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Why the number in your head is probably wrong, what genuinely moves the price on a used directional drill, an honest comparison of auction, private sale, consignment and dealer trade-in including where a dealer is the wrong answer, a two-week preparation playbook, and live asking prices by model so you can find your own comps.
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What a vacuum excavator actually does on a bore, why it is not a mud recycler, how to size the spoil tank and blower without overbuying, the eight checks that decide whether a used unit is worth the money, the honest arithmetic on owning versus subcontracting potholing, and the slurry disposal problem nobody wants to talk about.
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The decision framework for buying a locating system: walkover versus wireline versus gyro, the DCI model ladder from SE through Falcon to Ares with the generation traps that cost buyers real money, how to choose a transmitter by frequency, length, housing fit, power mode and temperature rating, the site conditions that justify stepping up a tier, and a seven-step protocol for testing a used locator before you pay.
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Upgrading from a Falcon F5 to the DigiTrak Ares means replacing the transmitter fleet too, and that is the number that decides it. What actually changed with the Ares, a comparison limited to figures DCI publishes, when each system is the right buy, and why a used Falcon F5 with Sub-k is still the smarter purchase for a lot of contractors.
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The three machines people lump together as a mud system, how to size a mixer or reclaimer against your rig's onboard fluid pump using OEM flow figures, the nine checks that decide whether a used unit is worth buying, when a reclaimer starts paying for itself, and what used mixing and solids control equipment trades for.
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A JT2020, a JT20, and a JT21 are three different decades of machine wearing nearly the same name. This decoder untangles all three Ditch Witch naming eras, maps the current 2026 lineup against the discontinued models that dominate the used market, profiles every JT model with OEM-verified specs, and shows real asking prices from the deepest Ditch Witch lot in the used HDD market.
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The best-selling compact drill in HDD is being succeeded by the JT21, which makes a well-inspected used JT20 one of the smartest buys in the class. The full deep-dive: real OEM specs (and the fake ones circulating online), the twelve-years-unchanged story that makes model year almost irrelevant, known wear points, honest parts and price outlooks, complete package math, and the JT2020 vs JT20 vs JT21 decision.
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The most misleading model name in HDD, fully decoded: the 40 is torque, not pullback; the Series II pulls 24,000 lb while the current S3 pulls 28,000 lb (making the Ditch Witch JT28 its real peer, not the JT40); and the new Vermeer D24 is a different machine entirely. Generation-by-generation specs, Vermeer-sourced inspection points, and real used pricing from both generations on our lot.
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The definitive used-buyer guide to the most common serious locator in HDD: the F5-vs-Falcon-F5 sticker check, what a complete system actually includes, where the Falcon F5 sits under the newer Falcon F5+ and Ares, real 2026 used pricing, the region-code and Sub-k transmitter traps, and the inspection routine we run on every unit we stock.
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The mid-tier of the Falcon locator ladder, decoded for used buyers: what the Falcon F2 does, the one thing it structurally cannot do (Sub-k rebar locating, ever), the F1/F2/F5 decision framework, live 2026 pricing from our own shelf, and the finding most buyers get backwards: display tier now moves used price more than the F2-versus-F5 choice itself.
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Two ends of the used Vermeer lineup, translated for buyers: the D20x22 compact (still in active production, generation-by-generation differences, real prices from $89K) and the D60x90 big-bore machine (thin-market pricing decoded, three-speed gearbox, prior-application risk). Spec translation, known issues, and which years to target, from a dealer stocking both.
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The consolidated drill pipe pricing guide nobody publishes: per-rod and full-string costs by rig class and channel (new aftermarket, used, OEM dealer-quote), why forged costs more than welded, the no-mixing rule, condition-triggered replacement thresholds, and how to price the string inside a used rig deal, where most pipe actually changes hands.
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