Ever wonder what happens to old heavy equipment that would cost too much to fix?

[markba633csi]

Dung beetles all over the world are tuning in to see how it's done
Are those solid rubber tires? They look like they have seen much better days
Curious to see what they do to fix it if one splits in half.. melt it back together?

I'm guessing the cost of the set of new tires is comparable to the cost of the rest of the vehicle- so they scrap it

 

[projectnut]

How bad could the loader be if it was reassembled and running within a couple days.
I’m guessing it spent it’s previous life in a municipal landfill. The municipality probably replaces their equipment on a schedule rather than wait for it to wear beyond repair.

We have a situation here where the university replaces trucks, construction equipment. And agricultural equipment on a 3 year basis regardless of wear or mileage. A few years ago a friend bought a 3 year old JD all wheel drive tractor with les than 400 hours on it from the university for less than $50,000.00. The tractor cost the university over $200,000.00. It’s easy to spend and dispose of other peoples money

 

[pontiac428]

Lifecycling equipment and using dealer service saves money, especially if downtime when performing an operation will skyrocket costs. The lifecycle cost of a machine is a drop in the bucket compared to closing an intersection, overpass, or runway and having a maintenance issue stop the work. At one end of the spectrum it's a surety program, on the other end it cuts complexity when managing a fleet.

 

[Cadillac]

I guessing there is the 100 point inspection which qualifies this lightly used machine to sell as pre certified. Little time in the rattle can booth by kid apprentices and she’ll be on the resell lot!

 

[projectnut]

Lifecycling equipment and using dealer service saves money, especially if downtime when performing an operation will skyrocket costs. The lifecycle cost of a machine is a drop in the bucket compared to closing an intersection, overpass, or runway and having a maintenance issue stop the work. At one end of the spectrum it's a surety program, on the other end it cuts complexity when managing a fleet.

In our area most large contractors lease the majority of their equipment. It’s far more cost effective to lease for the duration of a project than to own all the equipment necessary.

This is especially true of companies that do regional work. In most cases the leased equipment is brought to the site by the dealer No need for additional transport trucks or drivers. When the job is done the dealer picks it up. If there is a problem a replacement machine is brought to the site and the disabled one is hauled off.

 

[pontiac428]

Ok, I found another one and it's fascinating. These guys aren't entirely stupid, they just set themselves up for shorter lives (no Medicare or 401k, so why bother getting old). Some ingenious methods used here:

 

[tominboise]

I am always impressed with how tough these guys are, swinging a sledge hammer all day long. The life expectancy in Pakistan is 66 years old.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Ok, I found another one and it's fascinating. These guys aren't entirely stupid, they just set themselves up for shorter lives (no Medicare or 401k, so why bother getting old). Some ingenious methods used here:

I go from being amazed, to horrified straight to being dumbstruck. Then I realize these guys are probably the highest paid people in town and I wonder what the bottom end of the pay scale looks like.

Kinds curious to why the part was rotating when in the shaper. Adding some kind of profile to drive a conveyor belt?



This one starts out with pinching an oxygen? line around :30 and it just amazes me they work in a shop so cluttered.

9:10 looks like he almost pinches his finger.

 

[pontiac428]

That oxygen line thing was like wow. The big lathe is coupled to an automotive transmission. Everything is run on belts, do you think they have all the neighborhood kids walking round in a hamster wheel for power?

 

[finsruskw]

How would you like to have been the trucker that go suckered into hauling that probably grossly overweight container to and them from the port??