Hi there, I have been offered the chance to buy a hitachi ex135 year 2002.
The machine has had one company own it from new and they are very particular and look after their equipment very well.
The machine will of been regularly serviced and will of had any parts or attention it has ever needed and is in very clean and tidy condition with only ever having one or two careful drivers am never hired out as self drive.
In the last 2 years it has had upwards of £7k spent on it in a pump recondition new undercarriage and a new twinlock quick hitch installed for new contract.
The machine has done around 14k hours so my question is how woul you evaluate the hours against the knowledge that I know the machine has wanted for nothing and has been very well looked after and is only being replaced as the new contract warrants a new machine. Would the hours put you off buying it or would you disregard the hours as many main components have been reconditioned and the machine has been looked after by H&M Plant (main hitachi dealer) Any comments am thoughts would be welcomed
Thanks Chris (Cardie)
The machine has had one company own it from new and they are very particular and look after their equipment very well.
The machine will of been regularly serviced and will of had any parts or attention it has ever needed and is in very clean and tidy condition with only ever having one or two careful drivers am never hired out as self drive.
In the last 2 years it has had upwards of £7k spent on it in a pump recondition new undercarriage and a new twinlock quick hitch installed for new contract.
The machine has done around 14k hours so my question is how woul you evaluate the hours against the knowledge that I know the machine has wanted for nothing and has been very well looked after and is only being replaced as the new contract warrants a new machine. Would the hours put you off buying it or would you disregard the hours as many main components have been reconditioned and the machine has been looked after by H&M Plant (main hitachi dealer) Any comments am thoughts would be welcomed
Thanks Chris (Cardie)