Feelings on Gyrotrac

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Schwartz04

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I was just wanting everyones opinion on the gyrotrac dedicated machines? I had a salesman call me today wanting me to try one out but wanted everyones opinion first.
 
   / Feelings on Gyrotrac #2  
My opinion will probably be viewed abit bias but I'll chime in anyway. I have seen and run alot of tractor and mulchers. For the money and the optioons available today there are better routes.
1. If your after high performance planier head we can handle that, and at a competitive price.
2. The carrier, There are options there too. Supertrak, Prentice as a larger carrier, Rayco makes good tractors. As the industry increases the size of skid steers, two large skid with high productions head are a tough combination to beat and they are very transportable.
3. Depending on what your trying to accomplish we haven't even started talking about excavator mounted brush cutters. We can mount a cutter on just about any excvaator and do so without power packs.
4. I will not comment on Gyrotrac specifically
5. See what you think of that. Robbie, the other Denis Cimaf guy
 
   / Feelings on Gyrotrac #3  
Hello Schwartz04,

Gyro-Trac base machines were originally built based on the design of tracked carriers made by Bombardier. This is except for the GT-50 which was built based on the design of a tracked machine made by Plaisance Equipement, in France. See:

www.plaisance-equipement.fr/index.php/eng/accueil/machines_automotrices/galotrax

You could contact Plaisance Equipement directly to find out more about the Gyro-Trac GT-50 history. Their phone number in France is 0033 (0)3 83 42 15 79.

Their former cutting head technology with swinging tooth was based on the design of the head made by ROWMEC. You could contact John O'Hagan Sr. at ROWMEC to find out more about Gyro-Trac's original 500 and
700 cutter heads. Their phone number is 936-539-5488.

Now, Gyro-Trac build their "fixed-tooth planar heads" using DENIS CIMAF patented technology, although some of their ads might lead you to think it's their own invention. You may have a look at:

www.deniscimaf.com/en/products/technology/brushcutting-chipping-rotor.html

I know, we don't have much pictures there yet. We're working on that :) But by going through the site, you'll find some image galleries where I think you should see some closeups of our rotor. You'll notice that our newer models have their teeth positioned in chevron, or inverted V's, while Gyro-Trac models have their teeth positioned in spiral.

As far as some Gyro-Trac operators who could give you their feedbacks, I might have a few people you could contact, but I'll get their permission first before posting their name here. And hopefully, some others will reply directly in this thread.


Best regards, :D


Frederic
 
   / Feelings on Gyrotrac #4  
my first cutterhead was a gyro trac toma ax 500H -vintage 2002- the swing tooth variety. Was a pretty good head, but had lots of maintence issues with the head. granted I was using it in some pretty rugged conditions (New Hampshire's not called the Granite State for nothing...) but i kept bending the end shafts and having the drum go out of balance. The new planner heads may be a different story.

I really liked the guy they had on customer support- Vic- he was always available and excellent at helping me trouble shoot- but he has since retired I think.

the thing that gets me about gyro trac is their stuff is so much more expensive than the other machines or heads out there...their 130 hp machine is something like $50-60K more than a similar Fecon, etc.

just my 2 cents worth....
 
   / Feelings on Gyrotrac #5  
TMTS, you're right about Victor (Vic). I've met and spoke with him a few times and he's the nicest guy, and very knowledgeable also. I'm not sure he has retired, though. Well, if he hasn't, the peoples he works for now are lucky to have him on their team :)
 
   / Feelings on Gyrotrac #6  
I will be glad to comment about Gyrotrac. The tractors are way to soft! Look at the paper thin screens on the sides of the engine compartment. The head is dainty and if you drive past a rock you have to replace or sharpen the teeth. I posted last night to use knives when you can but you need carbides too. COMPARE THE PRICE! Find a Gyrotrac with 500-600 hours and see if is still a lean green mulching machine. I may have been wrong about the durability of the undercarriage since a tech out here in NM said that one he works on said the running gear has held up OK. COMPARE THE DEALERS! I had the Gyrotrac dealer bidding on jobs in my market, while they were trying to sell me a machine. Find out about the demo program I am demoing a Supertrak next week and they are just dropping the machine off Tuesday for me to run and the Salesman will be here Friday. Fecon is sending a 148 out for a couple of weeks when one comes available (demand is pretty high). If the demo is for 2 hours with a company operator get suspicious! My opinion is that Gyrotrac sucks, all of us have tried them but none of us own one.
 
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Well everyone seems to feel the same about them so it might not be in my best interest to even try one I dont wanna waste my time.
 
   / Feelings on Gyrotrac #8  
Get one of these and you can mulch the Gyrotrac! Notice the smooth drum in a Fecon housing.
 

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   / Feelings on Gyrotrac #9  
I will tell you why I don't care for them. I saw them, met with them and drove one while at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in 06. I like the product enough and when I got back home we tried to call many times. I left ,I will say 10 messages for a return call and sent numerous emails and did not get any response. Here is how I finally got a response.

I sent one final email telling them that since they could not respond to phone messages or emails that did not give me a warm feeling that if I was a dealer for their very expensive product that they would not give me the support I would need and thus I had contacted Rayco. I proceeded to tell them that Rayco returned the call immediately and was sending a rep out to talk to us as well as ship out a demo C140.

Boy, Gyro trac got back to me and referred me to some one in Oregon I think is where he was located. I just never even bothered after that with them.

As for me, I would look elsewhere if it were my money. By the way I try and be as even handed here on TBN as possible but GT was just so bad that I have to say it here.

Thanks,
Maka
 
   / Feelings on Gyrotrac #10  
Robbie,

What exactly do you mean when you say "a mulching head can be mounted on an excavator without power packs" ? I guess my question is; what are power packs?

A Kubota dealer told me that an 80hp excavator could run a mulching head better than a 80hp skid steer. Is he wrong? Or does this have something to do with "power packs"?

Thanks!
 

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