[BJR]

Bill

I have been as far as I am allowed to go.

I am banned from calling ASV in the States, and also the Australian Importer.

I have been told that the ASV RC30 has a tracking problem and that they are trying to fix it. I have also been told that the Importer over here has already traded in 4 RC30's to get the owners out of trouble and into a new series 2 model. I was told that they would not considder trading mine untill they had resold these four.

My problem is that my tracks only last app 380 hours untill the teeth are torn appart and are no longer functional. The only advice I have been given is to tighten the tracks right up to help stop the misfeed. This resulted in the bearings, in the front and back wheels, being put under undue stress and they finally desintegrated after 760 hours. This resulted in me having to replace 1 stub axle and 8 wheels, a cost of $3000. ASV have supplied 2 new sets of tracks at no cost but I have had to pay upwards of $5000 for labour and parts over a period of 2 years.

I have also seen RC50 tracks in the dealers yard that have had teeth just torn away. Another 2 contractors I know are starting to see cracks appearing where the teeth meet the track. This in under 1000 hours of use. I am not the only one having problems with ASV machines.

I will scan some pictures to show the damaged tracks.