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<blockquote data-quote="TriHonu" data-source="post: 22707" data-attributes="member: 897"><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><span style="font-size: 10px">Quote:<br /> <strong>Shane</strong> - 'Have you or could you post a pic of that setup? I'd really like to see it.'</span></td></tr></table><p>I did a write up (with pics and diagrams) of my conversion. It is posted in the Homemade area as <a href="https://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=54&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=22705" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">Electric Power Bobtach</span></a>.</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><br /> <span style="font-size: 10px">Quote:<br /> <strong>Jerry</strong> - 'This could be adapted to older machines? approx material cost?'</span></td></tr></table><p>Yes it can be added to older machines. Mine is a C-Series and my buddies is a G-Series.</p><p>I already had an actuator and my cost was about $80. My buddy bought a used actuator for $90 and we did his for less than $200. I have a small milling machine and made the adapters to mount the actuator to the Bobtach. If you have a good drill press and welder you can make the adapters yourself. If you happen to have a buddy with a metal lathe you can make them fast and cheap. I wanted my adapters to fit the actuator with out any slop so my holes were bored on the mill to the exact size of the actuator piston and base.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TriHonu, post: 22707, member: 897"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][SIZE=2]Quote: [B]Shane[/B] - 'Have you or could you post a pic of that setup? I'd really like to see it.'[/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] I did a write up (with pics and diagrams) of my conversion. It is posted in the Homemade area as [URL='https://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=54&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=22705'][COLOR=#0000ff]Electric Power Bobtach[/COLOR][/URL]. [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [SIZE=2]Quote: [B]Jerry[/B] - 'This could be adapted to older machines? approx material cost?'[/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Yes it can be added to older machines. Mine is a C-Series and my buddies is a G-Series. I already had an actuator and my cost was about $80. My buddy bought a used actuator for $90 and we did his for less than $200. I have a small milling machine and made the adapters to mount the actuator to the Bobtach. If you have a good drill press and welder you can make the adapters yourself. If you happen to have a buddy with a metal lathe you can make them fast and cheap. I wanted my adapters to fit the actuator with out any slop so my holes were bored on the mill to the exact size of the actuator piston and base. [/QUOTE]
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