While building my shop, my buddy left his ASV for me to use for a few months. Awesome machine. Easy to use, light on the ground, plenty of power. Much better than any other machine I have used.
I love asv. I use to rent them in Michigan when I had my nursery landscape business. I've ran them all case, john deere, bobcat, new holland, takeuchi, jcb, I can move the most soil and grade with the asv.
You remind me of my grandpa! Old fashioned and get it done with what you got. Hes 84 still running a old small new Holland and he loves it. We do asphalt out of Clearwater mn
We have 3 terex (asv) pt-80's with the same track system and absolutely love them there are alot of small jobs we dont even hurt the turf. Without using any plywood. Just wait till you get to use them on a steep grade or in sugar sand you will be amazed.
A neighbourhood i use to live in Winnipeg where i built a house in 2000, I had just over a 1/4 acre lot and it was a little piece of paradise, 41 acres behind me was farmland at one time and it had never been built on and was not farmed for 30/35 yrs, within 6 yrs City of Winnipeg approved a sub division on this land, they built a row of houses behind us and lot was 30x100 ft, just over 4 ft apart and they all had problems with leaky basements, shotty construction and they all paid over 250k for them, they called in a company to fix the issue and had some Cat like this ASV, much smaller that fit between the houses easily and the operator did a great job finishing the final grade and to this i have never seen one so small except on trailers, i guess you need small unit in the marketplace they build it and i guess all the companies do, awesome video Stan, always something new to learn and get to put to use sometimes
@@hahah2804 I am in CA as well and there are some houses I have worked on there is only a 3 foot gate but with the gas main right in front of the gate therefore making the open space in front of the gate only about 2 feet...
I would be able to get a car in my backyard if the previous owner didn't build a deck onto the old driveway. Literally on it. It's a nice deck but still. I would rather be able to get car access to my garage
I run the wheeled version of this asv for snow removal and the machine is a beast. We got two brand new units on rental this last season and they are so much quieter
Funny. You take out pools with a RT75 and I put them in with a RT50 and 30. There is nothing better for tight spaces. I have run deere, bobcat, gehl, new holland and these are my favorites.
Use a 2x4 to brace the window; play it safe. I have been grading for two years now, and I have never had problems with a collapsing window well. Loads of room. I once had to bucket 6 truck loads out of a backyard with less than an inch on either side of my bucket, I even had to carve under the gas meter so my track would fit below it lol. If you do sidewalks and find the need for a decent sidewalk machine/ and also find that you could use a mini for dirtworks, check out the pt-30 it is a versatile machine. keep up the cool work, whenever I do something new and I need to understand it, I watch your videos.
Here in The Netherlands the only thing we really use are excavators (many on wheels) and wheel loaders in all sizes. Things like skidsteers, graders, dozers you'll hardly ever find....
I just started doing lawns, so I went to my local dealership and looked around at toro, cub cadet, kubota, ex mark, Walker and ferris. I ended up going with the ferris is700z 52in deck. Love this mower and for the money and build quality it was in my opinion best bang for my buck.
Dakota : Yeh we had one of those and it was a good little machine with very few issues. The killer was we used it for loading salt and it got a lot of rust damage .
Himster ,yeh the 300 is nice too .We had the t300 and had alot if electrical issues but I think most of it was due to the machine always stored outside and accumulating water in the belly pan and not draining . For smaller machines I still like the 773 and the t190 .I had to replace final drives on the 190 once(pricey job). I like most of the Bobcat loaders but for some reason the 773 was the most reliable .
I think guys around here would have to experience one in person to believe what the ASV can do. Also the guys I have worked with are very price tag oriented so the price tag of the ASV might eliminate it from the options they would choose. I think the 120 hp forestry model is pretty cool. Basically a mower but for trees. I have always wanted get an opportunity to run something like this even if it were for a few minutes. Big machinery is so cool. I doubt I will ever get to run one though.
As many trips as they made past those window wells, they would have buckled... more $, and the neighbors fence probably would have needed to be re-set as well, more $...
