Going 3 years on my Chinese excavator and skid steer with no issues. Best buy ever especially price point, still have money in my pocket for dinner. All my machine shop Chinese mill and lathe and welders no issues in 20 years still making metal chips. At end of the day I have money in my pocket for dinner. Chinese equipment just rocks. 😊

I bought one because they are cheep and a guy can just pay cash and have no stress coming up with a payment for a CAT. in fact, I made all the money back in 4 months. They did make a mistake installing a remote oil filter. I let the China dealer know and he just sent me a brand-new Kubota engine in a crate. now I know for a fact you'd never get that from a local dealer. and the original motor is still running well.  o and they gave me 3 buckets.local a holes don't sell it with a bucket that is extra.

FYI, they responded to your thumb issue:  The new CFG45UF is the same machine with a few upgrades, including a revised thumb/geometry.  I don't know if it will actually fix the problem, since I've never even run an excavator (looking at possibly getting my first for my property, only want to do it once) but you could probably tell just by looking at it.

A good Anti Wear oil is always suggested for the "no name" machines.  "Real" machines would always come with high quality oil.  I did an oil analysis on my XCMG XE35U oil and it came back good, but a basic additive package.  At 500 or so hours, I'll switch over to Triax's synthetic AW46 oil, it's got a much better additive pack.  Good macines.

I've already bought my third Chinese machine. The first was a 950 kg machine with very little stability. The second one I bought was around 1.8 kg but only weighed 1470 kg; it had stability thanks to the retractable wheels, but it wasn't safe to use when going down. I did some research and decided on a Shading SD18. This machine is stronger, and the weight is accurate; you can see it in the steel. But I do agree that there are four different ranges of machines in China.

At the 10:43 mark your face and expression says it all... you get what you pay for.
Great video! thanks for putting it up!

You seem like a really down to earth and honest guy. You're the kind of guy I'd love to buy a beer and just listen to your honesty. Again, well done thanks for the video.

I am in Escondido California we had a really tuff summer with humidity and 100 degree days.

I would classify this machine as a B++/ A- cause at the end of the day, it’s still a machine speced through a trading company(AGT) and they are primarily based for auctions. I have this machine with proportional JS and a couple extra features the new ones don’t have but I wouldn’t par it up with a dealer/factory spec XCMG, SANY, luigong etc. I’m glad I got mine but I know it’s not the best or top A grade machine.

Very informative video. SUBSCRIBED. :)

thank you

What is the resell value or depreciation like on the Chinese machines, vs JCB, CAT, BOBCAT, Yanmar etc?

I ran into your video a bit late.  I bought a R350 off of Evilbay thru a 3RD Party importer he so far has been pretty good bith comnicating and warranty issues.   Ive got 30hrs and have two issuws, AC pump locked up ans a Starting CONTROL relay is intermitant when warm.
Im guessung it is a B or C grade by the rest if its.   The 3.5ton says 7780lbs or so.   Not sure thats accurate by anymeans but it so far works.   Thumb drifts a bit down but dies not hit anything.   It seemd to be built with a quick attach un mind but wasnt equipped w one.😢

Where did you go or who did you buy that from?

How do you know which models are better quality from the same manufacturer? You said the KU 45 is junk and the 40 UF that is in the video is good. So how do you know which is good and which is not?

How does the Air conditioning work?  I have a bobcat E35  open station rental machine with 2600 rental hours on it. bought it for 18,000 after fees and repairs I have 26,000 in it. It still needs more repairs and some new tracks. A class Chinese machine with a cab and Air would  be awesome. Thanks for the informative video.

Make China great again ~MCGA

Love your videos. Any chance you could share the WhatsApp contact of the sales person. Couldn’t find it on their website

Спасибо за информацию