Foe sure, You suck. Good buy.
It's an easy recipe, which I've learned from all you fine folks here on CHMW:
-I promised myself I'd spend no more than 10% of new retail on anything for the shop build; therefore the wife is happy, thus I am happy.
-I don't haggle on price when it looks to good to be true, I just go.
-I inspect the hell out of the equipment, top to bottom. I'm standing there, with cash in hand; nobody cares if I spend an hour looking at their machine.
-It's cheaper to rewind a 575v motor to 220-3PH with a VFD, then wait for the right machine.
-U-haul doesn't charge mileage on trailers.
-I never ever bring friends to help, because they will always find a way to tell me somethings wrong with it.
-I don't let bad paint and dirt overrule good bearings and ways.
-Always look for the M in the casting for Mehonite.
-If someone else needs it, sell it to them for what you paid, and bank some karma points with the machine gods.
-Despite what the stamped rating is, a Dodge Ram 1500 from Enterprise with unlimited rental miles can easily carry a 2400lb surface grinder, a 600lb surface plate and a 300lb crate of mag plates at highway speeds. Ya, sure, the rear wheels drag on the fender wells like a Carolina Squat, but that's what the $17 "All Perils" box is for on the rental agreement....
Happy hunting!