Sure you can get one in there, but damage will be the end result to the surrounding areas. Also as he said, the lawn would've had huuuuge ruts especially at that spot with the slight turn going to the front yard.
my favorite machine to run is a skid hands down ive run a terex pt100g forestry i like parts of it but what id love is t take the tracks and drive from it and put it on my 08 s185 bobcat i feel like i could do anything with that bobcat if it had tracks. i love my bobcat its small but capable.
My personal favorite machine to run is our C35X Case Mini Excavator, its nimble and it gets the job done. I love it..... if only i could run it more often than i do.
When you talk about hand controls on this machine - H Pattern & ISO available? I operate a case SR 150 with mechanical hand controls in H pattern, I custom ordered this machine in 2011 because I loved the case 1840 so much - I have about 100 hours operating with ISO and I just don’t like it as much for landscaping, I also prefer the older mechanical hand controls better as I can ‘feel’ the ground and the machine a lot more intuitively than I can with electronic joysticks. But I know a tracked machine would be great to have, and I would sure like the ASV if it has H pattern...
We have an 1840 case very capable machine for it's size also love the H pattern over anything else. I know you can special order a Cat with H pattern not sure about other models tho.
I to have an old 1840 case and am very comfortable with H pattern and find the ISO a bit awkward. You cannot beat the Case 1840 for reliability and sturdiness. I do like the asv because of the track system, smoother ride, and have a call into the local dealer. When I hear back from him, you gave me a good idea and asking him if you can custom order ASV with the H pattern.
Please compare this to a cat 279D and I will be more interested in a review being a grader and have used a bunch of skid loaders that comparison would mean more to me so we can see both in action
Hey my name is Chaz McClendon and I loved watching your videos I did subscribe to you will already have anyway I want you to make two videos with the ASV why I want you to make us how to operate the ESV and how to change the oil with the ASV and without any with other skid loader how to change the oil and the battery
Stan, your thoughts on running on plywood? Wouldn't tear up the yard and have even less compaction? I wouldn't think it is impossible with another machine... Just curious
Do you find tracks tear up the surface more than tires when turning? I rented a T450 this week and this was the first time using a track skid Bobcat, in the past I have run tire machines and I was working in a tight area and the tracks seam to really tear up the surface,
Got a a s v 50 that i was moving snow running good then hit a raised chunk of concrete and killed it. Now just turns over will not start cracked a fuel line no fuel. any advice on what to check next
Very cool, great work. As far as grading you said 1 inch for ever eight feet. Do you use a laser to get that exact, eyeball it, or? Im just curious because this is exactly the work I would like to be doing in the years to come. Thank you
I been running bobcat for years mostly bobcat brand I never been in one's with back up camera. Reson why I bought this up day I didn't run it on job one guys ran over another guy that was setting forms maybe some them have them I ain't never been in one that does.
Dont like the water to run towards my lowest part of fence, puddles and gets all muddy You think aerating the whole ground would help Also have a spot that puddles near the step of my back porch and wall Could possibly regrade and aerate
@@Kushert my ground dirt is super hard and compact so aerating would help with breathing and help water go deeper in ground What would you suggest if regrading is just gonna do the same thing
@@EliteStricker Core aeration will improve with oxygen to the roots and May alleviate a little water. But if regrading wouldn't work or there's nowhere to grade the water to I would suggest a French drain for a large area or a catch Basin for a smaller area with a solid overflow pipe to relieve the collected water.
been running this brand of machines for the last 3-4 years and i can say i honesty would never buy one, the track system is very touchy and needs to be adjusted regularly, if not the rubber lugs ( which aint reinforced with steel ) that the drive motor uses to rotate the track will chip and take big chunks of which means you need new tracks. the older models all had fixed seats with no shock absorption and only recently spring seats are in use with no option for an air ride seat, the bearings on the plastic bogey wheels will all need new bearings one after another at the 1 year mark and so you'll really feel it in your pocket for maintenance. worst of all the rt30 and rt50-60 have poor power and stall out half the time when doing any real digging, best thing i can say about them is they do have wide tracks and rt30 is well balanced and can climb slops/hills well, i wouldn't say the bigger machines are to the same standard for hills although they maybe better than most on the market on that regard
i personally hate hand controls when i go to go forward or back i always move the controls which in turn means the bucket goes up and down while driving
Don't you guys know what a 4in1 bucket and a leveling bar is? A RT30 with a bar would of run rings around that machine in that area...........and left a better finish. We use our PT100 to do the heavy lifting but there is no other machine that can match the 30 for final trim.
