i beleave the deer is 6.5mph and cat 7.7 mph. if a bobcat would run 7.1 it would be great [without 2 speed]
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bobcat s650 speed
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i beleave the deer is 6.5mph and cat 7.7 mph. if a bobcat would run 7.1 it would be great [without 2 speed]
durallymax
Senior Member
Just checked 262D with GPS today, 7mph in low, 12mph in high.
Somebody on another forum was wanting his bobcat to go faster in low also, maybe it was you, it was someone scraping yards and said low was too slow but high would overheat it. I run high all the time as long as I dont need the rim pull, never gets warm. I wish Cat would make the two speed shift smoother on these. The 262C and 262C2 we had were just as bad, the B3's were really smooth and instant. Maybe they can reprogram it, haven't asked on this one.
Somebody on another forum was wanting his bobcat to go faster in low also, maybe it was you, it was someone scraping yards and said low was too slow but high would overheat it. I run high all the time as long as I dont need the rim pull, never gets warm. I wish Cat would make the two speed shift smoother on these. The 262C and 262C2 we had were just as bad, the B3's were really smooth and instant. Maybe they can reprogram it, haven't asked on this one.
its was'nt me all i do is feed cattle and push out lots hardly ever over half throttle until im empty, thats why i didnt want DPF and i owned bobcats all my life, [600 head yearlings year around and i dont own them lol] i hope i can get 7mph
When our 650 was delivered we were instructed to try not to run anywhere except full throttle. They stated short periods at half throttle should be fine but try not to idle too often. We run a broom at half throttle on sidewalks for snow removal and they told us it's ok but try not to run it too long at low throttle.
one of these days someone will make a programmer for these skid steers and we wont have to worry about all this [if they dont already have it] like a pickup thats first thing i do put eli live on it and delete the extras lol and let it run
cdm123
Senior Member
What are your tires like? believe it or not I notice a big difference every time I put on new tires.
Glad to hear it's better! What did they have to do? Do you notice significant power loss when you are driving and moving the arms or bucket? Ours is terrible and most of its use is with a broom so far. Have not even worked it yet!
realy dont know the salesmen said they redownloaded it something about it must not of took the first time [software].they said it will get better after its broke in. [11 hours on it] i dont think the salesman knowes lol. i dont notice no power loss but all i do is scoop feed, and drive pipe. my bucket will hold 1500# of feed and silage bales are 2200# ill start paying more attention
snocrete
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We leased a brand new fully loaded (2spd) S650 for winter this yr.
It had .5hrs on it when delivered. I checked it w/ gps & it was not going the listed speed it was suppose to in either gear. But after about 15 or so hrs it must have "broke in"....it nows goes as it should:beatsme
It had .5hrs on it when delivered. I checked it w/ gps & it was not going the listed speed it was suppose to in either gear. But after about 15 or so hrs it must have "broke in"....it nows goes as it should:beatsme
We now have a little over 100 hours on our cat 262d and have been very pleased. So far this winter we have had absolutely no issues with the cold as we did with our 2015 bobcat last winter. It was costly having to sell off a new machine with 75 hours but has been worth the savings in headaches so far.
Darryl Cumming
Member
Sorry to dig up an old thread but can’t seem to find any info I’m looking for anywhere. I bought a used 2013 S650 with 3800hrs on it, my question is concerning the 2 speed...in first gear the drivetrain/hydraulics sound as they should while running around, when I kick it in 2 speed I get a fair amount of hydraulic growl while turning either way but nothing going straight forwards/backwards. Is it fairly normal on these machines to hear some noise or should I be concerned?
phil314
Senior Member
I've got a '13 S650 too. I get something very similar. Only in high speed, most noticeable when turning a bit.
To me it sounds a bit more like chain noise/rattle than a hydraulic whine, but it's hard to tell.
Everything seems to function great despite the noise.
I figured it just normal at this point. Haven't had a chance to drive another to compare.
Darryl Cumming
Member
Well good to hear someone with a similar machine has the same noise I guess. It’s a hard sound to try and pinpoint whether it’s a mechanical part or hyd noise. Just hoping it’s the nature of the beast. Runs pretty normal to me also
phil314
Senior Member
I've only got 750 hrs on mine, so if you are at 3800 and it still works, it must just be the nature of this beast.
Darryl Cumming
Member
The only thing I hadn’t tackled on this machine as far as servicing so far was at least checking the level of the oil in the chain case, mine was about 8L low and I filled it on as level of a surface as I could until it was just trickling out and went for a test run and noise is gone. Nice of the dealer I bought the machine off of to have a look at one of the easiest things to check when they told me it was going to be inspected heavily before I purchased it.