Solid advice. Right now, that is the plan. Work out a purchase deal with a rent to own built in so I can log a few hundred hours on it as a test. I do see what you mean about holding value as the used 2023 they have with 1200 hours is almost half price of new.
On the crane side of SANY, how are they holding up 8,000hr and beyond? Hydraulics, undercarriage, and electronics all living about the same lifespan as the more established brands?
What happens with most of the sany cranes is this: they get purchased for a project, because they are so cheap compared to first world equipment. Bean counters see dollars saved.
Half way through the project, there's usually problems, and the job isn't happy with the cheap crane. They rent something else, or baby it to the end of the project ( typically 1 year or less).
They go to unload it at the end of the project, and it sells for little of nothing, mostly going back to a third world buyer. Because no one wants it domestically.
In the crane work, the liability is so large, no one wants to take a used crane from questionable quality control, and push it to chart. It's just not worth the risk.
No way would I want to count on a sany for a six year project. If this was a road bridge build or wind farm 6 month to one year, I guess if that's a risk you want to take- it wouldn't be my choice.
They don't use them in China for six years. They use them for a year or two and send them to bangledesh or Africa.
The first two years might be okay, but I think it's going to be a heap of **** for the last 3-4 years of your project.
