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Newbie. Looking at a series 700 Bobcat.
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<blockquote data-quote="Tigerhaze" data-source="post: 57964" data-attributes="member: 6436"><p>I'll give you my $0.02. I own both old chain driven Melroe Bobcats (M500 and M610) as well as a slightly newer Bobcat hydrostatic model (630). If you are looking for power I would purchase a hydrostatic model hands down. If you are looking for something a little more forgiving controls wise and potentially more collectible, then a chain drive model may work for you.</p><p>As said before, if you are truly looking for a 700 series then I believe they are all hydrostatic models. The one you posted from Craigslist is likely an early 1970s model and appears to be a M-700 but not positive on that. They were sort of the cross breed with the "old" body style but hydrostatic drive.the one you are looking at seems to have something up with the front right tire, and carb work is usually a red flag to me but all the gas models seem to have clogged carbs. The main thing I would find out is parts availability- usually that is good with Bobcat but being a cross breed it may not be as readily available as others and usually the engines have the fewest available parts though they can be found elsewhere. Auxillary hydraulics were optional on some of these early machines so you may want to check that. Also make sure the Bobtach works as the buckets on these older machines are sometimes rusted on.</p><p>If I were to consider a 700 series I may go a little newer as suggested- at least into the 730 series.</p><p>You can get a feel for the different models and years available from the Bobcat spec page:</p><p><a href="http://www.bobcat.com/historical_specs/skid_steer/overview" target="_blank">http://www.bobcat.com/historical_specs/skid_steer/overview</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tigerhaze, post: 57964, member: 6436"] I'll give you my $0.02. I own both old chain driven Melroe Bobcats (M500 and M610) as well as a slightly newer Bobcat hydrostatic model (630). If you are looking for power I would purchase a hydrostatic model hands down. If you are looking for something a little more forgiving controls wise and potentially more collectible, then a chain drive model may work for you. As said before, if you are truly looking for a 700 series then I believe they are all hydrostatic models. The one you posted from Craigslist is likely an early 1970s model and appears to be a M-700 but not positive on that. They were sort of the cross breed with the “old” body style but hydrostatic drive.the one you are looking at seems to have something up with the front right tire, and carb work is usually a red flag to me but all the gas models seem to have clogged carbs. The main thing I would find out is parts availability- usually that is good with Bobcat but being a cross breed it may not be as readily available as others and usually the engines have the fewest available parts though they can be found elsewhere. Auxillary hydraulics were optional on some of these early machines so you may want to check that. Also make sure the Bobtach works as the buckets on these older machines are sometimes rusted on. If I were to consider a 700 series I may go a little newer as suggested- at least into the 730 series. You can get a feel for the different models and years available from the Bobcat spec page: [URL]http://www.bobcat.com/historical_specs/skid_steer/overview[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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