This is something I find interesting on my Bobcat E26. The bucket pins are not located in such a way to assure they turn in the ware sleeve instead of the ears.
Here you can see what I mean. I made the collar with the bolt through the pin so the pin must turn inside the big wide greased sleeve.
I had a more difficult job on the other pin because I couldn’t lock the pin to the thumb. I ended up trimming the thumb collar to make room for a separate collar to locate the pin.
Collar welded in place.
I still need to put some grease nipples in the thumb collars.
I find it strange that everywhere else on the machine, the pins are located in a collar like that. The most important place would be at the bucket and they don’t do it. Maybe it’s just the “Tag” mount and a stock Bobcat mount would have them.
Here you can see what I mean. I made the collar with the bolt through the pin so the pin must turn inside the big wide greased sleeve.
I had a more difficult job on the other pin because I couldn’t lock the pin to the thumb. I ended up trimming the thumb collar to make room for a separate collar to locate the pin.
Collar welded in place.
I still need to put some grease nipples in the thumb collars.
I find it strange that everywhere else on the machine, the pins are located in a collar like that. The most important place would be at the bucket and they don’t do it. Maybe it’s just the “Tag” mount and a stock Bobcat mount would have them.