reaperman
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- Dec 18, 2011
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Ok this review is from a operators standpoint only. We just replaced a T250 with approx 4000 hrs of virtually trouble free hours with a new t750 with all of the bells and whistles. I have only put on about 30 hours on the 750 and our season is about over for the year. So I thought I would share my findings in no specific order. First off the new forward cab design is a page out of caterpillars playbook. My biggest worry is something is going to come over the top of the bucket and find its way into the glass door being its closer to the bucket, I hope I'm wrong. The next thing to notice is the foot controls are wider than any other bobcat machine I have ever been in. I'm not sure why they have spaced them further apart. But to operate it, you have to spread your knees wider and rotate your ankles out and toes inward. Just something to get used to I guess. Speaking of the foot pedals, there is NO room under the foot pedals for dirt, candy wrappers or tools. The older machines had about a foot of room under the pedals. Not to mention access holes to clean out the debris and find all of that stuff you thought was long gone forever. Under the pedals lays a heavy mat that I haven't found a way to remove for what will be frequent cleaning. If the mat could be removed, cleaning would be easier. The next thing a operator may notice would be how fast the fuel gauge drops. If I didn't no better I would swear this engine was made by a company in Saudi Arabia, trying to sell more oil. This machine knows how to drink fuel, the fancy computer verifies this. When running hard, its no problem for this beast to drink up 5 or more gallons/hr. This is crazy for a skidloader to use as much fuel as some of our dozers and mid sized excavators. There is no way to get 8 hrs out of a full (27 gallon) tank. Looking in the engine compartment and one will see 5 fuel lines coming from the injector pump. Is this a 5 cylinder engine? I don't think so. The extra line may be for pollution control and squirt a bit of fuel into the exhaust to help burn any unburned exhaust debris, I'm not sure. The heater in this machine is almost too good, if thats possible. The windows double for thermostats, so getting cold in this machine is virtually impossible, hopefully the AC works as well in the summer. Overall, the machine is powerful, smooth, looks like a beast, lifts higher, has a nice interior cab with air seat, radio, and even a small box to put a few odds and ends. It has a rear bumper, the tail lights are a bit recessed and protected by the door. Also the fuel tank is inside the rear door, something I have never been a fan of. Too often the bobcat isn't the only thing on a trailer and not being able to load anything behind the rear door isn't always convenient. And its not always possible to fuel up before loading. Hopefully, this machine will serve us as well as the t250 did for years. I like the machine and I'm still in the learning curve of getting familiar with it. After putting so many hours on the previous machine, I knew her like the back of my hand. It just takes a bit of adjustment time with something new. Something I would like to see on all bobcats is for the bucket to be able to go down another inch or so. With the machine on level ground and the bucket all the way down, I'd like to see the front end of the machine to lift up a little bit. All that this would take to do is raise the attachment plate on the bucket up a little ways. All to often when driving over a rock or something else the machine will raise up a little and the bucket will follow because it cant go down any further. And the same when back dragging. I'll end with that, happy holidays
