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<blockquote data-quote="bobcat_ron" data-source="post: 10665" data-attributes="member: 1066"><p>I am an ex- Bobcat fan, maybe even anti-Bobcat. Why? Looking at what the "others" have done to their CTL's in the past 2 years as far as general looks and performance, Bobcat wouldn't even do that in 10 years.</p><p>I bought a Cat 247 earlier this month and I am just so happy with it, Cat made so many positive changes to everything that people hated about them, now their SSL/CTL's are really getting noticed.</p><p>One thing that really got me p*ssed off with Bobcat was their lower loader arms where the quick attach meets the loader, they still use that god awful tapered pin set up, which, always seems to get sloppy every 100 hrs and the arms themselves are still hollow and weak, I subjected my T190 to 1 month of abuse digging out broken concrete and the loader arm cracked, 2 months later the other side also cracked and cost me over 1500 bucks in repair, I looked at a new 2007 model, and there were no changes to anything, even the cabs are the same, inefficient ventilation and poorly sealed. 10 years ago, Bobcat was the cream of the crop, now they are at the bottom and some people, including myself, feel they are just riding their name into the ground. Cat made so many improvements in the last 2 years to both the medium and large frames skid steers that Bobcat can't keep up and as a result their quality is failing.</p><p> </p><p>If you'd like to see the changes and how Bobcat stacks up against Cat go here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=207330" target="_blank">http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=207330</a></p><p> </p><p>I'm not saying that Cat is the best, but Bobcat definitely is not anymore, Takeuchi's are very powerful machines, it takes sometime to get used to their pilot controls, but they will eat a Bobcat alive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobcat_ron, post: 10665, member: 1066"] I am an ex- Bobcat fan, maybe even anti-Bobcat. Why? Looking at what the “others” have done to their CTL's in the past 2 years as far as general looks and performance, Bobcat wouldn't even do that in 10 years. I bought a Cat 247 earlier this month and I am just so happy with it, Cat made so many positive changes to everything that people hated about them, now their SSL/CTL's are really getting noticed. One thing that really got me p*ssed off with Bobcat was their lower loader arms where the quick attach meets the loader, they still use that god awful tapered pin set up, which, always seems to get sloppy every 100 hrs and the arms themselves are still hollow and weak, I subjected my T190 to 1 month of abuse digging out broken concrete and the loader arm cracked, 2 months later the other side also cracked and cost me over 1500 bucks in repair, I looked at a new 2007 model, and there were no changes to anything, even the cabs are the same, inefficient ventilation and poorly sealed. 10 years ago, Bobcat was the cream of the crop, now they are at the bottom and some people, including myself, feel they are just riding their name into the ground. Cat made so many improvements in the last 2 years to both the medium and large frames skid steers that Bobcat can't keep up and as a result their quality is failing. If you'd like to see the changes and how Bobcat stacks up against Cat go here: [URL]http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=207330[/URL] I'm not saying that Cat is the best, but Bobcat definitely is not anymore, Takeuchi's are very powerful machines, it takes sometime to get used to their pilot controls, but they will eat a Bobcat alive. [/QUOTE]
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