ASV PT100 w/pressurized cab
- Thread starter AX MAN
- Start date
- Views: 18690
cbturf
Gold Member
I know what you mean about taking care of customers and equipment but I think you missed the point that I was making. I am not suggesting that any bum off of the street can run the equipment but like I said earlier, doing the work is not the hard part getting the work is. Why do executives make over a 100 times what laborors do, when you are responsible for 100s of employees (usually ungrateful) feeding thier kids you change your view on managing a business. You can easily find an operator who will do the right thing. I do not want to paint with to broad of a brush here but you can probably find 500 operators for every one good executive.
There are alot of CEO's that aren't worth lead and powder that it would take to fire'm right. Your right about excutives, good ones at any rate, not everyone that can operate a machine can run a buisness. Finding the right size for your buisness is a trick. Big enough to do the job, small enough to survive down turns in the market.Right equipment ,right operators,and the right management plus good luck should equal success.
cbturf
Gold Member
Maybe you did get my point after all. When I said execs and operators I was referring to good ones.
cbturf
Gold Member
I am going to change direction and talk about air onditioners again. My Fecon has an issue with heat infiltration in the cab that the AC has to overcome. The in-frame hydraulic tank has a large surface area inside the cab and it gets very hot. Most of the steel surfaces in the cab are almost to hot to touch by the end of the day. Next problem is the fact that the back of the cab is the front of the engine compartment and the cooling fan blows the heat forward and the floating cab has a 1 inch gap around the back allowing a lot of hot air to enter the cab. On a typical day I have to run the AC full blast with the cab pressure full blast even when outside temps are only 50 or so.
I know the AC makes a huge difference because when a hose leaked out the refrigerant it was very very hot almost instantly. I tried to run without it and it was unbearable.
Over the last few days I decided to monkey around with the seal of the cab and I bought some of that spray foam insulation in a can and filled up the gaps in the back of the cab and any holes around the outside and the difference is huge. Both yesterday and today it was about 65 degrees and I was able to keep my long sleeve shirt on when I worked. I did not need to keep it on but I was comfortable in the machine with a sweatshirt on where in the past I had to get almost naked when it got above 50.
My suggestion to you guys is to make sure that all external sources of heat are blocked out. Make sure the condensor and evaporator coils are as clean as possible. Make sure that there are no obstructions in the air flow. My machine has a filter behind the seat that cleans the air that is circulated through the evaporator and if it is dirty you can tell a huge difference in the performance of the system. If you are running a non pressurized cab your system is sucking dust and will restrict air flow over time.
Hope this helps it made a big difference in my machine.
I know the AC makes a huge difference because when a hose leaked out the refrigerant it was very very hot almost instantly. I tried to run without it and it was unbearable.
Over the last few days I decided to monkey around with the seal of the cab and I bought some of that spray foam insulation in a can and filled up the gaps in the back of the cab and any holes around the outside and the difference is huge. Both yesterday and today it was about 65 degrees and I was able to keep my long sleeve shirt on when I worked. I did not need to keep it on but I was comfortable in the machine with a sweatshirt on where in the past I had to get almost naked when it got above 50.
My suggestion to you guys is to make sure that all external sources of heat are blocked out. Make sure the condensor and evaporator coils are as clean as possible. Make sure that there are no obstructions in the air flow. My machine has a filter behind the seat that cleans the air that is circulated through the evaporator and if it is dirty you can tell a huge difference in the performance of the system. If you are running a non pressurized cab your system is sucking dust and will restrict air flow over time.
Hope this helps it made a big difference in my machine.
palmettobrush
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2008
- Messages
- 105
- Location
- florence SC
- Tractor
- 2011 Terex pt 100g 2012 case cx210 2006 gyrotrac gt 25
The pressurized cab on the new machine is a god send. Im in georgia cutting a job thats so dusty you cant even see the machine. if i had the old ones still i dont think i would have been able to finish the job. i have 110 hours on one already and 50 on the other with no problems. The new machines haven't ran over 200 degrees yet so i think the asv guys are finally cooking with hot grease. The ac in the new one is so cold you have to run it on low because it will freeze you
underbrusher
New member
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2008
- Messages
- 7
- Location
- Tallahassee Fl
- Tractor
- asv pt100 gyrotrac cutter head, jd 5525,5105,5603,4720,5210,997,544e,ford 8340,3000
Glad to hear something positive about the new machines from someone who has one. I am going to pick my new one up on thursday and I am trading in a pt100 without the upgrades on this one, the one I have has been a constant trip to the shop and overheating and A\C issues are nonstop, so I hope they are on the right track now. Thanks for the info, I am in north fl and the dust and heat are a real issue here. I run a gyro head as well have you noticed a difference in the increased flow or pressure on the new machines or have you ever ran a rc100?
cbturf
Gold Member
If I tow a service trailer in to where I am working I can leave the machine on the mountain but that still leaves the problem of getting back to the truck. I aint walkin!!! At 8500 feet a 45 minute drive in the machine takes well over an hour to walk. Not to mention all of the critters see the mountian lion footprint below. This picture was taken about 25 feet from where we park the truck and machine. I have not seen a cat or bear yet but the elk and mule deer follow us around. They are not scared of the machine at all.
Attachments
cbturf
Gold Member
I put the last post in the wrong spot..oh well I never claimed to be smart.
vegman
Member
How much are you guys paying for the new PT100 / Forestry?