NEXTGEN EFL: with Type 4 attachment, mini-diggers can lift in excess of their weight! How to fit 

Thank you very much for your comment. This is exactly what we think! Our attachment should help people save time and money.

Thank you! Could not have said it better myself. Best wishes, Bailey

Thank you very much - this is exactly the sort of customer we are thinking of!

Y not have a skid steer much better mobility

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Lee - Your question is a good one. This video was of the first prototype though and it has gone through a lot of development since then. The attachment still links to the dipper pins. The strut inner end now locates on the main boom / Chassis pin. No welding is required since the attachment point are now all pins. This addresses part of your comment. Turning to force measurement: I can’t post a sketch on this forum. We will post a full summary and some calculations on our website. Here I will try to describe and quantify and compare in round figures the digging forces versus attachment forces applied to the excavator using a combination of pressure gauge and load cell measurements and calculations. In summary, the manner of attachment shares the loads between the ground (via the attachment wheels) the boom, the dig cylinder, the strut and the dipper pins. The conclusion of the calculations is that the forces on the pins due to the attached EFL (plus 1.5 tonne load) are only 31% of digging forces, and only 60% of hydraulic pressures.

Hi James - Understood. Glad you like the concept. We think there will be sites without those extra machines you mention, or sites so small that extra machines are not great from a space perspective or sites where you don't want to leave too much equipment overnight (the EFL + excavator can be towed away in one trailer-load). We do hope people can see the potential advantages. Thanks for your comment. Best, Bailey

I could see it being handy I'm tighter areas because you can swing the machine and boom to turn trailer and maneuver it way better than a skidsteer or CTL

Yes this thing targets a a very small market of people who can't afford the right size equipment. I can't see anyone buying this with how available rentals are and most trucks have a lift and will put pallets where you need them. Very small market.

@@excavatorforklift I am a excavator op and this is a great idea......landscapers,small builders and paving companies....... I am interested in buying one,what is the price??? I'm in scotland

If you have access to a skid steer and forks then yeah...if not and you have a mini ex this would be a great second option.

Thank you very much for the comment. Really glad to hear you like it! A lot of time and thinking has gone into this to get us to this stage. You mention landscapers - they are certainly on our mind in terms of potential users. Note that the higher-lift models can suspend loads (eg bags of soil / stones / sand) i.e. a loading and unloading function exists.

An paver guys too I'm working in a housing development now of about 1200 homes an it could be used at our job I'm a grading guy but the other could use it for sure

@@ronniewilliz153 Thank you for that! Do pass our address onto the guy you are working with. www.excavatorforklift.com

Just being able lift a pallet of sod and place it closer to the work area would be awesome Keep up the great work…this is awesome many use options in all trades

Great that you like it and can see the potential for other mini-excavator users! You can see other types / info at www.excavatorforklift.com. Best wishes, Bailey

Thank you very much!

Harry - thanks for your comment. You are right to think about components of the excavator and how they might be impacted. We are very focused on that. On this point we are comfortable that distances travelled would not be beyond expectations for the digger. Our attachment is for use on sites (with particular value-add on small sites).

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Thanks - we like your thinking

Colby - thanks for your comment. We did experiment on that actually but unfortunately stability was compromised and lifting capacity was low.

Thanks very much Allen - it did take some time but we are really pleased with what we have developed. Glad you like the idea.

Thanks Luca - glad to hear that you like it!

Blake - thank you. Since this attachment we have developed one that does just that! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iYQJXDSvuJE.html

Hi Ma - thanks for your comments. We hope that for some people (perhaps those where space on site is at a real premium or those who do not have that second machine available), our attachment will be a novel, economic way to get more from their mini-digger. Best wishes, the EFL team

@@excavatorforklift ya I hope so ur trying something different and deserve a break pls god it will be something that will sustain ur business and help it grow and ur right the small builder who wouldn't have all the big gear would benefit from it

Jerry - thanks - we have the connection down to a minute now which we think should work well for most people

@@excavatorforklift awesome.

