case good deal??

[allan kingsbury]

I have a chance to purchase a 1980 or so case backhoe. 580. It presently belongs to a friend, so I have seen it work as well as have minor hose breaks etc for the last three years. It has ne wtire on front, and a heated cab. No broken glass,new batteries and alternator.It is in relatively good shape as far as I can tell. He only used it maybe four times a year on a light duty job. So I am comfortable that therer are no hidden troubles.

My question is its value, he wants 12,ooo. dollars. I ahave sean some with broken glass, twisted buckets etc.
Is this a good price? I think it is average. give the prices I have seen in this part of the country. New Hampshire.
Id appreciate any infor anyone has.
Thanks..feel free to email me
Allan

[Steve Frazier]

Welcome to HeavyEquipmentForums.com!!:drinkup

I removed your email address from your post, when you post your address on Boards such as this one, it can be harvested by spammers and you'll be inundated with junk e-mails. Our members can e-mail you by clicking your profile and selecting the e-mail icon there. Your address is protected from predators there.

At $12,000, the machine you describe should be in excellent condition. Pins tight and pump in good shape. For a few dollars more you can get a 10 or 15 year old machine with life left in it. How many hours are on the machine?

[cat320]

I had a 580C about 6 years or so ago it was a 1976 firdt year model and i got 10K for it.And it needed alot of work with breaks and tranni. but it did have a full cab with heat and a rebuilt engine brought up to the newer c models and a new paint job.

[allan kingsbury]

I have a chance to purchase a 1985 or so case backhoe. 580. It presently belongs to a friend, so I have seen it work as well as have minor hose breaks etc for the last three years. It has ne wtire on front, and a heated cab. No broken glass,new batteries and alternator.It is in relatively good shape as far as I can tell. He only used it maybe four times a year on a light duty job. So I am comfortable that therer are no hidden troubles.

My question is its value, he wants 12,ooo. dollars. I ahave sean some with broken glass, twisted buckets etc.
Is this a good price? I think it is average. give the prices I have seen in this part of the country. New Hampshire.
Id appreciate any infor anyone has.
Thanks..feel free to email me
Allan

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[cat320]

1985 so that would make it an E so does it have 4x4 E-hoe? how many hours on the clock? Backhoes seam to hold there value pretty good.Do you have any pics of it? How does the engine sound / look? Driveshaft seals tranni shift ok what about the pump for the hydraulics?

[Steve Frazier]

I merged the identical threads here so all replies are in one place.

[allan kingsbury]

Welcome to HeavyEquipmentForums.com!!:drinkup

I removed your email address from your post, when you post your address on Boards such as this one, it can be harvested by spammers and you'll be inundated with junk e-mails. Our members can e-mail you by clicking your profile and selecting the e-mail icon there. Your address is protected from predators there.

At $12,000, the machine you describe should be in excellent condition. Pins tight and pump in good shape. For a few dollars more you can get a 10 or 15 year old machine with life left in it. How many hours are on the machine?
Thanks, I never realized that about the e mail. you asked how many hours. I dont really know, as the meter is one thing that doesnt work .I guess I am relieing on the fact that I know it was in good shape when he bought it, and I have seem the upkeep he has done to it. And also its mechanical condition. Which is excellent. Ive also seen it work ,so Im comfortable with it there.
I guess what I am saying is that there is a certain amount of faith in that I "know" the machine.
Thanks.
Allan

[xkvator]

Allan
in your 1st post, the title said 580C...then later you said 1985, which would not be a C model.
get the correct year and model and post back...some pictures would be helpful

[allan kingsbury]

I beklieve it says 58o c on the frame. what years would that make it?Even the owner seems not to know the year.

Thanks.

[digger242j]

Actually, since Steve merged the two threads, there are two posts about the machine in question. The one that appears as post #1 in this thread says it's a 1980 machine, which would probably be a "C" model. Perhaps the "1985" was a typo?

On Edit: Actually, a good resource for any used equipment purchase: These auction results (http://www.equipmentroad.com/auctions/index.jsp) let you know what others have paid for similar equipment at auction. The link is just to one site. Google "construction auction results" and you'll get a number of useful sites. According to that site, $12,000 would be closer to the high end of the price range.

[allan kingsbury]

Thanks for that link. It really helps me. I seee that the machine I am considering is indeed on the high end. this isnt surprising for me. I thought it would probably be. as the seller always seems to be up there.
I'm sorry for the two confusing messages.
But this is an excellent site. I have solved many auto and tractor problems by people coming together on a site like this. keep up the good work.
Allan

[cat320]

I was gonna say go to www.machinerytrader.com they list them there too . The C was made from 1976 thru 1980 then in 1981 the D Series was comming out .