Cheap digger

[Bonner]

Don’t need one, just enjoyed watching this. Useful for small jobs, but too cheap to be reliable?

 

 

[Thorfun]

i don't care! $2000 with all those attachments? if it lasted 4 weeks that'd be cheaper than hiring one for that period. i'm tempted to take a look. for the small jobs i need to do around here that could be perfect. it's hard to justify the costs of even second hand machines when you're using it 6 or 7 times a year.

[Thorfun]

1 minute ago, Thorfun said:

i don't care! $2000 with all those attachments? if it lasted 4 weeks that'd be cheaper than hiring one for that period. i'm tempted to take a look. for the small jobs i need to do around here that could be perfect. it's hard to justify the costs of even second hand machines when you're using it 6 or 7 times a year.

oh wait. $12000 according to the description of the video. sounded like he said $2000 in the video.

[-rick-]

1 minute ago, Thorfun said:

oh wait. $12000 according to the description of the video. sounded like he said $2000 in the video.

Yep, got me at first too.

 

For $12000 or maybe a bit more you can get a lowish hours name brand model equivalent likely with enough attachments to keep you busy. Resale value of that will be much higher than an no-name. More likely to go wrong, but more likely to get the parts easily and the resale value point makes it the winning option IMO.

[Bonner]

Don’t believe these prices, wouldn’t be paying with my money unless credit card covers it.

 

[Roger440]

As i understand its a money raising wheeze.

 

You pay for it. Then after the max number of days they can, they then refund your payment in full saying they cannot supply.

 

Do that many thousands of times, week in, week out, it a handy way of raising finance at no cost.

 

There was a guy over on mig-welding forum  (i think) that actually tried to buy one, and this is what happened.