Sell Your Used Excavators & Loaders

Free listings for used excavators & loaders. Buyers come to you, so there is nothing to crate or ship, and you keep the whole sale price.

How it works

1. 1. Snap photos

   Phone photos are fine. Get the data plate in one of them.
2. 2. Let the scan write it

   The AI scan reads the make, model and specs and drafts the listing. Edit anything, then publish.
3. 3. Meet the buyer

   Buyers message you in the app. Agree on a price, they pick up at your yard.

What to put in the listing

• Make and model, from the data plate
• Type
• Operating Weight (lbs)
• Horsepower (HP)
• Max Dig Depth (ft)
• Bucket Capacity (cu yd)
• Tail Swing
• Tracks
• Hours on the meter
• Year, condition, and whether it ran or powered on last time you used it

Photos to take

• The whole unit from all four sides, in daylight
• The data plate or serial tag, close enough to read
• The hour meter
• Anything worn, leaking or repaired, so buyers ask fewer questions
• Attachments, hoses, manuals or spare parts that go with it

What buyers will ask about

Answer these in the description and you will spend less time on the phone.

• Hours and service records, and whether the hour meter has been replaced.
• Undercarriage: track or pad wear, sprockets, rollers and idlers. It is the most expensive wear item.
• Pins and bushings at the boom, stick and bucket for play.
• Hydraulic leaks at cylinders and hoses, and cycle speed under load.
• Attachments included: buckets, thumb, quick coupler, and whether the coupler is pin grabber or wedge.
• On skid steers and loaders: lift arm and bucket pin play, the quick attach plate, and tire or track wear.

Pricing it

Used mini excavators typically list from the high teens to the fifties depending on size and hours, with skid steers and compact track loaders in a similar range. Full-size excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes and dozers usually run from the tens of thousands to well into six figures. The Sell form shows price guidance from comparable YardSwaps sales once there are enough of them.

Free to list, free boosts to start

• No listing fee and no selling fee.
• Starter boost: Post 4 listings within 14 days of your first and every listing you have is boosted free for 14 days. Anything you post while it runs is boosted too. Once per account.
• Boost credits: Every 4 listings you post earns a free 7-day boost, up to 5. Credits never expire: spend one from the Boost button on any live listing, or when you publish.
• Invite a seller: Share your invite link: you and the seller you invite both get a free 7-day boost after their first listing has been live for 3 days. It lands in the same credit balance.

Questions sellers ask

Does it cost anything to list excavators & loaders?

No. Listings are free and there is no selling fee. Starter boost: Post 4 listings within 14 days of your first and every listing you have is boosted free for 14 days. Anything you post while it runs is boosted too. Once per account. Boost credits: Every 4 listings you post earns a free 7-day boost, up to 5. Credits never expire: spend one from the Boost button on any live listing, or when you publish. Invite a seller: Share your invite link: you and the seller you invite both get a free 7-day boost after their first listing has been live for 3 days. It lands in the same credit balance.

Who handles pickup?

The buyer does. YardSwaps is local pickup only: you set the location, the buyer comes to you, inspects and runs it, and you both confirm the handoff in the app.

I already posted it on Craigslist. Do I have to start over?

No. On the Sell form, paste the link to your own Craigslist post and the photos, price and details come across. Check them and publish.

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