Tracked Lift 72' ... thoughts?

Have been researching lifts for a while now and have narrowed my search down to the 72' articulated Tracked Lift. Seems to fit my business model the best and was within my budget. Wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this particular lift or can offer any thoughts, opinions(good or bad)
 
This one?

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We have 3 of them, they are great. Have had a few issues with leaking hydraulics, but almost all quick fixes. One had a remote go bad and it was replaced by track lift.


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I appreciate your feed back . Were hydraulic issues in all of the machines? And did they create significant down time? Is that something I should expect to happen bc of a design or parts flaw?
Does machine need refueling during the coarse of a long work day if it was being used all day?
Again thanks for any feed back you can offer
 
The hydraulics leaks usually were loose fittings, quick re tighten, but on one occasion we had to replace an o-ring. The vibration in the machine has caused a few small bolts to fall out that hold the fairings on. On our newest machine I blue loctited all the external bolts, an hour of work. The machine is well protected and most things have been easy to work on. It comes from Italy where they have a shorter working day so unfortunately it has 4-5 hours of fuel on board. They have been trying to increase the capacity from the factory for the US market, but I don’t think it’s happened yet. We carry two 5 gal cans and they last most of the week.

The biggest issue that’s happened and only on one as we learned our lesson is that the drive sprocket bolts can back out leaving the sprocket to wobble and wear prematurely. We went through that with the first machine and then replaced the bolts on all subsequent machines with blue loctite.


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I don’t think the hydraulics have a design flaw, but like all things assembled by humans, mistakes can happen.

All these track lifts are trying to get a niche slice of the market. They all have pros and cons. I have flown tuepen and nifty lifts as well. This lift has no dead mans switch, which is a major plus. The greatest plus on this lift, and a few others have it, is the wrist on the end of the upper boom. That 5 foot jib let’s you do so much more than a traditional bucket can do.

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I just bought an OMME 2750. I have put about ten hours on it so far and I'm pretty impressed.
I decided to go with a 90' height because from what I've seen it is more difficult to set up a 70 footer out of drop zone. As well as it just open's a host of st ups that might not be doable with a shorter work height.
 
I've heard the used market on CMC lifts have plummeted, might have something to due with a gravity situation..
I saw a post on FB, I think Tree Climbing tips & tricks. Was a failed boom on a red color tracked lift with an All Access sticker on it.. everybody knows what brand that is.
 

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