Cheap chinese mini digger / excavators

[Bo Diddley]

He's lucky then. @Gunner223. Sister-in-law purchased a brand-new one when she set up a worm farm. It had an incredibly easy life, but the engine casing cracked after 18 months .
We even had a 2nd hand Kubota compact sorted out for her, but would she listen? Nope...

 

[Bo Diddley]

Ordering one in the morn should be here by the end of the week ! Have read all the reviews and company I'm speaking to has been there 30 years and is offering aftersales service ( not the cheapest option ) they also do a flail mower attachment

Keep us updated on how it performs, please. It's always handy to know!

 

[Matt_R]

The workers' wages are a bowl of rice and an egg each day, the steel is mixed with chocolate to keep the overall costs down, and I hope you liked Meccano when you were a child, because it all comes in bits, in a big wooden crate, with the destructions in Mandarin.

But at that price, it's worth a punt if you can have a demo

A fair bit of the difference in price is that the Chinese invested in modern factories with up-to-date machinery. A bit like the Japanese in the 60s & 70s when we still had people knocking stuff with hammers.

 

[countrryboy]

A fair bit of the difference in price is that the Chinese invested in modern factories with up-to-date machinery. A bit like the Japanese in the 60s & 70s when we still had people knocking stuff with hammers.

No doubt the above is true.
But they also don't need to spend any money on product development either as they tend to just steal or copy other peoples hard work.

And no doubt their stuff is getting better and better at a very fast rate.

I mind seeing top gear?? was definately Clarkson talking about chinese motors, 40 yrs ago were like Ladas etc just a compllete joke, had a few years of better looking but still badly made cars but now they say the chinese EVs are about the best on the market.
Definately look good on outside.
Itsa fair improvment in 40 odd years, its no wonder western countries cant compete on price and if they get the build quality, reliability and spares sorted manufactering in west stands no chance.