Buying a digger in from china?

seamus1980

Hi guys i was considering buying a digger in from china,my question is guys is it safe to do so and what charges would there be when it land in dublin port,Any information would be greatly appreciated,TIA

https://www.mascus.ie/construction/mini-diggers-excavators-7/kubota,KX161,1,relevance,search.html

OrangeBadger

Don't do it

_Brian

Even common brands use different spec components so spare parts cold leave you idle allot of the time... And then theres a chance you get some unbranded thing dickied up as something familliar...

The Continental Op

Check youtube there are some interesting stories about importing similar.

Gusser09

Cheaper to buy in ireland anyway?

yosemitesam1

You would need a customs agent but don't do it

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121667044#Comment_121667044

No way even with import duties it would be a lot cheaper to buy from China. But spares are an obvious issue and you can hardly get them to pick it up to sort out a warranty issue :-)

CelticRambler

See other thread on this topic in the Farming and Forestry forum, and specifically my contributions starting here: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121128081/#Comment_121128081

As for spares: funnily enough, they're all available from AliExpress and dirt cheap.

Seth Brundle

As for spares: funnily enough, they're all available from AliExpress and dirt cheap.

So presumably you will get what you pay for!

funkey_monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058333032/buying-a-digger-in-from-china

Had looked into this previously. Whilst the machine price might be okay, everything else makes it prohibitively expensive. The shipping is the killer and then the import taxes.

It really only makes sense for dealers taking in large numbers to avail of cheaper rates.

Add to this that you'll not be able to view the item before you buy. More reasons to avoid this. It's an easy way to lose money.

OrangeBadger

One previous owner.....62 previous operators

Ubbquittious

It will be grand till the war kicks off. At that point it will start playing communist music, Jinping's mug will appear on the display and it will roll out the gate before embarking on a spree of destruction all by itself till the fuel runs out

Oops!

I remember servicing a forklift many moons ago, it basically was a chinese copy of a Toyota FD25, or so we thought........

The job we had to get an oil filter for it was unreal, threads and housing were different to a Toyota and it took alot of phone calls and store searching to find a match.

CelticRambler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121667357#Comment_121667357

Yep - received last week my latest order of filters and a spare set of keys. Over the course of two years or so, my Ali supplers have been a heck of a lot more reliable than AutoDoc or any of the other European suppliers I've been using for the equivalent spares for the car or camper.