What's up with the youtube advertisements that end, then pop back up for 5 or so more seconds? I think they do it to make us think another video is popping up so we hit skip thinking you already got the money from us watching the first ad but it's still the same ad...they probably get paid from the ad because it was watched but if we hit skip after it's over and the last part kicks in then they dont have to pay you because they can say it wasn't watched to the end...think about that...I see it all of the time
Yes he did. He rented a terek that was the owner of ASV at that time. They put an under powered engine in that machine and it was a pile of crap. Once you power these machines appropriately they are awesome.
You must of went back and forward over the same spot like 30 times I can't believe someone would actually pay for that it's literally an hours work, this was so annoying to watch...
While building my shop, my buddy left his ASV for me to use for a few months. Awesome machine. Easy to use, light on the ground, plenty of power. Much better than any other machine I have used.
Takeuchi skid steer. The controls are very precise and I feel like is a lot more intuitive than a Bobcat.
I love asv. I use to rent them in Michigan when I had my nursery landscape business. I've ran them all case, john deere, bobcat, new holland, takeuchi, jcb, I can move the most soil and grade with the asv.
You remind me of my grandpa! Old fashioned and get it done with what you got. Hes 84 still running a old small new Holland and he loves it. We do asphalt out of Clearwater mn
We have 3 terex (asv) pt-80's with the same track system and absolutely love them there are alot of small jobs we dont even hurt the turf. Without using any plywood. Just wait till you get to use them on a steep grade or in sugar sand you will be amazed.
Unplug that reverse alarm 😂
I love that ASV it’s my next loader for sure
Country Clipper is favourite at the moment although the Makita whipper snipper is impressive
A neighbourhood i use to live in Winnipeg where i built a house in 2000, I had just over a 1/4 acre lot and it was a little piece of paradise, 41 acres behind me was farmland at one time and it had never been built on and was not farmed for 30/35 yrs, within 6 yrs City of Winnipeg approved a sub division on this land, they built a row of houses behind us and lot was 30x100 ft, just over 4 ft apart and they all had problems with leaky basements, shotty construction and they all paid over 250k for them, they called in a company to fix the issue and had some Cat like this ASV, much smaller that fit between the houses easily and the operator did a great job finishing the final grade and to this i have never seen one so small except on trailers, i guess you need small unit in the marketplace they build it and i guess all the companies do, awesome video Stan, always something new to learn and get to put to use sometimes
Miles of room on that side yard compared to most of the new houses we work on around here
Yeah I can barely push a wheelbarrow through at half the houses we’ve been doing
Yeah over here in Ca most sides of the home have a 5foot entrance lol... shits are annoying to dig swales for
@@hahah2804 I am in CA as well and there are some houses I have worked on there is only a 3 foot gate but with the gas main right in front of the gate therefore making the open space in front of the gate only about 2 feet...
I would be able to get a car in my backyard if the previous owner didn't build a deck onto the old driveway. Literally on it. It's a nice deck but still. I would rather be able to get car access to my garage
I run the wheeled version of this asv for snow removal and the machine is a beast. We got two brand new units on rental this last season and they are so much quieter
Funny. You take out pools with a RT75 and I put them in with a RT50 and 30. There is nothing better for tight spaces. I have run deere, bobcat, gehl, new holland and these are my favorites.
Love it Stan, a plainer bar would have made it more efficient, but that small an area any operator worth a damn would just use the bucket.
