ASV PT 100 Forestry

cat 297c · Mar 24, 2009

Anyone have any oinpions on asv pt100? Any problems with them? Tryin to figure out the next machine to get for Brush cuttin/mulching. Have a Cat 297c now ready to get rid of it.

palmettobrush · Mar 24, 2009

pt100 is the best out of the box mulcher

palmettobrush · Mar 24, 2009

I have one you can buy i have the new one with the pressurized cab and the reversing fan

cat 297c · Mar 25, 2009

palmettobrush said:
I have one you can buy i have the new one with the pressurized cab and the reversing fan

Why you gettin rid of it? Tryin to get some suggestions, need something compact, but powerful for heavyduty brush cutin/forestry mulching. Good cooling system for the engine an hydraulic Fluids to prevent overheating. I bout got it narrowed down to ASV PT 100 or Rayco c100/ Fecon ftx 100.

palmettobrush · Mar 25, 2009

im looking to get an excavator with a cutter on it

palmettobrush · Mar 25, 2009

The asv is by far the most productive little machine

cbturf · Mar 26, 2009

The FTX-100 or C100 will run rings around the ASVs. I took an FTX-90 out to NM and it did a great job. The new ones have even more power and more cooling. If you plan to be a brush mulcher then get a machine that is designed to mulch. I would not hesitate a bit to get the FTX-100 if I were looking at smaller scale jobs that required regular moving. I have had no problems moving the FTX-140 around and the 100 machines are even smaller. Had to use some tires to cross golf cart paths once but that was no problem considering how much more productive purpose built machines are.

cat 297c · Mar 27, 2009

cbturf said:
The FTX-100 or C100 will run rings around the ASVs. I took an FTX-90 out to NM and it did a great job. The new ones have even more power and more cooling. If you plan to be a brush mulcher then get a machine that is designed to mulch. I would not hesitate a bit to get the FTX-100 if I were looking at smaller scale jobs that required regular moving. I have had no problems moving the FTX-140 around and the 100 machines are even smaller. Had to use some tires to cross golf cart paths once but that was no problem considering how much more productive purpose built machines are.

Only thing wrong with the 140 is no loader arms, i do a lot of mulching but there are times when i need a bucket grapple ,forks. An i already have head so i just need a carrier, i think the ftx-100 or the c100 would be just bout unstopable with my cimaf head. Wat you think, i'm ready to get rid of this cat big peice of ^*^*!

cbturf · Mar 27, 2009

If you do not need a head and you want to mulch I would have the FTX-100 by dark tonight. It is an awesome little mulcher. I took my FTX-140 and an FTX-90 and cleared 100 acres in 12 days and the 140 was down for three with a broken tool carrier. Knowing how good the 90 cuts and the 100 having several upgrades over the 90 I can not imagine how it will run with the Cimaf head. The pressure and flow are turned up quite a bit on the FTX 100 so you may have to make some changes but I am sure Robbie will have you set up in less than a day. My opinion is do it and do it now. We are all running out of time to buy because inflation is starting to run out of control and these machines are going to start getting even more expensive to buy and run.