New PT-100 Forestry from ASV

[Positrack]

New Spec Sheet on the PT-100 Forestry machine by ASV.
Includes:
-Heavy Duty Undercarriage
-Independent Suspension on Undercarriage
-Fully Pressurized cab with dual filters holding temperatures 30 degrees below ambient
-Suspension Seat
-Reversible Fan for easier Maintenance
-Increased Hood Screen surface area and smaller diameter holes in screen for clean out and debris management
-Integrated guarding
-Meets certain ISO, SAE, and BC WCB forestry standards
-Front and Rear Exits available from inside or outside the cab
-Max Flow of 40 GPM and Max Pressure of 3650

View attachment pt-100_forestry_spec_sheet.pdf

 

[Robbie Hegwood]

That is a nice option list but at a nice price increase. One advantage ASV had over others(CAT) was the price break and more h.p.. The others are closing the h.p. gap and ASV is closing the price gap. End users point of view. Now if ASV had put a few more ponies with that list then they would still have more of an upper hand. I am glad for the cab inprovements thought, after recently running a CAT I would choose them for the cab alone. As soon as local dealer gets one we have a look see...

 

[TMTS]

Robbie and/or Positrack- what have you seen for a list price on the new forestry spec PT-100? not sure if I missed a post somewhere along the line...
My ASV dealer doesn't seem to want to return my emails...not sure if that is good sign or a bad sign...

thanks -

TMTS

 

[Landwise]

Seems to me that maybe ASV should have contacted some of their "Former" customers and asked why we were no longer using their equipment. Maybe they did, maybe they didn't.... I could have given them a lot of suggestions about things that needed to change.

I had typed a very long list of suggestions and complaints, but it started to border on bashing, so I erased it.

 

[Robbie Hegwood]

My dealer said around 70K, they should get one in July. I bet it will be higher by the time it arrives. They have the H.P. so it's up to the cab and if the reversing fan is worth the money. From a operator's point of view they may have waited too long. Alot of ASV owners are jumping ship. Time will tell.

 

[Eagleview]

Can someone send one over ? Ive just been quoted $160,000 AU with an Arwi (Fecon) head .

 

[Digdeep]

Seems to me that maybe ASV should have contacted some of their "Former" customers and asked why we were no longer using their equipment. Maybe they did, maybe they didn't.... I could have given them a lot of suggestions about things that needed to change.

I had typed a very long list of suggestions and complaints, but it started to border on bashing, so I erased it.

Based on what I see on the brochure it looks like they may have addressed some of the major things that people were looking for if the cab is truly sealed. I have heard good things from a local contractor who has a clean fix fan..basically said it cured the radiator clogging and overheating issues. The suspension seat and independent suspension ought to smooth the ride out in brush cutting and tapered bearings and metal face seals look like a good step forward too. They already have more real hydraulic hp than any other other rubber tracked machine.

 

[Digdeep]

My dealer said around 70K, they should get one in July. I bet it will be higher by the time it arrives. They have the H.P. so it's up to the cab and if the reversing fan is worth the money. From a operator's point of view they may have waited too long. Alot of ASV owners are jumping ship. Time will tell.

Robbie what other brands are they buying? I still see far more ASV machines brushcutting up here than any other brand. I have seen a few CAT 297C machines but customers are already complaining about how much junk gets under the cab and into the engine compartment. A guy told me it was almost impossible to clean the screen for the A/C condensor and aftercooler. I can only guess how it would be in a region where it is extremely dry.

 

[Robbie Hegwood]

Let me clarify my statement a bit. We are overrun with mulchers down here. So everything has been tried. In your area if it's still new then people are still going thru the learning curve we have blown thru.
Now with the improvemnts to the BOBCAT and CAT people are giving them a second chance. Some because they are brand loyal, some because they have had trouble with ASV. And ASV had a price increase before the new PT_100 was even out. The big Gehl runs a mulcher well and is easier to upgrade in the area of cooling.
Down here people are learning and those staying in the business or seriously beginning are going to "customs" like supertrak or rayco's-fecon. Those are not for every job but the toughness outweights the negatives.
I have seen mulchers do well both ways. I have a customer in south georgia with two 297C and a GT-25. His 297C's can do a majority of the work and they maintain them well. BUT they don't have the overhead debri that falls on the machine like most of us do. Plus what they mulch is wetter and isn't airborne as bad to get all in the machine. BUT... the moisture is tough on the heads.
anyway

 

[Tri-Cut]

I have built a custom debris barrier for my 297c. I still have debris but its nowhere near as bad as it was before. That is one negative it still does'nt outway the positives over the ASV. Another option is a 277C Cat salesman has done some tests and say they really cant tell much difference in the 297 and the 277 other than the 10k price difference. Just my opinion my partner has had enough problems with his ASV and the service that I knew I didnt want one.