Used Skoda Horizontal Boring Mills for Sale 41

When the workpiece weighs eighty tonnes, the machine list gets short, and Škoda is on it. The Plzeň works has supplied heavy floor borers to power generation, shipbuilding, and steel industries since the early twentieth century, and the W 160 through W 250 series (with modern HCW successors) remain reference machines for genuinely large prismatic work. A floor-type configuration with column travel along the workpiece, plus optional rotary tables and facing heads, lets one machine finish components that would otherwise need custom fixturing across several smaller machines.

The used market for this class behaves differently from standard machine tools: machines sell with their installation context, often including foundations drawings, rotary tables, and attachment inventories, and price varies enormously with retrofit status. A 1980s W 200 with original controls costs a fraction of the same iron carrying a recent Siemens 840D retrofit with new drives and scales. Against used Western competitors (Union Chemnitz, Pama, Ingersoll), Škoda machines typically trade cheaper for equivalent capacity, with Czech and Central European sellers providing most supply.

Buying a used Skoda horizontal boring mills: what to check

Commission a professional geometry survey before committing: spindle and ram droop compensation, column straightness, and table accuracy on machines this size require laser measurement, and serious sellers expect the request. Verify spindle and quill bearing condition, test the facing head through its range, and inspect attachment inventories (milling heads, angle heads) against the listing, since attachments represent major value. Budget for a proper foundation survey before installation: machines of this mass require engineered foundations, and the civil works can rival the purchase price on larger models.

Assess the retrofit honestly: who did it, what documentation exists, and whether drive and control spares remain available. Factor dismantling, transport, and foundation work realistically, as relocation costs for floor borers can approach the machine price. On Exapro, used Škoda listings show spindle diameter, travels, attachments, photos, and location. Compare machines and submit an enquiry through the listing page on Exapro to request survey reports and arrange inspection.