Use a 2x4 to brace the window; play it safe. I have been grading for two years now, and I have never had problems with a collapsing window well. Loads of room. I once had to bucket 6 truck loads out of a backyard with less than an inch on either side of my bucket, I even had to carve under the gas meter so my track would fit below it lol. If you do sidewalks and find the need for a decent sidewalk machine/ and also find that you could use a mini for dirtworks, check out the pt-30 it is a versatile machine. keep up the cool work, whenever I do something new and I need to understand it, I watch your videos.
Here in The Netherlands the only thing we really use are excavators (many on wheels) and wheel loaders in all sizes. Things like skidsteers, graders, dozers you'll hardly ever find....
I guess its hard to put a bulldozer on pontoons
@@mikebarnett6691 hahaha, yes we have a lot of water but we have even more bridges 😉
I just started doing lawns, so I went to my local dealership and looked around at toro, cub cadet, kubota, ex mark, Walker and ferris. I ended up going with the ferris is700z 52in deck. Love this mower and for the money and build quality it was in my opinion best bang for my buck.
I love my kubotas I have 3 of their mowers and just bought a tractor
I will be laughed at but my favorite skid to run is our old 2004 bobcat 773 turbo. I feel at home in that old rattle trap when it comes to grading.
Dakota : Yeh we had one of those and it was a good little machine with very few issues. The killer was we used it for loading salt and it got a lot of rust damage .
I prefer the a300 bobcat
Himster ,yeh the 300 is nice too .We had the t300 and had alot if electrical issues but I think most of it was due to the machine always stored outside and accumulating water in the belly pan and not draining . For smaller machines I still like the 773 and the t190 .I had to replace final drives on the 190 once(pricey job). I like most of the Bobcat loaders but for some reason the 773 was the most reliable .
Me as well! Me and my dad actually restored our 773 it has 3154 hours on it as of right now
Great video and content. Love the camera view!
Buddy must be a new operator? Back blading everything 😟 good to see people learning
Cat 259d and Cat 312e are my two favorite pieces of equipment to run in our fleet
I have that same pair of machines. love them both
Ambient I wish our 312 had a blade but other than that we love it. Great for mid range to larger work
Fav piece equipment I have ran was my case 580 or my new Honda push
I think guys around here would have to experience one in person to believe what the ASV can do. Also the guys I have worked with are very price tag oriented so the price tag of the ASV might eliminate it from the options they would choose. I think the 120 hp forestry model is pretty cool. Basically a mower but for trees. I have always wanted get an opportunity to run something like this even if it were for a few minutes. Big machinery is so cool. I doubt I will ever get to run one though.
I have a asv rc60 and love the machine. Does farm work all the time
Would have been fun to watch the removal of the pool just to show what that machine can really do.
coming up!
Stan after seeing how the ASV RT 75 handled in snow I'm sold for the smaller size track loader for snow clearing
Asv does look pretty smooth! Access looks tight but I'm sure you could get a wheeled skid steer in there more then enough room! Like the vid
As many trips as they made past those window wells, they would have buckled... more $, and the neighbors fence probably would have needed to be re-set as well, more $...
Sure you can get one in there, but damage will be the end result to the surrounding areas. Also as he said, the lawn would've had huuuuge ruts especially at that spot with the slight turn going to the front yard.
I would have liked to seen some of how he did the demolition of the pool. That machine must be incredible.
That video is coming soon.
Skid loader is a ton of fun to drive. But i think you could have been using a mini excavator for the same job. Witch is also a ton of fun to use.
my favorite machine to run is a skid hands down ive run a terex pt100g forestry i like parts of it but what id love is t take the tracks and drive from it and put it on my 08 s185 bobcat i feel like i could do anything with that bobcat if it had tracks. i love my bobcat its small but capable.
I enjoy running our kubota svl90. Ours is the last year they made that model
My personal favorite machine to run is our C35X Case Mini Excavator, its nimble and it gets the job done. I love it..... if only i could run it more often than i do.
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T300 all day for dirt work but i could get my 763 back there no problem
Bobcat 2015 t590 are complete junk replaced injection system 8 times already i like this one ur showing nice
skid steers are the best
When you talk about hand controls on this machine - H Pattern & ISO available?
