Look after your machine

A well-maintained forest machine is an asset when it's time to buy a new one. The best way to guarantee as high a used machine price as possible is to look after your investment with proactive service and regular maintenance. 

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The sales potential of used forest machines clearly affects your options when investing in new machines. If you want to be sure that your machine is attractive in the used machine market, then you need to look after your investment well. A surefire way is to invest in proactive service and  regular maintenance.

Today's machines are of such high quality that they can easily run for 15,000 to 20,000 hours during their service life if properly serviced by authorized mechanics using original spare parts. Regular maintenance not only maintains the value of your machine but also contributes to maintaining high uptime. Neglected service and maintenance increases unplanned downtime and reduces productivity considerably.

"Good machines can always find new owners, especially when we know that the previous owner has taken good care of the machine," says Sten Kanebo, who is responsible for matching well-maintained machines to interested customers.

A well-maintained forest machine that has had the correct service, regular maintenance, and original spare parts throughout its entire service life not only demands a high price for its owner, but also provides the buyer with peace of mind as they can be sure they've made a good decision.

Today, good used forest machines can find new owners throughout all of Europe. With an effective network, used machines can find new owners in, primarily, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia. Even if mechanized forestry is developing quickly and interest in new machines is increasing, there's still strong demand for good used machines.

In Russia, used machines are sold via dealers. Sweden, Finland, and Germany also have markets for used machines. Germany even has a used machine center strategically located near Eastern Europe and most used machines in Norway are exported directly to buyers throughout all of Europe.

"If a machine is to be really interesting, it must be in good condition, preferably with documented service and maintenance. We like to see a good amount of authorized service in which the machine owner has used original spare parts," Sten explains.