What to Look before Getting Earthmoving Equipment


For ground mining above, earth movers are utilized regularly to carry loose soil and earth from one location to another. Earth movers play an vital role in the mining industry because the equipment is specifically designed to work on large earth-moving and mining projects for a faster and more practical process. Used for digging, pushing and transporting the earth, they require the specialized skills of an operator. Major mining corporations, operators, contractors and insolvency firms often require a fast sale of their assets, including their earth moving and mobile plant machinery. They will often turn to earthmoving auctions to facilitate the quickest and most efficient sale. This means that the buyer stands to make a great savings. The condition of machinery at earthmoving auction varies. It might be ‘as new’ or it most probably will be ‘used’. Surplus equipment and a wide range of accessories are commonly sold. It’s a mixed bag that is often dependent on the economic environment of the time and motivation of the vendor to sell. The range of equipment available at earthmoving auctions are mind blowing. This machinery is available to the highest bidder, irrespective of whether they represent public or private enterprise.

Appearance: Paint, cosmetics, or field modifications can either enhance or greatly depreciate the value of the unit. 

How the unit equipped is: Regardless of the machine or application, how the unit is equipped can significantly affect its value. The equipment’s configurations need to be considered when determining resale value as it can vary unit to unit. 

Mechanical/Operational condition: Check to see if there are any leaks, if the engine operates and sounds correct, if the transmission shifts through all gears and directions, if the overall power appears to be normal, if there are any known problems or defects and others. 

Age: This determines value based on buyer preference for the year model which newer or updated models vs. the past year model. 

Hour meter: Helps to determines usage, frame life, component life and others.

Attachments and attachment condition: The attachment condition can enhance or adversely affect the trade value. For instance, a common attachment for a skid steer or multi terrain Loader is a bucket. The ground engaging wear items such as the teeth, cutting edge, and the bucket floor are areas that determine the bucket condition. Regardless of the attachment, it must be in usable and working order.

Maintenance practice: Proof of maintenance enhance value regardless of age or hours.  Maintenance records, though not always reviewed in detail, provide a warm fuzzy feeling to a buyer.

Earth movers are heavy mining equipment that the industry would struggle to survive without and work hand in hand with bulldozers. Earth movers are normally used for removing overburden or waste material, which enables the excavators to remove the material or mineral of interest. Bulldozers are used to move this overburden material around to create a working surface for other equipment such as haul trucks and excavators. Every item is sold to the highest bidder on earthmoving auction day, with no minimum bids or reserve prices. Bid on earthmoving auctions with confidence knowing buyers set the prices, not sellers, on new and used equipment.

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