Inspection Guide
A used excavator inspection sits directly between curiosity and purchase. Done properly, it separates a confident import decision from an expensive gamble.
Confirm serial plate, model designation, and year claim before the mechanical review begins.
If the seller cannot keep paperwork, plate photos, and machine video aligned, the rest of the process becomes weaker immediately.
Idle photos are not enough. Buyers need cold start, warm idle, boom and stick motion, swing travel, and track movement shown in current video.
Track wear, idler wear, sprocket shape, roller condition, and shoe condition can move the economics of a deal more than a small headline price difference.
FAQs
A cold-start video with walkaround footage and a serial plate photo is usually the first high-value proof set.
Because major wear there can create large post-purchase costs that a pretty exterior cannot offset.
Yes. Direct Excavator's inspection process and contact flow are built to turn buyer questions into a repeatable request package.