What To Look For When Buying A Used Excavator

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[@michaelmccaffrey2731]

Just to add to the list; I always check the air filters, hours on fuel and oil filters among a few other things. Matching oil and fuel filter hours usually indicates that they change them together instead of being cheap and saving on the fuel filter , which can shorten the life of the pump. If an air filter is new ( possible red flag), filthy ( definite red flag). Good job guys

[@m2hmghb]

The best phrase I've heard of when looking at used items is that they look "used but not abused"

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

With the Deere, you don't need to worry about getting dirt in the pin bushings. They're so sloppy, dirt and grit will fall straight out.

[@Stratos53100]

True, Unfortunately that is a sad statement

[@RickP654]

With that much slop, you could feed hog and keep fat for a year. LOL

[@henkoosterhof5947]

Not an headache for the mecanic to get the pins in and out😉😉. Who needs grease? Make the clearence big enough.

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

@@henkoosterhof5947 seizing up isn't going to be an issue I think.

[@McBuggs.]

Easy to lipstick a pig, until u ride em!

[@xX_Skraith_Xx]

It's always more expensive to buy the cheapest option. Thanks for another great video.

[@HeavyMachinesinAction]

Great video! This was very informative! Thank you sir 👍.

[@localcrew]

That 270D undercarriage is textbook “Run to destruction” territory. I figure the pump is bad too. It would have to go cheap - but nothing does anymore.

[@godshammgod6852]

That’s why you just go with case for your first machine and go through all the warranty’s and fees pay for all the good shit just one time and make all that money back in your first 2 years

[@Ray_1990]

Really good info Chris, that's going to help many people out 👍

[@j.a.r.family2576]

The amount of information in this.... GOLDEN.

[@benfitzgerald8736]

Very informative video TY. Any chance you could do a similar video on rubber track machines.

[@SuperIanjohnson]

Great video, guys. Thank you for sharing.

[@terrymcgillicuddy8056]

Thanks for taking the time guys 👍

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Chris !! Great explanation of what to look for on "USED "" equipment !! Guess you got lucky with "BARNEY & the Dozer !! TOO bad "BETTY "" turned into a "PAIN ""!! Have a good week & Thanks again with Mike !!

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Great video Chris. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰

[@heiliner]

Really a good presentation on used excavators.

[@stephenneville7841]

“Even brand new it still has some side to side play” yea. It’s a doosan! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bikerdad63]

I really like these collaboration videos.

[@stevecausey102]

I’m glad to see you made this video. I appreciate it !

[@bobrat]

Excellent tutorial

[@stevenrichardson6793]

Great info for us could be buyers..thanks so much !!!

[@chrisgerry9181]

Thanks for the tips. Good to know.

[@dennis2376]

Thank you, have great day.

[@jamesbreault5762]

Great info Chris👍👍👍👍 thanks

[@SuperMarkbrewer]

Thank you very helpful indeed as I am just about to start looking for one over in the UK. Have you got any advice on makes as there are so many to choose from I know its a bit like a buying a car but could you at least guide me a little please?

[@stephenhunter70]

JOHN oh Deer, 270D has had a Dulux overhaul!

[@WaynesAdventure]

Great video and very informative!!

[@gdotone1]

great video! thanks for the education.

[@tokieikitaipaleti4657]

Thanks bro that was very helpful 👍🏾

[@rackman5111]

That deer looked like a lady I seen walking around the truck stop in Indiana one night her undercarriage was plumed clapped out her teeth where missing and her pins and bushings seemed to be loose 🤪

[@maryschillinger2909]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that was a good one Marc Therrien. 😂😅😆

[@robertkeime4907]

Great video guys

[@breikowski]

Great video, thanks!

[@dennispalmer6007]

In classic cars we call it a 100footer. Looks good at 100 ft.

[@ColbyB-GB94]

Very informative! Thanks my man

[@MikeM100]

Thanks. That was really helpful.

[@World-as-i-c-it]

Nice, thanks, helpful.

[@fredhallett5857]

Great information

[@anthonyraineri5190]

Thank you

[@95thousandroses]

I thought this was going to be one super sarcastic " walk arounds" chris normally does with his buddies. Impressed in how informative it was!

[@tacoenvy]

I love these vids of you and Dirt Perfect together.

[@rjright7373]

The old John Deere Sounded like an old pin ball machine lol. Appreciate all the great videos you guys present. Thanks

[@erikcourtney1834]

DP should have taken that 220 home with the haul truck.

