RVM - River Valley Machine - Any Reviews?

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denachuck

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Greetings!

I'm looking for reviews of the Ebay seller - RVM (River Valley Machine) located in Dubuque, Iowa.

I'm looking for a 60" Skeleton (rock) bucket and they have one for $725 plus shipping.

They have 99.9% positive with over 3,000 sales. One review I found on this forum suggested questionable quality.

Any experience out there?
 
   / RVM - River Valley Machine - Any Reviews? #2  
denachuck said:
Greetings!

I'm looking for reviews of the Ebay seller - RVM (River Valley Machine) located in Dubuque, Iowa.

I'm looking for a 60" Skeleton (rock) bucket and they have one for $725 plus shipping.

They have 99.9% positive with over 3,000 sales. One review I found on this forum suggested questionable quality.

Any experience out there?
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That is a good Ebay feedback on that many sales. Ken Sweet
 
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My concern with them is I don't see the weight listed. Not really a concern for skid steers but may be with compact tractor loaders. I'd want to contact them about the weight and compare that to your loader's capacity and some other bucket manufacturers.
 
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mite also want to look at tomahawk attachments. out of Indy. they have a rock bucket 72" I just picked up and added a grapple.
the bucket form local equipment sales for $600 and ive been beating on it picking up logs and brush haven't used
to pick up rocks yet but sofar vary happy with it
 
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So the RVM weighs 475 lbs and is made from 3/8 inch steel. For comparison the Tomahawk weighs 300 pounds and is made from 1/4 inch steel. Seems like the added steel would make for a stronger bucket. Make sense?

My FEL will certainly handle the extra weight.
 
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denachuck said:
So the RVM weighs 475 lbs and is made from 3/8 inch steel. For comparison the Tomahawk weighs 300 pounds and is made from 1/4 inch steel. Seems like the added steel would make for a stronger bucket. Make sense?

My FEL will certainly handle the extra weight.
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The Kioti 3054 will have all it wants as far as weight goes. Keep in mind the extra 175 weight is 175 lbs of payload you miss on every cycle. Extra ballast at the back will probably be needed as well. Ken Sweet
 
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