INSTANT IMPROVEMENT- Adding Hydraulic Thumb to the Mini Excavator (EASY) 

thats interesting... i ll take a closer look

The shelves in my garage are like a trophy room to failed attempts to save a buck that way … many spares of things I ll never need and apparently never needed

it is fun thanks for watching

Man that’s how I have to learn about everything… I try to pick a softball project where I can damage anything too bad then get after it without being afraid to be bad at it.

It’s like a inverted john henry story here. (not that I was ever is capable of John Henry.). Not trying to replace Man with machine. But I am trying exponentially increase what one guy can do with his time. It’s my version of homesteading in a modern world I guess. I typically work 12 hour days Mon-Friday…. So I need to maximize weekend time. I’m not getting a Lotte mart off the list yet, but I am building the tools to hopefully expedite progress once I am all set up. … and thanks for always watching

@@betweenthesharksgarage im rooting for you! And its very relaxing to follow a regular down to earth adventure.

That’s kinda what I am thinking too

They are pretty slow where is lower than the skid steer. Somebody’s got a video here on RU-vid about why That is the other issue. They are not very heavy, so I don’t have enough counter wait for the amount of power technically, at least in my opinion Does feel like they could carry a bunch more counterweight if someone needed add is.

Me too we’re almost at the tipping point. I’m trying to assemble all the tools so that I can focus on getting after it when the time is right

we will get to it... its gonna need to be an exploration/ cleanout... boy howdy

​@@betweenthesharksgarage so excited i love these vids. I have a feeling your channel will blow up soon so im glad im here early enough for this journey. especially the spray trailer you made.

Thanks man one step at a time

Adventures abound. Lol. Obviously I am new to this. But. I don’t think the lifting capacity is the issue. It’s more about counter weight and leverage. The whole machine, Waze under 2000 pounds but I’m pretty sure it’s right up to lift it self up. So, with my very limited experience, I would say yeah, but you have to be careful Or you can do it I did I’m by the mini skid steer to and just drag all the logs you want and lift all the beams with the excavator lol

good idea i ll put that on the list

That’s a good deal. How long did it take?

tell me about it i am working of 1 20 amp circuit over there lol

thanks for the heads up. if you have had the issue i suppose i should get ahead of it. .. since i know myself i probably won't .. then i ll mess it up, then i ll fix it and reinforce it and think... man i knew better I should reinforced it. seriously thanks for the side note... I am still trying to sort out the formatting. Its kinda great to hear you wish they were longer. I cut a lot because i was finding people were not watching a lot of the video... the channels i like are longer format vice grip diesel creek dd speed shop etc - These are projects I was doing anyway and i enjoy making them but I am still working hard to try to figure out how to cut them and present them so they are entertaining enough for anyone that decides to click on them

@@betweenthesharksgarage I can say watching your videos is like watching Derick… you are a hoot to watch plus you are not stuck on yourself… well at least not on your videos lol.. I was trying to get my channel started I do have one subscriber haven’t had any time lately to make any videos because we are in what is called storm preparation what sux is I can’t film anything I do because the county I work for has a dumb policy in reality they don’t want the public to see how much money they waste! But I have some ideas on making attachments like a brush cutter a sickle cutter but people would rather see you make them… I guess I am too old and ugly to be a RU-vid success! Like yourself!