I am looking at a used 2010 Gehl CTL75. It appears to be in excellent shape. Is there anything I should know about these units? Also, I am unfamiliar with skid steers in general, but does this unit typically come with a universal impliment attachment?
BJ
They do come with universal. that is a track machine so I would be more concerned with the track part of it almost like buying a track dozer looking for wear on the drive parts how is the track. and the usual stuff you would look for in a machine.
I know you might get a better maybe thru ebay but for your first machine your not
familair with first is there a Gehl dealer close by in case you need parts or work done. everything looks good on a screen but you don't see the the unseen stuff . just apply car or truck buying princables to it.
And finlly, the super crash, rear liftarm support breaks and bend the liftarm, at loading only loose material
2600USD for the support and a liftarm is still bent
and 6 week breakdown, because not in stock in whole Europe
My last Gehl 7810e
And lower pin wear out with no way for fixing it (no bushings)
2700hours on it
this kind of Liftarm contruction is badly developed,never again a Vertical Lifting skid Steer Loader
Sounds like you have a bunch of geekers beating the crap out of them and never doing any maintenance.Gehl Problems
In addition to the lift arms developing slack:
1. all three machines overheat quickly on warm days
2. all three machines had fuel tank blockage, which we were told was the result of a problem with a fitting in the tank
3. the red bracket that is used to lock the lift for maintenence purposes, broke off on all three machines destroying hydraulic hoses
4. all three machines developed cracks in the frames, (which we were told by the repairman authorized by Gehl is a continous problem)
5. engine compartment screens have broken off all three machines leaving the engines exposed to debris. After being repaired (by authorized repairmen) they continue to break
6. the air conditioners on all three machines never worked properly
7. the accelerator pedals hang and will not go into the "idle" position
8. hand throttle control broke off on two of the machines
9. bolts holding lift arm pins continue to come out causing lift arms to lose position
10. safety switches frequently malfunction shutting down machines
11. bolts in rear bumpers won't stay tight. One bumper fell off.
12. back door latches won't stay closed allowing doors to swing open exposing radiator.
13. front tires are too close to the attachments. Ruined numerous tires when attachments rub tires.
14. electronic bucket attachment locks don't work properly
15. muffler bolts won't stay tight
16. sliding windows get off track because framework gets loose
17. lots of other bolts lose on machines
These problems may sound small but when they can never be repaired (no matter what you do:Banghead ) you decide you bought a poorly designed machine.
I've read what others said about using and abusing their machines but we didn't abuse ours. Normal use just made them fall apart.:beatsme
I wonder if they ever figured out the problems since 2007.Sounds like you have a bunch of geekers beating the crap out of them and never doing any maintenance.