Has anyone ever ran an attachment that exceeded your low-flow pressure?
I have a bobcat t590 thats supposed to run about 17 gpm, we’re looking at a land honor Harley rake that says it requires 18-25 gpm. We plan on using it for conditioning driveways mostly.
What’s been everyone’s experience with exceeding your gpm with attachments? Has anyone used this brand attachment before? Any reviews for the brand?
I have been using a 19 HP tractor on some paid jobs. Small jobs like moving and leveling topsoil, small gravel driveway additions. I feel very limited with the tractor and don't feel like I can do as good of a job as I want to. It's also 50 years old and I am hesitant to put much money into it. The hydraulic system is very slow and doesn't like running all day.
So I am looking at mini skids like an MT100 with a power rake and maybe a land plane. I could buy used without a loan. I would like to do gravel driveway repair/additions and backyard type topsoil jobs.
Location: Western NY. Adjacent to a county with 1M people.
My question is: before I spend a lot of money, is the mini skid market too saturated? I look on facebook and google search and I don't find that many offerings but maybe I need to research further.
I'm paying almost 100 per hose! no matter how short at my local places. I haven't had a hose longer than 18-24 inches i bet. i can drive 30 minutes and save maybe 10 bucks but they're all running 75-95. On this old 553 i've got i bet 400 bucks in hose replacements and i just redid lift seals and while they're out i'll probably do those too and i'm sure there will be more ...it seems once you hit that age, you replace one the next goes and so forth. looking at probably 170 + just for 2. The youtube videos on these look pretty positive once you dial things and and do a conversion.
Hi guys. Recently purchased this bobcat with 3k hours on it. Compression is 450 across the board all 4 cylinders. Bought it with this smoking issue and figured I could figure it out. First thing I did when I bought it was drain and change with fresh fluids and filters all across the board everything. Next step in pop tested the factory injectors and they were popping early about 4-500psi early and also had leaking nozzles before pop. Figured at that point my smoking issue was due to the injectors. I bought 4 brand new aftermarket (I know) but figured it would be worth a shot since I have used aftermarket injectors before from this company in diesel equipment and never had any issues and they spec'd out to be just like factory. I bought the injectors and pop tested all 4 of them before installing and all passed the test with factory pop pressure, spray pattern and also no leakage at the nozzles. I installed them and still smokes. My next thing I did was check the valve clearances which were out of spec. Set all valves to factory spec and installed new gaskets along the way. Still smokes. My next idea is to do a spill test on the pump to check timing but I hear they don't ever or rarely ever need to be adjusted. Please chime in and give me some ideas or tips of things you have seen or fixed with similar issues. I want to fix this so I could use it. Another thing for you is when I stand near the machine when it's smoking, my eyes sting at some point and my throat gets irritated. I'm thinking 100% this is a unburned fuel issue or fuel issue in general. This is for all you diesel guys out there, please help me out and give me some tips. I will greatly appreciate it and love this forum. 🙏
Looking to replace a tilt cylinder on my older Gehl 4835 SXT. I live in Eastern Pa. Willing to travel if I have to. Not really trying to spend for a new one on the old girl. Any good salvage yards I could hit up. Already called Wengers in Meyerstown. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I've been ignoring this but this old 553 i have has a lumbering start. It has a slow cranks, then towards the end will speed up and start getting a little kick. At that point i'm 15 seconds in so i release key. do it again this time it will do a slow turnover for only a couple seconds then start coming to life and start. Rebuilt starter. i cleaned all the battery connections and grounds , good battery, ( cleaning the ground solved a no start after some flooding awhile back). Changed glow plugs and diagnosed glow plug circuit (but i have to go back and double check theuy're working but i'm also in hot as hades florida.
I'll have to remember i think it starts easier when after i use it but it's still slow lumbers to turn over but then starts 1st go round.
Once i finish replacing seals in arms and stuff i'm going to dig into this and try new battery cables and such but i suspect it's more than that.
I hooked up a new grapple on a T650 Bobcat and can't get one of the hoses off. I have bumped the controls both ways, doesn't seem to be under pressure. I'm not sure what to try next, any ideas?
Just starting out, don’t have a lot of cash on hand or years of documented income… curious if buying a skid off Temu is a good idea or not… yes I’m aware it’s Temu and it’s a gamble but that’s why I’m on here asking if anybodies ever done it.
Hi Everyone, I'm currently in the market to buy a skid steer for some land I own near the Austin, TX area. I have never owned one before and I'm curious to what equipment brands/models you guys would recommend based off ease of use, efficiency and overall power. I will need to transport this so I need to stay under CDL weight territory, but want to get the largest model possible. If you guys could give some recommendations along with pros and cons of each one it would be greatly appreciated!
My first job out of high school was in concrete and for most of a decade I ran an 863 bobcat (hand and foot) machine. I'm trying to find something comparable (power wise) and under $15k but I'm having two issues: I can not seem to find a comprehensive guide for what machines are Hand&foot operated as well as a guide for which used machines I can still get parts for. I'm not afraid of a project and I'm not tied to brand but I am stuck with finding a Hand & foot operated machine as I tried a joystick machine and spent more time frustrated than productive. If you can help I'd really appreciate it.
I just bought a property for my business we have a solid 10 acres need to rip out around 650 trees (pistachio trees, five years old) I wrapped a tape measure around trunks and got a average of 20 inches. I need grade land, spread DG, compact DG make in ground docks for semi trucks trench waterlines around the edges of the whole property and prep a lot of land for cement in the future!!!
Now my questions are should i be looking into skids/tracks should I just use a completely different machine if so what would be
recommended and if I do go with a skid what size model should i get
Any advice would be appreciated
Also buying a machine and me doing the work is way cheaper than paying someone for all the work I Checked.
I have a 2015 S570. One of my 2-speed hydrostatic motors is leaking hydraulic fluid into my chain drive case. How do I determine which hydrostatic motor is leaking?
Additionally if I am wrong, what else could be leaking hydraulic fluid into the chain drive case? I have not been able to find specific answers to this issue while searching general forums so the wife (who is posting my question) suggested reddit. Anyone have ideas? Thanks!
I am working on a piece of property where I need to do a bunch of ongoing disc mulching, removing individual trees, building campsites, moving gravel, etc. The Bobcat people got me a quote for a T76-2 with the Bobcat disc mulcher and the forestry kit. It looks pretty good. I also have numbers from Cat, Kubota, and JD, but I am leaning towards the Bobcat on price and the fact that the other quotes (except JD) have me with third party attachments and guards.
Am I getting the right size machine and setup? I was previously looking at 100hp machines and drum mulchers, but I think the disc will work much better for my purposes so I figured I could also drop down to the smaller machine. Thanks for your thoughts.