Testing a new skid steer Regrading a site 

I just bought a used 2014 terex ro70t which is an asv painted white and black and it's 33 hp It's a beast. Ours have the same chassis dimensions and can get in so many tight areas. I love it

@@andrewstratton806 I rented a Terex a couple seasons ago from a Home Depot and loved it so that's why I went with the ASV

Very nice!

I'm very interested in this machine and going to test drive one

Great point!

That's funny, God bless America

Thanks Bro!

sure is

Glad Im not the only one that gets that feeling from time to time

That is how real operators run equipment "by the seat of their pants " all feel in the but pressure on the seat.

Thanks! Will do!

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek no problem 👍

Appreciate it

Glad you enjoyed it

yes- brush hogs are the way to go

Thanks 👍

agreed

@@Dirtmonkey you need to review the new ASV max series when its available. The new cab layout looks great. Please please please!!

its the wide angle lense I think

LOL- so true!

Well there isn't much to hit on this site.

Lol 😆

Don’t think it’s a bumper. It looks like a counterweight.. a well designed one at that.

no man- thats a cool machine! I love that thing. Its a mini tank on 2 wheels

stfu

Are you talking about the stand on unit ?

Kevin Cloonan nope. It looks like his new cast loader he bought.

My dealer let me play with one while I had a loader in the shop. I didn’t care for it as a main unit. I found it hard to grade with and just didn’t live up to landscape construction needs. I’d still own one to transport material, brush mowing, sweeper, other light duty jobs, and I think it would work really well for snow if you had developments or smaller parking lots to clear.

Tracked skid steer- you can grade better in worse conditions

Thank you Stan

We've used them- pretty slick

I have tried something similiar. aren't they usually tethered to a cord?

@@Dirtmonkey No they are just like a standard rod but are direct reading Try here www.amazon.com/LaserLine-Direct-Elevation-Lenker-Grade/dp/B00GN54MKA

That is what I use. Love it. Lets you always use the same datum every time. Pricey compared to regular rod though.

@@hey.you.in.the.bushes I was using them for 40 years, sorry guys but I am retired now. I was exposed to all different types of retaining walls, pavers, geo-grids, and erosion control material. I wish we had something like this 40 years ago!

Thats what we did in the beginning- ripped out all the turf and set rough cuts before we dialed it in

@@Dirtmonkey thanks but i meant like rough cutting like mowing and land clearing. Also are you going to try and push snow this winter with it? Thanks appreciate you taking the time on these videos

Kyle Larsen why?

I cringe everytime I hear Stanley

@@timmanus just waiting for someone to get injured due to lack of PPE and bad habits.

@@kylelarsen996 like the shorts. no helmet. no chainsaw trousers. that sort of thing?

Exactly my thoughts. Especially walking in the chosen fall area.

Thanks for catching that they have no idea what their doing it made me cringe when he couldn't notch the tree.

cool!

Yeah- That thing is nuts but the video is about the skid steer

@@Dirtmonkey oh I totally understand and are waiting to hear your thoughts after having it for a little while. The size of that machine looks about perfect for most of the jobs I do.

The old gravelys are good new ones umm questionable on some machines

The skid is nice size for the job, but for me to load dump trucks I'd almost haul your little loader in to load the truck. To me the skid is ok to load p/u trucks and dump trailers but not so nice for full size dump trucks. I like to see were im loading not guessing, but I guess I'm used to bigger construction sites were a cat 950 loader is mormal size and at dairies loading feed trucks here in CA. But overall nice skid id bet your guys will eventually whine that they never get to use the rt-50.😅

was it a tough machine?

Yes it was a 12hp and I had the rotary plow as well as the 30inch mower, 34inch hammer knife, 50 inch rotary, snow plow and snow blower

definately different than normal

Not just young people.

@@allenlong3939 Good point.

stfu

I’m sorry for my crudeness here, but your comment is very misguided and couldn’t be more wrong. A Posi-Track drive system utilizes a low internal friction drive sprocket and roller system. Google it and you will find the system actually has the most sprocket to track lug contact area, all while reducing drag (load) and/or friction (creating pressure) on the drive and pump. As a result of the design, they have also zero track derailments and the tracks almost always last twice as long as a conventional CTL undercarriage.

@@dvosberg39 Misguided? Please, any first year engineering student should spot the weakness in this system. There is less than 90° wrap on that drive sprocket (hell, it's closer to 45°). You can minimize your drive roller/pin friction all you want but the only 2 ways to mitigate slip/skip ON ANY BELT DRIVE are wrap or tension. It's simple physics at play. In this design, you can't move/raise the driven wheel to get more wrap so more tension is the only way to attenuate skip. Yes, they have done great work on the dual guide pin tracks to prevent derailment (lateral slip) and the CTL rollers will see little of the added tension... they just float on whatever is below them. But the driven roller and the two idlers are taking a beating in radial loading. Depending how they beefed up the axles, they may be taking a beating axially as well since none are in double sheer.

yes it does

is it a Mark 3?

No they're called Level Bests, my uncles own ATI corporation which makes these laser graders.

Acebadger83 Yes he is very interested 😉 You are my first choice for GPS land levelling for my tractor

@@paybax that's very good to hear! I hope Stan decides to try one out.

That’s what I was wondering…..

Im glad Im not the only one with the butt feel rating.

Thats pretty neat to hear.

It's just a repainted bob-cat, kubota, and Bradley standers. Theirs nothing special about it. Just painted bobcat colors

@@andrewstratton806 Cool thanks for the info wasn't aware of that

I don't have one but a few others do.

@@Dirtmonkey Wonder if you could barrow one, I trust and prefer your testing and reviews compared to others

to our yard

safety macht frei!

I guess I missed that.

@@Dirtmonkey I'm just as guilty. Specially at home.

You can drop start a saw safely , You just have to have the brake on

@@richscott2952 yes you can, safely, but its not good on your back.

I don't know

Buddies concrete curbing company recently got a new “little bull” asv says it’s awesome for the size. Said it was designed to fit within the dimensions of a sheet of plywood.

Also curious on size and weight.

I can ask

We have a ASV RT-65 with 1135 hours. Operate in 1/5” -2-5” sharp rock mixed with clay all the the time. Has held up and then some w/original rollers, sprocket rollers, and tracks. Tracks are even 60+% remaining. ASV is giving me money back in undercarriage savings lol...

yes- there are masts that will hook up to the cab- but this way lets me stretch my legs more. lol

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek well we dont to get stiff ;). Looks like u got a hold of a good machine tho! Will be interesting to see the results of our work. It’s a bit interesting to see how u guys over there do things, buy all means nothing wrong just it’s different approach one the task in hand to manage the job. Here in Sweden we most surely use a excavator to grade the surface of and maby a skid steer or a tracked dumper to haul the materials. Good work and keep on doing what u do 👍

we angle the stick to indicate how much cut or fill we have to go

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek I know how it works. Why not attach the head to the stick though? That’s how I used to do it. Then I could raise or lean the stick so I could see how high or low the grade was. Different ways of doing the same thing I suppose

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek I’m used to have to set septic tanks within a 1/4”

The rod wasnt straight on any shots made.good thing he does gradework and not concrete or utilities!