What I like and what I don't
Loader arms look at the reach, it will come in handy all the time.
Smooth drum head, it cuts pretty good but does not give me the shredded material that the Fecon head does a little more stringy.
Huge cooling. I am working up around 8500 feet and overheating is an issue. The density of the air (or lack of density) is letting the Fecon overheat. Once the temps get over 70 degrees we are having to cool down about twice an hour. This has never been an issue before, last summer we had temps over 105 down in TN and never overheated. Rayco promised me that the coolers will keep up even at high altitudes.
I am not sold that this machine is what I need, I may require more horsepower but I am wiling to give it a try now. But, however, I think that Rayco has made many steps in the right direction fixing the problems that gave me so much grief on my 140 and it may be a very good machine for lower volume producers.
What else doe they need to fix..I am glad you asked. From what I know right now it still needs a reversing fan on the engine cooler, the cab needs to be isolated and raise up for maintenance and it needs some sort of on board air for cleaning filters and windshields. That is a pretty short list especially compared to the list on the 140 when it was brand new.