Custom build

[1gr8bldr]

When finishing up a house, it is best for me to grade everything and then pour the sidewalks. This eliminates any, I wish I had accounted for that.... or that area is lower, etc. I realize that most pour and then grade. This mostly being that you don't want to pay your grader twice. When you grade then pour, you create a 4 inch dam with concrete so you backfill. Essentially grading again, then bring in more dirt to blend the grade level. I want to build something like an aggressive 4 ft box scrape for my skidsteer. With extra teeth. I want to grade the yard exact. Paint the lines on the ground, then cut a 3 inch deep x 4ft wide recess the entire lengths of sidewalks. This will leave room to form, then pour and give an inch higher than ground level walkway. The ground, especially now, is like a brick. So I need teeth to cut in and a box to drag out the dirt. A large capacity box would be nice so that once you move the skidsteer into position, you can cut 10 to 15 feet before dumping. During wet months, I can shave this out with my 4 in 1 bucket, from the sides, but way to hard now. I have a bobcat heavy quick tach , 4 or 5 inch tubular frame that I never made into a boom pole. I could weld ripper teeth all along the bottom edge. But I would rather get it out, away from the machine a little so I can see it. Well, I have explained my intentions. All ideas welcome.

 

[1gr8bldr]

Just found this.... now to incorporate a box

Scarifier Attachment - Bobcat Company

 

[bigtiller]

Run a tiller where you want to excavate for the sidewalk and you won't need teeth on the bucket.

 

[1gr8bldr]

Run a tiller where you want to excavate for the sidewalk and you won't need teeth on the bucket.

Hmmmm, you got me to thinking.... I would likely not use the custom sidewalk cutter for anything else. But a tiller, I could use it for more. It would be nice to have more multi purpose attachments. About tillers, while running a bobcat soil conditioner with my s250, it often stop spinning, not having enough torque. I wonder how well a tiller does? Would it cut fast enough to suit me? I have several attachment manufacturers within a 100 miles. One offers a tiller for $1600. I would not want to buy something that will not last, but there is not much to one. The main concern being teeth wear. How can I determine if this tiller is junk or a good value?

 

[Xfaxman]

Bobcat has one: Tiller Attachment - Bobcat Company

 

[1gr8bldr]

I bought a 4 ft bucket. It worked well. I went to agri supply today and picked up the box scrape teeth for my scarifier . I got seven. That gives me about 7 inch centers on the bob tach frame. The frame is the 4+ inch square tube type. So I can just weld on and adjust the height with the lift or I can weld on square tubing and insert these as you would a box scrape. This would make them replaceable and give an adjustment once the skidsteer lift is at bottom. Can't decide. Also, the bobcat scarifier is made for reverse. I am wondering if I may rather have mine to go foward??? This way it could be used as a root rake with more root capicity. Backing up would eventually fill up what little space to hold and drag. Thoughts, opinions wanted

 

[1gr8bldr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8YtZ8e4inE

 

[1gr8bldr]

Everyone I see on youtube is for reverse. I suspect that this reasoning is to keep for making tire tracks? I cant see where traction would be affected by push or pull because both ways pull the machine down???? Being that close to the machine, would foward try to lift the rear?

 

[PILOON]

You can also add a tooth bar to your bucket and you'd be surprised as to how well that digs.
My 20hp CUT thinks it an excavator now.
With my setup I'd be able to cut a 4ft swath 6" deep in no time at all, and that is in compacted rocky clay embedded soil. (generally teeth are about 6-8" apart)
I do mean a real tooth bar with hardened replaceable teeth and not a 'strap on'.

Added plus is the toothbar makes for a great landscape rake like tool to remove roots and debris with minimal soil collection. Downside is smooth back-grading and clean pickup of sand gravel etc.(for that you remove the toothbar)