Recent content by bobbyg

i bot a pair of mclaren ott last yr...i bot the rubber ott..they have definately allowed me to get more days of work in the wet weather...i never get stuck in the mud anymore...and can climb some decent sized hills on the downside, i only put about 200 hrs on them and they already need new...

any ideas on how to keep the aux. lines off the tires?...mine keep rubbing up against the tires...thanks

tazza, it has a groove that locks right into the cutting edge...then to flip up you loosen the bolts pull it from the cutting edge and flip up and tighten...very useful

ken... not sure if you will be able to see this link...but this is the flip up tooth bar i was talking about...this was on my old machine... http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cf04b3127cce8f2983248a4900000016108AbNmTdm0YtT

i had a tooth bar on my last skid...but i traded the machine in...the tooth bar was great, you could loosen up the bolts slide it out and flip it up to have the smooth edge for finish grading...it was made by Thomas im not sure if all the tooth bars do that but it is very useful, so you dont...

i found this company on ebay that sells a 4 in 1 bucket...however not sure of the quality the price seems good...anyone know of this company? http://cgi.ebay.com/New-66-Skid-Steer-Bobcat-Loader-4-in-1-4-n-1-Bucket_W0QQitemZ110098014155QQihZ001QQcategoryZ50908QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

thanks all...a few more ?...i have an S185...and its 68" in width...would you go w/ a 72" or 66"?...im assuming 72" to cover my tracks... but thats more weight and im already running Mclaren Rubber over the tire tracks which are heavy do i need to worry about the weight issue on the engine?

who uses them?...im thinking about one but i have never used one before... i run a small bobcat service: grading leveling land clearing small excavation of driveways etc...i work by myself i have a couple of jobs where i will need a grapple of some kind to grab tree branches, brush etc and haul...

we got it fixed...starter came out and that tested fine...turned out to be the fly wheel...$10 part...

its actually a thomas 153 skid steer...it has the kubota engine and i just called bobcat they have the starter for $330 (pretty steep especially since it only has 228 hours on it)... last night i had a mechanic look at it...he said its the starter, he tried the tapping trick with me holding the...

no its not turning over at all...when i dont have the jumper cables attached to my truckand i turn the key i hear nothing at all when i try jump starting, i can hear a click, click also it was very mild the last few days, in the 30's and 40's up till yesterday, i had no problems starting...even...

i used my skid steer yesterday to chop up ice and snow today i went to clean the machine and on first try i couldnt start it...then second try i got it started ...then later i couldnt start it again all day i load tested the battery and thats no the problem (over 12 reading) any other ideas? the...

i have a Versatech mini hoe...and i have broke it twice...its very cheap, i only paid $800 for it and i've paid for it by two jobs...i just welded it for the 2nd and last time, if it brakes again i'll never use it again

yep...they filed for bankruptcy, not sure how they filed but they filed to be taken over...i couldn't order a front door for my cab, but i found a dealer in the mid west that ordered it and had it delivered for me... what kind of parts will we be hard to find?...and which parts will give us...

any advice on what i should do for heat in my cab?...i see some units on ebay and on skidsteersolutions.com i just wanted to do some research first... any opinions?...the local Thomas dealer is no help, so i will need to find a heater and someone to install it... thanks...bg