Truck & equipment insights
Honest buyer's guides and opinion pieces on Shantui, Powerstar and Foton — written from the seat of someone who actually sells them in South Africa.
Cost per hour to run a bulldozer, excavator, TLB & grader in SA (2026)
Real 2026 SA cost per hour on a dozer, 20t excavator, TLB and 140HP grader — fuel burn, operator, wear parts and ownership recovery. Shantui vs premium brand.
Foton bakkie for sale in South Africa — 2026 prices & review
Foton Tunland G7 and V9 pricing in SA — single cab, double cab, 4x4. Vs Hilux and Ranger on price, payload and fuel. Dealer network and finance.
TLB for sale in South Africa — 2026 buyer's guide
New and used TLB pricing across Bell, JCB, Cat, Case and Shantui, used-machine checklist, buy vs hire economics and finance for SA contractors.
Side tipper for sale in South Africa — 2026 buyer's guide
New side tipper trailers in SA — pricing on 34-cube and 40-cube tri-axles, best truck-tractor pairings, interlink total price, finance and Section 12C tax.
Wheel loader (front-end loader) for sale in South Africa — 2026 guide
New Shantui SL30W, SL50W and SL60W wheel loader pricing in SA — sizing, brand comparison against Cat and Volvo, finance and Section 12C tax.
Excavator for sale in South Africa — 2026 buyer's guide
New Shantui excavators for sale in SA — 6-ton to 37-ton pricing, Cat/Komatsu comparison, sizing guide, used-machine checklist and finance.
Shantui in South Africa — 2026 range, pricing & dealer guide
The full Shantui range sold in SA — SD16 dozers, SE excavators, SL wheel loaders, SG21 motor graders. Dealer, parts backup and finance.
Motor grader for sale in South Africa — 2026 buyer's guide
New Shantui SG21-3 vs Cat 140K pricing in SA, hire rates, sizing (140hp vs 240hp), used-grader checklist, finance and Section 12C tax.
TLB hire rates in South Africa — 2026 rate card
Honest 2026 TLB hire rates in SA — dry-hire vs wet-hire, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly. When buying beats hiring.
Best TLB in South Africa — 2026 buyer's guide
Bell, JCB, Cat, Case, Shantui — the SA TLB market ranked on price, uptime, parts network, resale and hire-out yield. What contractors actually buy in 2026.
Tipper truck hire rates in Gauteng — 2026 rate card
What 6-cube, 10-cube and 20-cube tipper trucks hire out for around Johannesburg, Pretoria and the East Rand. Dry-hire, wet-hire and per-load rates explained.
Foton vs Isuzu trucks — which wins in South Africa?
The honest side-by-side on medium commercial trucks: Foton vs Isuzu on price, fuel, parts network, resale and finance rates. What your fleet accountant needs to know.
Powerstar tipper truck review — is it worth it in SA?
10-cube and 20-cube Powerstar tippers on SA roads. Fuel burn, payload honesty, common issues, resale — and where Powerstar beats the European tippers on ROI.
Shantui SD16 vs Cat D6 — honest SA bulldozer comparison
Same 160hp class, very different price tag. Shantui SD16 vs Caterpillar D6 on price, fuel burn, parts, resale and total cost per hour over a 10,000-hour life.
Shantui SD16 bulldozer price in South Africa (2026 guide)
What a new Shantui SD16 actually lands for in SA — sticker price, import duty, delivery, parts kit and finance. Direct from someone who sells them monthly.
Buy, lease or rent heavy equipment in SA — tax wins & ROI
Marcus du Toit on the state of the SA heavy equipment market — outright purchase vs operating lease vs wet/dry rental. Cash flow, ROI and the SARS Section 12C tax wins on each.
SA equipment rental rates are brand-blind — Cat vs Shantui ROI
South African rental rates are set by machine class, not brand. The total cost of ownership case for Shantui vs Cat — purchase price, resale, tax write-off and payback.
The real ROI of Chinese equipment in South Africa
Marcus du Toit on why Foton, Shantui and Powerstar win the ROI argument for most South African contractors — purchase price, parts, resale and uptime.
Shantui vs XCMG excavators — honest SA comparison
Buying an excavator in South Africa? An honest, side-by-side comparison on price, parts, resale and aftersales from someone who sells them.
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