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ASV RT-135 MAX
The ASV RT-135 MAX is the most powerful Posi-Track loader ASV builds - a 132 hp Cummins turbo-diesel, up to 50 GPM of high flow, and a 12,000 lb frame designed to run mulching heads all day. It's a purpose-built attachment powerhouse more than a bucket machine.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓The 132 hp Cummins QSF3.8 with 360 ft-lbs of torque and up to 50 GPM of hydraulic flow spins mulcher heads competitors bog down, making it one of the most capable CTL mulching platforms sold.
- ✓Class-leading cooling - a massive rear package designed for 100% load in high ambient temps - lets it mulch all day in summer without derating.
- ✓The suspended Posi-Track undercarriage spreads 12,000 lbs over huge track contact area, so it floats over slash and soft forest floor where steel-track rivals trench in.
- ✓A 10 mph top speed moves between work zones quickly on big clearing jobs.
- ✓The MAX-Series cab adds room, sealing, and a modern display to what was previously ASV's most spartan machine.
- ✓Cummins power means parts and service knowledge at truck dealers nationwide - a real advantage over the Yanmar-powered smaller ASVs.
- ✓Radial lift geometry keeps the load close on slopes and gives strong breakout for grubbing and stump work.
- ✓The 2-year/2,000-hour warranty with no-derailment guarantee covers the undercarriage even in forestry duty.
Cons
- ✗Rubber tracks are the wrong answer for sharp rock and heavy slash in some buyers' eyes - cuts and chunking are the machine's known weakness in severe forestry use.
- ✗Undercarriage rebuilds on a 12,000 lb machine are expensive, and the many wheels and bearings demand constant attention in debris-heavy work.
- ✗At well over $130k with a mulching head, total package cost rivals small dedicated forestry machines with steel undercarriages.
- ✗The 20 GPM standard flow is low for the class - this machine only makes sense with the high-flow package.
- ✗ASV's dealer network is thin for supporting a flagship working in remote clearing country.
- ✗The radial-only lift path and 125-inch hinge pin height limit truck-loading versatility compared to vertical-lift rivals.
- ✗Resale is niche - the pool of used buyers for a 132 hp rubber-track mulching CTL is small.
- ✗Fuel burn is serious under continuous mulching load, and the machine is thirstier than the 74 hp class buyers may be stepping up from.
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