| stxfarmer - 11/25/2016 23:27 Well I purchased our first forklift and was worried about what to look for. Everything seemed to check out and the guys who used it before had lots of good things to say about it. In the add it said 6500 hours and I verified that with the meter. Got it home on Wednesday and took a closer look under the hood. After removing some dirt we found some service notes written on the machine. The hours written under the seat say 11,000 hours. Since the meter rolls over it only displays 6500 which most likely means 16,500. It looks like it was taken good care of the first part of its life because I personally would have never guest it had that many hours. Now the problem is I thought I made a good deal when I bought it as advertised as 6500 hours, but now im disappointed. I have the original add saved that says the hours and also has the serial number on it. What would you do? This was a private sale so it maybe difficult to figure out. In the end I purchased a 2003 Daewoo 5000 pound capacity forklift with 16000 hours for $5500. Does that still seem like a fair price or should I try to renegotiate.
A phone call wouldn't hurt a thing, but you didn't overspend as much as you may think. IMO, a 6,500 hour model that you describe would often be listed in the $8,500-11,000 range. Forklifts are a funny thing, but as long as fluids don't leak, the brakes work, and the thing starts when you want to use it, it will last you a LOOONG time. You'll find that you will be using it often, just not for very long each time you jump on it. |
False Hours figured out after purchase.