I operate a case SR 150 with mechanical hand controls in H pattern, I custom ordered this machine in 2011 because I loved the case 1840 so much - I have about 100 hours operating with ISO and I just don’t like it as much for landscaping, I also prefer the older mechanical hand controls better as I can ‘feel’ the ground and the machine a lot more intuitively than I can with electronic joysticks.
But I know a tracked machine would be great to have, and I would sure like the ASV if it has H pattern...
We have an 1840 case very capable machine for it's size also love the H pattern over anything else. I know you can special order a Cat with H pattern not sure about other models tho.
I to have an old 1840 case and am very comfortable with H pattern and find the ISO a bit awkward. You cannot beat the Case 1840 for reliability and sturdiness. I do like the asv because of the track system, smoother ride, and have a call into the local dealer. When I hear back from him, you gave me a good idea and asking him if you can custom order ASV with the H pattern.
Buddy must be a new operator? Back blading everything 😟
That’s where Asv shines makes other loaders look like junk
Have you done a video on the type of lift loader systems on the market? vertical lift vs radius lift?
I want to see the demolition of the pool.
Please compare this to a cat 279D and I will be more interested in a review being a grader and have used a bunch of skid loaders that comparison would mean more to me so we can see both in action
Having this done now in Ga…with Bermuda destroyed..should the contractor use Bermuda by the pallet or seeds
Stan. What are your thoughts on the JCB teli-skid? Would you ever run one?
Hey my name is Chaz McClendon and I loved watching your videos I did subscribe to you will already have anyway I want you to make two videos with the ASV why I want you to make us how to operate the ESV and how to change the oil with the ASV and without any with other skid loader how to change the oil and the battery
Thanks for watching and for the suggestions Chaz!
Stan, your thoughts on running on plywood? Wouldn't tear up the yard and have even less compaction? I wouldn't think it is impossible with another machine... Just curious
It works but not needed with this machine
The controls are pilot controls not electric over hydraulic..
He means hydraulic to sticks
Awesome vid Stanley I often wondered how well ASV would compare with caterpillar with MTL tracks (ASV style tracks) ?
you can tell it wasn't that tight on account of the operator not sounding like a choir boy afterwards
I can't get Blain to talk much about anything. he said more in this video than hes said in the last 3 months combined.
Do you find tracks tear up the surface more than tires when turning? I rented a T450 this week and this was the first time using a track skid Bobcat, in the past I have run tire machines and I was working in a tight area and the tracks seam to really tear up the surface,
Got a a s v 50 that i was moving snow running good then hit a raised chunk of concrete and killed it. Now just turns over will not start cracked a fuel line no fuel. any advice on what to check next
John deer 60g mini x is amazing.
Granted we rigged a topcon 2d/3d system on to it.
Gravely 452.. Also, if it was so tight and for such a small yard why didn't the Dingo 2k get used?
They needed the ultra low ground pressure nature of this ASV.
Have you Ever tryed out Zero G garden hose. 100 foot.
Very cool, great work. As far as grading you said 1 inch for ever eight feet. Do you use a laser to get that exact, eyeball it, or? Im just curious because this is exactly the work I would like to be doing in the years to come. Thank you
Yes- laser
I been running bobcat for years mostly bobcat brand I never been in one's with back up camera. Reson why I bought this up day I didn't run it on job one guys ran over another guy that was setting forms maybe some them have them I ain't never been in one that does.
I have a unique use for an Echo machine you might be interested in.
They may not be paying you too say that but it’s hard to say your unbiased when they’ve given you the machine too use for free to compete paid work!
Nope- I'm leasing it.
I’ve been to “handle it” school.....lol
Yanmar just bought ASV, per Google.
Now that is going to be a powerhouse. Yanmar makes some great stuff.
Yeah yanmar is a great company
That is true.
how long would a yard that size take to top soil and grade?
