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    Kubota Skid-Steer?

    Ingersol R. no longer owns the Bobcat line , Doosan of Korea does
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    HydrauliCircuit Technology hydraulic kits

    Hct Yes the brackets to hold the tubing had to be welded , and the tubing was not painted , everything needed is there , to give you an idea of cost a kobelco 115 complete kit was $3,300 and took 7 working days to get it shipped in and a full day to install with one guy welding the brackets...
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    Best way to clear woods?

    Fecon With the mulcher there is nothing to get rid of after it is over , trees up to 8" will be mulch , the Fecon will drop the tree in seconds and then shred it up in a couple of passes over it , as far as shrubs and bushes it's as fast as you can travel down to the dirt
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    HydrauliCircuit Technology hydraulic kits

    Hyd Cur Yes I have dealt with them before on numerous occasions with great results , pricing was the best I could find , timely delivery with 3 -5 days to leave the plant , very nice kits of good quality materials , good instructions and the few times I had to call for some assistance when...
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    Best way to clear woods?

    Fecon Mulcher I'd have to agree on the mulcher head , you already have the T300 which has high flow , which is needed to operate the mulcher -----it does and awsome job really fast --------if you were in La. I could hook you up on a rental , if you wanted to buy a used unit I could hook you up...
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    asv

    On the positive first mpression note , it looks like a better design , much simpler and seems it would be easier to work on , looks like it would hold less dirt , have yet to see one in real life as Cat isn't very well represented down here in the tracked loader catagory and besides Home Depots...
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    Need (some) advice

    Hammer Charging Remember this , the charge may last a year , 3 months , a week or a day , it may be empty or close to it as we speak , :usawhen you go to hitting with it it may last 10 minutes , I think you should consider setting yourself up with a charge kit and keep it charged to specs so...
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    asv

    Most of the machines that were working on clean up were on top of concrete and asphalt streets and side walks with trash all over it , as clean up crews were not allowed to go onto peoples property , in fact the home owners were required to put the guttings of the houses out past the sidewalks...
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    Dualing attachments

    Volvo EC210B EC210B is the model number , a service manuel was order and came in as a motor grader manuel , part number problem , they are ordering again , one service tech said he thinks the pressure can be set thru the computor , but can't figure how to get to the screen to do it , the...
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    Have your ever had a skidloader rollover

    I admit it Yes , many years ago I flipped a 763 with tracks over foward will back filling the flood wall along the river in the French Quarters with pea gravel , they had install a French drain system and needed a layer of gravel , the gravel doesn't support well , got too close to the edge...
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    asv

    I hate Cat/ASV loaders The Cats and the ASV might be good in snowy conditions , I don't know as we don't get snow around here , as far as in the dirt , they are not good machines , you see very few of them , people that get them learn fast and dump them off , the undercarriage is not up to wet...
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    Bobcat 753 Traction lock problem

    Rats love wires Since the storm here i New Orleans we see alot of rat damage , my buddy who is a fireman and lets his truck sit for 24 hours at a time had his wiring harness eaten , it cost him $4,600 to have the damages repaired by the dealership , the truck was under warranty but they said...
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    Fuel Drain Plug ??? - Bobcat 753

    trim remover Needle nose vise grips are a good choice , a door trim remover works very well , not the cheap kind made out of flat metal , but the heavy duty one that looks similar to screw driver , this will also double as a fuel pickup tube remover
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    Dualing attachments

    volvo Volvo is the machine and both attachments use a one single non directional flow and need to be retuned to the tank
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    Need (some) advice

    Long sit times While at the rental company we use to store our hammer that where not in a bobtack braket ( excvaator hammers) in the upright postion in mounts that we had welded up , was told years ago by a Kent rep that when you store them flat on the ground for long periods it shortens the...
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    Dualing attachments

    Here is an intersting project I am trying to work out , a Volvo excavator brand new is being set up to do concrete demo work , there are two attachment for it , one uses full system pressure and the other is senitive to pressure and flow must not exceed 2000psi @ 17 gpm , we are trying to come...
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    Pile/Sheeting Driving

    Vibratory Plate Compactor The plate compactor is about 99.9% of what you see down here in Bayou Country , it has become kind of a specialty niche for me setting up machines with wet kits or setting the pressure and flows to match the attchment for the guys that do sheet and wood pilings , you...
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    Need (some) advice

    hammer time It isn't hard or very expensive to get set up to recharge yourself , and production will increase if you keep it to specs , what type of charge valve fitting is the hammer using ,all but a few hammers are basic fittings , the allied , atlas copco and kents use something that is...
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    Need (some) advice

    Nitrous powered hammer time coming in 2010 , ha bob-CAT Ron , did I ever tell you I have friends who call me Bobcat Don , don't tell anybody though -------I have always been able to pretty much tell if the nitrogen is low by the sound , blows per minute , productivity and hose pulsation , by...
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    Kobelco 907 wet kit ( aux hyd)

    I am looking to help a guy put a aux hud kit on a Kobelco 907 which is about 25 years old , he wants to run a vibratory compactor and stick pilings in the water for boat hoist , docks and camps , one directional flow is all that is needed , ad the return line would be best placed if returned to...
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