Even with the US-manufactured heavy equipment, it's a little bit of a poison pill to buy anything new. It's excessively digital, which is a big problem when you are out in the shit and break down, besides being less reliable in general. Older equipment is overwhelmingly hydraulic and relatively simple, and there's a strong market of aftermarket parts because this stuff has been around a long time and is virtually indestructible if maintained. Equipment from the 80s or 90s, and even earlier, is holding its value very well because of this. Not unlike the situation we see with previous generation MacBook Pros.
