chris pochari
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I'm wondering what you guys think is the maximum number of hours before it becomes uneconomical to buy a used machine.
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Chris
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Chris
EX200 excavatorWhat machine? A skid steer can be almost completely used up with 5,000 hours, a D11R could run 50,000 hrs.
#1 MechanicThere's a bunch of factors that go into the calculation...
You gonna work on it, or have an independent mechanic, or a dealer do the work?
Are you doing farm work with no deadlines or street work?
What's your local labor rates?
What's your frustration tolerance?
well what I mean is if a machine is to the point where it requires huge repairs, than it makes more sense to buy a higher hour machine.What is your definition of economical?
Thanks John, great advice.For me, the stress of buying used equipment and trying to quantify how many repairs will be needed before it becomes reliable, means that I want to see at least 5000hrs of ownership after all the last owners left-over problems have been dealt with, before it racks up another long list of issues. With a quality piece of kit like a ex200, it would depend on hours run divided by maintenance given. I would go to look at a machine with up to 10,000 hrs with the feeling that if it's been looked after well I can get my 5k hrs ok. If it already has 15,000 on it, I would need a lot of assurances that the maintenance has been top level before driving very far to look at it.
Of course, there are 20,000 hrs machines that have had quality professional maintenance and care that would be a better machine than the 2000 hr machine that got left in a puddle before the storm, etc!
I meant lower hour lol you can't edit on this damn forum!well what I mean is if a machine is to the point where it requires huge repairs, than it makes more sense to buy a higher hour machine.
Sure you can, you have an hour to do it. I personally don't care for the forums that let you edit or delete basically forever, I think the hour limit holds a person more accountable.I meant lower hour lol you can't edit on this damn forum!
stupid me!Sure you can, you have an hour to do it. I personally don't care for the forums that let you edit or delete basically forever, I think the hour limit holds a person more accountable.