[@mrstevenrowe]

guys need do lot more these ,,what watch for ,,and how day maintain

[@Todd.Roberts]

You would make a good salesman

[@SmithyScotland]

Great camera operator 👍🏻

[@GrubNGas]

Excellent info!

[@wayne735]

Good video by dp and Chris.

[@TheNathan343]

i like these kinda videos when u go to actions and show worn out stuff

[@BeytekinConstructionMachinery]

@0:11 excellent dumpers behind you. And thx for the education and lessons!

[@frankbirkemose4967]

The John deere got the 5 gallon overhaul

[@ajpsawmill4314]

I just bought a new excavator, figured screw it, I don't want any headaches

[@bobgallahan9663]

We do appreciate all the info and tips that Chris, Mike, and Clint shares with us. Thanks guys. It's crazy how much people are asking and paying for pigs with lipstick.

[@jwicker579]

Thanks for the valuable information on used purchases in the used field of heavy equipment 👍

[@terryclement9811]

Thanks for the tour! Good info

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good advice, keep safe and have a great week..

[@randytravis3998]

Great video Chris ,, just so I don't screw up and buy the wrong machine ,, can you buy me one that way it don't hurt my pocket book for 50 years ,, lol .. thank you for giving the high lights on what to look for .. think the one you showed the other day that they still greased might of been the same owner as this fine beast .. I think I would go with the valvo .. or a older machine that predates the gov specs ..

[@sethcawthern3278]

I wish you could see and run the 303e i have for work. Got 1609 hrs and it's 1 off from that 270 deere

[@richardellis3141]

good video, thanks

[@bobbydawson7706]

Great video 👍

[@8power0]

GREAT JOB ,,, I NEVER KNEW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rossnolan2883]

Awesome 👍👍👍

[@AncientHermit]

Fun! 😃Thanks for sharing the video and the experience.😉 Be well Chris.😊

[@hfraat25]

Looks like a lot of good hints. Wonder why they are for sale. Credit recovery maybe

[@LetsGoBrandon-FJB]

andrew camarata will buy that 270d

[@lightfoot9485]

Thank you gentleman for giving us your insight and knowledge!

[@StinkyTeal]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. God bless you.

[@Gettindirty187]

Thanks. I’m hoping to buy one soon this definitely helps.

[@storytimewithkhanlee3146]

thanks

[@stuartlafrancis1371]

Good advice

[@kens.3729]

The Deere 270D is a Prime Example of Why you Don’t Waste 💰putting Make-up on a Pig. 🐷 Go ahead and Enjoy the Ham. 🐖😬👍

[@henkoosterhof5947]

Like to see the difference between candc(trading) and you(user) point of vieuw. There is a guy called i c weld. Does repair jobs on equipment. Some times finds design faults.

[@c.eric.holcomb3652]

You can always polish a turd and put a lot of paint on it but underneath it is still a turd.

[@dawnbradrick6289]

Dawns here ☀️

[@wahbii]

Andrew Camarata would say this is too new

[@helodriver20]

“Ok so I got this busted up excavator. Let’s get to work.”

[@japhethwar]

Camarata is a junk collector.

[@markreetz1001]

That was a very informative video. I never really knew what to look for on used machines. The lessons for the undercarriage were great!

[@jackalopasaurus]

That John Deere reminds me of a saying my friend used to use when checking out a girl across a dark bar. She looks good from far but she's far from good. LOL

[@tomrogers9467]

But the girls all get prettier at closing time!

[@michaelpage9883]

I would much rather see the machine in its original shape than a shiny new paint job. What are they trying to hide is the first question you ask when you see a new paint job.

[@ignacio9552]

I'm always learning something new from Chris.

[@nandi123]

I like these equipment videos but I'm ready for some big fires!

[@greggb1416]

Thank you sir…, I won’t be buying anything much bigger than a rubber tire 4WD tractor, but I love watching your videos…

[@morgansword]

Chris or Mike... I was wondering if Clint would let me use his number to bid on the last one as its got gold in the paint for value and it took a lot of paint and time to polish that turd

[@jaquigreenlees]

Keep DP away from that Deere, it has old floppy and he misses that on the 120.

