Potential Danuser Auger Purchase

   / Potential Danuser Auger Purchase #1  

jacain

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Ford 2600 Ford 3910
Thinking about buying a Danuser F-8 auger from a guy up the street. It is a fairly low serial number, so I'm sure it's pretty old. It looks to be in good shape though and comes with a serviceable 12" auger. He is asking $650 obo. He said I can demo it on his tractor if I want. Input and output shafts seemed tight as far as I could tell. Did not see any leaks. What do you guys think about the price? Thanks in advance for any help.

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   / Potential Danuser Auger Purchase #2  
Thinking about buying a Danuser F-8 auger from a guy up the street. It is a fairly low serial number, so I'm sure it's pretty old. It looks to be in good shape though and comes with a serviceable 12" auger. He is asking $650 obo. He said I can demo it on his tractor if I want. Input and output shafts seemed tight as far as I could tell. Did not see any leaks. What do you guys think about the price? Thanks in advance for any help.

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$650 for a used auger seems like a huge ripoff when you can get a new 3-point auger for under $600. I'm sure the old Danuser is better built, but if you're fine with used I think you could easily find one in the $300-400 range that would suit you perfectly.

I got the TSC unit for $550 with a 12" (on sale) and it's dug a lot of holes and no problems at all. Mine was made by Speeco and is a combination of the regular frame with the HD gearbox (IIRC).
 
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$650 for a used auger seems like a huge ripoff when you can get a new 3-point auger for under $600. I'm sure the old Danuser is better built, but if you're fine with used I think you could easily find one in the $300-400 range that would suit you perfectly.

I got the TSC unit for $550 with a 12" (on sale) and it's dug a lot of holes and no problems at all. Mine was made by Speeco and is a combination of the regular frame with the HD gearbox (IIRC).
Thanks for input! That being said, I would prefer something heavier than the TSC unit as my diet is pretty hard. The Danuser is significantly heavier, so that should facilitate easier digging without the addition of added weight or a downforce kit. I plan on having him demo it for me so I can get a warm fuzzy before purchasing. I like the fact that the Danuser has a low gear ratio and can handle a 30" auger. This will come in handy when I have to do some replanting of trees.

I wish I could get a little more input before moving forward on this thing. My boss has offered to buy it for me, but want to make sure I'm doing.the right thing regardless.
 
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I guess you gotta decide what your intentions are. If you are going to use the snot out of this digger, it's cheap. Danuser is the King of diggers in my opinion. That one will still be digging holes decades from now. You can definitely buy a cheaper one. Same with tractors, cars, trucks, Box Blades, Mowers, etc., etc.

If I needed a digger, I'd be all over that one. :)

Edit: Let me add. Unless you tear it up, this Digger will always be worth what you pay for it. Expect no depreciation.
 
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I guess you gotta decide what your intentions are. If you are going to use the snot out of this digger, it's cheap. Danuser is the King of diggers in my opinion. That one will still be digging holes decades from now. You can definitely buy a cheaper one. Same with tractors, cars, trucks, Box Blades, Mowers, etc., etc.

If I needed a digger, I'd be all over that one. :)
I was waiting for you to nudge me in the direction I felt I should go. Lol! I think it will complement the 3910 nicely! Thanks for your input man.
 
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I was waiting for you to nudge me in the direction I felt I should go. Lol! I think it will complement the 3910 nicely! Thanks for your input man.

Wish you were my neighbor, we'd go halves. :)
 
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The guy was super nice and I could of probably got it for less then $500 I offered him. We hooked it up and everything seemed good to go. I even told him he could borrow it anytime and I think that's why he went with the $500. I may have potentially made a new friend. He only lives 5 min from my house. My boss is actually paying for it as a nice gesture for going above and beyond at work, so I don't really care that I could have gotten it for a cheaper price. I think the guy probably needed the money anyway. I'm super stoked and can't wait to get it behind the 3910.
 
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He told me he has used the lighter weight units and had to stand on them to get them to work. He said this one is just so much more heavy that it didn't need any extra help. That was my hole reason for going with this over a new one. I can still always fab up something to add extra weight if there is still a problem. The ground at my house has the tendency to be real hard, so I'm sure going with the heavier auger was a smart move.
 
 

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