I read that article in Compact Equipment, plus Construction Equipment also had an article with a bit more information in it. They seem to really like it, but of course, I've never read a review in a magazine that didn't gush over what they were reviewing. Price seems to be around $30,000.
The bed holds 1.3 yards of material and the 50hp perkins engine should do the job, but I'm at a loss as to why anybody would want such a small dump truck? My full sized loader holds a yard of material and I can haul it just as fast as the ASV dump truck, so why would I want to buy another piece of equipment that does't haul very much material?
The thing that really kills it for me is the enclosed cab does not have AC. It does have heat, but who in the south wants to be in a machine without AC?
One misconseption about tracks is that they do not grip in mud like tires do. Tracks lay down on the ground and the drive sprockets roll the machine over the tracks. The principle is totally different then how a tire works. The tracks on the ASV are 15 inches wide and only have 2.5 pounds per square inch of preasure. This means that they will pretty much float over most any soft material.
The reason a tracked machine gets stuck is when the tracks spin. When that happens, your in big trouble!!! hahaha
They did mention in the article that they have some special tracks that are for lanscapers that will be almost impossible to destroy the grass with. They are of a special material and design to do this.
Eddie