About Used Dump Trucks
Did you know that the world’s largest heavy dump truck, the Caterpillar 797B, costs a cool $4.6 to 5.7 million? Twenty-five feet tall, thirty-two feet wide, and forty-seven and a half feet long, this heavy dump truck can carry up to 345 tons of waste. It’s so huge, the heavy dump truck has to be shipped in pieces to any buyers with millions to spare and assembled on site.
The world’s largest heavy dump truck, most often used for open pit mining, can hit speeds of up to 42 miles per hour with its 3550 horsepower engine. Any company that can afford the minimum $4.6 million asking price probably knows that maintaining the Caterpillar 797B is no inexpensive matter, either. If you ever need to replace one of the four-ton, thirteen-foot tall tires, be prepared to shell out $40,000 each!
Unless you are the owner of a huge open pit mining operation, the trucks for sale you deal with at your farm or construction, mining, or demolition company are probably smaller and less expensive than that. Still, what’s small and inexpensive next to the giant Caterpillar 797B is not necessarily small and inexpensive on its own. Half a million dollars is not an unheard of asking price for many heavy dump trucks, although there are quite a few in the $50,000-100,000 range.
If the used dump truck is as effective and as functional as the latest new heavy dump truck, why not save yourself thousands by buying the used dump truck online? If you find the right used heavy construction equipment Web site that charges absolutely no buyers’ fees and requires no upfront down payments, you’ll have the freedom to inspect the heavy dump truck firsthand before committing thousands to a used dump truck that might not be as high-quality.
