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Yeah I remember about the low life expectancy of the tilt tach unit. But we put on over 2500hrs on our 257 and it held up without a lot of trouble. Most of the problems were blown hoses from guys holding the buttons for the aux hydraulics, and a bent cylinder because gravel got inside and jammed...

Hey guys I am new here but not new to the industry. I work for Sureway Construction in Edmonton and run a Cat 973 Track Loader. She's a little bigger than a skid steer but I ran a Cat 257B MTL for awhile and it has some things I like. I am on the backfill crew and I'm constantly grading with...