Used Herkules Machines We Buy
Used Herkules machines come through Machine Tool Exchange as one-offs rather than in matched sets, and we buy them outright from the companies that own them. This hub holds 24 Herkules listings and no other nameplate: bending rolls, grinding machines, lathes and lifting equipment, under designations like BO231-K, WS600/450X5500 and NWDK 600 LE X 7000 CNC. Here is what moves an offer.
24 machines, page 1 of 1
Herkules WS600/450X5500 (1988)
Herkules B0230K2 (1988)
Herkules BR 40 - Mk4- Herkules BO 230 K/1
Herkules BO232K
Herkules P100WSB450X15000/13000 (2007)- Herkules HK600/3000
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Herkules NWDK (2008)
Herkules A0040 (2012)
Herkules B0231K ID- Herkules BO 231 K
Herkules BO231-K- Herkules BO231-K (2021)
- Herkules BR
- Herkules HK1100/2400 (2010)
- Herkules NWDK 600 LE X 7000 CNC (2008)
- Herkules P100 (2007)
- Herkules UB12 (2015)
- Herkules WD300LE (1988)
- Herkules WDK 850L
- Herkules WS-300 (1988)
- Herkules WS450-8LX3500 (1997)
- Herkules WSE 180 x 1500 (1996)
What Sits in the Herkules Book Right Now
Twenty-four listings carry the Herkules nameplate in this hub, counted exactly, and Herkules is the only brand in it. Thirteen of the 24 are filed under Metal Cutting, the catalog's broad umbrella heading rather than a machine type, so those thirteen stay described as filed, not as one kind of machine. The other 11 sit in six narrower categories: CNC Bending Rolls at 3, then CNC Grinding Machines, CNC Lathes and CNC Lifting Equipment at 2 each, with a single CNC Drilling and Tapping Center and one CNC Miscellaneous Machine. That is the complete list, not a top few. Across those 24 listings there are 23 distinct model designations, so almost every unit here is a one-off. There is no shelf of identical machines to price yours against, so each gets scoped on its own plate data rather than on a comparable sitting beside it. Of the listings that carry a build year, the span runs from 1988 to 2021; 10 of the 24 carry none at all.
Bending Rolls, Grinders, Lathes and Lifting Equipment
The six narrower categories tell a seller whether their machine belongs here, and the spread is wide on purpose. CNC Bending Rolls is the largest of them at 3 of 24. CNC Grinding Machines, CNC Lathes and CNC Lifting Equipment each sit at 2, and there is one CNC Drilling and Tapping Center plus one CNC Miscellaneous Machine. That is a working list, not a specialty: a Herkules seller is not necessarily holding one archetype, and a bending roll, a grinder and a lifting unit all land on this same brand page and get quoted on the same terms. If yours is a grinder, /machine-type/cnc-grinding-machines/ shows the rest of that category. The lathe side is at /machine-type/cnc-lathes/, and the single drilling and tapping unit sits at /machine-type/cnc-drilling-tapping-centers/ with five other brands at one listing each. Bending rolls, lifting equipment and the miscellaneous machine have no separate hub on this site, so this page describes them.
Herkules Model Designations We See
BO231-K is the only designation that repeats in this hub, at 2 of 24. Every other machine carries its own, which is why the model string off the data plate is the first thing we ask for. What the record holds: BO 231 K, BO 230 K/1, BO232K, B0230K2 and B0231K ID, then WS600/450X5500, WS450-8LX3500, WS-300 and WSE 180 x 1500, then WD300LE and WDK 850L, NWDK and NWDK 600 LE X 7000 CNC, HK1100/2400 and HK600/3000, BR and BR 40 - Mk4, P100 and P100WSB450X15000/13000, plus UB12 and A0040. Counted off that list, designations beginning with BO or B0 account for 7 of the 24, the largest cluster here. We quote those strings exactly as stamped, and we do not translate the letter prefixes or read units into the figures, because the catalog states none. What they do tell you is that capacity is usually baked into the designation itself, so a clear photo of the plate carries most of a first conversation.
