durallymax
Senior Member
Quiet engine is only a small part of the noise. The CNH machines have a very quiet engine, but the hydro noise is unbearable.
Manual controls may play a larger role in it as well. IIRC your Bobcat has manual controls or ACS. Our CNH machine that was loud also did.
A tight modular cab does help I think, especially when the machines get to be 10 years old with thousands of hours piled on them. The D series Cat cabs don't look a lot different, but they got rid of most of the joints by forming single pieces and that seems to have helped quiet the cab down even more.
I'd love to comment on the JCB but gave up on them. I'm not going to chase the salesman around and beg to demo one anymore. I tried, they dropped the ball multiple times. Oh well.
Manual controls may play a larger role in it as well. IIRC your Bobcat has manual controls or ACS. Our CNH machine that was loud also did.
A tight modular cab does help I think, especially when the machines get to be 10 years old with thousands of hours piled on them. The D series Cat cabs don't look a lot different, but they got rid of most of the joints by forming single pieces and that seems to have helped quiet the cab down even more.
I'd love to comment on the JCB but gave up on them. I'm not going to chase the salesman around and beg to demo one anymore. I tried, they dropped the ball multiple times. Oh well.