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<blockquote data-quote="500K_773" data-source="post: 696" data-attributes="member: 33"><p>Woodchuck</p><p>Welcome to the Bobcat Forum. My brother-in-law welded a reciever hitch to the back of his 873 to pull a trailer. It hangs down below where the door opens. If it drags through the ground on inclines, just clean out the dirt before inserting a reciever and ball. Personally, I was thinking of making a dolly with a trailer ball mounted to the top (example picture:<a href="http://www.ahoycaptain.com/shop/media/Trailex%20HD%20Trailer%20Dolly.JPG" target="_blank">http://www.ahoycaptain.com/shop/media/Trailex HD Trailer Dolly.JPG</a>). I haven't decided to make a dedicated Bobtach for the dolly, or fork pockets. I have also seen and pintle hook with a hydraulically operated latch on the front of a Bobcat for moving many different trailers.</p><p>There are some manufactures that make 3-point attachment adapters for skidsteers. Skidsteer Solutions make one with a hydraulically operated PTO drive for 3-point tractor attachments <a href="http://www.skidsteersolutions.com/pages/9/" target="_blank">http://www.skidsteersolutions.com/pages/9/</a>. Bobcat even makes a Wolf disc with hydraulically adjustable disc direction. I cannot find it in the attachment section anymore, so I don't know if they discontinued it. Here's a link to a picture of it in a Worksaver issue <a href="http://www.bobcat.com/worksaver/03sp/disc_01.html" target="_blank">http://www.bobcat.com/worksaver/03sp/disc_01.html</a>. You may be able to get a good price on a used one from a rental center, especially if they discontinued making them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="500K_773, post: 696, member: 33"] Woodchuck Welcome to the Bobcat Forum. My brother-in-law welded a reciever hitch to the back of his 873 to pull a trailer. It hangs down below where the door opens. If it drags through the ground on inclines, just clean out the dirt before inserting a reciever and ball. Personally, I was thinking of making a dolly with a trailer ball mounted to the top (example picture:[URL]http://www.ahoycaptain.com/shop/media/Trailex%20HD%20Trailer%20Dolly.JPG[/URL]). I haven't decided to make a dedicated Bobtach for the dolly, or fork pockets. I have also seen and pintle hook with a hydraulically operated latch on the front of a Bobcat for moving many different trailers. There are some manufactures that make 3-point attachment adapters for skidsteers. Skidsteer Solutions make one with a hydraulically operated PTO drive for 3-point tractor attachments [URL]http://www.skidsteersolutions.com/pages/9/[/URL]. Bobcat even makes a Wolf disc with hydraulically adjustable disc direction. I cannot find it in the attachment section anymore, so I don't know if they discontinued it. Here's a link to a picture of it in a Worksaver issue [URL]http://www.bobcat.com/worksaver/03sp/disc_01.html[/URL]. You may be able to get a good price on a used one from a rental center, especially if they discontinued making them. [/QUOTE]
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