Getting my new rotobec elite mounted on my western star ! Should be hauling wood this weekend!
I think you will like it. Its got plenty of power, and I know its lighter than a lot of other loaders out there. Good thing to have in your favor if your hauling pays buy the ton and you deal with a lot of pulp. Good luck with it.
good luck :)
http://rotobec.com/products/elite_xt.html
i really like the grapple saw. i didnt know that they made one this big
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Its on my truck and ready to load wood! Just got back from installing it on my truck! 8)
How do you mount on of those on a truck?
Got to haul 2 loads of wood to try out my new rotobec elite loader and shot a deer to fill my tag this morning! Got a 6 point 140 pounder! The loader is by far the best ,smoothest loader i have ever run! And i have run them all! 120 prentice, i had 4 new ones,plus a barko 80,and the serco 7500!They can't hold a candle to the elite! Now i hope it holds up ! ;D
What? No pictures yet? What ya been doing?
good job on the deer, i missed a 10 pt tue morning with the crossbow :(. ill try with the muzzleloader next week i guess. thats great with your new loader. definatly want to see pics
1 1/4 u bolts around the frame. custom bracket to hold the pump. PTO installed on the transmission with a shaft running to the pump. oliver stores set our 120 on the truck frame with an excavator they had in stock.
o ok im thinkin about getting a selfloader for small tracts down here
Your telling brings up an excellent mental picture- you running the loader with one hand, aiming your rifle (?) with the other and pulling the trigger as you drop a log on the trailer. Talk about multi-tasking! Keep up the good work.... Oh, and anyone out there with "extra" venison near south Mississippi, let me know. I don't kill much on purpose anymore, just targets and empty cans/bottles.
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Well i added my pictures to my profile but dont know how to put them in my post!
At the mill we have a trucker that just got a new truck and trailer about 6 months back and he has a Elite XT and loves how fast and smooth it is. So far he hasn't had any issues but only years of time will tell about reliability.
Profile photos are not gallery photos. You need to put photos in the Forestry Forum gallery in order to post them on the Forum.
I was close to getting them posted! ;D
All i can say is WOW!!!!!!! No comparison to the serco 7500 or the 120 Prentice's i have owned! They have the Cadillac of loaders! This is by far the smoothest loader i have run and i have been doing this since 1981! 8)
Rotobec is probably the most popular loader up here now .... lighter, stronger and seems to last really well.