I Went To Purchase A New Mini-Excavator And This Happened.....

[D&D]

You’re right. That machine is brand new. Even the rocks wedged in the tracks are brand new. Spotless

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That didn't come off their Faulkner lot, the clay would have been red

 

[LittleBill21]

OP is going to be DEVASTATED when he see's the number of scratch's he gets when he digs with the bucket on the first scoop

 

[4570Man]

Thanks for pointing this out. My last name is not Kubota, and I don't make excavators, so I am not familiar with every part. I thought this was a thick metal part that had somehow gotten mangled.

The hours are the big issue, though. Used is used.

It’s a flexible insulation material. They all look like that. I’m guessing the machine idled on the lot a couple hours. I see zero evidence to support that machine has dug any dirt definitely not for 7 hours.

 

[5030]

I've always been a nal about my equipment but everything gets scratched in use. So the mini ex had some dirt on it, big deal and 7.1 hours could be from moving it around in the lot and/or pre servicing it. No such thing as a virgin machine that I'm aware of.

 

[ultrarunner]

Zero hours and 7 hours would raise at least a question in my mind.

Everyone agreeing to cancel the transaction seems to be the best outcome.

At the car dealership management was very strict with the new inventory… used inventory no problem making a parts run or going to pick up something to eat… the thought was getting a little run time is a plus.

 

[LittleBill21]

This post will be even funnier, if the OP lives on a dirt road, and 90% of this was picked up on the trailer ride over. LOL

 

[D&D]

I've always been a nal about my equipment but everything gets scratched in use. So the mini ex had some dirt on it, big deal and 7.1 hours could be from moving it around in the lot and/or pre servicing it. No such thing as a virgin machine that I'm aware of.

If it came from Bayside, they have 3 locations. I'm betting his "brand new 0 hour" is still in Faulkner and the one that was dropped (7.1 hours) came from Upper Marlboro.
The "dealer" does not have a 36 year history. Hugh C. Gardiner sold to Bayside (automotive dealership) around March 2022. The Gardiners that still work there are considered employees.

 

[MattB4]

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I've already located another machine 120 miles away.. I actually got a better deal not that it really matters.. So I'm confident everything will end up just fine..

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Good. Do due diligence and check it out. 120 miles away is practically next door so that or inclement weather should be no excuse.

Trust but verify -R Reagan

 

[DarkBlack]

Nothing is gouged below air cleaner that’s a flexible heat shield / blanket

Ok. I thought it was steel. That’s why I posed it as a question. I’m not familiar with that particular part

 

[garry1p]

It seems strange, why would a new one ship without the bucket?
The original dealer my have rented it out and the bucket looked used.

For me the 7 hours would not be a problem, but I would have looked over the machine even before the bucket arrived.

I would be upset with the dealer for delivering a machine without cleaning it up new or used.