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" Thumbs up " just had a quick look at multi one on face book, very very impressive machine, checking Multi one against Avant on their respective web pages the Multi one dose seem to be in front of Avant when you compare all the specs " like for like ", We will be speaking with Multi one next week to find out who the nearest dealer is, Can any of you guys recommend a Shropshire/West midlands based Multi one dealer ?

Might also look at Giant as an option, ( don't Kubota badge their machine " if its good enough for Kubota ! )

Right, have just had my 1st day on a borrowed Avant 745, It takes some getting use to but once you get your head around how it works & steers its Ok, the concept of Multi loader is excellent to the point I fail to fault it, With reference the Avant 745 I were not as impressed, the build & quality were very poor compared to a skid steer loader, the machine we borrowed was all plastic body panels & these seemed very very flimsy, the right hand side panel & bonnet cowling were smashed, The drive was nice but it did seem a bit slow, The visibility & driving position was really good & this made the machine easy to use, Front telescopic boom was twisted to the point the left hand corner of the bucket hit the ground about 2" before the other side, there was a fair bit of play in the boom slides so it sat level once some weight was applied to the bucket, The machine worked well moving & re-stacking timber in our other yard ( the twisted boom did make the pallet work hard ) We were glad to have tried this machine it has proved to me the multi loader is something to consider & might be the way forward, 1.2 ton lift out of a 2 ton machine was also impresive, " where next ? I think we will look at other multi loaders maybe a Multi one if we can find a machine to look at / try.

Just stopped for lunch between loads, after looking on " YOU-TUBE " I found the following / avant vs skid steer / this video will blow your mind !, anyone who views it will never ever buy a skid steer loader, this is the very reason we don't think skid steer will suit our operation / All skid steer loader owners should watch this at least once or twice, will give an update on the days work later on & also a verdict on the Avant 745

Todays the day, we are borrowing the neigbours Avant 745 to try it out, we have got a couple of jobs in mind, 1 mucking a stock shed out & the other moving some timber around one of our yards, will let you know how it goes later on, We are new to this type of loader & would just like some "pointers" on what to look for & what jobs to do to test the machine.

Just wondering why you say get a newish machine ?

Sounds like you have used one of these things, How did you get on ?

We will be borrowing an Avant 745 to do some feeding & also to muck a shed out Wednesday or Thursday, can any one give advice on what we need to look for on this type of machine, We have never used or even seen one before, Any advice would be greatfully received.

how long you had a multi one & what do you use it for ? Is avant the same machine ?

still looking for a mini loader to use in our yard, can any one tell me if skid steer of multi loader is best, we have used skid steer once on hire & got on ok at the time, there are a load of other types of loaders also now on the market, W hat type should we go for ?

Our local dealer ( Beddoes Machinery ) sells Branson tractors, well worth a look at they are good spec & value