Jas P Botex & Mantis - Looking for suggestions

[TreeDB]

Been having a look lately at buying a Botex after a quite a few years out of the game due to ill health.

 

What is everyone's opinions nowadays on the trailer / crane combo? Are they still as good as they used to be. I had an old 5050TL back in the day that I got second hand and was a gem to work with.

 

Also looking at their new Mantis product that for the pruning. Thoughts? Don't want one but seems to be getting a controversial opinion online. Some love, some hate. Not sure why the divided opinion myself. 

[Brushcutter]

4 hours ago, TreeDB said:

Been having a look lately at buying a Botex after a quite a few years out of the game due to ill health.

 

What is everyone's opinions nowadays on the trailer / crane combo? Are they still as good as they used to be. I had an old 5050TL back in the day that I got second hand and was a gem to work with.

 

Also looking at their new Mantis product that for the pruning. Thoughts? Don't want one but seems to be getting a controversial opinion online. Some love, some hate. Not sure why the divided opinion myself. 

I think the newer botex cranes are much better than the old ones. Everything is just more polished and a lot more options than ever. I've used the 5050 the 560 on the roof and the trailer. 570 on the trailer and the 580 on a trailer. 

 

From the piano leavers on the 5050 to the pilot electro hydraulic on the 580tl. The lift capacity is still good and the build quality is nice.

 

For big timber I do like a botex but they are slow compared to a farms Kronos or any of the other scandi cranes.

 

Depending on what you plan on doing with it if you could find a used gen 2 farms 12 tonne or even a 9 it's probably a better forestry trailer. If you do big hardwoods the straight bolsters and near 3 tonne lift is hard to beat.