India
North America

Skid-Steer Loaders

Backoe Loader

B900
B900NG

Tractor

CT1021
SpecSpec
CT1025
Specspec

Compact Loader

MT55
SpecMT85
Build & QuoteMT100
s740
Specs76
Build & Quotes450

Steer Loaders

SpecT550
Build & QuoteT590
DealerT590
T64
SpecT66
Build & QuoteT440
DealerT46

All Wheel Loaders

AWL 100
ModelAWL 101
SpecAWL 102
QuoteAWL 102
DealerAWL 105
AWL 1001
ModelAWL 1002
SpecAWL 1003
QuoteAWL 1004
DealerAWL 1005

TeleHandelrs

TL 201
ModelTL 202
SpecTL 203
QuoteTL 204
DealerTL 205
contactsTL 206
ModelTH 4002
SpecTH 4005
QuoteTH 450
DealerTH 457
contactsTH 423

Bobcat Tractor

T300
ModelT301
SpecT302
QutoeT303
DealerT304
ContactsT305
LocationT306
T3001
ModelT3002
SpecT3004
QutoeT3005
DealerT3006
Contactsconfigure
LocationDoosan

Current Loaders

S64 T4 Bobcat
S/N PrefixB4SC
Download Service Schedule
SpecS64 T4 Bobcat
RequestS64 T4 Bobcat
ModelS64 T4 Bobcat
ProductS64 T4 Bobcat
DealerS64 T4 Bobcat
S64 T4 Bobcat
S/N PrefixS64 T4 Bobcat
DownloadS64 T4 Bobcat
SpecS64 T4 Bobcat
RequestS64 T4 Bobcat
ModelS64 T4 Bobcat
ProductS64 T4 Bobcat
DealerS64 T4 Bobcat

Posted: 01/08/2016

How to Evaluate Your Opportunity Costs

Bobcat Compact Trakc Loaders

Large businesses can justify dedicated technicians, up-to-date tools, and ample shop space to maintenance machines and equipment. But smaller operations may assign that work to their machine operators to handle after hours with whatever tools and time they can find. It might offer short-term savings, but is doing your own maintenance really the most cost-efficient plan for your company?

It’s important to evaluate who can most cost-effectively service your compact excavators and loaders — you or your local dealer. Here’s a quick, two-step calculation to help you choose the right maintenance plan for your company:

  • Step 1: Determine the maintenance intervals for your machine.
  • Step 2: Calculate the opportunity cost for your machine.

Maintenance intervals

Proper maintenance is the key to extending the life of your equipment.

Manufacturers have recommended service intervals that are specific to each machine model. Can you maintain each machine efficiently at your company, or should it be done by trained dealership technicians who have the time, tools and know-how?

Opportunity cost

An opportunity cost calculation is the analysis of savings gained from performing your own maintenance versus the revenue that could be generated from being on the job longer. Opportunity costs can vary based on rates and accurate time estimates.

To calculate your opportunity costs, determine the number of hours it will take you to perform the maintenance and compare it to how much you could have earned on a jobsite during that time.

For instance, if it takes four hours to change the oil in your compact excavator and you charge customers $150 an hour for excavation work, that’s $600 of lost opportunity costs. Now consider that an oil change by the dealership might take only two hours to complete at $100 per hour.

It may not make sense to take a machine out of service for half a day when a dealer can perform maintenance in significantly less time. Using the dealership is appealing because it may return the best opportunity cost, be the most convenient for you and your company, and reduce downtime.

The bottom line with maintenance decisions is to properly calculate the value of your time and the level of your expertise. You may determine that by staying on task with billable projects when work is available, you could afford to outsource maintenance and come out ahead financially.

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