So I'm looking at this 580C now, not sure of the year. It apparently was a one owner machine and the guy died and his wife has it on consignment at an heavy equipment seller. I got to use it for about 45 minutes and there are a few things wrong with it. The meter shows 3200 hours but is not functioning at the moment, a few of the pins are sloppy on the backhoe, swing is the worst, but its the first one I've tried and don't know what is normal for its age. The stow position lock works and there is a pin to lock the swing which the guy said was surprising. Not sure if they go missing or what but there was a storage port in the floor board.
It seems to smoke a little bit (blue) not only out of the exhaust but out of the breather from the top of the engine that exits below. Should I be concerned about this?
I only could find one leak on the loader hose and no pitting on any of the cylinders. It has been repainted this year so it looks nice enough. Oh also it has no brakes there are two master cylinders under the dash and the guy is saying that they need to be rebuilt with new seals and that the originals were shot and leaking.
The front front loader and the back bucket will pick the machine off the ground at an idle.
He will take $10400 and not a penny less. Your thought are welcome and appreciated. One good thing is that he has a crap load of parts. He bought out a case dealer from the other side of the state and has a ton of parts. The only catch is, he won't sell parts to anyone who has not bought a tractor from him. He'll let you use other size buckets if you leave a deposit and I could use a 1 footer at times.
It seems to smoke a little bit (blue) not only out of the exhaust but out of the breather from the top of the engine that exits below. Should I be concerned about this?
I only could find one leak on the loader hose and no pitting on any of the cylinders. It has been repainted this year so it looks nice enough. Oh also it has no brakes there are two master cylinders under the dash and the guy is saying that they need to be rebuilt with new seals and that the originals were shot and leaking.
The front front loader and the back bucket will pick the machine off the ground at an idle.
He will take $10400 and not a penny less. Your thought are welcome and appreciated. One good thing is that he has a crap load of parts. He bought out a case dealer from the other side of the state and has a ton of parts. The only catch is, he won't sell parts to anyone who has not bought a tractor from him. He'll let you use other size buckets if you leave a deposit and I could use a 1 footer at times.
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