Thanks for commenting- that is an option but you will lift a lot less. 350 kg if using this excavator.

Hi Sithira - thanks for taking time to comment. If you take a look here (starting at 2 mins in) you can see that we have designs to lift pallets. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3FBu9pV4nXg.html

Daniel - when this particular video was made we had not yet developed a lorry loading and unloading version. That now exists. See ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iYQJXDSvuJE.html

Thank you! Really appreciate your comment.

Thanks a lot - that is appreciated. Best wishes - the EFL team

@@excavatorforklift you're more than welcome I love new ideas I am a inventor myself I wish you guys nothing but the best of luck and hope that you can make that in production good luck from Sam petrini Scranton PA

Thanks!

Hi there - It actually really is quick to attach (under a minute) and very easy to use the attachment. It is true that bigger machines can move more but they are costlier to buy, to transport and need more space so they are impractical for small sites. Our attachment is designed to maximize the lifting capacity of a mini - digger already owned by the person wanting to lift. Compared to buying a larger machine (or even renting on "lifting days") the cost of the attachment is very reasonable. Best, Bailey

Hi - not sure where you see that but in any case, we now use bigger (23 inch 12 ply) tyres now. With that change, we have not had problems with the wheels or tyres. Best wishes, Bailey

Many thanks for the comment! Best wishes, Bailey

Thanks for the comment - we have not had any problems with the tyres we use but do offer foam filled if people are particularly concerned about the surfaces on which they will work.

Good news for you. The attachments now work with a quick hitch!

Thanks for your comment and thoughts - this video is of one of the earlier versions. We have been developing and improving. The attachment now takes about a minute to fit!

Keith - it is true that forks are available for diggers but they are really only useful for diggers above 5 tonnes. For smaller diggers (like the 0.8-3.5 tonne diggers that our product is made to fit), even the unloaded forks are heavy for the machine. i.e. they are unable to support much load.

I am sure there will be some people who don't buy one and there will be plenty left to move by hand! Best, Bailey

Vielen Dank Oki! - Grusse, Bailey

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Hi - Not this particular type but we have other models that lift higher (up to 3m). www.excavatorforklift.com

Billy thanks for taking the time to comment - for day-to-day use would definitely agree. The obstacles in this video though are just to show the angles that the machine can achieve.

Hallo gute Frage - werfen Sie einen Blick auf unsere Website - www.excavatorforklift.com. Sie können uns dort kontaktieren, uns Ihre Maschinenmarke und Ihr Modell mitteilen und was Sie heben müssen und wir können es von dort aus übernehmen. Beste Grüße, das EFL-Team. Hi there - good question - take a look at our website - www.excavatorforklift.com. You can reach out to us there, tell us your machine make and model and what you need to lift and we can take it from there. Best wishes, the EFL team.

Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, any attachment not made by the manufacturer of the digger may invalidate the warranty.

Hi Juaan - regular fork attachments for diggers have been around for a while but unfortunately they do not allow mini-diggers to lift much. With the forks at the end of the dipper, the weight of the forks themselves is already quite a lot for the digger to handle before it would overturn. They are really useful from 5-6 tonnes or more. This EFL attachment (with its wheel mounting and vertical lift) allows machines as small as 1 tonne to lift weights of 1 tonne.

Hi - thanks for the comment. We've designed if for people who do need a digger for their digging job (maybe taking it to a site every day). These people may need to lift materials when on site. They can bring our attachment and excavator in one load in the morning and when on site during the day lift in excess of a tonne - so it is a pretty good dual purpose solution.

Great to hear you like it! Thank you for your kind comment.

Thanks Manna - much appreciated!

Thank you very much. Really glad that you like it!

Good question. With a test load (25% above the working load) we have tested this on 21% incline on a water bound hardcore slope without any issues. The machine remained stable at that point but lost traction. This compares to the incline of 36% that is in the KX41 manual (for the base machine).

