In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 440 Buying a Case Excavator
"Get down." Yu Dawei waved to his apprentice, then turned to Lao Tian. "Brother Tian, ​​your car probably has a major problem, and judging from the noise, the engine seems to have blown its bearings."

"Sigh, it's been sitting for too long. I used it for work a couple of years ago, I never thought it would turn out like this." Old Tian shook his head helplessly. "I'm not going to say anything more. You can decide on the price."

Yu Dawei frowned slightly. "Giving whatever you see" is actually the hardest thing to do.

This old guy is just waiting for me to deal the cards.

Yu Dawei remained calm and smiled at the other party: "How about this, let me take a closer look, and we'll analyze the specific problem on a case-by-case basis."

"Alright then." Old Tian was also a little helpless. The other party was a professional, and it would be difficult to gain an advantage this time.

Yu Dawei climbed onto the car and lifted the roof cover, only to find that although the outside was covered in rust, the parts inside were still in relatively good condition.

At least it's not as dilapidated as the one outside. The distributor, rotary reducer, and hydraulic pump all look decent on the outside.

"Brother Tian, ​​the car won't start right now. For the time being, we can only take apart a few major components to take a look, and I'll also test the various pressures. Then I'll give you an estimate. Is that alright?"

Yu Dawei was very sincere at this moment, saying whatever came to mind, and not thinking of taking advantage of the other party.

After all, they were quite enthusiastic, so we should at least give them a fair price.

"Alright! You can handle the repairs. We can discuss the price. It's just sitting there anyway, might as well get some cash." Old Tian had come to terms with it.

This thing has been sitting there for two years and nobody wants it. The longer it sits, the less valuable it will become. It's better to let Boss Xiao take it now, so we don't have to look at it every day and get annoyed.

As for the price, he has a price in mind. If it's too low, he'll just sell it as scrap metal. Anyway, it's something he took back to pay off his debts, so he's already losing money. It's just a matter of how much he loses.

After obtaining the other party's consent, Yu Dawei instructed A Gui and Duan Xiaowu to begin disassembling the device.

First, Yu Dawei wanted to check if there were any problems with the walking mechanism, so he disassembled the front walking motor.

Unlike previous car repairs, Yu Dawei could easily tell the general idea of ​​whether the drive gears were usable by simply removing the surface part and taking a closer look.

In addition to disassembling the vehicle, Yu Dawei also had to disassemble the distributor, hydraulic pump, motor, and so on.

The simple disassembly and assembly process also avoids the situation where you have to pay extra for parts if there are any problems later on.

However, the progress was busier than Yu Dawei had expected. The distributors were almost completely dismantled, and it was already noon.

Old Tian had already gone to the fishpond to catch fish while Yu Dawei was working on the car, and the other party's eldest son had also returned early to prepare lunch.

In the end, the father and son were both rather simple-minded; they didn't stand by and watch, and just went about their own business.

In fact, Lao Tian also understood that even if he watched from the side, he wouldn't understand anything.

It's better to be more generous and let the other party see and understand everything clearly. When discussing the price at the end, the other party will feel more at ease, while he will still stick to his principle: if the price is right, he will sell; if not, he'll just consider it making friends.

Lunch was very plentiful, including pork bought from town, celery grown in the garden, two stewed crucian carp, and stir-fried eggs with chives.

Old Tian even killed a chicken. In his opinion, the hospitality was acceptable this time. However, he had already made some boasts at the dinner table, fueled by alcohol.

Let Yu Dawei bring his two apprentices back in the fall. By then, the sheep they raise will be plump and fat, and whether it's hand-pulled mutton or roasted lamb leg, it will be absolutely delicious.

It doesn't need any seasoning at all; it's delicious even with just salt.

The two boys were practically drooling from listening.

Then Yu Dawei talked to the other party about farming. In the past two years, the harvest has been quite average, with some areas suffering from drought and others from floods.

"To be honest, my land is a well-known low-lying area for miles around. Further north, it's all like this, and it floods as soon as it rains."

Old Tian waved his hand helplessly as he spoke, “Fortunately, we got an excavator later on. After we learned how to use it, we dug irrigation ditches every year during heavy rains, which barely allowed the crops to grow. However, the corn yield was average, and we didn’t make much money throughout the year.”

"It will be alright. You can rent out these 300-plus acres of land for a lot of money in the future." Yu Dawei raised his glass and clinked it with the other person's.

He knew that he had once repaired an excavator for a farmer in Yake City. The farmer had 400 acres of land, and he could make more than a million yuan a year just from collecting rent.

If you farm, you can easily make over three million yuan a year if you have a good harvest for several years.

The key point is that all the land north of Northeast China, including Inner Mongolia, is plains. Yu Dawei remembers that agricultural machinery had developed quite well by 2010 or 2020.

Rice seedlings are transplanted directly by agricultural machinery, pesticides are sprayed by drones, and water trucks provide automatic irrigation.

