Is there a market for old or high hour machines?
Yes. Older machines and those with high hours sell to smaller contractors, to exporters and to buyers who want them for parts. The price reflects the condition, but there are very few machines that do not sell. Where a machine is only worth scrap, we will say so before it is catalogued.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions
Excavators, dumpers, generators, compressors and site equipment sold with the checks plant buyers expect.
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