I'm sure they probably are and I've heard lots of good things about them, I just had a few small gripes about the design compared to what I'm used to in my Deere

I have ran many deere loaders, and I can't for the life of me understand why you like them so much ,I hate them I think they are terrible to operate and don't last.i do like a lot of other john deere equipment though.ran a tl8 a little and thought it was far superior to deere

Thanks!

If I ever upgrade to a larger machine I'm gonna check out the TL12V2, my Deere isn't perfect either and I have complaints with it as well. I've heard good things about Takeuchi I just had some gripes with this machine compared to my Deere.

If you can afford it, get a Cat. Your pocketbook will thank you later.

@@idigit4967 The tl8 is a GREAT grading tractor not at all a basic machine. I wouldn't get the tl10 the tl8 is as good. The tl12r2 I have is fantastic also. The parts can be a bit pricey. The tl8 with hydraulic over hydraulic can't be beat for grading. You can amp up the hydraulics to make the response outstanding.

@@idigit4967 The power it has it just needs to be amped up.plus you need a new model. The default hydraulics is set low for some reason. I have used pretty much ever machine in 30 years and the tl8 out preformed them all. The step is lower on the newer machines

@@idigit4967 As far as a tl12r2 vs the v2 unless you are picking up really heavy loads with forks or loading higher trucks the v2 is not worth the extra 10k.

Cool, thanks for the feedback!