Not the cat, but the front loader. I've seen them with the front loading scoops, jack hammers, sod layers, and today I saw it with a street cleaning attachment.

These things are super versatile. I'm just curious how many attachments and functions can these bad boys do?

lol how many different things did you want it to do


http://www.bobcat.com/products/att/thumbnails/index.html

I have also seen them be used as stunt vehicles. Pretty spectacular.

Very versatile! Only drawbacks that I have found would be access to the seat...real pain to get in and out...particularly if you have a large frame or any arthritis....that and they can tend to get hung up when on soft surfaces. BBTs

Hey Jim!!

I have a S185 turbo with high flow set up for the concrete breaker and the grinder.
Also has a 2 speed switch for high speed travel and aus pumps with additional rear quik couplers.
I am thinking of adding a front swing door and air conditioning.
4n1 hd loader bucket scraper clamp dozer digger margarita machine 3 augers tilt tach scarifier rotovator tiller standardbucket mower logsplitter.

When I was younger I used to do krazy stuff on them but that was back when I was renting them.
I own this one free and clear. I wash it more than I wash my Fieros!!!

Ohhhh I soooo want a Bobcat! My uncle had one of the first Bobcat types made and even back then they were amazing!

When I worked at Knoxville Rail Bearing, we used to race them in a dirt oval we made out back
We had 3 of them, each had a number spray painted ont he side, # 3, # 6 and # 9 I always drove #9.

The company I work for has a Caterpilller 257B. Cat's equivalent of a Bobcat. Super easy to operate and tons of attachments. Jack hammers, bush hogs, sweepers are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Hell, if I can operate it, anyone can. I can do a lot of things, but operating large equipment is not my forte'.



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Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck
'87 GT Auto
'88 Ferrario
'84 Indy (8/26/06)

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well, my father had a case 1840 which is the same as a bobcat, and i tell you, on flat ground they are excellent machines, he had a backhoe attachment for his, but around here, you cant go up and down hills very well, he drove his over the hill behind our house, and couldnt get back out unless he drove out backwards with the blade down to keep it from tipping over, he tried driving forwards and the front end would start to lift off the ground.....

we've owned terramite's for 15+ years now and wont switch over to anything else, they are super safe, very versitile, and cheap.

my fathers owned a t5, t5d and now a t7, and if they made a dozer he'd probably buy a terramite dozer, but like stated, the bobcat is great for flat ground or small hills, but a mountainous area is not ideal for them.

matthew

I rented one for a day when I was helping my sis and bro-in-law build their house.

Took a while to wipe the dirt and the smile off my face.

Gotta give bobcat operators some respect though. Bobcats have NO suspension, and the next day I felt it in my back. Nothing serious, but I suspect that the affect would add up over time.

Of course, I put in quite a bit more than a full workday with the bobcat, cuz I wanted to get my money's worth.

Years ago a buddy and I rented a Bobcat to make some money clearing snow from parking lots during our once-a-decade major snow storm here. I don't know if the Bobcats are any different now, but back then there was a (slightly) padded metal bar which went across your mid-section as a sort of seatbelt, except it was 6 to 10 inches in front of your stomach. Anyway, there I was clearing snow off a parking lot, racing back and forth, when all of a sudden I hit a raised manhole cover with the front bucket down at full speed. Well, that Bobcat came to dead stop in about a half an inch (which is about how much the bucket bent). Of course, I (me, my body) kept going full speed until my stomach hit that (slightly) padded metal bar. Ugh! That's the first and only time I ever had the wind knocked out of me while driving a vehicle. However, I suppose hitting that bar with my stomach was better than being catapulted out of the cockpit.

They're still about the same. At least the piece we have is.

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Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck
'87 GT Auto
'88 Ferrario
'84 Indy (8/26/06)

Most of them have a regular seatbelt now also, at least my dad's Case Uni-Loader (Same thing really) does...

They are awesome for feedlots, small and maneuverable. Very good for where a tractor with scoop can't go.

they are awesome!
we rent Bobcats every so often with the auger attached, to drill post holes
have a STRONG truck to tow. they are HEAVY. 1/2 truck ton barely does it.

My dad just got a Cat 246. Unfortunately, my parents are in AR and I haven't got up there to play with it yet.