USED mini excavators scare me to death. I would never buy one. I have a really good friend that is in the used equipment business and he buys, sells and exports used excavators all the time. Almost every one he buys has some sort of a major problem. Track drive motor leaking or not pulling. Cylinders leaking or bent. Undercarriage worn out. Swing table bearing worn. If the main hydraulic pump goes out, it will cost half the price of the machine to replace it. 10 grand and up for a pump not out of line. If you find a really good low hour machine with a warranty it will cost you nearly as much as a new one. I do not know of anyone that makes a really bad excavator, but you need to look at parts and service in your area. It is not cheap to have a service tech to travel 200 miles just to find he can't fix it that day and has to come back later. Some will tell you that you need a hydraulic thumb also. That is just a trinket that is not necessary. You will constantly be breaking hydraulic hoses and fittings and bending the cylinder. A manual thump works very well for most people. Personally I like a Komatsu in a Mini.
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