Anyone own a bobcat ??

[hoolign]

Just picked up a 2002 753 and was wondering if anyone had one and had problems with it??

[Jbb]

Just picked up a 2002 753 and was wondering if anyone had one and had problems with it??
showoff......:rolleyes:

[blown65]

We have an older 973 (I think is the number) Been a great machine.

[hoolign]

We have an older 973 (I think is the number) Been a great machine.
I was looking for an older one in good shape but couldn't find one. Yours has a higher lift rating! I checked this place out for attachments
http://www.skidsteersolutions.com/default.asp
do ya know of any others?

[hoolign]

showoff......:rolleyes:
yeah showoff.. I bought the Glastron of Bobcats...it aint orange and no tribals! :D

[blown65]

I personally dont. We just have a huge bucket for ours and a backhoe attachment. The backhoe part pretty much sucks though. Slow as hell and no power. (Got a Case 580 for that work )
We've had it for a long time, just a few little repairs like starter and fuel pump, otherwise rock solid.

[Tom Brown]

Just picked up a 2002 753 and was wondering if anyone had one and had problems with it??
I have an 01. It's great for around town but the highway mileage is poor.
In fact, I'm thinking of trading it in on a Prius with a pallet fork attachment.

[photo chick]

I have a 9 month old named Moses:D :D :D I doubt it's the kind you're talking of but I couldn't resist....sorry!:D :D

[blown65]

I have an 01. It's great for around town but the highway mileage is poor.
In fact, I'm thinking of trading it in on a Prius with a pallet fork attachment.
Pfft, the Bobcat is better looking. Better run over the Prius with it.

[hoolign]

I personally dont. We just have a huge bucket for ours and a backhoe attachment. The backhoe part pretty much sucks though. Slow as hell and no power. (Got a Case 580 for that work )
We've had it for a long time, just a few little repairs like starter and fuel pump, otherwise rock solid.
I found a few backhoe attachments on Ebay..not sure which ones are worth a shit. cant ya just get a higher flow hyd pump??

[hoolign]

I have a 9 month old named Moses:D :D :D I doubt it's the kind you're talking of but I couldn't resist....sorry!:D :D
As long as "Moses" can dig a freakin hole I'm in!:D I'm naming the damn thing Moses now !

[blown65]

I found a few backhoe attachments on Ebay..not sure which ones are worth a shit. cant ya just get a higher flow hyd pump??
Im sure the newer stuff has to be better. We just never really messed with it. It came with it but we bought it from the bucket part, not the backhoe.

[photo chick]

As long as "Moses" can dig a freakin hole I'm in!:D I'm naming the damn thing Moses now !
Cool!!! I'll let you know if he can dig, just got him today:D :D :D

[ANXIETY ATTACK]

heavy mechanic here, here is a maint. tip that has caused a lot of problems on ours, on the main drive belt for the hyd. pump there is a tensioner, make shure you grease that zerk on the pivot point of that tensioner, otherwise you will lose tension on the belt and it will slip,burn up, and jump off pullys.

[Ziggy]

Just some wild coyote issues once in a while, no Bobcats in our immediate area :D

[Screaming Pete]

I have a Jonh Deere GT275 lawn and Garden tractor with a 48 in cutting deck for sale $1700.00 with a pull behind trailer

[hoolign]

Don't waste your money on one of those POS. If you really need one I'll lend you mine. Rent a mini hoe(not HolyMoly) instead....waaay better machine.
I don't like renting, I'd rather buy it , use it and sell it for what I paid. Why do you think they are no good Mike?

[hoolign]

heavy mechanic here, here is a maint. tip that has caused a lot of problems on ours, on the main drive belt for the hyd. pump there is a tensioner, make shure you grease that zerk on the pivot point of that tensioner, otherwise you will lose tension on the belt and it will slip,burn up, and jump off pullys.
Thanks for the tip!

[Wet Dream]

Hooli, isn't a question like that usually asked priorto purchasing? ;)

[hoolign]

Hooli, isn't a question like that usually asked priorto purchasing? ;)
To good of a deal to pass up even if it need some minor work

[hoolign]

Looks nice Hooli
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2569/111sblno6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
LMFAO.. That'd fit right in up here:D

[1978 Rogers]

I think we used to have a 733, 753 & 756. Use phased out our Bobcat skid stears and switched to the John Deere. We have 3 of them tracked, 2 enclosed cabs.

[Trailer Park Casanova]

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Wife has a 1/2 bobcat 1/2 house cat mix.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3812bronco.jpg

[photo chick]

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Wife has a 1/2 bobcat 1/2 house cat mix.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3812bronco.jpg
We have one at the park also, what's her/his demeanor I'm curious, ours is a hellion!

[Trailer Park Casanova]

We have one at the park also, what's her/his demeanor I'm curious, ours is a hellion!
Bronco is a smart cat.
Very easy going, doesn't break in on the furniture, quiet,, nice cat.
Can't use regular housecat veterinary medicines, have to use the zoo lines of medications and vacinations.
Extra $$.
Gets to basic instincts real quick when a rabbit is in the yard.
Can jump incredable heights and distances, superfast runners. Never bites, but is pretty rough with other cats.

[THOR]

Hooli,
I sell Bobcats for a living. PM me with the details and I will try to hook you up. What model is it? Do you have square or rectangle lights?
Hours?
Leaks?

[sorry dog]

I had to use skidsteers a lot at work.
I guess it depends on what you are using it for, but I always prefered Cats because the hand control for the bucket is a night and day difference if you are trying to do any grading with it. Only thing I didn't like about those is they were less stable front to back and it was really easy to roll it back on to the back skid plate.
The older Deere's like 6675 and 7775 were really New Hollands but ours ran up a few thousand hours which was good for us since our guys could fock up a steel ball with a rubber hammer.
The newer Deeres (260, 250, etc) suck, but I got a great deal from the sales guy.
A couple of the Bobcat's I drove were OK, but didn't seem special compared to the Cat.
The backhoe attachment is better than a pick and shovel but that's about it.
The only power attachment I used and though was worth the trouble was the hydraulic breaker.