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Do you know what type of steel they use? I've seen everything from Grade 50 to AR400, which are pretty wildly different in yield strength capacity (AR400 can be 3x the yield strength pf Grade 50)

Sounds like a tricky line to toe. Since new machines have been getting more powerful, have you seen attachments tend to get more heavily built in response? I'd imagine the cost of steel is a barrier there, but wondering if any brands have been really upping their quality the past few years.

LOL I love this -- genuinely an awesome heuristic for vetting welds. Thanks for the reply!

Hey Everyone, I'm interested in hearing about what you all check for when vetting a new attachment. Some answers I've seen so far have been Steel Quality, Weld Quality (full penetration + complete seams), Reinforcement plates at stress points, Common size used for cylinders / seals (for easy /...

I'll reach out to you privately about this, that's an intriguing proposition.

One of my goals is to get a much more comprehensive photo setup in place (Like Carvana's 360 mapping). We're not at that point yet, though, unfortunately. We're based in the US and we currently only ship domestically in the US -- we don't have enough overseas interest to offset the cost of...

This is such an excellent response, seriously thank you for taking the time to write it out. Hose length is something I never considered but will absolutely add to the list of attributes. Your bit about sourcing parts lines up pretty similarly with what cdmccul said as well, I'll have to think...

This is interesting -- marking additional parts as common sizing is something that didn't occur to me but it's a really good idea.

This is excellent information, I appreciate you taking the time to post this. I'll look into classifying the weld quality of attachments; that makes a lot of sense as a mark of reliability.

I agree wholeheartedly. My hunch is that that's quantifiable -- at some point there's an internal decision-making process of "yes, this steel is thick enough" or "yes, this alloy is the grade I need". So what exactly is it that you look at when you physically inspect it? It sounds like the weld...

Yeah, I plan to ask around a bit for sure. Got any recommendations?

Hey everyone, My name's Mike. I run an online retailer for attachments (here to learn, though, not promote) and one of the things I'm interested in doing is setting it up so that shoppers can filter off of the exact types of attributes that make/break an attachment for them. I'm interested...