Alpine tractor - which make ?

[tcfengineering]

With the warranty, they have agreed to do a parts only warranty, so if something goes wrong I will get the parts sent to me for free and I will fit them, I know it wouldnt suit everyone, but it is alright for me.

 

I have thought about it a lot, and I think that the bendy steer will work for me. I am aware of their limits on slopes having had a dumper on its side before now !

[renewablejohn]

if your buying an artic be very careful on slopes, its really easy to get in a mess, if you are in woodlands with even a gentle slope I would stick with a rigid version, especially if your skidding stuff with it or running heavy 3pl attachments

 

Depends on the alpine. Holder tractors have a double pivot so are very stable on hillsides.

[openspaceman]

Depends on the alpine. Holder tractors have a double pivot so are very stable on hillsides.

 

My A55 felt stable on slopes but it's a simple fact that the centre of gravity shifts when you articulate and if it shifts outside the line between the lower wheels you fall over, so you learn not to open the gap on the lower side by three point turning into the hill.

[njtimber]

if your buying an artic be very careful on slopes, its really easy to get in a mess, if you are in woodlands with even a gentle slope I would stick with a rigid version, especially if your skidding stuff with it or running heavy 3pl attachments

 

Don't understand what your saying ?. I run a holder and a bcs articulated tractor they are far safer on slopes after all that is the terrain they are buit for, you are more likely to roll a rigid tractor on a slope. As for heavy equipment on the back we run a merrier crusher with roller and felling frame on the bcs which is a very heavy unit and it handles it easily. A rigid tractor will never out perform a artic tractor on slope work !!!

[dumper]

I run both artic and front steer alpines and never take the artic on slope work they roll far easier than front steers which tend to slide

[njtimber]

I run both artic and front steer alpines and never take the artic on slope work they roll far easier than front steers which tend to slide

 

They don't roll you steer into the tilt which stops it . You can cross mow slopes or mow up and down the gradient turning on the slope ,as long as you have the bottle to stay in the seat

[Goaty]

When they are folded fully in artic full lock they are not so stable. Same with artic telehandler. This applys all the more if boom is away from the floor. As mentioned center if gravity. Whereas a rigid is more like a person on their hands and knees safe.

 

It's probably what anyone is used to. You get a feel for the limits.

 

An artic does tend to be more sure footed being front heavy.

[dumper]

True alpine tractors are rigid Aebi ,Rasant, Reform this must be for a reason rather than that the design looks good. I have a 70 hp pivot steer with a large flail it loses stability if the tractor bends on a slope this does not happen with the two ridgids I run

[Brett]

Spinner..... can the front logging plate be exchanged for a front loader, ideal pallet fork / beak / grab?

[Spinner]

What implement you have on the back can really affect how stable either an articulated or front steering Alpine tractor is. With a 35hp Alpine at 1.4m wide and a 1.35 flail sideshifted to the uphill side its just as stable as a front steer with same set up. On very steep side slopes i have always found a front steer crabs and strange as it may seem this can actually help as it means the tractor is pointing slightly more uphill. If you have something tall like a post banger then the centre of gravity is far higher and when driving an Artic down a slope & you turn across the slope then you are asking for trouble.

Whatever make and type of steering you go for i am sure you will soon find out how much better an Alpine is than a normal compact. But at the end of the day any tool is only as good as the oppertor & their experience.