| ASSESSING
THE VALUE OF YOUR MACHINE |
| When
buying a used machine we assume that it will be well used and
we expect to replace bearings and other parts that wear. Equally
the odd missing nut isn't a problem. However the following faults
are more serious and therefore more costly to repair and will
affect the value of your machine. If you can inspect your machine
for these, and advise us if any are present, we can then usually
give you a quote without the need to visit you first. |
| Lifting
Track |
 |
The
monorail along which the seat slides is actually an aluminium
alloy rail with a stainless steel track sticking to the top.
This sometimes becomes fully or partly detached. A gentle
pull up on the edges of the track will indicate whether it is
loose |
| Badly
bent metalwork |
 |
Many
people assume these rowers are made of steel, whereas in fact
they are aluminium alloy. Thus if allowed to drop or if heavy
weights are put on them,the metal legs can bend. In particular
the longer leg that supports the rear of the machine should
be vertical and not bending away from the monorail. |
| Missing
"captive nuts" |
 |
Where
the front legs screw into the box-section of the rower, there
should be captive 'nuts' behind the flanges of the box section.
These are round, (not hexagonal) threaded pieces that are permanently
attached to the flange. If, instead, there is a proper hexagonal
nut - or worse, nothing apart from a bare ended screw - then
the captive 'nut' has become detached. In such cases it is also
quite common for the holes to have enlarged and possibly splits
to have appeared leading from them. |
| Split
box section |
 |
The
box section is the part that contains all the pulleys, chains
and shock-cord. It is possible that due to abuse or wear these
can develop cracks (not scratches in the paint, actual splits
through the full thickness of the metal) |
| Detached
seat |
 |
The
seat is screwed to the running mechanism and can become detached
because the screws come loose - that isnt a problem. However
if the screws have been pulled loose through mis-use, then it
will mean a new seat is required. If the seat is detached there
should be four threaded screw holes in it |
| Footplate
bolts |
 |
If
the bolts attaching the footplate to the box section have become
loose then there is a good chance that the holes in the footplate,
through which they pass,may have become elongated |
| Other
problems |
A
thorough look at your rower might show upother problems. As
noted above, ordinary wear and tear will not affect our valuation,
but let us know of anything else you find, so we can give you
an honest assessment. |
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