"Tashleeh" — the scrapyard parts market — is one of the most searched heavy equipment terms in Saudi Arabia. Rows of dismantled excavators and loaders in Riyadh and Dammam yards promise working parts at a third of the new price. Sometimes that promise holds. Often it costs far more than it saves. Here is an honest framework.
Where Tashleeh Parts Genuinely Make Sense
Where Tashleeh Parts Quietly Destroy Machines
The Math Owners Skip
A used final drive at SAR 8,000 versus new at SAR 22,000 looks like SAR 14,000 saved. Now add: no warranty, unknown remaining life, a second crane mobilization when it fails early, and 2–4 days of machine downtime at SAR 1,500–3,000 per day. One early failure erases the saving; the second one puts you deep in the red. Industry maintenance data consistently shows unplanned failures cost 3–5 times the equivalent planned replacement.
The Hybrid Strategy That Actually Works
Smart Saudi fleets buy structure used, wear parts new, and precision cores new or professionally rebuilt with warranty. For the new side of that equation, HESP supplies genuine and OEM-quality parts with real warranties and 48-hour delivery across the Kingdom — often closing much of the price gap that pushed you toward the scrapyard in the first place. Send us the part you are pricing; you may be surprised.
