[BJR]

I'm talking about the fact that my machine came with duro 80 tracks which only lasted 360 hours and stressed the deive system due to ASV telling me to overtighten the tracks to help stop the misffeding that was happening.
Also having 2 sprocket drives and 2 drive motors replaced. They replaced them with the duro 90 tracks and exactly the same problem occurred. At 750 hours the tracks were useless and the drive motors and sprocket drives failed again at separate times.

In total, the keys on the drive shaft sheered through 4 times, twice both sides, the sprocket drives broke 4 times, twice both sides, the front tortion bar had to be replaced with a newer version, the bucket mounts snapped 2 times. And eventually the front and back wheels stressed from the overtightening of the tracks and I had to replace 8 wheels and bearings and one stub axle, at a cost of $3000. When they fitted the 3rd set of tracks at approx 750 hours, they eventually admitted that they made a mistake and fitted duro 80 tracks the secont time instead of 90's.
No one has offered any explanation as to why my machine has had so many problems with the drive system. Sure the tracks were overtightened to try to stop the misfeed on the 80 tracks, at ASV request, but would this stress the drive motors and sprocket drive? I have repeadly asked the Importer to take the machine away and have it checked out. I have also asked them to tell me if it is the way that I operate the machine. No response. As far as I can tell we operate the machine as you have briefly detailed above.

No one has blamed me for the machines problems. The company that sold me the machine and the importer have both admitted that there is a problem with the duro 80 tracks and the sprocket drives. The importer recalled all RC30's and replaced the 80 tracks with 90's. They are also going to the trouble of having a modified, heavier sprocket drive designed in Australia. Now if this is the case, why am I having to pay for the repairs on parts that the importer deems to be faulty or inadequate?

Over here tracks are over $5000 and the wheels and bearings are a similar price. Another operator I know who has a lot more hours on his RC30, has calculated that his tracks will last, as you say, for approx 2500 hrs, he has already replaced front wheels and bearings and recons that he will have to replace the whole lot when the tracks are replaced. He estimates that this will cost approx $9,000 for parts and the labour to do the job. I calculate, from the bills I have received for similar repairs, that the labour would be around $3000.
The company that sold me my machine is having major problems with repairs to these track machines, as everything takes a long time to do.

There are no training programs that ASV have in Australia. When I purchased my machine, no one told me that it had to be driven any differently to a tyred machine, except for the 3 point turns instead of spinning. But this was only to save the grass, not the machine.

I am still getting up the nerve to spend $10,000 to take the matter to court.