Carbide cutter or Timberaxe?....

[Gamma]

Hi Robbie. Here is me in a Gyro-trac at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, some various pictures of them as well as an RC100 with Carbide cutter. Hope you like.

Maka

Do you know who makes the protection package that is on the RC100 in your fourth picture? I've never seen that particular package before.

 

[Robbie Hegwood]

Not real sure which picture your refering to but there are two main forestry packages. ASV has there own which you can see on there web site and see if that's the one your refering to. A company named Hahn makes a package that is identifiable by it's top is elevated. I especially like Hahn's top guard. But there are pieces i like of ASV's better. But since I don't have either and they are 5,000+$ I will be making my own. It will be an elevated design. I am still on the fence about a forestry door, I have a friend who will cut me a 1/2 piece of plexi for 200.00$ but not sure if it's stronge enough. The cheapest real forestry door is 1000.00+ so will see. I have other more pressing expenses right now. I had a chance to see a ASV with there forestry package up close today when I dropped off my tractor and its pretty tough and financeable in the intial purchase. That would have been a nice option but they wern't out yet when I bought mine.

 

[Gamma]

Robbie,

The picture in question is the fifth one posted by Maka, titled "RC100 carbide cutter.jpg".

I'm familiar with what the ASV & Hahn protection packages look like, and the one in the picture in question is not made by ASV or Hahn.

 

[Robbie Hegwood]

Okay, I found the picture and I have seen that version before now that I see the picture. A New Holland rep knows who makes it but I was not interested in it at all. The reason being with most forestry packages the front doors are so beefy they usually connot be kicked out in an emergency. That makes the only emergency exit the rear window, with that guard it blocks the only way out of the tractor. I now that doesn't sound like much but with the environment these tractors run in the possibilty of fire is high. I want out qiuckly if need be. I've had to use my rear window once "ASV Face Down" in the saftey section. So I know from personal experience. Both the Hahn and ASV packages keep the rear window as an option. The Hahn you can go out the door the ASV you cannot. See what you make of that. Robbie

 

[CallChopper]

Guys,

You NEVER want to have just the rear exit. If the engine is on fire and if the ASV lift is up you cannot exit the door by opening it. You have to have the pull the strip to push the window out. Crawl out over a burning engine?

In Nevada City CA old ASVs don't wear out they burn up. one a year for the last 4 years. Worn fuel line, not clearing the belly pans, sticks on the turbo.
Want to buy mine? with an FAE carbide fixed tooth?