Having firmly established itself at its new multi-purpose facility, dozer specialist Makin Traks now has service and repair capabilities
It’s been just over a year since used machinery and dozer specialist Makin Traks moved into its brand-new facility in Yandina, on the Sunshine Coast, and its customers have been reaping the benefits.
The family-owned and operated company is well-known for specialising in low-hour, high-quality Caterpillar dozers, but it also offers premium second-hand graders and tracked skid steer loaders.
While Cat machinery is the flagship brand of the company, Makin Traks also delves into two other brands of equipment, in which it believes are also in the upper echelon of OEMs.
“About 80 per cent of our machines are Cat-branded and the other 20 per cent would be Komatsu and John Deere,” Makin Traks owner Daz Scale says.
“We only sell what customers are chasing and, in the dozer world, Caterpillar, Komatsu and John Deere are the premium brands.”
Home base
Having previously worked out of small farmland sheds, Makin Traks’ new 4,000 square metre workshop has not only allowed the company to expand its services but also enhance its aftersales support.
A wide range of spare parts and attachments are offered, including a variety of rippers, stick rakes and sweeps and screens.
“Anything that matches up with our machinery, we will offer to both dealers and customers, so retail and wholesale,” Scale says.
“Our sweeps and screens provide additional protection over the cabin and windows. They’re well-suited to those working in bushland where trees and branches could fall onto the machine.”
With upgraded workshops and manufacturing facilities, the new workshop was specifically designed to be able to repair and maintain earthmoving machinery – a service the company previously hadn’t been able to offer.
“Our previous focus was solely on sales and hire, where it was probably 85 per cent sales and 15 per cent hire,” Scale says.
“Since we’ve had the new factory, we’ve able to incorporate some local servicing and repairs for customers as well, and that’s something that we’re actively looking to promote and move down that path.”
Customers can rest assured their equipment is in safe hands thanks to Makin Traks’ highly experienced service technicians, with some having worked for more than 30 years in the industry.
In addition to its service capabilities, the new site has allowed Makin Traks to do a little bit of custom fabrication work.
While working on a customer’s piece of equipment, Scale says the company now can fabricate or weld, depending on the request of the machinery owner. This can include building and customising stick rakes, tree pushers, canopies and other attachments.
Stocked up
The sheer size of the Yandina-based facility is a key reason why Makin Traks can have such a large variety of machines on hand at any time – providing greater optionality for it its customers.
It currently has over 100 pieces of equipment available for sale, with around 80 dozers, 20 graders and 10 tracked skid steers making up the offering.
All Makin Traks’ machinery is meticulously sourced from overseas, ensuring the equipment comes in with low hours and in quality condition.
Compared to its humble beginnings working out of small sheds, Scale says the new facility really offers the ‘wow factor’ for customers.
“When you’re working out of a shed customers may be hesitant to trust you with their machine, but the new facility gives respect to what the industry expects,” Scale says.
“It just adds a level of professionalism. When you’ve got a quality presence, customers grow in confidence that their machine is going to be of the highest quality.”
For more information, visit www.makintraks.com or call Daz Scale on 0402 940 490.
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