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Stephen Blair
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I use to have an avant and for 11 years I managed with Avant's own fork / grab, for moving timber and brash. Buying the Avant and attachments was one of the best things I ever did. It got abused and bent out of shape, so I recently rebuilt it and increased its capacity slightly to use on the Multione mainly for mucking out farm sheds. So 13 years on, its still doing a great job !    I use a Kelfri grab on the tractor, which would work well on a heavier compact loader. It's not really strong enough for the tractor as I bent this soon after I got it and when picking up a large piece it can lose its grip past a ton and a quarter.  Multione's own grab works well for brash, but is heavy and does not tilt back much, reducing the weight carrying capacity.  I'm thinking about putting the Kelfri grab on the Multione for lifting large diameter timber.  
 So to Stephen, I would say borrow, hire or try other people's machines and grabs before making your mind up. 
 
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What do you recon to the multi one John after running avants ? .. obviously yours is a bigger machine than the 420 but are they any better in our Northumbrian terrain and climate ?
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I don't think there is much between the Avants and Multiones, they are quite evenly matched in performance and price. I went with Multione on dealer service and because I feel that the Multione twin arm boom should be stronger. The fact that FMS is now a service agent for Multione is a bonus.    One thing to watch out for when buying attachments that are not the same brand as your loader is to ensure that the tip / crowd angle is compatible. I've had to modify several attachments over the years to sort this problem.  John

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