Avant, multione and other compact loaders

[Pond digger]

Does anyone own/operate any of these machines? I’d be interested to know your thoughts on comparative performance and build quality.

Thanks

 

[rob h]

My nephew bought a avant in january.hes pleased with it .i drive it occasionally and its very nimble and punches above its weight .had no problems with it yet

 

[Pond digger]

My nephew bought a avant in january.hes pleased with it .i drive it occasionally and its very nimble and punches above its weight .had no problems with it yet

Do you know which model it is?

Thanks

 

[rob h]

I think it's a 635.he uses it for mucking out pigs. Got the extra chassis weights on the back.had a demo machine without and it was a bit light on the back also gives a bit more traction on slippery concrete

 

[Deere 6430]

An Avant here and it’s brilliant!

 

[HarryB97]

Hire an Avant 745 about 3 times a year for a couple of days for mucking out. Having never driven a pivot machine before took a bit of getting used to but it's a fantastic machine. Very nimble, well built and definitely punches well above it's weight. The only couple of things which annoy me about it is that there are no proper mudguards on it so when you're mucking out things can get a bit messy and the boom in and out makes a loud bang each time which after a few days gets very annoying, not sure if boom damping is an option. Would buy one tomorrow though if I had a lot of work for it.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/avant-mini-loader.139150/

@TripleSix will be able to offer diagnosis for broken forward/reverse pedal linkage issues too

 

[Pond digger]

An Avant here and it’s brilliant!

Which model please?

 

[Pond digger]

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/avant-mini-loader.139150/

@TripleSix will be able to offer diagnosis for broken forward/reverse pedal linkage issues too

Thanks for the link

 

[Deere 6430]

A 750

Farols the john deere dealership are the guys that know about them. Would highly recommend

 

[chickens and wheat]

Didnt go with an avant on the end, bought a stiga titan mower and now employ contractors for poultry shed mucking out. They use avants, impressive machines.

 

[Dog Bowl]

I run a weidemann 1350 mini pivot steer loader.
It undertakes all yard work on my dairy and beef farm scraping up and moving straw bales about. Mucks out the smaller sheds the manitou cannot get into very well. Has a decent loading height to allow you to tip grab loads of muck into a 12t trailer. Loads the straw chopper. It's such a handy tool to have about the place. Lifts just over a ton from memory. Build quality superb.

 

[Finn farmer]

Consider a Norcar also.

We had Avant 530 on demo a few years back. Very nimble and easy to use loader, we had the silage spike grab thingy for it and it just barely managed to move silage bales from field to barn. Probably would've coped well with bale grabs, since the bale would be way closer to the frame. 635 would've been spot on.

 

[nick...]

We had an avant on a building site recently for moving material out of footings.it was simply brilliant .only thing I did not like was when turning you sit behind the steering pivot on the front half and when steering you swing outside the machine width which seems really weird for a bit but you soon get used to it
Nick...

 

[Pond digger]

Consider a Norcar also.

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We had Avant 530 on demo a few years back. Very nimble and easy to use loader, we had the silage spike grab thingy for it and it just barely managed to move silage bales from field to barn. Probably would've coped well with bale grabs, since the bale would be way closer to the frame. 635 would've been spot on.

The Norcar a7236 looks about the right size for me, but there doesn’t seem to be any dealers near me. The Avant attachment range is also far greater.

 

[Finn farmer]

We had an avant on a building site recently for moving material out of footings.it was simply brilliant .only thing I did not like was when turning you sit behind the steering pivot on the front half and when steering you swing outside the machine width which seems really weird for a bit but you soon get used to it
Nick...

Norcar is better in that aspect, as you'll sit on the rear and only the front turns.

The Norcar a7236 looks about the right size for me, but there doesn’t seem to be any dealers near me. The Avant attachment range is also far greater.

Norcar will fit Avant fittings if you want, so all Avant implements will work.

 

[Pond digger]

Norcar is better in that aspect, as you'll sit on the rear and only the front turns.


Norcar will fit Avant fittings if you want, so all Avant implements will work.

Good to know, thanks.

 

[B R C]

You’ll probably get a good amount of info if you go on Arbtalk forum as s lot of tree surgeons use them.

 

[chickens and wheat]

our contractor uses a carousel broom, so no need to touch and walls/posts with bucket. A bit like the push along one I bought from @Nearly a decade ago, but better in every way. ,

http://avantsa.co.za/attachments-2/brooms-attachments/carousel-broom/

 

[Nearly]

our contractor uses a carousel broom, so no need to touch and walls/posts with bucket. A bit like the push along one I bought from @Nearly a decade ago, but better in every way. ,

http://avantsa.co.za/attachments-2/brooms-attachments/carousel-broom/

You're showing your age now.

I made one with 3 rotating heads to cover the full width of the machine. Probably over 16 years ago now.

Oops.