INSTALLING NEW HYDRAULIC THUMB ON A MINI EXCAVATOR.

Adding a new hydraulic thumb to the mini ex. This is an AGT industrial mini excavator. 13 1/2 horse Briggs & Stratton engine. It’s a great little machine, especially for new Farmsteads. Or just small property owners. 

[dinomite_diggers]

I thought I was doing ok with a mechanical thumb on mine but you've inspired me to look seriously at a hydraulic one now especially as it fitted on so easily. cheers.

[liumeta]

Good video, looking forward to see more videos from you

[arlingtonguy]

I put a thumb on my bobcat E10 and it was a nightmare. It had to be heavily modified and ended up costing a fortune and doesn’t fit as well as yours. This one looks and seems to fit great. Good video. I like how you keep the chatter to a minimum and just the facts mam. I’m subscribing

[DerFledderer]

Quite lucky that it did fit instantly! Didn't expect that.

[JonasBergqvist-rw]

Great video! I'm glad it worked out well! 😊

[IBkeeping]

Thanks for the video. I used the company adapt all who has a dealer in Tennessee allied hose and belting. They will ship the adapters. Be there in 2 days.

[Gary]

nice mod to your mini for sure...thumbs up !!

[mrgr]

HE DID GOOD. very helpful video. i got the thumb but my excavator from China was different . it has only one point to connect thumb (his frame has two pieces with three holes welded). i ended fabricating to pieces and welding them into the frame . it worked and i am very happy. My hoses came with the adapters already. i recommend buying the thumb and make whatever adaptation is required. Is better than buying a CAT unit or similar for a lot of money.

[chadfayrobinson]

Thank for making this video ! I just ordered A Typhon mini Terror X I hope it goes as well as your experience.

[郭晓东-bt]

They are nice machines for about half the cost. I purchased one about a month ago from Denny. I had mine shipped down to TX. It works perfect the work I do.

[alk]

Never ceases to amaze me, nice shop, but doesn’t have the right tools for the job. Three days later, still couldn’t find the right tools. Harbor freight sells a wrench, socket set for $39.95.

[MrjohnMccloud]

Did you ever give us a link for this? How much was shipping?

[NICKRITZER]

this might sound dumb but...does your excavator have a rear hatch access that swings open? i bought a similar one and havent been able to find any other doors other than the flip up seat....

[reeley]

great job, i think that will be a great addition to your excavator!

[paulnieuwkamp]

Congratulations, looking at the view count it looks like "the algorithm" picked this one up an showed it to a bunch of new people, including me :)

Looks like a great addition to the mini excavator! I think it would be wise to install some bushings though, the connection from the thumb to the boom is VERY loose, both pin size and side to side movement. The holes and pin will wear out in no time at all like this. A grease fitting probably wouldn't hurt either.

Some hints to improve your videos:
- Volume control / normalization. I kept changing the volume throughout the video. Lower it when the machine ran, up again when you were talking, down again when the machine ran, way down at the bit you sped up. It's a bit more work for you to set the volume of the individual clips (or even parts of clips), but it makes watching (and especially hearing) these videos much more enjoyable :) For instance, the transition at 1:10 goes from an ok level of motor noise to VERY LOUD motor noise. At 3:20 it's the other way around, removing the packaging sounds a lot louder than your voice.
- Perhaps a separate mic for your voice? Especially handy when the camera and its mic are pointing away from you.

[Dude-mzsu]

I would try to install it on the bucket pivot point if it fits. It should pivot with the bucket so the bite is always same.

[chestypuller]

Nice excavator and smart addition with the hydraulic thumb. You've got a great shop there as well. Saw you had a TN plate on the yellow beast. Just bought property there and cannot wait to put a house on it and move out of communist suburbia. God bless brother! Nice "Glock" art also!!

[ukpunkz]

i wish these were available in europe too. i may need to build my own from scratch

[pikubird]

Just a question. Did you have existing hydraulic lines from the excavator already, to connect to the thumb or did you have to install those as well?

[fsj]

Do you find the hydraulics extremely jumpy on your machine? I purchased one and even with the rpms low mine is anything but smooth operating.