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Why I Stopped Buying Cheap Terex Parts (And What It Cost Me to Learn)

A procurement manager who tracked 200+ parts orders over six years shares how two aftermarket hydraulic pumps for a Terex RT 665 cost his company $28,000 in hidden downtime and lost client trust—and why he now uses a TCO model that values brand perception over invoice price.

2026-11-06
Mining equipment article

Legacy Fuller Equipment: How a Procurement Buyer Stops Relying on Search Noise

A procurement administrator compares two ways of sourcing legacy Fuller equipment—searching by brand name alone vs. searching by application and specification. The comparison includes how a simple Fuller search can surface Natalie Fuller Real Housewives, Will Fuller teams, Dutch van der Linde, and white hair before any useful equipment result.

2026-09-16