(Electrical vs Hydraulic Failures Explained) When an excavator won’t swing properly, chaos follows. Productivity drops, operators get frustrated, and too often the wrong parts get replaced. The biggest mistake? Assuming every swing problem is a bad swing motor . At Vikfin, we see perfectly good swing motors removed from machines every month—because the real  fault wasn’t hydraulic at all. Sometimes it’s electrical. Sometimes it’s control-related. And sometimes it’s operator a

Buying used excavator parts can be like walking through a scrapyard minefield — full of hidden gems and total junk, often side by side. One part could save your project thousands; the next could cost you your machine. In South Africa’s tough construction scene — where margins are tight and downtime kills — knowing how to tell a high-quality used OEM excavator part  from a worn-out dud isn’t just good business sense. It’s survival. This guide from Vikfin , South Africa’s leadi

Let’s be real: nobody buys an excavator because it looks pretty. You buy it because it can dig, lift, and spin around like a mechanical...