The best phrase I've heard of when looking at used items is that they look "used but not abused"

Just to add to the list; I always check the air filters, hours on fuel and oil filters among a few other things. Matching oil and fuel filter hours usually indicates that they change them together instead of being cheap and saving on the fuel filter , which can shorten the life of the pump. If an air filter is new ( possible red flag), filthy ( definite red flag). Good job guys

With the Deere, you don't need to worry about getting dirt in the pin bushings. They're so sloppy, dirt and grit will fall straight out.

It's always more expensive to buy the cheapest option. Thanks for another great video.

Great video! This was very informative! Thank you sir 👍.

“Even brand new it still has some side to side play” yea. It’s a doosan! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The amount of information in this.... GOLDEN.

That 270D undercarriage is textbook “Run to destruction” territory. I figure the pump is bad too. It would have to go cheap - but nothing does anymore.

Really good info Chris, that's going to help many people out 👍

@0:11 excellent dumpers behind you. And thx for the education and lessons!

I thought this was going to be one super sarcastic " walk arounds" chris normally does with his buddies. Impressed in how informative it was!

I really like these collaboration videos.

Really a good presentation on used excavators.

I’m glad to see you made this video. I appreciate it !

Great video, guys. Thank you for sharing.

Great video Chris. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰

Thanks for taking the time guys 👍

Excellent tutorial

Great info for us could be buyers..thanks so much !!!

In classic cars we call it a 100footer. Looks good at 100 ft.

That deer looked like a lady I seen walking around the truck stop in Indiana one night her undercarriage was plumed clapped out her teeth where missing and her pins and bushings seemed to be loose 🤪

Great info Chris👍👍👍👍 thanks

We do appreciate all the info and tips that Chris, Mike, and Clint shares with us. Thanks guys. It's crazy how much people are asking and paying for pigs with lipstick.

Thank you, have great day.

Great video guys

I just bought a new excavator, figured screw it, I don't want any headaches

andrew camarata will buy that 270d

Hey Chris !! Great explanation of what to look for on "USED "" equipment !! Guess you got lucky with "BARNEY & the Dozer !! TOO bad "BETTY "" turned into a "PAIN ""!! Have a good week & Thanks again with Mike !!

You would make a good salesman

for someone with a small farm who needs to pull stumps that probably deere aint to bad

great video! thanks for the education.

Thank you

Thanks for the tips. Good to know.

Thanks for the valuable information on used purchases in the used field of heavy equipment 👍

Very informative video TY. Any chance you could do a similar video on rubber track machines.

I love these vids of you and Dirt Perfect together.

JOHN oh Deer, 270D has had a Dulux overhaul!

Great video and very informative!!

Nice, thanks, helpful.

Great video, thanks!

Andrew Camarata would say this is too new

Thanks bro that was very helpful 👍🏾

Thanks for the tour! Good info

Very informative! Thanks my man

Good video by dp and Chris.

Great information

Thanks. That was really helpful.

Fun! 😃Thanks for sharing the video and the experience.😉 Be well Chris.😊

The old John Deere Sounded like an old pin ball machine lol. Appreciate all the great videos you guys present. Thanks

...good advice, keep safe and have a great week..

Great camera operator 👍🏻

Thank you gentleman for giving us your insight and knowledge!

I'm always learning something new from Chris.

Dawns here ☀️

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. God bless you.

The John deere got the 5 gallon overhaul

Thanks. I’m hoping to buy one soon this definitely helps.

Excellent info!

That was a very informative video. I never really knew what to look for on used machines. The lessons for the undercarriage were great!

Thank you very helpful indeed as I am just about to start looking for one over in the UK. Have you got any advice on makes as there are so many to choose from I know its a bit like a buying a car but could you at least guide me a little please?

Between this and the pointers on auction buying from Clint, this has been a pretty educational week on my KZfaq feed.

DP should have taken that 220 home with the haul truck.

I don't have the budget for equipment like that, but the education I just received is excellent. Thank you for pointing out potential problems, great information.

