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Teleporter

  • 11-04-2021 9:54pm
    #1
    kincaid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know much about the Cat and Massey Ferguson teleporters, years 1997 to 2001

    Looking to buy a teleporter if you guys got any suggestions


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  • #2
    sandman30
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭sandman30


    kincaid wrote: »
    Anyone know much about the Cat and Massey Ferguson teleporters, years 1997 to 2001

    Looking to buy a teleporter if you guys got any suggestions

    Don't think the CAT were that reliable, nearly bought a TH62, looked a lovely well designed machine, but apparently transmission gave a lot of bother. Massey Ferguson will be hydrostatic which I don't like. Have a JCB 530-70, from new in 2000, it's bullet proof.


  • #3
    kincaid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭kincaid


    sandman30 wrote: »
    Don't think the CAT were that reliable, nearly bought a TH62, looked a lovely well designed machine, but apparently transmission gave a lot of bother. Massey Ferguson will be hydrostatic which I don't like. Have a JCB 530-70, from new in 2000, it's bullet proof.

    Thanks so I leave them, manitou or jcb seem to be the most popular, merlo seem good too


  • #4
    Sacrolyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 877 ✭✭✭Sacrolyte


    Manipoop as their sometimes affectionately called sometimes


    Honestly don’t know why as I’ve no experience with them.


  • #5
    Suckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭Suckler


    sandman30 wrote: »
    Don't think the CAT were that reliable, nearly bought a TH62, looked a lovely well designed machine, but apparently transmission gave a lot of bother. Massey Ferguson will be hydrostatic which I don't like. Have a JCB 530-70, from new in 2000, it's bullet proof.
    kincaid wrote: »
    Thanks so I leave them, manitou or jcb seem to be the most popular, merlo seem good too

    JCB would be my preference out of them from what I've heard. Toying with picking up a JCB TM model.

    Finding a JCB 530 / 535 range that hasn't been dogged to bits on sites is the issue.


  • #6
    Testacalda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 463 ✭✭Testacalda


    JCB is far more robust and reliable for farm work, and there is lots of knowledge out there on fixing them. Get a Farm Special if you can. Big issue is trying to get one with low hours or one that hasn't been abused.

    Manitou and Merlo would be next in line, people who have Merlo's seem to love them. Merlos used to catch fire a lot... from memory.

    Don't buy a Cat if it has the chain mechanism for the telescopic boom, they always give trouble, in my experience


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