Your heavy equipment vehicle has been your trusted buddy for the past decade or two. It never let you down. Yes, at times, it malfunctioned. But with a simple aftermarket parts replacement, it never failed to bounce back.
Now your heavy equipment is old and needs to retire. You realize you neglected to prepare for its retirement. You might be confused as to what to do with it or where to take it. Well, you have come to the right place. Learn how you can retire your heavy equipment vehicle without adding to the country’s abandoned vehicle problem.
Sell the parts
Maybe your heavy equipment vehicle no longer works as a whole. But for sure, it has parts that can still do their job. Do not let them go to waste.
Those parts can be refurbished and sold again. Refurbishing outlets will have them. Ask your fellow heavy machinery operators if they know places that do this kind of business.
Alternatively, you can sell heavy equipment parts directly to interested buyers online. That way, you cut the middleman. You get the best deal money-wise. At the very end of its life, your heavy equipment still gets to do you a solid.
Sell the entire vehicle to a collector
If you don’t have it in you to dismember your retired heavy equipment for the sake of selling its detached parts, you may consider selling it whole. These days all sorts of people are into all kinds of stuff. It follows that there is a market for old heavy equipment vehicles.
Go online and choose a platform. You can’t go wrong with Craigslist since that is where all the off-kilter people are. Post a photo of your vehicle alongside your asking price. Surely, someone out there who’s been deprived of those popular heavy equipment toys when they were a child and who now has enough money for their passions will take you up on your offer.
Refurbish it as a plaything
You probably have small children or grandchildren, for that matter. They can make use of an interesting place to play. Installing swings, seesaws, and slides in your backyard is pretty basic. Now, you have an idle heavy equipment vehicle. Look at it from a different perspective. It can be a plaything.
Remove any potential hazards from the equipment. You should put it in the safest spot on your property. Next, let your kids run wild with their imagination, with your heavy equipment vehicle as the focal point.
Turn it into an ornament
Maybe you respect your heavy equipment vehicle too much to turn it into a plaything. And it has so much sentimental value to dispose of or sell to a random stranger. So why not turn it into an ornament? Hold onto it for as long as you can.
You can place your retired heavy machinery in front of your house. Think of it as the highlight of your property. Something people walking by can gawk at. Or if they want to, they can have their pictures taken with your trusty vehicle.
Offer rides for a fee
Take that last idea to the next level. If your heavy equipment is no longer suited to do the heavy-duty tasks it used to do, like digging and dumping tons of soil or rocks, but it still drives without error, you can offer curious people the chance to ride a piece of heavy machinery for a fee. Or maybe even drive one. That is if you have no qualms about breaking a few minor laws.
Going this route allows you to keep your old heavy equipment with you. And it does not stay idle either. Just like the old days, it will work and earn you money. That’s a win-win situation like no other.
Your heavy equipment vehicle serviced you for a long time. Indeed, you got your money’s worth. If you’re not retiring just yet, you will need a new heavy equipment companion to help you do your job.
Make sure to research before making your purchase. New technologies have sprouted since you last bought a heavy equipment vehicle. You need to know all the options available to you. That way, you will make an informed decision as a customer.
Ideally, the next heavy machinery you buy will be as reliable as your recently retired friend. You can’t expect anything less. You do not want to offend your old heavy equipment with a replacement that does not live up to its legacy.
