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<blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 132507" data-attributes="member: 13825"><p>just my 2 cents, , but honestly at this point in time, I don't think, looking for "X" model make", is the game you have to platy</p><p> as your looking for older machines it seems, based on your list of wants!</p><p> and honestly, HOW a machine was used, abused, cared for or not cared for??</p><p>so, what I am saying is, , your going to need to just find what is in your price range NEAR you, and in the best condition!</p><p> as a machine that is OLD< , how it was used and cared for IMO< matters more than what model it is!</p><p> there are folks that LOVE all brands and have great luck with them, and even in all models, there really are not any truly BAD one's, or that I know of!</p><p></p><p>BUT age alone can be an issue on things needing replacing ,, dry hoses, tires, gaskets seals, ALL can go bad on time alone, and they all add up fast in costs to replace, not even counting labor or time to replace!, not to mention wear and tear parts, bushings, pins, and over all condition of machine!</p><p>just limiting to :"X" model,, you may over look a better condition less costly machine that will do all you want!</p><p></p><p>, so again, the machine in the best condition, is the way I would be looking, that and , well, it having the spec's you desire(lift capacity, flow rate and over all weight maybe,)</p><p></p><p> SO< IMO< what you need to do is , it again, look at specs, then , GO look at , and actually RUN the machines in your area, </p><p> and IMO< you have an advantage of having experience in both running machines and repairing things</p><p> so, YOU should be able to weed out the bad , poorly cared or abused one's</p><p> and keep in mind, ALL the machines in the 20-25+ yr old range are getting harder and harder to find parts, MOST OEM"S, have stopped making replacement parts at this point</p><p>, or will soon, as its NOT in there best interest to keep making them(unless there a highly sought after model, this is the norm)</p><p> so just cause parts are available today, doesn;t mean they still will be in 2-5-10 yrs!,</p><p> making one search for parts, be them used or?? and that can be down time or longer down time</p><p></p><p>Not trying to be negative here, just providing food for thought</p><p> I both own and love many OLDER machines, and get the reason so many others do as well</p><p></p><p> but they have there CON's as well as pro's!, and why most that collect OLD machine,s call it mostly a hobby and not, there main tool for the work they need doing!, not saying all do this, but??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbb, post: 132507, member: 13825"] just my 2 cents, , but honestly at this point in time, I don't think, looking for "X" model make", is the game you have to platy as your looking for older machines it seems, based on your list of wants! and honestly, HOW a machine was used, abused, cared for or not cared for?? so, what I am saying is, , your going to need to just find what is in your price range NEAR you, and in the best condition! as a machine that is OLD< , how it was used and cared for IMO< matters more than what model it is! there are folks that LOVE all brands and have great luck with them, and even in all models, there really are not any truly BAD one's, or that I know of! BUT age alone can be an issue on things needing replacing ,, dry hoses, tires, gaskets seals, ALL can go bad on time alone, and they all add up fast in costs to replace, not even counting labor or time to replace!, not to mention wear and tear parts, bushings, pins, and over all condition of machine! just limiting to :"X" model,, you may over look a better condition less costly machine that will do all you want! , so again, the machine in the best condition, is the way I would be looking, that and , well, it having the spec's you desire(lift capacity, flow rate and over all weight maybe,) SO< IMO< what you need to do is , it again, look at specs, then , GO look at , and actually RUN the machines in your area, and IMO< you have an advantage of having experience in both running machines and repairing things so, YOU should be able to weed out the bad , poorly cared or abused one's and keep in mind, ALL the machines in the 20-25+ yr old range are getting harder and harder to find parts, MOST OEM"S, have stopped making replacement parts at this point , or will soon, as its NOT in there best interest to keep making them(unless there a highly sought after model, this is the norm) so just cause parts are available today, doesn;t mean they still will be in 2-5-10 yrs!, making one search for parts, be them used or?? and that can be down time or longer down time Not trying to be negative here, just providing food for thought I both own and love many OLDER machines, and get the reason so many others do as well but they have there CON's as well as pro's!, and why most that collect OLD machine,s call it mostly a hobby and not, there main tool for the work they need doing!, not saying all do this, but?? [/QUOTE]
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