And this why you need to buy a common brand,the F G and H loaders from Volvo are essentially the same apart from emission control and the bonnets.Keep an eye on parts availability though, even Volvo and Cat are less reliable for older machines, let alone the also rans. It's ok having a 30yr old shovel in nice order (our L50) but no bloody good when you have to spend a week ringing round looking for some stupid little seal kit. ok for bigger parts as plenty of aftermarket supplies. when we ran Case the parts supply was hopeless at 10yrs, hence they are cheap I guess? Then do you have 2 older in case 1 has an off day, or swap it in for something less reliable, possibly more hours but newer? Anyone selling an older straight L50 with under 15k hours cheap
