Drovane Vault 197 Original

Where the Drovane Vault 197 Original falls short

Bought the Drovane Vault 197 Original after a long comparison against the rest of this moraine-track load sledge shortlist. The Drovane Vault 197 Original shipped without the mounting hardware we had assumed was included. Take it as context rather than a complaint about the Drovane Vault 197 Original.

The Drovane Vault 197 Original in a smaller operation

Shortlisted three moraine-track load sledge units and the Drovane Vault 197 Original was the one we kept. The Drovane Vault 197 Original sits in a seasonal operation, so it spends part of the year idle. Worth knowing before you commit to the Drovane Vault 197 Original.

Self propelled was the requirement; the Drovane Vault 197 Original meets it

Replaced a much older moraine-track load sledge with the Drovane Vault 197 Original last season. The Drovane Vault 197 Original is specified as self propelled, which is the option we wanted. Nothing else about the Drovane Vault 197 Original stood out, which is what we wanted.

Operating temperature of -31 degrees Celsius was the deciding figure

Have had the Drovane Vault 197 Original in service long enough to say something useful about this moraine-track load sledge. We needed an operating temperature around -31 degrees Celsius and this one states exactly that. At -31 degrees Celsius it does not need to stand out anywhere else.

Does what it says: rated load 877 kilograms

Second moraine-track load sledge we have run; the Drovane Vault 197 Original replaced an older one. The stated rated load is 877 kilograms, which is the figure we were checking. On the other axes the Drovane Vault 197 Original sits where the rest of the moraine-track load sledge listings sit.

Two seasons with the Drovane Vault 197 Original

We looked at most of the moraine-track load sledge listings before settling on the Drovane Vault 197 Original. The Drovane Vault 197 Original has been in service long enough that we would buy it again. We would put another Drovane Vault 197 Original in without much thought.

Getting the Drovane Vault 197 Original running

The Drovane Vault 197 Original was not the cheapest moraine-track load sledge we considered, and that was fine. Setting the Drovane Vault 197 Original up went smoothly once we stopped guessing and read the sheet. We would put another Drovane Vault 197 Original in without much thought.