I would also like to hear a review. I was told it will be April before the dealer here sees one. He is ordering one in under the hope that I will buy it. I am anxious to run one and spend some time in the machine.
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Takeuchi vertical lift track loader
- Thread starter ScottAR
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I would also like to hear a review. I was told it will be April before the dealer here sees one. He is ordering one in under the hope that I will buy it. I am anxious to run one and spend some time in the machine.
guisep3
Well-Known Member
Ksss,
What type of ctl do you run? What is your opinion of your brand? I run a bobcat t300 and love it but she's getting old. I see the case in your avatar.
Do you have any experience with takeuchi? I do alot of heavy excavation and grading with my ctl. Thanks for any input you have sir.
I currently have 2012 TR320. I like the machine and other than some electrical issues with the handles when I first got it, it has been pretty dependable. I like the V2 on paper because it is heavier, and more powerful and vertical lift so that it would be easier to load into trucks. I curious to see if the more hp and weight equates into more work being done. That was not the case with the 299D I demoed this Fall, easily more comfortable but not more productive than my CASE. I will see how the V2 works out. If not, I may demo the 299XHP. Although it would have to be pretty productive to justify the price tag. Worse case, I will run the machine I have until the new series CASE machines come out. I am hoping for a heavier, 100 hp plus machine. I have run TK 6 ton mini excavators since 2003. Great luck with them, and the Side to Side boom shift on the Tb153 (no longer made) has proven to be an absolute money maker for me. I think TK builds great equipment, some of their rebranding decisions concern me like the ASV wheeled skid steer, but the stuff they build is good to go.
how is yours running? happy with it?
guisep3
Well-Known Member
I'm assuming you bought the tl12v2.
What don't you like about it? How is the power and lift capabilities? Any noticeable difference? What are the bugs you're talking about?
Any details are appreciated.
power and lift is nice , my work is all attachment work so extra pressure works for me
using an attachment , you cant crowd or lift at all due to lack of oil , used to be able to on the previous machine tl12
track wear , i do all my work on asphalt , this machine on factory bridgestone tracks i will be lucky to get 300 hrs , on my previous tl12 i got around 650-750 hours , it makes this machine an expensive machine to run
using an attachment , you cant crowd or lift at all due to lack of oil , used to be able to on the previous machine tl12
track wear , i do all my work on asphalt , this machine on factory bridgestone tracks i will be lucky to get 300 hrs , on my previous tl12 i got around 650-750 hours , it makes this machine an expensive machine to run
Not properly or even as good as the tl12
The work i do is all attachment work , milling / sweeping and laying asphalt.
On the previous TL12 I was able to get around 700 hours out of my tracks before i started to lose traction.
On this TL12V2, 235 hours and the tracks are dusted , same wirk.
That equals to $40 per hour for the tracks only , 1/3 rd of my rate goes to the tracks.
I wish i had kept the previous machine tl12.
Cheers Jim
The work i do is all attachment work , milling / sweeping and laying asphalt.
On the previous TL12 I was able to get around 700 hours out of my tracks before i started to lose traction.
On this TL12V2, 235 hours and the tracks are dusted , same wirk.
That equals to $40 per hour for the tracks only , 1/3 rd of my rate goes to the tracks.
I wish i had kept the previous machine tl12.
Cheers Jim
They are the genuine bridgestone tracks .
They dont have the wheeled takeuchi over here yet , my previous machine was the tl12 which had around 2500 hours trouble-free and this thing was supposed to be the latest greatest thing ....
Hindsight ... i should have waited a year or so for them to iron out the faults.
They dont have the wheeled takeuchi over here yet , my previous machine was the tl12 which had around 2500 hours trouble-free and this thing was supposed to be the latest greatest thing ....
Hindsight ... i should have waited a year or so for them to iron out the faults.
ScottAR
Senior Member
The fact that the TL12v2 is approx. 1,000 lbs. heavier isn't helping the situation.
is there any time / temps / anything that they remember about when they stopped and how did they get them going again ?
also when the machines is doing the burn cycle of the dpf , is the machine set up to do an auto or manual burn ?
mine has 850 hrs on it now , mainly asphalt profiling with a bit of running a mulcher , it has shut down 3 x times in the last month
it is now becoming a safety issue as the last time was crossing a road , most of my work is out on roads
keen for as much info from other people as we are getting the same run-a-round , saying that we are the only people that are having that problem
also when the machines is doing the burn cycle of the dpf , is the machine set up to do an auto or manual burn ?
mine has 850 hrs on it now , mainly asphalt profiling with a bit of running a mulcher , it has shut down 3 x times in the last month
it is now becoming a safety issue as the last time was crossing a road , most of my work is out on roads
keen for as much info from other people as we are getting the same run-a-round , saying that we are the only people that are having that problem