My son-in-law is looking at a used Doosan 140 excavator. It seems to be in good condition, runs good, and pins, etc are tight. Here is the catch. The seller says his machine slid down a bank and into a pond about 4 or 5 years ago. It was totally under water for about a day, until they got it winched out. At that time they had a dealer do a complete service, replace all fluids, drain fuel tank, and replace computer. Since then, it has been used on a fairly regular basis with no problems.
Would a person be nuts to buy this machine, or, as it has run ok the last few years since the dunking, would it be a safe purchase, so to speak? The asking price is about $30,000. Can not remember the exact hours, but I think it is in the area of 6000hrs.
I have salvaged diesel pumps that have gone under water on many occasions, but an excavator is a lot more complex machine.
What are you thoughts on this deal.
Jeff
Would a person be nuts to buy this machine, or, as it has run ok the last few years since the dunking, would it be a safe purchase, so to speak? The asking price is about $30,000. Can not remember the exact hours, but I think it is in the area of 6000hrs.
I have salvaged diesel pumps that have gone under water on many occasions, but an excavator is a lot more complex machine.
What are you thoughts on this deal.
Jeff
Would you buy an excavator that had been under water??
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