My TK TB257 has travel issues. It feels like the pump destrokes or some kind of pressure regulation issue. The tracks continually looses power and speed. After a couple of seconds it will work then destroke again. Does it both moving forward and back and regular and high speed. While it sucks, I can't afford to be without the machine so I continue to use it. Which brings me to the dealership issue.
The machine is still under warranty, but Taki pulled their dealership from the CASE dealer this Spring A disagreement on the number of CTL's the dealership was willing to order resulted in Taki pulling their dealership. The dealer would take all the excavators that Taki wanted just not the CTLs. This results in me having to take my machine to Boise, a 4.5 hour drive (one way), which totally pisses me off. I corresponded with the president of Taki North America, at the end of the day, they could care less. The CASE dealer here has carried Taki since the early 2000's. There are a lot of Taki mini ex's and CTL's through out eastern Idaho and western Wy all without a dealer. Taki out of Boise, quoted rates of $1K a day just to get a mechanic here. They refuse to let the Taki mechanics here even look at the machine. If I didn't like what the 257 as much as I do, I would trade it off immediately. I had almost bought a Taki 2150 instead of the LB 160X4, I am at least thankful I didn't do that.
I realize this is the consequences of using equipment from an OEM with questionable dealer representation, after 20 plus years of a local dealer selling Taki, I didn't forsee this happening, but sure enough.
The machine is still under warranty, but Taki pulled their dealership from the CASE dealer this Spring A disagreement on the number of CTL's the dealership was willing to order resulted in Taki pulling their dealership. The dealer would take all the excavators that Taki wanted just not the CTLs. This results in me having to take my machine to Boise, a 4.5 hour drive (one way), which totally pisses me off. I corresponded with the president of Taki North America, at the end of the day, they could care less. The CASE dealer here has carried Taki since the early 2000's. There are a lot of Taki mini ex's and CTL's through out eastern Idaho and western Wy all without a dealer. Taki out of Boise, quoted rates of $1K a day just to get a mechanic here. They refuse to let the Taki mechanics here even look at the machine. If I didn't like what the 257 as much as I do, I would trade it off immediately. I had almost bought a Taki 2150 instead of the LB 160X4, I am at least thankful I didn't do that.
I realize this is the consequences of using equipment from an OEM with questionable dealer representation, after 20 plus years of a local dealer selling Taki, I didn't forsee this happening, but sure enough.