A Brutally Honest Guide for Contractors Who Are Tired of Being Screwed Over Let’s not dance around it. The used excavator parts market in South Africa is a jungle —and most suppliers are hyenas. You already know the type: “We’ve got stock” (they don’t) “It’s 100% OEM, boss” (it’s not) “Machine was running” (it wasn’t) “We’ll courier it today” (nope) “Looks the same, so it should fit” (it won’t) If you’ve been in the construction or plant hire game for more than five minutes,

A Hard-Hitting, South African, Contractor-to-Contractor Reality Check Let’s cut the crap. Every contractor in South Africa thinks  they understand the cost of downtime… until their excavator dies in the middle of a job, the client starts phoning every hour, and their crew stands around scratching their balls while billable hours burn like tinder. Most guys only count the price of the replacement part.R5,000 here. R12,000 there. Cute. But that’s not the real cost.Not even clos

You’ve got a Doosan down and no parts in stock. A Hyundai final drive's just lying around the workshop. The question hits you: Can I swap...

When your excavator is the backbone of your operation, every breakdown equals downtime—and downtime costs money. One unexpected part...