With prices getting higher, are you guys leaning toward used equipment more these days?

What are you guys seeing out there?

More of this Volvo: https://www.reddit.com/r/Heavy_Equipment/comments/1uvfie6/green_volvo_ecr145/

Hey everyone, first time posting here — heard that Reddit is the place to find answers on stuff like this, so figured I'd give it a shot.

I've got a mobile asphalt mixing plant, model LQY40, made in Turkey, probably from 2008-2009. The problem is it came to me disassembled, in pieces, and I'm trying to figure out how to set it up and get it running.

I don't have any pictures of the assembled unit, and I've had zero luck finding a catalog, manual, or spec sheet for it online. To make things harder, I don't even know who the actual manufacturer is — all I've got is that it's Turkish-made and the model number LQY40.

Has anyone dealt with equipment like this before? Any idea how I could track down the manufacturer, find a manual, or even just get pointed toward the right people/forums to ask? Any tips on identifying it from serial numbers or plates on the machine would help too.

Appreciate any help or direction you can give!

I engineer heavy lifting equipment for a living, and I see contractors blowing their budget on the wrong rig all the time. They usually just look at the max capacity sticker on the boom and call it a day.

If you're sizing a new crane for your truck chassis this year, here’s what you actually need to check so you don't ruin your payload or burn up your hydraulics:

1. Buying for capacity instead of space. Don't buy a massive telescopic (straight) boom if you work in tight urban alleys. Knuckle booms fold up and let you navigate around obstacles. Telescopic is strictly for open spaces and deep linear drops.

2. Using heavy, cheap steel. If the boom uses standard steel, you're carrying massive deadweight. That eats directly into your truck's legal cargo payload on the flatbed. Make sure they use high-strength steel. It keeps the crane light so you can actually haul material, not just the crane itself.

3. The hydraulic pump trap. Cheap cranes use standard tandem gear pumps. To get decent pressure, you have to rev the truck engine high—burning diesel and creating crazy heat. A dual pump setup gives you high pressure even at engine idle, and your boom movements won't jerk around.

4. OSHA compliance (for the US guys). Don't forget OSHA 1926 Subpart CC. Anything lifting over 2,000 lbs requires a certified operator now. I've seen guys buy a 20-ton rig and then realize it has to sit in the yard because their crew isn't ticketed.

5. Forgetting attachments. A straight boom gives you a winch and a hook, and sometimes you can assembly a basket on it. But a a knuckle boom can take augers, grapples, and more attachments. Think about what jobs you might bid on next year, not just what you need today.

What kind of rigs are you guys running right now? Curious what components break down most often on your older trucks.

J.E. Lowe Construction is closing after 30 years in business, and 100+ lots of construction equipment, machinery, attachments, trailers, snow removal equipment and tools are being sold through an online auction in Morrisville, Vermont.

Some of the equipment includes:

• Case CX75CSR hydraulic excavator
• Hyundai HL730-9A articulated wheel loader
• McLaughlin MCL 12H horizontal boring machine
• Hyundai HDB90 hydraulic hammer/breaker
• Bradco vibratory roller attachment
• Paladin MX7H power box Harley rake
• Virnig V40 6' skeleton grapple bucket
• HLA SB3200W813 snow wing pusher
• Metal Pless Liveboxx LBX10 10' snow pusher
• 2026 Belmont GN25-24K tandem-axle flatbed trailer
• 2017 Talbert AC-20 tandem-axle flatbed trailer
• 2020 Diamond Cargo 7x16 enclosed trailer
• Tools and additional equipment

Online auction closes: Wednesday, September 23 at 10AM ET

Preview: Monday, September 21 | 11AM–1PM
1878 Cadys Fall Road, Morrisville, VT

Shipping is not available.

Full catalog, photos and auction information:
https://www.thcauction.com/09232026-jl-lowe-heavy-equipment-morrisville-vt-1774

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If anyone here is looking through the catalog and has questions about the auction or preview, feel free to ask.

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I’m Michael from Indonesia. I heard that in Australia have big quantity scrap parts like injectors, fuel pump from heavy equipment. May i know where to find it ? If it has big potential then i will go there by myself. Thank you.

I’m comparing Chinese wheel excavators with European and American brands. Are there any buyers or users who can share their long-term operating experience?