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<blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 132089" data-attributes="member: 13825"><p>a machine sitting for 4 yrs is not that bad a deals, under normal circumstances,</p><p> BUT like all things there are exceptions to things, as in if it was parked in extreme</p><p>heat and direct sunlight, which I honestly doubt it was,a s if he cared for it, he would have most likely parked it some place good for the machine</p><p></p><p>I have owned and been about machines that sat for decades and were FINE to use, , YES they could have used some TLC< but they still started and ran and got used when needed and parked again(had a old 1950's Cat d 4 dozer loader that sat for 30+ yrs, used it to move a few ton of fill, into a pond dam that busted from heavy rains, about 20+ hrs worth of use, and parked it, then restarted it 10 yrs later when I sold it as an example, </p><p>NO hoses were bad/leaked, many sure looked rough though, HAHA! </p><p>my 1940's IH tractor sat for over 30 yrs, and then got regular use for food plots, again no major issues, just fresh fluids and new battery, and ran up a several hundred trouble free hours, till one tire got a hole torn in it, they were starting to dry rot at this point, but were most likely from the 60's, so time for new ones</p><p> old and parked doesn't mean BAD or a lost cause big money pit</p><p> a lot has to do with care during the use it has seen and again where parked!</p><p></p><p> Modern hoses are good for a long time, unless again parked in and exposed expresses , which few are</p><p></p><p> fluids, ? again, unless water got in them, sitting for 4 yrs not a big deal</p><p></p><p> paint, rust?</p><p> it happens, but most HD machinery like skid steers have rather robust metal to handle rust for a long time before its a big issue</p><p></p><p> then biggest concern here IMO< would be from possible mouse damage, and that can happen from being parked over night or a week or a month or yrs, it can happen any time</p><p></p><p>But normal parking of a machine for longer periods of time would not be that big a deal IMO, all the more so at just 4 yrs</p><p></p><p> If you have major fear of things, a pretty easy way to resolve the fear would be , hire a mobile heavy equipment repair guy to come and evaluate the machine, if you DON"T feel your up to doing so yourself</p><p> getting a good once over on it will tell you if you have reason to worry or not IMO</p><p> but IMO< 4 yrs parked is not a big deal at all, nor something that would make me not want it</p><p> hell, just trying to find a GOOD condition, well cared for low hour one owner machine period is HARD enough to find these days, , all the more so knowing the story behind the machine isn't BS< even harder!</p><p>SO, IMO<</p><p> this sounds more like a win to me than a worry!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbb, post: 132089, member: 13825"] a machine sitting for 4 yrs is not that bad a deals, under normal circumstances, BUT like all things there are exceptions to things, as in if it was parked in extreme heat and direct sunlight, which I honestly doubt it was,a s if he cared for it, he would have most likely parked it some place good for the machine I have owned and been about machines that sat for decades and were FINE to use, , YES they could have used some TLC< but they still started and ran and got used when needed and parked again(had a old 1950's Cat d 4 dozer loader that sat for 30+ yrs, used it to move a few ton of fill, into a pond dam that busted from heavy rains, about 20+ hrs worth of use, and parked it, then restarted it 10 yrs later when I sold it as an example, NO hoses were bad/leaked, many sure looked rough though, HAHA! my 1940's IH tractor sat for over 30 yrs, and then got regular use for food plots, again no major issues, just fresh fluids and new battery, and ran up a several hundred trouble free hours, till one tire got a hole torn in it, they were starting to dry rot at this point, but were most likely from the 60's, so time for new ones old and parked doesn't mean BAD or a lost cause big money pit a lot has to do with care during the use it has seen and again where parked! Modern hoses are good for a long time, unless again parked in and exposed expresses , which few are fluids, ? again, unless water got in them, sitting for 4 yrs not a big deal paint, rust? it happens, but most HD machinery like skid steers have rather robust metal to handle rust for a long time before its a big issue then biggest concern here IMO< would be from possible mouse damage, and that can happen from being parked over night or a week or a month or yrs, it can happen any time But normal parking of a machine for longer periods of time would not be that big a deal IMO, all the more so at just 4 yrs If you have major fear of things, a pretty easy way to resolve the fear would be , hire a mobile heavy equipment repair guy to come and evaluate the machine, if you DON"T feel your up to doing so yourself getting a good once over on it will tell you if you have reason to worry or not IMO but IMO< 4 yrs parked is not a big deal at all, nor something that would make me not want it hell, just trying to find a GOOD condition, well cared for low hour one owner machine period is HARD enough to find these days, , all the more so knowing the story behind the machine isn't BS< even harder! SO, IMO< this sounds more like a win to me than a worry! [/QUOTE]
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