[@derrickpettit3489]

Good video Chris, that Volvo looked like it was in damn good shape, yeah it sucks that someone will buy that clapped out johnny popper an it's gonna need thousands of dollars of work to even be worth putting in production to make money, that thing is in bad shape, thanks for sharing Chris, good explanation of what to look for, 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@noc8076]

More like $25K

[@derrickpettit3489]

@@noc8076 oh I know, that's y I said thousands! 👍

[@pierceburns9219]

for someone new wants t buy their first exacavtor what make should they get or what make of a exacavtor should i get or think off

[@wendellsmith1964]

Good info, thanks for posting.

[@keithdunlap2701]

Very informative Chris !! Just amazing how bad some people just beat the shit out of those machines, Hell, I'd be ashamed to even try and sale some of those machines, believe i would just junk them or part them out ?? lolol... But, Great as always Man !! Have a Great Evening, and, On too the Next !!

[@FishFind3000]

I’d sell it personally and disclose all its short comings. That’s what I did when I sold my car with 252k miles. It wasn’t perfect and really no one should expect it to be but I did my best to represent it as accurately as possible.

[@gregstone1306]

Owner operator machines are very different from large company cowboy operator machines.

[@arthurirwin8235]

We call that a rattle can rebuild!

[@tomrogers9467]

I’d love to know how a brand new machine ends up in an auction yard!

[@xuser48]

Maybe the dealer went belly up.

[@whobee8868]

Its a repo

[@TheAefril]

The owner couldn't afford the monthly payments, on the loan.

[@Bama1963]

Very informative video, thanks, that last machine was one of those that someone tried to make a silk purse from a sows ear with a little paint

[@brianbabb6666]

Like making chicken salad out of chicken shit.

[@Bama1963]

@@brianbabb6666 😂😂😂👍

[@andysukosd8177]

Great video, really enjoyed this one. Thank you !

[@jackking5567]

Reminds me of the time I spotted a car for sale in a leaflet at a local established garage, a garage that was considered to be a good one. I phoned them up, confirmed it was for sale and said I'd call by later in the week to view if it was still around. Instead of waiting, I decided I had time later that same day to go for a quick look at the car. At the garage I couldn't find anyone and so I wandered around the various parts to the building until finally walking into the workshop. There, in front of me, were 3 men working on a car that looked just like the one they'd advertised - I realised it was that car. I watched as those men hurriedly shoved bodge (bondo?) into large holes in the door sill. After a minute the men turned and smiled at me, thinking I was another worker. I looked them in the eyes, looked at the car and said a few swear words to their faces. I then walked out. Bodging, painting and other cosmetic effects will hide machinery problems. I always buy things that have not been repainted. I need to see damage, to know its history otherwise I walk on by.

[@tomrogers9467]

Used car dealers and politicians both emerged from the same fetid swamp!

[@thomasyerbey337]

Great video Chris 🇺🇲 glad to see DP there

[@walterwaller9784]

You can polish a turd but it’s still a turd. Thanks Chris!!!

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Operator my rear end. Lol God bless

[@Definitelynotyou90]

If I wanted to dig myself a pond I would buy that 270 or one similar then once I’m done just send it back to Ritchie

[@stewiesaidthat]

Didn't Clint say the same machines were selling on auction a year later with 200 more hours and costing an extra 20 grand. For the price to have somebody come in and due a job, you could buy one of these machines, do the work yourself and resell the machine for as much if not more than you payed for the machine as long as nothing breaks on you.

[@Definitelynotyou90]

@@stewiesaidthat idk that was more of a joke

[@stewiesaidthat]

@Your Name the way things are going, it's cheaper to buy a new excavator, do the project yourself, and then sell it for what you paid for it if not more.

[@Definitelynotyou90]

@@stewiesaidthat that’d work

[@carolmirci1233]

Good info. Is that one going home with you?

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

Well you can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig that's what you got there some good makeup artists or play their bid on those machines. 👍👍😀🇨🇦

[@murica3061]

Hey Chris! I want to buy some things off of your store and I wasn't sure if you ship outside the US (Germany). Love your Videos :D always something new to learn ! Hope you have a good day till then.

[@chrisclarke7828]

He said he is not interested, keep your money where the sun dont shine.

[@jacobbrown5553]

I like this style of video!

[@Metalheavenjockeolsson3653]

Nice video =)

[@jeffterhune8573]

Great video, lots of info .

[@nycat7906]

Hey one thing you might want to mention. Which end of the excavator do you dig with and why (tracks facing which way) I seen others on youtube dig backwards.

[@randytravis3998]

he has said it before in other videos about not digging over the drive system ,, in a video he had a mini and had no choice he needed the blade to help hold him in place ..