Indiana 6000 hour MEP003A

[Polycop]

Anyone know what it ended up going for? I stopped watching it when it was $730....

 

[gimpyrobb]

Probably 1200-2k

 

[derf]

You know it must be a good one if it ran for 6000 hours?

 

[steelypip]

It sounds like a lot of runtime, but a little quick math shows that it's the equivalent of 30,000 miles at 50 mph avg. The engineering is not dissimilar from an over-the-road truck, and they go a lot further than that between overhauls even without oil microfiltration.

I suspect that it's all about the load cycles. If the thing was run at 80-100% for hours at a time it's probably in great shape as long as it wasn't in a dusty area and received regular maintenance. My guess is that dirt, sitting around, or short run cycles is what kills these things.

 

[rat4spd]

It sounds like a lot of runtime, but a little quick math shows that it's the equivalent of 30,000 miles at 50 mph avg.

300,000 Miles.

 

[R Racing]

I was thinking his math was missing a decimal, LOL I have a F350 that at 100,000 miles it had 1800 hrs on it.

 

[PeterD]

Just to muddy the water a bit, I did see, at a private auction, a generator set with about 20K hours on it... Now, we can consider that one to be 'well used'!

 

[derf]

My Kubota was a rental unit that they cycled out at 10,000 hours. I did have to replace the gen head but I expect the motor is good for at least another 10,000 before overhaul.
Diesel powered reefer trailers run constantly and go many tens of thousands of hours before overhaul.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Well, its not even 365 days, far from it. I would buy that genny and not think twice about it.

 

[derf]

I would, too, but I would not pay the same as a unit with lower hours.

 

[jbk]

i just got a 003 with 2100 hrs. $500.00 off gsa. looked rough like it spent its entire life exposed to the elements. just got it running today. it had a bad master switch, fuel pump, and a little playing with the ip, anyway runs like a top and works.

 

[derf]

Congrats.

I picked up a used Titan (China Diesel) 5500W portable today with an extra gen head for $140. I got it started momentarily but the tank was so full of gunk that it didn't run long. It should be pretty good once I get it cleaned up a little. The meter shows 61 hours of use.

 

[flyxpl]

I beleive it went for around $1200 . Paid $1130 for mine with 2700 hours , runs good .

 

[derf]

With GL stuff it is almost always physical appearance that dictates value more so than hours, to me.
People buy police cars at auction and are happy that the cars only have 80,000 miles on them. What they don't know is cops will sit all day in the car with it idling. They will burn tanks of gas and go nowhere.
With surplus equipment it may have been used hard and abused or stored indoors and test run only. In my experience there is a good explanation or reason for the sale. Two 701As I got were parted from a trailer mounted steam cleaner, as stated in the auction. One fired up immediately and only needed a battery, having oil and fuel in it when I got it. The other had minor issues.
You can never surely tell the condition of an auction item but in general if it looks good it probably is, IMHO.

 

[hedgehog69]

Few months ago, I saw 2 MEP003a's sell at ft. Riley. Don't recall hours....but I do recall that one went for just over $3k...and the second on just under $3k. Seems like quite a pricey risk for an unproven machine.

 

[derf]

Few months ago, I saw 2 MEP003a's sell at ft. Riley. Don't recall hours....but I do recall that one went for just over $3k...and the second on just under $3k. Seems like quite a pricey risk for an unproven machine.

Yes, on one hand. But, on the other, where can you buy a used 12.5kW Diesel generator as good as those for $3000? If you have familiarity, experience, and parts then the chances that you can get it running (if not already) are good.

 

[wciguy]

The Military specifies a Tier Two Reset (rebuild to zero time equivalent) on those units at 4000 hrs.