LanceNE
Well-Known Member
All right, been a while since I posted. Usually takes some dumb a** thing with my Caterpillar skid steer to get me fired up again. This is for the ASV people out there - how many of you are having axles snap on your 80 and 100 HP machines? In particular, the front axles? We have broken or bent 6 axles on 2 machines in 4000 hours combined. 5 of the 6 failed axles have been on the front of the machines. The one that broke today was one that was replaced with the supposedly new and improved axle 800 hours ago. Is ASV having these issues as well with the double suspension? Or is this double suspension axle issue unique to Caterpillar? More evidence of what some have said about the improperly balanced machine?
When we broke the first axle a year and a half ago, we made it clear to Caterpillar that most contractors enjoy the smoother ride, but would sacrifice the ride if it was going to cost an arm and a leg for undercarriage upkeep.
When we broke the first axle a year and a half ago, we made it clear to Caterpillar that most contractors enjoy the smoother ride, but would sacrifice the ride if it was going to cost an arm and a leg for undercarriage upkeep.