Hello All. Hoping to get some opinions. Just ran across a guy looking to sell his Bobcat S250. It looks immaculate,no bumps or scrapes on the original paint at all. Cylinders look new. It has a brand new cab installed by the local dealer, no heat, 2 speed. He says it was parked in a green house running a soil strainer for nearly all it's life. It has 7000 hours and looks better than most machines I've seen with 500 hours! He's asking $15,000 for it. Input? Thanks
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That's a lot of hours. The hydraulics can easily handle that mount of hours, but the engines i thought only did around the 6,000 mark before they start getting a little lazy.
If it starts from stone cold easily, the engine would seem to be in pretty good shape.
If it starts from stone cold easily, the engine would seem to be in pretty good shape.
That's kinda what i was figuring. I mean this machine is clean, and i just ran into the guy, he had just been out grading his property with it, the engine was still warm, and not a drop of fluid leaking anywhere
The number the hours don't mean as much as what the hours where like. Depending, 7000 wouldn't scare me at all. I have a farm with 20,000 plus on several S250s What I'm wondering is why was the cab replaced. It rolled hard or had something heavy dropped on it.
Nope the guy put a cab enclosure kit, no heat, cab is actually original. Said he did it to keep the dust out. I saw the acre he was grading, and it was dry as can be, seemed like just powder. Plus I saw another skid they had there, with no cab and the inner cab was just coated in the stuff. He says he just got tired of coughing and hacking all day. I'm inclined to believe him.
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Is he planning on replacing the machine with something else to run the soil strainer? Or getting out of the business perhaps? My curiosity would be what his future plans are, which would give you a idea why he is getting rid of the machine. If he is trading up for another, the dealer isnt offering him much which could lead to a better price for you. You can check on www.tractorhouse.com, and find the skidsteer section, then the bobcat section, then click on the s250's to get a idea what used models are selling for. Good luck
This guy is the second owner, but got the machine from the local dealer. Machine has all the dealer decals on it. Guy got the story about the strainer from them, where the machine was bought new. Gave me the VIN and told me to go talk to the dealer, and that they would know the machine. Haven't had a chance to do that, and kinda wanted an unbiased opinion first.
Not sure of the vintage of your S250. The first ones had Duetze engines. Monster,work horses. But, The're oil cooled(no antifreeze), not a problem with regular sevice. The engine timing(crankshaft, camshaft), is belt driven, which requires belt/ tensioner changes at intervals. If it doesn't get checked/changed, could change that timing, which would cause bent push rods........ Lift the hood/ the cab. When was the hyd filter changed last.Is there any oil laying on either side of the chain case? This is the nickle and dime part of buying a used machine. Anybody can repaint/ wash the engine compartment and make it look good.
Thanks Biggie Im gonna walk away from this machine. My budget says i gotta have higher hours on a machine, but i think i can find something clean and tight in the 3000 hour range.
