Torvy
Super Member
I am a data person at heart. Too many people base their opinions on what people complain about on social media. One of the big problems with that is amplification. The same person complains multiple times about something on different forums. That anecdote gets repeated and people think a significant problem exists where it really does not.Whoever makes the loaders for Branson 15 series, did the same exact thing on removing the 4 bar linkage and extended the rod of the cylinder to make up for the extra length need. I wonder if it's the same manufacturer for MF too. There have been quite a few complains of bent rods, some here on TBN but most on Facebook. I don't follow any MF group, but it's possible that there are more related cases there, plus this kind of looks like a very new loader that came out recently.
I am not saying it is not a problem, but I would want to see 2 pieces of data. First, failure rates of the two design types, all else equal. Second, and harder to prove, what work was being done when they failed.
In my experience, way too many people with an FEL think they bought a commercial bulldozer.