Most Useful Excavator Upgrade | Thumb Install

Even before this vintage mini excavator made it's way to my place I had visions of it's usefulness and things I wanted to upgrade. Adding a thumb on the boom of the mini excavator was right at the top of the list of things I knew I needed to do sooner rather than later in order to make the most of this new equipment. With some basic welding skills and patience, I get down to work in this video positioning the thumb just right so that it stays put and is functional. If I said I wasn't nervous I"d be lying as I want to ensure I don't have to do this weld job again. Check out the slight modifications I made to this 24" thumb in order to make it work for my application. When it's all done you'll see me put my welds to the test and lift some good size chunks of log. My hope is that this thumb stays put forever and I'm able to expand the versatility of my new machine. Glad you're all along for the ride today, here we go! Mini Excavator shown in this video: Takeuchi TB15 (year unknown) Thumb shown in this video: Vevor DIY 24" Backhoe Excavator Thumb Attachments Weld On Adjustable Tractor Excavator https://s.vevor.com/bfP51m Use code VVPROMO to get 5% off the thumbs found in the links 36" thumb https://s.vevor.com/bfP5VS 27" thumb https://s.vevor.com/bfP5Vv 18" thumb https://s.vevor.com/bfP5VD 32" hydraulic thumb https://s.vevor.com/bfP5Vo 18" hydraulic thumb https://s.vevor.com/bfP5V0 #sawingwithsandy #excavator #takeuchi #vevor