The Mini Excavator is one of the many drivable Vehicles in Teardown. Its first appearance is at the Evertides Mall.
Design[]
The Mini Excavator appears to be based off of a Liebherr wheeled excavator (no particular model).
The machine starts off with a readily apparent difference: 6 less wheels. Due to this, the vehicle has only 2-wheel steering as opposed to it's big brother's 4-wheel steering. The chassis is also different, being a touch bigger and a bit longer. On the rear of the chassis is what looks to be a mounting point for a plow, although this could be a ladder.
The main body is smaller and more streamlined, having less angles and being overall rounder. The cab is roughly the same size but without a lamp on the roof. Instead there are a pair of thin lights below the cabin on each side. The excavator arm is shifted toward the right and has more pronounced and visible hydraulic cylinders. The excavator arm can be moved up and down using LMB and RMB(default input).
Back on the body, the counterweights are seamlessly integrated into the body work and so is the engine bay. On the top left side of the machine is a black stripe, starting at the rear and ending at the ramp. Next to the stripe is a black pipe, the purpose of which is unidentified. On the opposite side, right behind the cab is what looks to be a hatch. The purpose of this is unknown. The machine does not have any rear decals or stripes but has small taillights sitting low on the back, this time joined by reversing lights. The Mini Excavator seems to have a tiny grey exhaust on the back of the engine bay, but does not produce any exhaust smoke. The black cylinder mentioned above could also be an exhaust pipe. The Mini Excavator is painted in a less-saturated orangish-yellow, with black and grey accents and a white cab.
Performance[]
The Mini Excavator is a smaller version of the Excavator. It has the same engine sound and the same speed (it is one of the slowest alongside the Basket Lift and Excavator). Despite this, having a smaller size enables the machine to get into more cramped spaces. The shovel still has good durability, but the smaller arm gives the Mini Excavator trouble breaking through tougher materials such as brick and stone. The machine works best against softer materials such as wood, thin metal and plaster. The Mini Excavator is also sometimes found in place of the regular Excavator in levels where the latter is not present.
