Thanks for the quick reply, it took me 30 minutes to figure find the message you sent. New to the site, so still learning my way around. Anyway, I do have welders, and access to steel, but no mill/lathe. I looked around online for a used bob-tach, but no luck as of yet. So what plate do I need, or what should I do???
You might look at farm implement dealers or salvage yard. If you will need to make one work you might be able to pick up a damaged or worn quick tach that you can rework for your needs. I did that for my 6oo a few years back, took a worn quick tach and reworked it for my machine, best thing I ever did. My used quicktach I paid $100 for, stuck a few hours and maybe $50 in steel into it and love it. good luck with your build (if you go at it yourself). Welcome to the group, some very smart guys here that are always willing to help.
Didn't think about the farm dealers, that's a great idea.
Thanks, I'll let you know how things turn-out, and thanks for welcoming me to the group..... That 600 looks like a mean machine, what type of work to you do with it?Good idea.Didn't think about the farm dealers, that's a great idea.
Well, my old 600 may not be a "mean machine" lol, but I do get a lot done with it. I try not "working out" for anyone but friends, she is old and tired (kinda like me lol) and I try not to push it to hard. I mainly use it for moving things around home and loading logs for my firewood processor with the forks, move a little dirt around home and plow snow for myself and a couple neighbors, and I go in the woods to "skid" wood in the winter. My world would shut down if she died, your 440 will be the same for you I'm sure. What part of the country are you in? The reason I ask is in the mid west there is a place called All States ag parts. They are a salvage yard for ag equipment but also have a good stock of skid steer parts, they might have something for a quicktach for you. They have locations in several states and can usualy find about anything, though they might not always be the cheapest I think they are fair. If you do have to build or modify another machines quicktach, it may take a bit of work and ingenuity but if you can trust your fab skills (remember people could be around it if something would break, safety first)it is well worth the effort. I made both of my buckets (a smooth dirt bucket and a 8 foot wide snow bucket), my forks, and modified my quicktach and am very satisfied with the results. The next project for me is a 7'snow plow blade mounted to a quickach plate to speed up plowing long roads/driveways.Didn't think about the farm dealers, that's a great idea.
That's exactly what I'm looking for, I really like the smaller setup. So what will I need to get to make something like that for my 440b?
How can I make at conversion setup like yours, and what the deal with the rims. They stick out nicely???
I bought the bobtach already fabbed from Skidsteer Solutions. I then just welded the features to the back of it required to match up with the old style bobtach on my 440b. All you need is a welder, some sort of metal cutting saw, a grinder, and some elbow grease.
I see it. Did you get the other one from them too, or did you make that one yourself?
Looks like you cut it up a bit, was this done to make it lighter, or for a better fit?
The larger one is an old bobtach off of a T190 that was broken and going to be scrapped by my local dealer.
You've inspired me, at this point I've opted to get the "latch box set" from Hayspear: file:///C:/Users/Willgates/Desktop/BobCat%20Info/Skid%20steer%20hitch%20parts%20to%20build%20a%20skidster%20adapter.html At least that's what I'm thinking at this point. I want my hookup to be lightweight, the bobcat only has an operating capacity of 600lbs, so I'd like a nice fit, and lightweight so I'm not losing any lift capability. Still strong as well.. Does that make since???
Sorry, the link was: https://app-hayspear-com.app-hosted.com/product/QA_LATCH_BOX_PAIR/
Each of mine weight about 80 - 100 lbs. Not much you can do to make them much lighter. Because they are so close into the machine, this weight does not have as much effect.
Sweet!! That look like what I need, and the price isn't that bad either. Thanks Skidroe, you're the man....
