Some freshly painted equipment

[2004F550]

Two of our haul trucks...these are '98's....had some downtime so we cleaned em and sent off to paint...also one of our '98 CL's

[ADMSWELDING]

NICE STUFF LOOKS GREAT:yup

[Dozerboy]

Nice

[JimBruce42]

Beautiful job:notworthy Now you have to weigh whether you want to keep them clean or scratch that paint:thumbsup

-Jim

[2004F550]

yea thats the hard part lol...gotta do a pond job and probably gonna need all the trucks..oh well has to happen sometime

[JimBruce42]

Well if ya gotta use them, that is what they are there for... I'm having trouble making out the numbers are they D400 or 350?:beatsme Share the photos, if you can, when you do scratch the paint.:Cowboy

[farmerted44]

they look brand new!!!!!!

[2004F550]

there 350's

[Ford LT-9000]

The problem now with the haul trucks like those Cats is getting tires for them contractors here are on waiting lists for tires for loaders, articulated trucks etc. China bought up most of the worlds supply of tires so contractors and gravel mines like LaFarge are having a h*ll of a time getting tires.

I picked up 6 tires for one of the contractors for a Cat articulated dump like 550 posted each tire is 4000 dollars each plus tax. For 6 tires it was 26,000 dollars.

[farmerted44]

yeah the tire "shortage" is getting riduculous. we waited 6 months to get 60 percenters for our 621 water pull. i think we paid 5 grand a piece for them. crazy!!! i am sure tires will be an excuse for no raise this year...lol:crying

[2004F550]

yea we run goodyear on all of the equipment... we replaced the tires on our other AHT a couple years ago, thats always a large bill to pay...

[Ford LT-9000]

The tires I picked up were Michelins probably more expensive than the rest but thats all what the tire shop could find they were lucky to get them. One of the gravel mines on the coast is searching for tires they recap and fix what they can. Some of the haul truck tires are worth 15,000 dollars they are having troubles getting those.

[D10N]

Our haul truck tires (40R57) are running $26,000-$32,000 each, and we're only getting a limited supply each month. Gunning for 50K miles before replacement/wear out.

Been lucky so far and haven't put anything on blocks, but they're saying now that the tires for the rubber tire dozers and loaders will be even more of a nightmare this year. Fixing to put chains on the rubber tire frontends to increase tire life.

I thank God I just got transferred up to Morenci, where the rocks are a little easier on equipment.

[alan627b]

Huh! So that's what a D350 looks like with real glass, and paint, and straight sheetmetal, and clean, ....I need a job somewhere else! Nice equipment.
alan627b

[proteksandblast]

Nice pics, just wonderin was it an enamel system or epoxy/urethane. anyways its nice to see ppl keepin equipment lookin good, i have been painting equipment for about 18 yrs now and from those pic the paint looks pretty consistant. hope it lasts long time.

Ps The first scratch is always the worst!!!!

[Lashlander]

Nice to see companies that spend the money on decals, alot of them don't.

[proteksandblast]

decals are faily cheap and add that final touch to freshly repainted equipment. as well as break up the colors. amazing how a decal will bring up the finished project.

[Ford LT-9000]

How do you think Ritchie Bros sells worn out equipment is with a 5 gallon rebuild and new decals it makes the machine look new again. I think they buy Cat yellow by the tanker fulls the real added touch is the yellow over spray on the tires :bouncegri

[rino1494]

How do you think Ritchie Bros sells worn out equipment is with a 5 gallon rebuild and new decals it makes the machine look new again. I think they buy Cat yellow by the tanker fulls the real added touch is the yellow over spray on the tires :bouncegri


haha, yeah.......I wonder how much they charge for that.

[Ford LT-9000]

The customer askes them to clean up the machine and paint it to get a better price out of it. Its funny how shiny things make people buy stuff. When you are a veteran Ritchie Bros attendee you look over a machine with a fine tooth comb especially if its gotten a 5 gallon rebuild. Sure as **** its worn out.

[CascadeScaper]

5 gallon rebuild, what an awesome term :thumbsup

[Ford LT-9000]

Slap a new coat of paint on something it will sell ooh its been rebuilt :lmao

Have to watch guys selling used engines they clean them up and paint them then class them as rebuilt :rolleyes:

[alan627b]

How about the old "Dupont Overhaul"? or "Krylon Rebuild"?

[Lashlander]

Also known as a Ritchie Brothers rebuild.

[proteksandblast]

i cant stop laughing after reading the last few posts, i did some sub work years ago for a buddie in northern alberta, 32 pieces from ritchies with a 2 week deadline cheap cloverdale alkyd paint just enough so they have a shine for a few weeks. funny thing is the new owners would send them back and pay us to do them right the second time.

[rino1494]

We bought a excavator from RB with a 5 gallon rebuild. Actually the one you see me sitting in, in my avatar is the one. We looked it over and it seemed to be a good machine. We got it at a very good price and we've had it for 3 yrs now and the only thing we have done to it is new P&B in the chains, sprockets and new P&B in the bucket, bucket linkage and stick. It as has been one of the best machines that we have ever owned.