MB Trac

[highclimber&timberfallers]

Poo. My cunning and not obvious at all plan failed.

 

Superb piece of kit the MB, I nearly bought a 1300 with high speed kit a few years ago from a finance company.

The little ones like that in the picture are great in the woods, and the setup of the winches makes them better for skidding than a county.

 

my wife saw straight through you! Good attempt.

 

So the general verdict by everyone is good machine, and nice setup with the crane.

 

I was also looking at a valtra at J Wilsons but was worried about it being top heavy as it has a roofmounted crane, I know everyone says roofmounted is dead handy but i have driven a small county with similar crane and the slightist stump and it felt like she was going over:001_huh:

[MattyF]

I would have it! never heard any thing bad about them,the botex rig on the back looks tidy as well.....dont think countys are all they are cracked up to be crap turning circles and week steering,my old man once told me he had one blow hydrolics or was it the gear box ?? under the seat and sprayed his privates in hot oil!!! the machine was stuck fast and they had to wait a few months untill it was dry enough to recover it as it was badly bogged down,all fun in the mud!

[skyhuck]

Just one word of caution, parts are VERY expensive.

 

I would get it checked out by someone in the know.

[liamjordan]

Just one word of caution, parts are VERY expensive.

 

I would get it checked out by someone in the know.

like most german stuff

[Tom D]

I've driven one towing a set of rollers, I reckon it would have been good in the woods, good turning circle.

[Stephen Blair]

a friend of mine has one with a loader on it, it can lift over 3 ton. just thought i'd tell you that lol

[Mr Ed]

Just one word of caution, parts are VERY expensive.

 

I would get it checked out by someone in the know.

 

I looked into the 1300, a lot of the parts are mercedes commercial truck parts.

[gensetsteve]

This is going to sound really sad but i know I have the original sales leaflet. I am 90 % sure I have a tractor mag from about 5 years ago that did a review for buying second hand and it was very good. Your welcome to have a look if your near by or I will look it out so you can get a back issue. Had it in the back of my mind we may end up with one of these as they are alot cheaper than a mog.

[caveman]

Hello, I have an MB Trac 800 with forest crane, the machines are very reliable. One downside is that sometimes there are problems with the reverse gear sometimes he jumps out.

[Buzz]

used one with a botex on the back for a local authority i use to work for, really good go anywhere in the woods great maneuverability in the rack especially with the steer and drawbar on the trailer, it was replaced with a valmet which was good but no where near as good as the MB.

 

Must have been a badly specc'd Valmet then !!