I don't own the 870k but yes Eagle machinery corrected the issues with it's current model (1.5) that they are selling. It's a great loader with lots of power and for the price point is pretty hard to beat. Micaboss on here did a great video showing the differences with the 1.5 version.
http://youtu.be/FxNmb-Awxy4
Max lift test done by DiggingwithMartin
http://youtu.be/v5x3WRCPK_0