.

I just heard Sunward manufactures agro. They have a fine machine swe26uf rivaling the big boys imo.
Doubt they do the others. I just grabbed a Diggit em15 today at local auction - trying to find information about them, and AGT has almost all searches routing to results for the cheaper Agt's. Shrewd.

The diggit is very much the same as Nuoman and several others on aliexpres I was just considering import of. They are usually 3000lbs though. . . This may not be that heavy though (as dfkrug said). Can't find the diggit name or website anywhere to get any specs at all lol. Good news I guess is the auction total of 6100 was less than import cost for similar, but now have to try to get all the attachments I want lol.

Definitely won't be the 2t machine with yanmar and piston pump I was pricing for import also (xcmg and leking), but saved plenty of coin and time, hopefully!

Will do a review on the machine then. Also if anyone is interested I've collected a bunch of info and some pricing for a few 1.5 to 2t models I was considering from aliexpress. Bout 40 hours of chats oy vey. And some import contacts. Perhaps put it all on google drive or something?

Prob still considering import of like 2k in attachments if they'll still give the good prices out.
Anyone do import of a one or several attachments for these machines?

 

[TimberFarm]

There's dealers selling attachments.
Google, Dirt Pro

I just Googled myself and came up empty. He is on a FaceBook group of Chinese excavator owners/sellers and is legit.
I will try to get better contact info.

 

[jaylast]

There's dealers selling attachments.
Google, Dirt Pro

I just Googled myself and came up empty. He is on a FaceBook group of Chinese excavator owners/sellers and is legit.
I will try to get better contact info.

There is one I found from ebay with average of 100% markup (over LTL door to door shipping and duty total) for the 8 attachments I was considering. Found his location and called. Perhaps work a deal, kinda doubt it. Located midwest.

Currently trying to change direction with the one manufacturer I feel bad I aint buying a machine from them for all the time she spent. But then again, if they learned to be a little more efficient with specs and options etc. . . .

So if anyone wants something not too expensive by way of parts or attachments LMK, PM I guess? I'd buy up front with some agreement about shipping then. I'm in PA.

Yes sir Timber, let us know. Like 50% markup might be more palatable (than 100%avg) considering import time.


Here's literally all i could find on 'diggit em50' from the interwebs, other than hits to this thread. No website, literally no diggit on alibaba, no sellers on ebay except a reseller from these auctions. Mystery.
similar machine CE cheap price 1.5 ton mini micro digger China Manufacturer
an actual review

 

[jaylast]

Sorry for any misunderstanding, My Pins aren't worn out, they don't have the correct Heads for my New Bucket.

My Pins have an Oval Head, the Skeleton Bucket has Hex Head Bosses molded into it.

Maybe a Cat 2 Pin would work Temporary,(not greasable but 25mm) wondering if anyone has tried one?

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All pins on my machine have the same hex head pin with zirc and threads/nut on other side. Buy one or a couple from alibaba? Airmail shouldnt take long.
Otherwise a cheap die grinder with decent rotary burr could hog out enough - would be a pain though.

Alibaba.com

Alibaba.com

www.alibaba.com

https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-mini-excavator-bucket-pin.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.search.0

 

[TimberFarm]

There is one I found from ebay with average of 100% markup (over LTL door to door shipping and duty total) for the 8 attachments I was considering. Found his location and called. Perhaps work a deal, kinda doubt it. Located midwest.

Currently trying to change direction with the one manufacturer I feel bad I aint buying a machine from them for all the time she spent. But then again, if they learned to be a little more efficient with specs and options etc. . . .

So if anyone wants something not too expensive by way of parts or attachments LMK, PM I guess? I'd buy up front with some agreement about shipping then. I'm in PA.

Yes sir Timber, let us know. Like 50% markup might be more palatable (than 100%avg) considering import time.


Here's literally all i could find on 'diggit em50' from the interwebs, other than hits to this thread. No website, literally no diggit on alibaba, no sellers on ebay except a reseller from these auctions. Mystery.
similar machine CE cheap price 1.5 ton mini micro digger China Manufacturer
an actual review

Web site is DirtPro.us
He is in TX.
FaceBook Group you can find him in is "Chinese Excavator Owners". I haven't seen one complaint about him. Everybody in the group who does business with him has been happy.

 

[dfkrug]

Also if anyone is interested I've collected a bunch of info and some pricing for a few 1.5 to 2t models I was considering from aliexpress.

I have not used Aliexpress. I wonder if it works the same as Alibaba. Have you used both?

Yeah, you can sure spend a lot of time communicating with many sellers on these sites (and MadeInChina.com). Even 5 1/2 years ago, I had to narrow down my queries to 3-4 sellers to avoid info overload.

Have you seen the FB group TIMBER mentions? I would take a look if I could get back on FB. I have tried without success, since I want to use MktPlace.

 

[Tomtint]

Last weekend there was an equipment auction near me. They had several China made mini X machines, Some with gas motors, A few more 2.5/3 ton diesels. The smaller ones sold for something like 4K and the larger ones were in the mid teens.. Pretty cheap IMO.. I sat in the "bigger" one... I couldn't spend more than 15 minutes working in it.. The floor space was crazy tight.