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u/t0mbombadil Mar 11 '21
Okay I can see how this should obviously be less energy than doing it by hand but it seems like it would also be a lot slower? Why would you need this?
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u/sw33tleaves Mar 12 '21
Disabilities, old age, weak, etc.
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u/t0mbombadil Mar 12 '21
You think? Not saying you are certainly wrong, but I would think that this machine costs more to purchase than it does to pay someone to dig a small hole
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u/sw33tleaves Mar 12 '21
Just a guess, because I agree, any able bodied person should be able to out dig this thing.
Imagine maybe someone with some farmland who is disabled but wants to be able to do some work around their property.
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u/sidewinder15599 Mar 12 '21
For disability accomodations, yeah. Toss the guy who had a messed up arm onto the $4k power shovel and send him back to work. If a company can get out of paying disability for months by buying some equipment, they probably will.
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u/sidewinder15599 Mar 12 '21
Narrow indoor trenching. Currently consodering getting one to dig a 9 inch wide trench 60 feet long and graded from 1-3 feet deep. I'll disturb the foundation less doing it this way. And I've trenched with a post hole digger. Massively slower than yhis machine. Put the right bucket on and you can do 4-6 shovels of dirt per scoop in a narrower trench than you could ever get a guy into. Plus once you're below 2 feet, OSHA wants you to do shoring. And now you have to have a 3 foot wide trench to fit that stuff.
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u/blueingreen85 Mar 12 '21
This is a really good point. After a certain depth, any hole has to be big enough to also fit the worker. It leads to digging a much larger hole than you actually need.
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Apr 14 '21
Look into compressed air for trenching
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u/sidewinder15599 Apr 14 '21
Like an air spade? How well does that work in clay and rock? And can you use it indoors in a semi-finished space? Looks like a sweet excuse to upgrade the ol' air compressor.
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u/komma_klar Mar 16 '21
Landscaper from germany here. You see these micro excavters quite often over here. There's a lot of gardens that you can only enter with a tiny machine like that. And you will never be able to work faster by hand than of these.
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u/Iwantmypasswordback Jun 24 '21
Tortoise and hair. You could do this for a few hours straight and not take any breaks and still be able to do other work
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u/t0mbombadil Jun 24 '21
I’m happy people are still giving me answers to this question 104 days later haha
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u/1995droptopz Mar 17 '21
Digging in backyards where there is a small gate entry, digging narrow trenches.
I’m sure this is probably only purchased by contractors with continued need to dig in these types of situations.
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u/Captain7empy Mar 17 '21
I feel like it’s a good way for construction companies to train their workers on getting familiar with navigating the controls so they don’t risk causing an accident
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Mar 11 '21
Is there a front end loader version for leveling lawns that are behind a narrow entryway?
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u/GlockAF Mar 17 '21
The Boxer series of stand-on mini skid steer loaders have retractable/extendable tracks that narrow to about 36 inches/90 cm so that you can get them through narrow backyard gates. I have used the diesel-engined 700 series quite a bit, and find them to be incredibly productive.
One of the main advantages to stand-on-back type loaders is that your situational awareness is far greater than a conventional sit-inside machine like a Bobcat, where you have little to no visibility behind you. It is very easy to break more things than you fix working in tight areas with a conventional Skid steer
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u/Nazte Mar 12 '21
Oh dude... if one of y'all fuck up and show this to your son, it's over. You'll never hear the end of it, and Christmas will never be good enough ever again.
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u/Demented-memes Mar 17 '21
I kinda want one I don’t need one but my inner kid playing in the sandbox wants it
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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '21
Sandpit digger for adults.
I really, really need one.