Hey Stan if you where do buy another skid loader what brand would you get? Would you go with asv again? Thanks.
caleb simth i got a 07 case 430 with a 4bt Cummins I love it great lil skid steer
I want to start a mowing company in Canada there dollar is different from yours what should I charge
What a vague question. You've got to do a lot more research, and think of a question that Stan can answer in a UA-cam comment.
Dont like the water to run towards my lowest part of fence, puddles and gets all muddy
You think aerating the whole ground would help
Also have a spot that puddles near the step of my back porch and wall
Could possibly regrade and aerate
Lol... poking little holes with a aerator surely won't help with a drainage issue
@@Kushert my ground dirt is super hard and compact so aerating would help with breathing and help water go deeper in ground
What would you suggest if regrading is just gonna do the same thing
@@EliteStricker
Core aeration will improve with oxygen to the roots and May alleviate a little water. But if regrading wouldn't work or there's nowhere to grade the water to I would suggest a French drain for a large area or a catch Basin for a smaller area with a solid overflow pipe to relieve the collected water.
No 4in1 bucket, no spreader bar. I don’t know how you guys operate with only a closed bucket
Never been this early
If you are worried about compaction why would you bring 10k pound 75 hp machine on a tiny postage stamp backyard?
I thought you said you hated the ASV in a early video
hated Terex . ASV came back on board and totally changed their machine
50k machine???? try 75k machine
My favorite has been the bobcat e45. Very capable machine
Just started a mowing company
My LS MT 125 sub compact tractor
My favorite machine to run is a butt'n'top, not very practical outside of forestry though.
been running this brand of machines for the last 3-4 years and i can say i honesty would never buy one, the track system is very touchy and needs to be adjusted regularly, if not the rubber lugs ( which aint reinforced with steel ) that the drive motor uses to rotate the track will chip and take big chunks of which means you need new tracks.
the older models all had fixed seats with no shock absorption and only recently spring seats are in use with no option for an air ride seat,
the bearings on the plastic bogey wheels will all need new bearings one after another at the 1 year mark and so you'll really feel it in your pocket for maintenance.
worst of all the rt30 and rt50-60 have poor power and stall out half the time when doing any real digging, best thing i can say about them is they do have wide tracks and rt30 is well balanced and can climb slops/hills well, i wouldn't say the bigger machines are to the same standard for hills although they maybe better than most on the market on that regard
How much that machine cost?
A cat m313d and a volvo ec220
These are over $70Gs. Not sure where your buying them for $40k to $50K...
Excavator and tractor
Hi
i personally hate hand controls when i go to go forward or back i always move the controls which in turn means the bucket goes up and down while driving
how much does that skid loader cost
And simple a 50 Siri‘s Mr. 50 grand 6565 grand 7575 grand 4040 grand
Don't you guys know what a 4in1 bucket and a leveling bar is? A RT30 with a bar would of run rings around that machine in that area...........and left a better finish. We use our PT100 to do the heavy lifting but there is no other machine that can match the 30 for final trim.
CAT 262D
let me be honest with you, nah I'd rather you didn't, I prefer being lied too : /
That's no room??? Bahahaha
What's up with the youtube advertisements that end, then pop back up for 5 or so more seconds? I think they do it to make us think another video is popping up so we hit skip thinking you already got the money from us watching the first ad but it's still the same ad...they probably get paid from the ad because it was watched but if we hit skip after it's over and the last part kicks in then they dont have to pay you because they can say it wasn't watched to the end...think about that...I see it all of the time
And now i see yanmar bought asv....
Didn’t you just make a video a year or so ago ragging on ASV and saying they were the worst skid steer ever made?
Yes he did. He rented a terek that was the owner of ASV at that time. They put an under powered engine in that machine and it was a pile of crap. Once you power these machines appropriately they are awesome.
You must of went back and forward over the same spot like 30 times I can't believe someone would actually pay for that it's literally an hours work, this was so annoying to watch...
That's probably the worst way to do it you should be using a 4 in 1 bucket with a level bar obviously have know idea
Kubota
One day he’ll learn how to operate
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