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Discussion on Clearing and Operator Comfort

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Caterpillar 289D vs ASV 75- Battle of the 74 hp skid steers

What happens here

The hosts discuss their initial impressions of the land clearing task. Phil, operating the CAT, highlights the comfort of the ASV's enclosed cab, especially its climate control. The primary host emphasizes the ASV's impressive power even with a heavy 2,000-pound forestry head, stating it 'beat the CAT by far' in the dense woods. They then discuss visibility, with Phil preferring the CAT due to fewer obstructions, while the host argues that the ASV's ROPS structure (FOPS2) is designed for safety in forestry, hence the additional framework.

Goal: Analyze initial performance and operator experience.

Tools and materials

  • ASV RT-75 Skid Steer Loader ASV — Subject of discussion regarding enclosed cab and power
  • CAT 289D Skid Steer Loader Caterpillar — Subject of discussion regarding open cab and visibility

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able to go all out like I want to so that cat goes all out so from the speed and just getting to go all out with it I got to give it to cat on them all right so I'm gonna be the axle actually the opposite of that the ASV with this big attachment on the front is still spunky and this attachments not sized for the machine I mean the power in the deep woods beat the cat by far with just a bucket ah there was no comparison the ASV was smoking the cat and we're talking about a two thousand pound attachment versus bucket that's it the ASV hands-down killed the cat but now here's something I noticed about the ASV it's a little bit finicky and when I say finicky we both had issues with getting it to fire we both had issues with I noticed that there were times where it was rollin rollin rollin and all of a sudden I'm like well where'd all my power go and then all of a sudden the power comes back did you notice that absolutely test ok so who's got better visibility I'd have to give that to the cat ah yes oh yeah what is wrong with this guy who do I team up with oh my god there's cats got this giant bar going across the back you're lying a sight where you really need to see behind you because that's where it's the most dangerous we're gonna block with this giant bar you look at the ASV there is no bar and you're talking about an enclosed cab I'm sorry I feel can't you see through glass I mean I've concede through glass I don't know about you glass or plexiglass it's not the glass it's the surround of it you've there's there's key specific line of sight points that are at these 45 angles right where your eyes want to go that you have to retrain them to go inward or slightly more outwards it's just not the natural place where I place my eyes I like everything laid out nice ah so he's actually running an fo ps2 system which means it's a heavier duty enclosure versus an open cab what Phil

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