BuyerZone users' excavator requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their excavator purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of excavators other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: excavator purchasing requirements

"I need the biggest excavator made that will fit a 24" bucket I need it to trench over 20' deep."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Cornelius, OR

"48" bucket and a rock hammer also must deliver and pickup."
-- General Manager, Other Business Services, Thorn Hill, TN

"Would like to hve thumb attatchment, clean ditches, dig ditches & duck holes."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Agriculture, Tarboro, NC

"Looking for operator/parts/service manual for a Poclain LC80. Electronic or printed form or microfilm ok. Thanks, GR."
-- Facilities/Operations, Agriculture, Watsonville, CA

"I was told I may want a Catepillar 320 to do the job right, but was thinking if I bought I may be able to go a size smaller and take a little more time. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I would like a thumb to be able to pick up stumps with."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Fuquay Varina, NC

"We do not need the stick and bucket. We also prefer the machine to have an auxillary circuit."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Englewood, CO

"17,000lb offset boom, rubber tracks enclosed cab , under or around $25,000."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Niles, OH

"I'm most interested in the cat 312; or like size machines of different makes,this is a good fit for all the applications I have in mind for."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Winthrop, NY

"My boss is interested in acquiring a mid size excavator in the Columbia/Greenville, SC area."
-- Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, Columbia, SC

"I need a trailer and a tandom dump truck to pull it."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Butler, NJ

"We are looking for a kom 78 size or cat 308 size machine zero tail swing, swing boom for excavating along walls, rubber segmented tracks, new or very low hrs. req.good dealer support a plus."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Sterling, OH

"I am looking for a good used excavator that has a thumb and one that wieghs around 9 or 10 ton , somewhere in that ballpark. I have a 450 case bulldozer that I am thinking of trading in towards this excavator but not positive about that yet . I was looking at Volvo e45--e55 they look like a nice beefy machine If anyone can help , please let me know . Thanks !! TOM MOORE."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Agriculture, Alton, NH

"We are bidding on new fuel supply lines for a airport exspansion."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Indianapolis, IN

"I would prefere hitachi ex300-1 and how much is it gonna cost me to deliver it to Malaysia."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Transportation/Logistics, Ipoh, UT

"I am interested specifically Caterpillar model 325D / 330D hydraulic excavators of 190HP and 250HP equipped with general excavation buckets, with extra heavy duty tips."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Springfield, VA

"Will have to have enclosed cab -heat poss.airmust be in good cond. will be using to clean ditches on farm and for clearing land do not want something that has to be worked on before using,have good u-c &tight bushings will see about financing through dealer my ditch is also approx 18-25ft.wide so will need some reach even if digging from both sides thimb would be a plus dealer delivery also."
-- Buyer, Agriculture, Beloit, OH

"I need the hydrahoe to dig a trench/creek approx. 4000 feet long and 5' wide on a 120 acre piece of recreational property. We have already built approx 1 mile of road across the propery renting equip."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Wyoming, MI

"18,000 - 24,000lb machine. Standard to wide tracks prefered. Would like pusher blade but not required. Must have mechanicle thumb. Prefer quick disconnect feature with at least a 30" bucket. Prefer heated cab."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Durham, CT

"42 to 48 inch bucket w/sidecuttersat least 95 to 100 Horse Powercab w/heaterdigging dept of 21' min,3,000 to 5,000 Hrs on machine max."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Tinley Park, IL

"I would prefer a cat 312 excavator with hyd. thumb and grading blade."
-- Consultant, Construction/General Contracting, Laconia, NH

"Needs to have hydraulic thumb and a six way blade."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Rifle, CO

"Would need both machines plumbed for a breacker and shear. Also need quotes on hyd. breackers and universal processing shears for concrete and scrap metal. Actually need one of the machines to be in the 14-22 ton range with the breacker going on the smaller mach.Need a set of blade's for concrete and scrap for the shear."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Lake Panasoffkee, FL

"We need to know the dimension and weight for possible overseas shipment."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Lithonia, GA

"I am interested in a Hitachi 450 excavator with a maximum of 1000 hours and with the thinner tracks."
-- Manufacturing, Construction/General Contracting, Bronx, NY

"Any make about the size of a 312 cat . i would like a blade and tow buckets."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Chaumont, NY

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