BTTL ST28H-6 Mini Compact Track Loader

[RickfromPaso]

Just bought one of these from RB Los Angles auction. Will pick it up next week. Anybody have one of these? They look very well made and well designed, a step up from the typical Chinese mini skid. The Fuel and Hydraulic tanks are external to the engine/Hydraulic pump bay on the outside. Left Hydraulic tank and right gasoline tank. Also have a hydraulic lock like a lot of mini excavators. Rato R740 motor, Aux hydraulics but only a two way pump. Dual pilot controls, left control for motion, forward, back, left and right. Right control for arm up/down and bucket as well as buttons for aux. I haven't seen much about them, they seem to be sprinkled one at a time at auctions. Will post review.

 

[RickfromPaso]

Well things didn't go well. I rolled it getting it off the bed of my truck! Almost killed me but God decided it wasn't my day to die. It was loaded so I had to back it off and being extremely back heavy to counter the loader it went over backwards as soon as I hit the ramp. Next thing I knew I was laying on the ground with the 2200 lbs machine resting on my foot. My good fortune that the ground was soft and I was able to get my foot out and nothing else was injured except the skid steer. The pilot controls, headlights and throttle were all damaged. I contacted the manufacturer in China that night and they responded that night! Over the next couple weeks we figured out what parts I needed and I wired money to them. It took almost a month to receive the parts and a day to install them.
I have to say, they have great customer service.
Skid steer is back up and running with a couple of scratches on the side where I had to drag it to pick it back up. This machine is extremely well made, there are no cheap parts or shoddy workmanship. Although I have had no experience with a mini skid steer so I have nothing to compare it to, it seems pretty squirrelly. The short wheel base tends to buck on un-even ground, so you have to be very careful, especially on hills which I have nothing but hills.
Even with all of that, I am pleased with it and am excited to put it to work. I bought a 4 in 1 bucket and auger. I will update my experience with the mini.