Францад хуучин шилтгээн сэргээн засварлаж буй Анна болон Филипп нар ажлын зардлаа хэмнэх зорилгоор Хятадаас мини экскаватор захиалан авчээ.
Тус техник Францад хүрэхэд нийт долоон сар зарцуулсан бөгөөд хүлээн авсны дараа дээврийн угсралтын зааварчилгаа дутуу, боолтны хэмжээ зөрсөн зэрэг бага зэргийн асуудал үүссэн байна. Гэвч хосууд орон нутгийн дэлгүүрээс тохирох эд ангийг худалдан авснаар уг саадыг давжээ.
Экскаваторын үндсэн хөдөлгүүрийг Kubota Z482 дизель хөдөлгүүрээр сольж захиалсан нь зөв шийдвэр болсныг Филипп онцоллоо. Уг хөдөлгүүр нь дуу чимээ багатай, суурилуулалт нь хялбар бөгөөд ашиглахад хялбар бүтэцтэй байна. Анхны туршилтын явцад бага зэргийн сандрал гарсан ч, төхөөрөмж нь тогтвортой ажиллагаатай болохыг хосууд баталжээ.
Филипп уг техникийг үнэтэй брэндүүдтэй харьцуулахад үндсэн бүтэц, гидравлик систем нь бат бөх хийцтэй болохыг тэмдэглэв. Сүүлийн хэдэн долоо хоногт цэцэрлэг болон барилгын талбайн жижиг, дунд оврын ажилд экскаватор нь тун ашигтай байгаа аж. Францад түрээсийн техник ашиглах өндөр өртөгтэй харьцуулахад уг худалдан авалт нь богино хугацаанд зардлаа нөхөх боломжтой гэж үзэж байна.
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This couple purchased a Chinese mini excavator, hoping it would help them with their French Chateau project, but they were soon worrying it might be the ‘biggest mistake ever’.
When you’re taking on a big restoration project, you need all the help you can get.
Renting an excavator and hiring an operator would be costly, so they decided to take a gamble and buy one themselves from China.
But would buyers remorse be just around the corner?
Why buying a Chinese mini excavator proved to be a headache for this couple
On their aptly named channel How To Renovate A Chateau, Anna and Philipp are working hard on transforming an abandoned chateau in France.
That comes with a series of challenges along the way, as you might expect with such an ambitious undertaking.
This time around, the pair had shipped in a Chinese mini excavator, hoping it would help out with digging trenches and other big jobs.
It took seven months to arrive, but it had finally landed in France.
“I’m so looking forward to see whether I made an amazing deal or if I lost a lot of money,” Philipp remarked.
One problem immediately presented itself to them – there were no roof assembly instructions and the screws included weren’t the right size.
Fear not, alternative screws were sourced from a local shop, so crisis averted.
Could things get better from this point onwards?
Fortunately for the couple, things improved from this shaky start.
Having paid extra to upgrade the engine to a Kubota Z482 diesel engine rather than the loud petrol engine that came as standard, they found the engine installation neat and accessible.
And after a shaky start with the first operation – in which a camera was nearly knocked over by the excavator arm – the couple successfully dug their first trench.
“It’s sort of a trench, but I think it’s not so bad for a very first time using a digger,” Philipp said.
“Of course, it’s a steep learning curve, but I can tell already the machine feels very stable.”
So all in all, they were happy with their purchase, despite a few bumps along the way.
Reflecting on the purchase, Philipp had no regrets about it.
“Compared to more expensive brands, the core is well built and the mechanics and hydraulics [are] sturdy,” he told Supercar Blondie.
“Operational noise level is very acceptable. It’s powerful.Has the features I wanted and expected.
“I am a beginner with excavators though so I need to practice a lot.
“In the last weeks it has already proven to be super useful with all the small and medium size jobs in the Garden and the building sites.
“With the hire prices of mini excavators here in France (especially with transport to our place) this will pay itself back in no time.”
There’s plenty of YouTubers who’ve taken a risk on buying something from China
Plenty of things have been shipped over to the west in recent years for the benefit of YouTubers.
There’s been a whole range of products unboxed on the internet, from imitation BMW X5s to $2,000 electric trucks.
And lest we forget, boats from Alibaba have also been shipped westwards too.
There’s no shortage of amazing stuff you can find on the internet.
