2020 Volvo EC290 Heavy Duty Crawler Excavator

This morning I examineed this volvo EC290 Heavy Duty which have paint jobs on the black boom and arm, but don’t think that means it has been house treated because I opened every door I could reach and could not see any fresh paint or any oil, just dust and yard grime, which is what you would expect to see in a machine sitting outside in a dealer lot. Engine bay has the volvo green block, coolant overflow tank is a tad bit discolored, some brownish streaks down the plastic but this appears to be road dust and aging and not from any coolant leakage, cap was tight with no signs of any leaks in the big lower rad hose – lids are correct – no bulging. There is minor surface corrosion on the overflow tank mount panel bracket on the left side of the panel, this should be noted on your sheet for record keeping but is not a problem.

The fuel filter compartment is good as far as leakage is concerned: three filters; one PL420 high pressure, the other a volvo OEM white canister and the other is a third party (HLX) filter on the right, no leakage at any of the connections and water separator bowl appears clear — but wait went and checked the pump manifold area again, yes only dried dust caked on the connections, no wetness, no leakage. Pins are tight. Tracks are twin grousers, steel with rubber insert pads and I’d estimate these tracks are around 5 percent worn out, another place where I get a quick idea of the condition of these machines is around the front idler seal and I didn’t find any oil ring around that seal and that is dry looking, tension on the track I’d say is good, no play in the chain at all. Upper structure appears to be yellow and black bi-tone with the counterweight being black; there is a rear Volvo-red C badge; the running lights appear functional (visual inspection only); and an amber beacon lights will be mounted on the cab roof. There were no visible ground level boom and arm welds and the corrugated hose stretch is sound along the entire length of the front linkage. The teeth situation is unknown as the saw may have them worn flush or removed, surface rust and wear has appeared around the edge of the bucket; will need to replace teeth edge prior to using. I have no other complaints with this machine.