That won't work now. During the drought in June and July, we have to use a four-wheeled vehicle to pull a round water tank with several plastic pipes inserted into it.

Three to five people, each with one hose, and to get water out, they have to use the siphon effect. You have to suck the water out with your mouth first, and then the four-wheeled vehicle slowly moves in front while the people behind hold the hoses and water the seedlings little by little.

A while ago, Yu Dawei was rambling on to his father about what farming would be like in the future. The old man thought the boy had gone mad again and didn't believe a word he said.

Yu Dawei was also helpless. Even his own father in his previous life didn't seem to have seen such a prosperous new countryside. He wanted to tell him in advance, but he didn't expect that the other person wouldn't believe him.

Not only did Lao Nian not believe it, but Lao Tian across the street couldn't believe it either when he heard that his dilapidated land could be rented out for a lot of money every year.

Which idiot would want to rent out their own few hundred acres of dilapidated land?

He assumed that Boss Xiao was just saying that to comfort him.

After finishing his meal, Yu Dawei continued to dismantle the excavator. He did drink some alcohol, but fortunately not much; he only drank a small half-cup of 56-proof liquor.

However, he was already reeking of alcohol, and his face was flushed.

The three of them, master and apprentice, continued disassembling and assembling parts until about 3 p.m., when Yu Dawei finally understood the specific market value of the Case excavator.

They found a shady spot under a wall, and a few people sat on small stools and began to discuss the price.

"The engine is broken, needless to say. I haven't seen any problems with the travel motor, distributor, or rotation system." Yu Dawei took out a small notebook and wrote down each item one by one. "The hydraulic cylinders of the boom and forearm are damaged. The scratches on them are too severe. They'll need major repairs when we get back. It's hard to say whether we can even fix the vehicle."

Yu Dawei sighed. One main cylinder and two auxiliary cylinders were all broken. He could tell that the father and son hadn't used the excavator as an excavator; they had overworked it.

"Besides this, the hydraulic pump also has some problems. The pump chamber inside is not visible, and we haven't disassembled it deeply, but I see that the outer part is still quite worn." Yu Dawei was being rather conservative in his assessment.

According to his speculation, the hydraulic pump must have been overloaded to be able to work like that, otherwise it wouldn't be able to operate.

It's very likely to break.

At present, there are not many large parts of this Case excavator that are intact.

The repair value is extremely worrying, after all, parts are hard to find and not cheap.

"Sigh, I didn't know anything back then. When I first got it, I didn't even know how to grease it. After about ten days, I found that the machine was getting worse and worse. I asked someone who had driven an excavator and found out that this thing needs to be greased every day." Old Tian's heart was bleeding, and he felt a pang of heartache.

It was a perfectly good thing, but he ruined it like this. There's no one else like him.

“Brother Tian, ​​you don’t need to pound butter every day. Just pound it when you’re working. And it depends on how often you’re working. Pounding too much butter is bad and wasteful.” Yu Dawei was shocked.

These two must have been operating excavators for several years, how come they don't even know such basic common sense?

After all, he had eaten a good meal at their lunch, so Yu Dawei was generous and shared some tips on excavator maintenance.

Yu Dawei overheard many of these conversations with Yao Jinfu.

Yu Dawei knew some things, but not others.

For example, instead of turning off the engine and applying grease directly, you can turn on the engine first to get the lubrication system running, then turn off the engine and apply the grease to ensure that the grease is fully distributed and absorbed.

After talking at length, Lao Tian rubbed his hands excitedly, secretly sighing that the lunch had indeed been effective! He also made his son write down everything that Boss Xiao had said.

Having covered most of the points, Yu Dawei, though still having left out many important details, didn't linger any longer, instead shifting the topic back to prices.

After some thought, Yu Dawei finally set the price at 80,000.

To be honest, this price is very reasonable for this Case excavator.

Old Tian is a carefree person and not the stingy type. Yu Dawei didn't lie and just gave a straight price.

When Lao Tian heard the price of 80,000, he was shocked!
This price is much higher than he expected!

I thought Boss Yu had gone on and on about how bad the car was, and was about to try and drive the price down to the bone.

But it doesn't seem so; the price isn't much higher than selling scrap metal!
In short, Lao Tian was already satisfied, but due to the interests involved in the transaction, he still tried to quote a slightly higher price.

One hundred thousand!

Unfortunately, the owner on the other end of the line, Mr. Xiao, offered a fixed price and explained the value of each component, as well as the value of this old excavator.

Eighty thousand is quite a lot.

"Okay! We'll go with the price you said! But let's make it clear beforehand: cash on delivery. I won't be responsible for anything else, no matter what happens." Old Tian was mainly worried that when Boss Yu got home to repair the car, he might find it difficult to fix and then have to return it, which would be troublesome.

(End of this chapter)