Bobcat dealer.

[Keif]

My local(1hr drive) Bobcat dealer. I was demoing this stand on track loader. I took some pictures when I dropped it back off. I'm looking forward to trying an E26 or E32 with the grade check display setup. I also liked the thumb plumbing and might copy it.

 

[V8Druid]

looks a bit wet there @Keif ......... neat plumbing job that

 

[Keif]

looks a bit wet there @Keif ......... neat plumbing job that

My yard drains are working hard.

 

[V8Druid]

ours are pretty much like this or worse today @Keif

usually just a trickle

 

[Bri963]

Keif, what’s your opinion on Bobcat ctl’s vs Cat? Bobcat wheeled skiddies I have done a bit on (nearly 30 years ago) but the tracked ones, 15 minutes on a T450 at a plant show, and left very underwhelmed by the power. And the salesman, who said if I expected to work the bucket while tracking about, I’d need to spec the high-hp version. I’ve never found Cats underpowered but they have other issues that leave me a bit cold.

 

[Giles]

poor E10 sat there with its link arms in the puddle

 

[Keif]

Keif, what’s your opinion on Bobcat ctl’s vs Cat? Bobcat wheeled skiddies I have done a bit on (nearly 30 years ago) but the tracked ones, 15 minutes on a T450 at a plant show, and left very underwhelmed by the power. And the salesman, who said if I expected to work the bucket while tracking about, I’d need to spec the high-hp version. I’ve never found Cats underpowered but they have other issues that leave me a bit cold.

The only Cat I've run was much bigger than the T450. The salesman is supposed to get me a T450 to rest out sometime.

 

[Bri963]

Be interested to see what you think to it. It was about six years ago when I tried the T450.

 

[Bri963]

Did you ever get to test the T450, Keif?

 

[Keif]

Did you ever get to test the T450, Keif?

Yes but in less than ideal conditions and at the time I hated it. The ground was wet and it was hard to get a good scoop of wet dirt/clay and shaking it out of the bucket rattled my spine. Since I had to turn to dump the ground just got soggier and muddier as the job went on.

A couple weeks later(after I returned it) I was doing a driveway job on hard ground and it would have been very helpful with moving materials over hard ground.

For it being so close to the price of a sit in track loader it just didn't make since to my business.

All that said I would like to try one with a Harley rake on the front for smoothing small yards......