Thanks Ronnie! I appreciate that. A lot of time and thinking has gone into the design to get us to this stage. Best wishes, Bailey

Merci beaucoup Monsieur! Bonne soiree.

Hi - regular fork attachments for diggers have been around for a while but unfortunately they do not allow mini-diggers to lift much. With the forks at the end of the dipper, the weight of the forks themselves is already quite a lot for the digger to handle before it would overturn. They are really useful from 5-6 tonnes or more. This EFL attachment (with its wheel mounting and vertical lift) allows machines as small as 1 tonne to lift weights of 1 tonne.

Thanks for your comment!

Hi Chris - We have designed it for people who are working on very small sites (space is limited) and / or people who don't have that extra kit and want to get more from the excavator they do have. The fact the attachment can tow along with an excavator behind an SUV will appeal to some people. Best, Bailey

Well spotted. We now use heavy duty 12 ply tyres rated at 1215 kg each which give no problems.

Thanks John - a lot of thinking as gone into it!

Hi Gray - this video is the low lift version but we do have other higher lifting attachments available. Up to 3.0 m. So loading a truck is not a problem. See www.excavatorforklift.com. Best, Bailey

Thanks for your comment!

Hi CWS - our attachment is just one option available to people. It will suit some better than others. We think it will be particularly useful for small builders, landscape gardeners and groundworks contractors, who may not have much use for a tractor.

Thanks Danny

Thank you! Glad you like it!

What a useless waste of money a set of quick attach forks and away you go without all the rest of that bull shit

Hi Billy - sorry to hear you don't like it. End of dipper forks you mention weigh around 200 kgs themselves. For small excavators like this one the end of dipper capacity is 310 kg - which only leaves you 100 kg for the load. Our attachment on the same excavator can handle 1 tonne pallets (and more.) Best wishes - Bailey

Michael - we have not exaggerated the loads. These blocks are solid. There are 44 blocks =880kg and 120 kg of steel pallet to make the load to 1 tonne. We measured the load on scales. The attachment will be useful for people who bring a digger (+ this attachment) in one load to site on a trailer.

Thanks! We think so too!

Keith - thanks for taking the time to comment. We think our core market will be people on small sites who have a small digger and (other than loading or unloading) have no need (or space) for large equipment. Our attachment re-directs the hydraulic power that is otherwise needed for digging to create a vertical lift by the attachment.

Hi Ben - Thanks taking time to give us your feedback. This model has actually had some enhancements since the video was put together. It is quick to attach (under a minute) once you are practiced and there is also a higher lift (2m lift) version available for loading and unloading lorries etc. Best wishes, Heather

Hi - end of dipper forks you mention weigh around 200 kgs themselves. For small excavators like this one the end of dipper capacity is 310 kg - which only leaves you 100 kg for the load. Our attachment on the same excavator can handle 1 tonne pallets (and more.) Best wishes - Bailey

Thanks! We think so. There are other videos of different models of the attachment on this channel if you would like to see more. ru-vid.com/show-UCpCtZGVsevpj2w0CyfjSpjQ

Hi Ma - thanks for your comment. Agreed that those are alternatives but this is a brand new and economical way to lift much more with an excavator that potential customers probably have on site anyway. The point is to allow digger users to get more from their machine rather than needing to use (buy or hire) another piece of equipment. Best wishes, the EFL team.

Spruce - you might be right in some circumstances. It will depend how frequent and how large your loads are.

Silo - Thanks for taking time to comment but that is not our experience. The attachment is ultimately designed to save labour by (for example) carrying loads down alleyways behind houses (where our teleporter won't go). It's quick to attach and easy to use. Best, Bailey

Die Idee ist, die Hydraulikleistung Ihres Baggers zu nutzen, damit das Anbaugerät mehr heben kann, als der Bagger alleine kann.

Max - Glad you think so! Thank you very much ... Best wishes from the EFL team