Fredrik
Silver Member
- Joined
- May 21, 2023
- Messages
- 125
- Location
- Piedmont of Virginia
- Tractor
- Kubota 3300su, Terramite T5C , Custom Band mill,TTI 3B chain slab mill , Kat 12 mini , Snort 2-ton custom mini ex
The Co. I'm getting it from is SDYD in Shangdong . They are a subsidiary of SAAO, who make much heavier machines. When I first got in touch with them most of the office must have been out sick because I got one of their engineers. The more I told him what I wanted the more interested he got. Remember though that none of these Co's. make a lot of their own parts.You need buckets , go see the bucket man, need slewing motors , see that man etc. What Mr Goa did for me was listen , take notes , shop around and offer suggestions . Many parts or suggestions I rejected. So he tried again. I ended up with about 90% of what I wanted . I spent way to many hours on this ( according to my wife ) because I had to communicate with him during engineers hours not salesman hours. This is a one off machine and I think only 8% of their market is to the USA. They have asked me for monthly reports on wear and tear and asked I collect others im put as to build quality, ease of use, etc. We shall see what we shall see. Worst case , I blew 15 grand, best case , a better cheap digger enters the market.. They did offer to put me up in a hotel, gratis, to view the factory, but I had to pay for the flight.23 hours of airports and flying sounds like purgatory but who knows ..................
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