Rustyiron
Super Member
I believe that Yanmar now is the current owner of the ASV name. They now have a 120 & 135 hp models.
Every "Cat guy" that I knew (with the xx7 series) that reached the *comparatively early undercarriage rebuild point decided to sell it off rather than spend the *inordinately high rebuilding costs for the complicated (easily 3-4x the number of parts) u/c.
They all praised the comfortable ride and low ground pressure, but that's what all those extra parts are for. But it comes at a high price at u/c replacement time, higher than they felt made sense for their return on investment.
* in comparison with a "simpler" u/c machine.
(ALL ctl's other than ASV)
Every "Cat guy" that I knew (with the xx7 series) that reached the *comparatively early undercarriage rebuild point decided to sell it off rather than spend the *inordinately high rebuilding costs for the complicated (easily 3-4x the number of parts) u/c.
They all praised the comfortable ride and low ground pressure, but that's what all those extra parts are for. But it comes at a high price at u/c replacement time, higher than they felt made sense for their return on investment.
* in comparison with a "simpler" u/c machine.
(ALL ctl's other than ASV)
