Excavator Buying Guide and Market Advice

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Buying a new Mini Excavator

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The conversation shifts to advice for individuals looking to purchase an excavator. Corey explains the importance of considering the intended use and weight for transport, differentiating between minimal tail swing (KX series) and zero tail swing (U series) models. He discusses the horsepower differences and the trade-offs, advising that higher horsepower is not always better if it means reduced breakout force for the machine's weight. The creator shares negative experiences with auction purchases, noting that machines often have concealed damage or cosmetic cover-ups. Both agree on the value of buying from reputable sources, especially for used equipment, highlighting that fleet sales from organizations like municipalities often come with thorough maintenance records and inspections. They also discuss the financial implications of choosing between hydraulic and mechanical thumbs, suggesting mechanical options can save money if not used frequently. Corey concludes by encouraging potential buyers to call McFarlane's directly for honest advice.

Goal: Provide comprehensive advice for potential excavator buyers.

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change I mean for goodness sakes when you can take a piece of equipment like this and change a battery out in probably less than five minutes I mean that's that's good maintenance um so all Kubota equipment is going to have stickers on the sides of them um that are going to show you know like so this one's going to be greasing Point uh we have another one on this machine that's going to give us the ability to uh where it's going to kind of give us that like daily operation it kind of works you through what they want you to grease what they want you to make correct what I haven't showed you yet is the Kubota Kubota app my Kubota app um so one of the really neat things that they're doing with the my Kubota app um is the new machines are actually coming out with uh telematics you could actually put telematics on this machine but outside of the telematics if we scan a unit here so I have a bunch of units on here right now that are going to have different telematics but if I want to go to add your equipment right here I'm going to go to add machine so now it brings up my my phone here so we're going to scan a QR code on this machine so underneath the the VIN number here we're going to go ahead and capture this but now anybody on YouTube can add my machine to them absolutely the the good thing is is because this machine doesn't have telematics it's we're not allowing somebody to be able to access into your telematics account okay and even if it was it would be particular to your email your password thing like that for them to be able to add that unit for telematics wise okay but what's really cool is it gives you fault code lookups um so before you call somebody you can just type in your fault code it'll tell you exactly what that fault code is maybe it's just water fuel separator you just gotta you know dump that out and you're back good to go it's going to give you track maintenance stuff on how many hour readings and when you need to be able to do that stuff it's going to give you manuals so all your manual now is digital so like diesel particulate filter on this one it's going to give you a walk through video how to go through like that deaf reset or not def reset but uh emissions reset sequence on that machine what is the what is the horsepower on this unit this one's going to be 40 horsepower Okay so and it runs a Kubota Kubota diesel engine you bought a diesel engine okay and then uh same as all Kubota construction equipment it's hydraulic over hydraulic…

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