HYDRAULIC PUMP RECONDITIONING VS NEW — COST COMPARISON

Should you recondition your hydraulic pump or buy a new one? After 35+ years of repairing and supplying hydraulic equipment, here is our honest answer.

Cost Comparison: New Pump — 100% full price, 6-12 weeks lead time, 12 months warranty. Reconditioned Pump — 35-60% of new price, 1-3 weeks lead time, 6 months warranty, 95-100% performance.

Example — Bosch Rexroth A4VG250: New genuine price approx Rs 5,50,000. Reconditioned at Apex approx Rs 2,20,000 to Rs 2,80,000. Saving: Rs 2,70,000 to Rs 3,30,000.

When to Choose Reconditioning: Budget is a constraint, machine downtime needs to be minimised, pump model is old or discontinued, failure is due to wear not catastrophic damage, multiple units need to be repaired.

When to Choose New: Application is critical with zero risk tolerance, machine is new and under OEM warranty, total damage is beyond economical repair, client specification requires new parts only.

What Our Reconditioning Includes: 1. Complete stripdown and cleaning 2. Measurement of all components to manufacturer tolerances 3. Replacement of all worn parts — pistons, bearings, seals, valve plates 4. Shaft inspection and replacement if needed 5. Precision reassembly 6. Full hydraulic test bench testing 7. Written test certificate issued.