Mr. Jerome wants to remotely inspect Used Crawler Hydraulic Excavator Komatsu PC200-7
Detailed discussion with the supplier
We arrived at the company’s location at 1:00 PM on the 19th. The company is situated in the suburbs of Shanghai, in a second-hand excavator trading market. There are a large number of second-hand excavators and other engineering machinery displayed here, and there are also many companies specializing in such businesses. The company you are cooperating with is also one of them.
The company occupies only one floor, with an area roughly the size of two corporate meeting rooms. Currently, it has two female employees and one owner. After we sat down, the company’s owner came to receive us.
First, we had a detailed discussion with the company’s owner. He stated that the company has been engaged in the second-hand excavator business for a long time, initially focusing on the domestic market, and now it has started to explore the overseas market. The owner was very concerned about whether we are professional in inspecting excavators.
After about half an hour of conversation, we got down to business and started inspecting the excavators.
Excavator Quality Inspection
The Inspection of Used Crawler Hydraulic Excavator Komatsu PC200-7
The quality inspection of the excavator this time mainly focuses on three key aspects: the engine, the hydraulic system, and the distributor.
The specific details of the report are as follows:
The entire excavator has been painted with a very thick layer of paint to cover up its old and damaged parts.(The excavator’s bucket is supposed to be the original one.)
The excavator’s cockpit glass, seat, and gear lever cover have been replaced, as they all look very new. The air conditioning inside the cabin is broken.
The control console is very shabby and old, with no signs of being replaced.
The hydraulic components of the robotic arm have obviously been replaced, and they look very new.
The engine has obvious rust and dirt, and it is visually inspected to be the original engine.
The hydraulic pump looks very new and shows obvious signs of replacement.
The distributor looks very new and has definitely been replaced.
We started the excavator to check its condition, and all basic functions were intact. However, we cannot guarantee whether there will be problems with the excavator during long-term operation, as the owner only demonstrated the startup status to us for a short period.
Conclusion: This is a refurbished second-hand excavator with an operating time of over 3,000 hours. The excavator can operate normally, but we cannot guarantee how long it will last.
The Inspection of Used Excavator PC78US
ALL IN ONE CONCLUSION TO QUICK UNDERSTAND OF THIS USED EXCAVATOR
- Original from Japan made.
- More than 3 or 4 years using. 800 hours is not ture. But the whole condition of this pc78us is better than the previous one PC200.
- Distributor was changed.
- Hydraulic system looks new. Function is ok.
- Engine not sure because of national holiday day. All worker take off as we know before I go.
This name plate is not original. The supplier made this fake name plate. As you can see from this table, manufact. The year of production is blank. The engine power is blank. As they told me it is a used excavator made in 2023 which is not true as they changed the name plate.
This instruction should be original. This is the most important evidence that Lee tell the year of this used excavator. As you can see, some of words are almost missing. This is because of the friction, air slake, etc. According to Lee’ s experience, for a 800 hours or 2 years used excavator, this inside kind instruction should looks like almost new.
You cna see painting in the screw of distructor tube. This tube is not original. It was changed to be new.
Another important evidence: from the inside rusting, we can tell that the year of this used excavator is more than 3 or 4 years.
Summary from Lee:
This used excavator should be around 4 or 5 years old kind. Condition is better than previous PC200. They said used hour is about 800 hours. I think it is not true. It is made from Japan original. And they replaced a lot spare parts.
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