- Location
- Southeastern MA
Has anyone here demoed or owned a Rayco AW1800 wheel loader? I’m trying to set up a demo with my dealer but would appreciate any firsthand experience from you. Pros and cons. Thanks!
Rayco AW1800
- Thread starter Treeweasel
- Start date
deevo
Been here a while
- Location
- Horseshoe Valley, Ontario, Canada
I have, they are decent but not anything as good as my Avant 528. For the money I’d go with an avant all day long
- Location
- Central Vermont
What do you like better about the Avant 528?
deevo
Been here a while
- Location
- Horseshoe Valley, Ontario, Canada
Pretty much everything, controls, booms built better, visibility, power, they tried copying the avant but unfortunately came up a bit short
Helmstein
Participating member
- Location
- Berkshire county
Have you considered a Giant 254T/G1200.
We have 1,380 hrs on ours and still going strong. It's an unbelievable asset to our two man operation. Please ask any questions you may have.
We have 1,380 hrs on ours and still going strong. It's an unbelievable asset to our two man operation. Please ask any questions you may have.
- Location
- Central Vermont
I have considered the Giant G1200. I hoping to line up a demo in the next week or so. Honestly, I'm looking for something that lifts just a bit more. I'm looking into the Intrepid KM130 that is seems pretty similar to the Giant, but a tad bigger. Anyone have any experience with the Intrepid loaders?
Also, I've demoed a Cast 40xd that seems great for maneuverability and lifting capacity, but was having power issues climbing hills. Maybe something wasn't adjusted correctly, but I'm still waiting to see if that issue can get resolved.
Helmstein
Participating member
- Location
- Berkshire county
I'm a big fan of giant. Its been adapted to tree work so well that the joystick is almost set up for tree work. I would recommend a BMG grapple with power rotation. We use our giant in conjunction with an arbor trolly to tow around the large wood. We load our wood into a dumptrailor. The big heavy wood going in first, the lighter wood goes on top. If you will be loading a truck higher off the ground, consider a bigger machine. For us the giant G1200 works for our little operation.
Helmstein
Participating member
- Location
- Berkshire county
The giant has no problem climbing any hill even with a load. It will loose traction befor being bogged down. It's an animal.
