Hi fellas, So the deal is, with the Kawasaki.. They sent me a 70 z7 brand new and it could not work at altitude. I want a loader that can drop the bucket when he is pushing up at the end of the ramp. Anyhow, that one is a 67z7 hydrostat tool carrier. About the size of a 930k. It is a sweet machine, not as much rear end, better push out and power. They have done a lot better on the high altitude models. Other than that, We are getting used to the Regen's on the new iron. I don't know how Cat or Deere does it, but we get "improper shut down" quite a bit. We have them programmed with auto-shut off. And it still does not always work. I really notice how our other iron smokes as compared to the new stuff. Last year, Aspen with the County and State Patrol did a smog check on the trucks running in our valley and it was ugly. We never got in trouble, but after that, I bought the Volvo and sold a T800. It has been a sweet ride since.. We are the Volvo with a pup and getting 23t per trip. Only minor maintenance issues and EGR coolers. The new Bobcat's.. E55 and the T770 have been easy. We had some problems with a leak on the back of the boom, where the hoses go from hoses to steel. After that, everything has been fine. Bobcat did come up and put a manuel reburn kit on the 770. I bought a Metso/Nordberg CV100 screening plant and we have been getting out monies worth.
Regards, CD