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Hydraulic sample programs — worth it on auction machines?

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Post subject: Picked up a used loader and debating quarterly oil analysis. Overkill or cheap i...
Tom Hydraulics
Tom Hydraulics
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Joined: 21 Nov 2020
AU
Posted: 23 Aug 2025, 1:48 pm Topic Author
Picked up a used loader and debating quarterly oil analysis. Overkill or cheap insurance after buying sight-unseen?
Paul Fitter
Paul Fitter
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AU
Posted: 31 Aug 2025, 10:51 pm
Worth it for anything with high-pressure hyds. Catches pump wear before metal ends up everywhere.
Olivia W.
Olivia W.
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Joined: 1 Apr 2023
AU
Posted: 9 Sept 2025, 7:55 am
Baseline sample on day of delivery is gold if you ever dispute condition later.
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