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 | 855tim
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1 CT 
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2003-08-06 61087
Does anybody have any experience with a Chinese made Backhoe from Liberty Industries. I have one offered to me at a fairly good price new, 6.6 foot w/bucket,unassembled, no warranty or pump has a hydro tank asking $2800.00. I am just a small farm/homeowner and would not be using this in any way commercially. Any feedback good or bad on these would be appreciated.
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 | Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada 
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2003-08-06 61097
Tim, I'm not familiar with that particular product, I have however seen a LOT of Chinese imported 'stuff'.
Grey market and cheap imorted units generally are becoming VERY popular up here. I live in an area that is a 'country bedroom community' for Toronto.
I have noticed that there seems to be a HUGE variance in the quality of steel in Chinese products. I'm sure it's just a case of not having an alternative, and having to use whatever steel shows up or is available. This used to be a common problem with Soviet Block products also.
I had a local fellow bring me small disk set that was bought from a local 'Grey" dealer, it was stamped "Made in China". The frame had broken, and the end grain had the appearance of cast iron, in fact it looked like it had snapped rather than torn, just like cast does. I tried everything to weld it, different rods & currents, nothing worked, it either melted away or I couldn't get any penetration at all.
I finally made a whole new frame with steel stamped "Made in Canada", so far so good.
Best of luck. ....
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