JBSlim
New member
I picked up the MT225S today, and have about an hour of testing on it. First reactions: Coming from the MT122, the MT225S has so much more engine vibration, and is louder. The hydraulics are so smooth and controllable in stark contrast to the MT122 which was hard to operate with small movements. But,boy is this thing tippy. I have a ballast box, but testing without it and operating the forks with a smallish load I started to go over on a slight slope, till the forks hit the ground. The MT122 seemed more stable, probably due to being lower. The transmission is also smooth and the pedals easy to get quick and accurate forward or reverse power. The MT122 by contrast has stiff pedals, and needed quite a bit of throttle to get the transmission going. Overall the difference in size, power, bucket strength and speed is more than I anticipated.