Wheeled excavator ???

[John White]

I need some input and a little help about wheeled excavators. I know they are top heavy and not as agele as tracked ones. But I think one might work in certain applications. Elemateing a lot of track and wheel motor problems. If you have time, go Google search "wheel excavators". You will see one pop up on Alibabba (yellow one) for $6,199. It says free shipping. Does that mean shipped to your door (plus tax, I assume sales tax) How would you go about getting some of the specs on it, hp, weight, digging depth, speed, make of engine,etc. Give me your thoughts.

 

[EddieWalker]

I like the idea of them since I really hate tracks, and how slow it is to get anywhere with something on tracks. From what I've seen on Machinery Trader, they are always a lot more expensive than the same sized excavator with tracks. A lot more expensive!!!!

I would be very nervous about something costing $6,199

 

[2manyrocks]

I think the issue is the amount of import and handling fees you can get stuck with trying to import machinery yourself.

 

[jfsawatzky]

I agree the duties / customs fees can be a significant unknown cost depending on how it’s classified and where it’s made. Does it say FOB (free on board) + port or city? If so, it would be shipped to that port / city free and you would be responsible for shipping from there to your location.

 

[scootr]

I need some input and a little help about wheeled excavators. I know they are top heavy and not as agele as tracked ones. But I think one might work in certain applications. Elemateing a lot of track and wheel motor problems. If you have time, go Google search "wheel excavators". You will see one pop up on Alibabba (yellow one) for $6,199. It says free shipping. Does that mean shipped to your door (plus tax, I assume sales tax) How would you go about getting some of the specs on it, hp, weight, digging depth, speed, make of engine,etc. Give me your thoughts.

I dunno, you go first.

 

[2manyrocks]

If we are talking about a chinese mini-excavator on wheels instead of tracks, the first issue is going to be that the machine will need hydraulic supports to raise it off the tires when digging so it doesn't bounce and blow the tires.

Another issue will be that the wheels likely won't have the same traction as tracks when it comes to being able to push dirt back into the hole with the front blade.

My impression is that the mini-excavators don't have as many track issues as the mini skids because of the slower travel speed and because mini excavators aren't being used to transport buckets of material that add more onto the track system.

I did see a YT video where a guy upgraded his mini-skid tracks with ones that were about twice as thick as the OEM to try to solve his track issues. I think it's too soon to tell if it was worth it.

 

[MossRoad]

5 Reasons to Consider Wheeled Excavators | The Scoop

Learn why wheeled excavators are great alternatives to outdated backhoe loaders, truck-mounted excavators and more.

volvoceblog.com

 

[John White]

The way I understand the add is free shipping. Google, wheel excavator. It's the yellow one listed from Alibabba fir $6,100. Says 3 ton. How can you contact them to get more information?

 

[Rustyiron]

^^^^ then there's the same question about when you need a part!
Wheeled machines are not mechanically driven and there's at least 1 drive motor per axle and more likely 1 at each driven wheel.

 

[jfsawatzky]

The way I understand the add is free shipping. Google, wheel excavator. It's the yellow one listed from Alibabba fir $6,100. Says 3 ton. How can you contact them to get more information?

I can’t find the page you’re looking at when I googled. Why don’t you either copy the link / address into your post or take a screenshot or photo and attach them to this post?