Kangela - That's good news, and I'm rather surprised that anyone could afford a 475C for a shed queen. However, I guess there's a few people who can afford to have huge sums of money tied up in machines, that are just sitting around.
I was never able to do that - every machine I ever owned, had to work long and hard, all day every day. I like the 475's, they are a favorite loader of mine, I owned 6 of them, but they're all gone to Machinery Heaven now.
All the 475B's and C's I purchased were used machines, mostly ex- a large Salt Company operation. They all had around 15,000-20,000 hrs on them, but a couple had had extensive overhauls before they were sold, too.
They are worth very little nowadays. As an indication, I purchased my last used 475C in 1991 for AU$70K. I purchased one 475B in 1989 for $30K. It looked rough after being on the salt, but I had her sandblasted and painted, and it looked a million dollars.
That 475B worked tirelessly with hardly a break down for over 5 yrs and earned me over a million dollars. She had been overhauled not long before I purchased her, and she was basically in very good condition.
Even with a very low 1500 hrs on your 475C, I'd be surprised if you achieved any more than about $50K for a sale price.
These are an old machine now, parts are becoming more difficult to source, and more importantly, the number of interested purchasers is low in number - because of the loaders huge size making transport costly - and because of the limited applications as to where this machine could be put to work.