What Moves the Number on a Used Herkules
Jason Puuri weighs these himself rather than running a formula. What he looks at: model and serial off the data plate, build year, control make and generation, the capacity figures stamped into the designation, bed and way wear, spindle or roll condition, whether the machine still holds tolerance, what tooling and steady rests come with it, and whether it is still under power. Condition and control settle more than age does. Build year is missing on 10 of the 24 records in this hub, which is exactly why a data plate photo matters more on a Herkules than on a late-model machining center: the plate answers in one shot what the record does not. Once those details are in hand, a transparent offer typically comes back within 24 to 48 hours, and a web form request gets a reply inside one to two business days. Your machine sets the number rather than a category average, which is why we do not publish one.
Have This Ready, and How It Comes Off the Floor
Have this ready before you call and the first conversation goes quickly: model and serial off the data plate, build year, control make and generation, the capacity figures, a tooling list, and whether the machine is still under power. Photos are not required, but three speed everything up: the data plate, the control screen, and one wide shot showing how the machine sits in the building. That wide shot earns more on a Herkules than on a typical machining center. There are heavy machines in this book, with 3 bending rolls and 2 lifting units among the 24 and several designations carrying long capacity strings, so the rigging plan gets built off the real footprint and access route rather than a catalog spec. Getting that right up front keeps a pickup date from slipping. From there it is on us. MTE arranges rigging, crating and freight at no cost to you, in all 50 states, and pays at pickup rather than on net 30.
Selling a Herkules Outright, and Clearing the Rest of the Floor
MTE purchases equipment outright. We are not a broker, an auction platform or a listing service, and we do not take machines on consignment. That means no listing fees, no broker fees, and no waiting on a third party. MTE is an affiliate of Superior Machine Tools, based in Lansing, Michigan, buying nationwide, and in used CNC equipment since 2012. Condition does not disqualify a machine: running production, sitting idle, or needing work all get evaluated the same way. If the Herkules is one of several machines leaving the floor, the rest ride the same quote and pickup schedule, including nameplates we buy and hold elsewhere on this site, Mazak, Okuma, Doosan and DMG MORI among them. Each still gets scoped on its own model, control and condition rather than lumped into one blanket price. Herkules plate and sheet rolling machines are on our buy list too, at /machine-type/cnc-rolling-mills/, which is a buying claim rather than a stock claim: the 3 filed here are bending rolls.
Common questions
Who buys used Herkules machines?
Machine Tool Exchange does, as a direct buyer. MTE does not act as a broker, nor do we buy on consignment. We buy assets upfront and pay immediately.
Do you buy Herkules bending rolls and plate rolling machines?
Yes. Bending rolls are the largest of the narrower categories here at 3 of 24, and Herkules is named on our plate and sheet rolling buy list.
Do you buy Herkules grinding machines?
Yes. A grinder is valued against current market data, brand, model, age and condition, with an offer typically back inside 24 to 48 hours of the plate details.
Will you buy a Herkules that is not currently running?
Yes. Running, needs repair, or sitting idle all get evaluated. Tell us upfront what is wrong so the scope is built on the machine rather than an assumption.
Who pays for rigging and freight on a machine this size?
We do. MTE arranges rigging, crating and freight at no cost, and we buy machines in all 50 states. Payment happens at pickup, not on net 30.
What information do you need off the machine?
Brand, model, year, condition and capacity to start, with the model and serial taken off the data plate. Photos help but are not required, though they speed things up.
How old is too old for a Herkules?
Age alone does not rule out an offer. The Herkules listings here that carry a build year run from 1988 to 2021, and condition and control matter more.
Thinking about selling Herkules Machines?
On a Herkules the figures a buyer asks for first are usually stamped into the designation, so one photo of the data plate carries most of the conversation. BO231-K is the only designation that repeats here, and a bending roll, a grinder and a lifting unit get the same terms. Jason Puuri has a number back in 24 to 48 hours. Call 800-822-9524 or use /sell-your-cnc-machine/.