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Re: Tilt cylinder on bob-tach question
5/18/2013 9:10:38 PM
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| This does tend to be a high wear area. It may or may not have a bushing, depending on the model. Mine was not bushed, and wore both the rod end and the bobtach. I ended up boring out the rod end, installing a bushing, and making an oversized pin to take up the slop. It was along way from failing completely, but I wanted to fix it on my own terms. |
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Re: Tilt cylinder on bob-tach question
5/21/2013 1:08:49 PM
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| While the rubber seals were a nice gesture, there is no replacement for grease - and lots of it!! Not only does it lubicate the joint, it serves to flush dirt out of the area. I have to admit that this is one area where I am disappointed in Bobcat. This joint has too much angular movement to be solely a steel-on-steel bearing surface. I made my new bushings (all three Bobtach pivot points) out of oilite bronze. Even if they don't wear better, at least I can replace them. |
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Re: 50" bucket on a 463 / S70
5/21/2013 1:23:01 PM
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| Here is an update on the 50" bucket: It was drilled for a bolt on cutting edge or teeth, so I bought a set of 7 bolt-on teeth for it. I finally got to put it to work yesterday, digging a road bed for a driveway and a garage. What a difference!! I was figuring that I may have to drop one of the counterweights to get it to penetrate the ground - Nope!! I actually had to work hard to keep it from going too deep. This thing is like a miniature bulldozer!! Found 4 buried tree stumps and a ton ... |
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Re: 50" bucket on a 463 / S70
10/25/2012 9:31:37 AM
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It would be difficult to get a solid 8.5 cf of wood in the bucket, unless you sawed boards specifically to fit, LOL.
I have already fit a 200 lb counter weight to the machine, so I am not worried about lifting capacity - it will lift it. What I am thinking about now is fitting bolt-on digging teeth to the 42” bucket, as I will now have the 50” that I can back-drag and grade with. |
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Re: 50" bucket on a 463 / S70
10/25/2012 5:37:13 PM
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| New bucket arrived today!! Does not look too big at all. And it should not take much to make it fit either. I need to pick up some 1.5" x 0.25" flat bar to make a couple of new interface plates for the old style mini-bobtach. |
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Re: 50" bucket on a 463 / S70
10/26/2012 6:59:15 PM
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Okay, so here is what I started with, with a couple of cuts to make the bucket sit on my bobtach for marking out the new attachment bars:
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50" bucket on a 463 / S70
10/23/2012 7:33:06 PM
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| My dealer accidentally ordered an S70 in with a 50" bucket. I was looking for a bigger bucket for handling snow, and ended up buying it off him. Has anybody used one of these before on a small machine in something other than snow? How does the machine handle it? |
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Re: 50" bucket on a 463 / S70
10/24/2012 5:03:41 AM
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| Good info. Looks like it will work good for snow!! I think it will be fine for what I am going to use it for. I am keeping my 42" bucket, so I will always have it for digging. Thanks! |
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Re: 50" bucket on a 463 / S70
11/22/2012 7:55:34 PM
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| Answered my own question: Put the bucket to work today in some topsoil. The old 440b handles it no problem, even with the bucket heaped. I think the counter weights helped a bit... |
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