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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SkidRoe" data-source="post: 74497" data-attributes="member: 3290">My 440b does have the old, small version bobtach that was used from the M371 up to the 453.  The 463 and S70, as well as the MT5X machines, use a cut down version of the standard bobtach.  The profile is the same, the locking pins are on the same centres, but it is 35" wide instead of 44".The 463/S70 bobtach will not directly fit on a pre-463 machine, as the boom design has also changed.No company I can find sells attachments with the pre-463 bobtach, I have had to fabicate all of my mounts for my 440b.  I also built an adapter plate to fit standard bobtach attachments to my 440b.  I use it with my auger:<a href="https://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=54&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=46095" target="_blank">http://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=54&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=46095</a>If you were to add a bobtach to your machine, I would buy a mount as shown in the link, cut the pin-on mount off of your bucket and weld them together.<a href="http://www.skidsteersolutions.com/mini-skid-steer-attachments/adaptors/bobcat-mt-adaptors/eterra-ua-52-to-bobcat-mt50-52-55-463-quick-attach/" target="_blank">http://www.skidsteersolutions.com/mini-skid-steer-attachments/adaptors/bobcat-mt-adaptors/eterra-ua-52-to-bobcat-mt50-52-55-463-quick-attach/</a>HTH</blockquote>