Great video Chris 🇺🇲 glad to see DP there

You can always polish a turd and put a lot of paint on it but underneath it is still a turd.

guys need do lot more these ,,what watch for ,,and how day maintain

thanks

Awesome 👍👍👍

Like to see the difference between candc(trading) and you(user) point of vieuw. There is a guy called i c weld. Does repair jobs on equipment. Some times finds design faults.

i like these kinda videos when u go to actions and show worn out stuff

GREAT JOB ,,, I NEVER KNEW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Deere 270D is a Prime Example of Why you Don’t Waste 💰putting Make-up on a Pig. 🐷 Go ahead and Enjoy the Ham. 🐖😬👍

That John Deere reminds me of a saying my friend used to use when checking out a girl across a dark bar. She looks good from far but she's far from good. LOL

good video, thanks

Nice informative upload Chris and DP 👍🏻

Good info, thanks for posting.

Great video 👍

i'm in the process of buying my first excavator, this is sooo helpful. Thank you good sir!!

Good advice

Well you can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig that's what you got there some good makeup artists or play their bid on those machines. 👍👍😀🇨🇦

Good stuff, thanks for taking a few minutes to demonstrate.

Great video, lots of info .

Thank you sir…, I won’t be buying anything much bigger than a rubber tire 4WD tractor, but I love watching your videos…

I like this style of video!

Great video, really enjoyed this one. Thank you !

We call that a rattle can rebuild!

Chris thanks to you and Mike for taking time and pointing out a few things to look at. When I bought a dozer years ago I spent hours researching what to look for.

So many people out there (like myself) that need this kind of advice. I bought my first excavator 6 months after I started watching your channel haha

I'm guessing DP bought the Deere. That floppy bucket had his name on it.

You can polish a turd but it’s still a turd. Thanks Chris!!!

Very informative video, thanks, that last machine was one of those that someone tried to make a silk purse from a sows ear with a little paint

Great video Chris ,, just so I don't screw up and buy the wrong machine ,, can you buy me one that way it don't hurt my pocket book for 50 years ,, lol .. thank you for giving the high lights on what to look for .. think the one you showed the other day that they still greased might of been the same owner as this fine beast .. I think I would go with the valvo .. or a older machine that predates the gov specs ..

Been looking at a bunch of excavators and really appreciate this!

Good video Chris, that Volvo looked like it was in damn good shape, yeah it sucks that someone will buy that clapped out johnny popper an it's gonna need thousands of dollars of work to even be worth putting in production to make money, that thing is in bad shape, thanks for sharing Chris, good explanation of what to look for, 🇺🇸🇺🇸

I’d love to know how a brand new machine ends up in an auction yard!

Great idea for a series. Maybe Dozers next?

I would much rather see the machine in its original shape than a shiny new paint job. What are they trying to hide is the first question you ask when you see a new paint job.

Looks like a lot of good hints. Wonder why they are for sale. Credit recovery maybe

You aint seen nothing. I bought a Hydromac H95 in 2018. Ancient Italian machine that no one has ever heard of. Put into production in 1962 6 Cylinder Perkins engine Has clearly had 3 re-paints. Had to get 1 idler ram re conditioned. Dipper ram and cylinder were both scoured, replaced seals rather than having them rebuilt. Boom ram is leaking, must be scoured too. Burned out starter, bought a new one. Battery does not charge, fault in electronics somewhere. One frost plug missing, random piece of timber bunged in instead. Exhaust gone, replaced with gutter pipe. Hydraulic oil was well below level, I drained 3 20 gallon drums out of it and replaced with 7 Still needs more Grease nipples in tracks are not the same as each other, one has to be slightly screwed out to work Not the original cab, "new" one has more Perspex than glass and a right hand door (?) Overflow pipe into the hydraulic oil tank was broken, fixed with hose and jubilee clips. Bucket sway? The "Pins" holding the bucket are pieces of old hydraulic rams. Rotation creaks when stopped. Only one boom ram, struggles to lift weights that similar sized machines with two rams would lift. Mechanical joysticks, need greasing regularly. Return filter to hydraulic oil tank was FULL of metal. Long magnet in tank looked like a caterpillar with all the metal on it. Tracking has very little power. Drinks water. But I bought a 17 tonne machine for €2,500. Beat that.

Great video 👍👍 most people have no idea what to look for.