My name is Steve Charek. I am the Vice President for J.P Swingle, which was founded 70 years ago. We are a mechanical contractor here in Ohio, where we do Commercial Plumbing and Mechanical Piping and a lot of underground work.

"We do a lot of concrete removal, trenching inside food plants and office buildings. We were looking for something that would help with our labor that has no emissions. We can’t use gas-powered equipment inside food plants. Before we had a 100ECO, we had to do everything by hand, and it took hours. The same job with the 100ECO took less time, less manpower, and gave us better results. We use it mostly for existing facilities where we have to put new plumbing, and the skid steer is the perfect tool for that."

The first time it was used on a job, what really stood out was how it was very easy to operate. Even though it may look complicated, the controls felt very natural and only took 2 minutes to get the hang of it. 

We use it anytime we have an indoor project. The 100ECO had a 6-hour charge, so it will last for the entire shift without having to charge it midway through.

The best thing is that even though it is small, the machine is very powerful and has plenty of hydraulic power. Works exactly as advertised.

We actually did -- we purchased the CMX18 Mini Excavator from Cratos as well. Runs well and is really powerful. We tend to use them together during indoor projects. They work together extremely well and recommend it to anyone working indoors.