Saving $200,000 With Used Heavy Machinery

Building an EV company doesn’t have to mean spending hundreds of millions of dollars. In this update, we walk through how Edison Motors approached a major shop teardown and rebuild by buying our own heavy equipment instead of hiring everything out. From purchasing a CAT 568 log loader to salvaging materials from an old mill building, this is about making smart, long-term decisions with investor money. We break down the real costs of demolition, cleanup, and material handling, explain why cleanup is often more expensive than tearing a building down, and show how owning physical assets lets us save money and recoup costs later. You’ll also see repairs on the log loader, undercarriage work, hydraulics, and how it all fits into our broader property development plan. This video also includes a shop progress update, timelines for moving in, and how salvaged materials will be reused to build Edison Motors’ new offices, merch store, parts counter, and sales space. Let us know in the comments, should we have hired contractors, or is this the smarter way to build? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUEzfzqf2fx3C1vs0MlgShA/join 0:00 – Introduction 0:13 – What we decided to do with the tear down? 0:49 – We bought a loader! 1:46 – The debate… 2:30 – The log loader, does it work? 3:29 – The grapple 4:00 – What is our plan? 5:35 – How are we doing things so cost-efficiently? 6:14 – Update on the new shop 7:19 – Conclusion