This company has mini-exes available for very cheap compared to anything else I have seen. Mini Excavator with Cab (1.3 Ton) – CAEL www.capitalautoequipment.com Excavators – CAEL www.capitalautoequipment.com I am assuming these are Chinese imports, but I believe even so they are probably still a good value. I didn't see any videos or reviews of this particular brand, CAEL, but there are videos on Youtube showing they compare reasonably to a brand name, and at a far lower cost. I even saw one guy praising the Chinese one for its ease of maintenance, having chosen relatively simple and available parts compared to a Yanmar. The gasoline engine models are a bit cheaper and I saw another video where the reviewer claimed the gas ones are a bit more reliable Anyone have any experience or insight on these machines? I guess they aren't all the same. May need to poke around Alibaba
No experiences. Do check on actual parts availability and service documentation. Don't assume you will ever get a part for it. Check that out yourself.
Comparing a brand new machine that is currently running to another machine isn't going to tell you much. They are all great when they are new, and when they are working.