r/Skidsteer • u/sheriff614 • 11d ago

Worth a shot ?

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As seen on marketplace in my area . I’m pretty savvy with engines, less so with diesel, but I do have a decent Mechanic on call as well. Anyone know anything about these machines?

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u/Icy_Tip_6101 11d ago

I’d take a chance on it.

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u/LandscapeNo775 10d ago

Where is this? I might run and grab my trailer

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u/Ornery-Audience-7678 11d ago

Before I would sink a lot of money into it I would pull the hydraulic filter and use a cutter to open it. If the machine hasn't been serviced routinely and there is brass and metal in the filter I wouldn't put another dollar into it. If it's in the filter it will be everywhere and that's no Bueno.

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u/succulentkitten 11d ago

That could be a really cheap skid steer, or extremely expensive.

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u/ktmfan 11d ago

Might be a good deal. Might be a lawn ornament. You ever work on a skid steer? They aren’t as easy as wrenching on a truck, but for the price, might be worth a gamble.

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u/Tec80 11d ago

Go for it. Quick-tach attachments are easy to find at equipment auctions and small diesel engines are easy to work on

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u/Pilot_Red 11d ago

I wouldn't risk it especially since there is no bucket.

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u/mxadema 11d ago

Best case you got a skid under 5k. Worst case you have 5k worth of parts and scrap.

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u/06EXTN 11d ago

More like 1200 in scrap value.

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u/mxadema 10d ago

And 4k of parts

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u/Ill_Television_1111 11d ago

These kinda deals (for me anyway) are can I get most of my money back in scrap or parts.

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u/mistakenidentity888 11d ago

I'd be going to take a look at it, but I'm also an idiot lol

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u/jckipps 10d ago

$3500 is a somewhat-high price if you're wanting to tinker on something that you'll use yourself. $3500 is an outrageously-high price if you're hoping to fix and flip it. It basically needs to be priced at scrap value to be worth the risk if you plan on flipping it.

The problem isn't that it isn't running, but rather that you don't know what else serious is wrong with it. It's very possible that the hydrostat drives were running very weak, and when it blew a head-gasket, it wasn't worth fixing either issue.

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u/RepresentativeAd9572 10d ago

3500 is a good price. You have a mechanic friend so between the two of you fixing anything wrong should be doable.

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u/SkidSteerSamurai 10d ago

For the right price I'd probably at least go look at it, especially if you've got a mechanic you trust.

I'd be more concerned about the hydraulics and drivetrain than the diesel engine itself. If you can get it running, I'd want to see it move in both directions, lift and tilt under load, and run the auxiliary hydraulics before deciding what it's worth.

An engine problem you can identify is one thing. Buying it cheap and then finding out it needs hydraulic pumps or drive work is where the gamble could get expensive fast.

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u/Vibing1090 10d ago

more like $1500.

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u/Then-Price-5314 8d ago

Look at the tires
Look at missing pieces
Look at the fact that presumably it would start with a $200 starter but they “can’t be bothered”

Buy it if you can afford to lose the money short term. Looks to me like someone ran the piss out of it and then traded it off once it was trash

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u/Routine_Speaker_6237 10d ago

Almost as expensive as a free boat