[BJR]

I bought an ASV RC30 over 20 months ago.

The principal is excellent. They do go almost everywhere and are quick and smooth to ride in.

When mine is working it is great except for some track misfeed which the importer doesn't seem to care about.

The main gripe I have is that it has had almost $8,000 forth of warranty work done to it and has cost me app $4,000 in downtime. And I am still having ongoing problems.

I was interested to hear from other owners of ASV machines what they thought of them.

There are only a few in my area and no one else seems to be having the amount of trouble I am having with mine.

I originally had a 453 Bobcat, (I concentrate mainly in tight fit areas for retaining walls, excavation, and general landscaping) and gave it a thrashing with no problems. I woud expect a machine that is $20,000 dearer to be able to do better.

A lot of people have RC50's and find them fantastic.

Just one thing I have found is that constant turning on lawns can chew them up. Also, if you are trying to turn in an area with a slight dish the middle of the tracks are in the air making it impossible to turn.

I have completed a lot of jobs with this machine that I would not have been able to do with an ordinary skid steer. Especially boggy and sandy sites.

So if anyone from ASV is reading this please get someone to have a serious look at my track system.

That's it.

Thanks
Bernard Robinson
Rock Solid Landscapes