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How steep of a slope can a T300 handle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Horrell" data-source="post: 3260" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>Eric, I nevered turned a CTL on a slope that steep. The way I would tackle a job like this is grade downhill leaving the spoils in a row about 20 feet away from the wall at the bottom. I would then back down below the spoils (leave a slot to get through the first time) and pick up the spoils and transport to the top. Like you I always liked the bobcat control pattern with the foot pedals, however, the foot pedals are starting to bother my knees. I am 62 years old and the many years of racing motorcycles and associated knee injuries is starting to catch up to me. Having to keep them in a fixed position for a period of time really gets to be painful and I have to get out and walk around for a while. I have rented and demoed CTLs with the pilot controls and my knees didn't bother me. They were pretty easy to adapt to since the right pilot control is the same as the bucket control on my tractor/backhoe. So I have been thinking of selling my bobcat and going to the pilot controls. The only problem is that I haven't found another CTL that I like that has the same breakout force of the bobcat and that is important in a lot of what I do. I was really disappointed in the breakout force of a CAT 287. I thought it would be much greater. Good luck on your job. It sounds like it would be a fun one. I prefer the tough technical ones. Just moving dirt around can get boring, but the ones requiring planning and skill are more interesting, make you a better operator, and are more rewarding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Horrell, post: 3260, member: 135"] Eric, I nevered turned a CTL on a slope that steep. The way I would tackle a job like this is grade downhill leaving the spoils in a row about 20 feet away from the wall at the bottom. I would then back down below the spoils (leave a slot to get through the first time) and pick up the spoils and transport to the top. Like you I always liked the bobcat control pattern with the foot pedals, however, the foot pedals are starting to bother my knees. I am 62 years old and the many years of racing motorcycles and associated knee injuries is starting to catch up to me. Having to keep them in a fixed position for a period of time really gets to be painful and I have to get out and walk around for a while. I have rented and demoed CTLs with the pilot controls and my knees didn't bother me. They were pretty easy to adapt to since the right pilot control is the same as the bucket control on my tractor/backhoe. So I have been thinking of selling my bobcat and going to the pilot controls. The only problem is that I haven't found another CTL that I like that has the same breakout force of the bobcat and that is important in a lot of what I do. I was really disappointed in the breakout force of a CAT 287. I thought it would be much greater. Good luck on your job. It sounds like it would be a fun one. I prefer the tough technical ones. Just moving dirt around can get boring, but the ones requiring planning and skill are more interesting, make you a better operator, and are more rewarding. [/QUOTE]
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