On buying used

Dr_Zinj · Oct 21, 2011

I'm looking at some used 2008 bobcat ct230s with FELs.

They're rental units, with about 450 and 650 hrs respectively. New, they'd be asking about 22000. These are priced 19500 and 16000 respectively.

I know rentals have a habit of being used hard, and put away wet. Those asking prices seem high for being over 3 years old and the hours on them.

Thougths?

nybirdman · Oct 21, 2011

I wouldn't touch a rental with a ten yard stick.These are too close to new in price.

flusher · Oct 21, 2011

Dr_Zinj said:
I'm looking at some used 2008 bobcat ct230s with FELs.

They're rental units, with about 450 and 650 hrs respectively. New, they'd be asking about 22000. These are priced 19500 and 16000 respectively.

I know rentals have a habit of being used hard, and put away wet. Those asking prices seem high for being over 3 years old and the hours on them.

Thougths?

30hp (engine) Korean tractor--$22000 new? Way, way overpriced.
My 2008 Mahindra 5525 (54 hp engine) with a 6-ft wide FEL cost about $17500 new.

That rental guy is trolling for suckers.

sweep · Oct 21, 2011

nybirdman said:
I wouldn't touch a rental with a ten yard stick..

This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

hrcarver · Oct 21, 2011

nybirdman said:
I wouldn't touch a rental with a ten yard stick.These are too close to new in price.

It's pretty hard to hurt a tractor. The prices do seem high though. Rental tractors are not run any harder than purchased tractors IMO. Either it will pull whatever you hook it to, or it will not. No way to really harm a tractor with the exception of drowning it.

mcd176 · Oct 21, 2011

The Bobcats seem to be nice tractors but I agree with the others those are high prices!

RoyJackson · Oct 21, 2011

hrcarver said:
It's pretty hard to hurt a tractor. The prices do seem high though. Rental tractors are not run any harder than purchased tractors IMO. Either it will pull whatever you hook it to, or it will not. No way to really harm a tractor with the exception of drowning it.

You haven't been around tractors long, have you?

Seriously, some folks just don't care about other's property...or don't know enough when to back off.
However, I would think rental companies maintain their equipment reasonably well (can't rent nonfunctioning equipment).

Still, as the other guys wrote...prices are a bit high.

BTW, that doesn't mean I'm opposed to buying used...but you need to go about 5 year old machines to start seeing good deals.

tcreeley · Oct 21, 2011

2008 BOBCAT CT230 Compact Tractors
$11,000.00 + 2,700 for FEL.

2008 BOBCAT CT230 for sale in Tallmadge, Ohio - EquipmentTraderOnline.com

I don't know as I would buy on line- but I think your rental tractors are over priced.
Good luck.

16000 in my area will buy a new 29hp LS tractor with FEL.

Dr_Zinj · Oct 21, 2011

Roy has that right.

Like I've said before, I spent 22 years in USAF Vehicle Maintenance; and let me tell you, having 3 shifts of young guys hopping on and off industrial tractors hauling Aerospace Ground Equipment on the flightline; or 1 or 2 shifts of civil engineers hopping on and off agricultural tractors doing roads and grounds work beats the holy **** out of a tractor fast. If I remember correctly, AF estimates tractor maximum life expectancies to be 13 to 15 years under those conditions. And what usually gets dumped on DRMO for disposal wouldn't even make a decent boat anchor.

Rentals might not be used that badly; but then again, the customers don't have to worry about non-judicial punishment for breaking them either.