CurlyDave
Elite Member
I need suggestions on the best way to adapt this plate to a standard skid steer mounting plate. It is on a BobCat Model 10 Auger.
While it looks like a skid steer attachment plate it is smaller than the standard. This plate is 36" wide, while the standard plate is ~45" wide.
I have been looking for a hydraulic auger to use with my JD 110 for a while, and a guy about 20 miles away put this one up on eBay. While the information, especially specifications, on the BobCat site were pretty sparse, the auger unit itself seems to be pretty well matched to the hydraulic flow on my 110, at least from checking what BobCat units it is recommended for use with and then looking up their hydraulic flow rates.
The seller wasn't willing to ship the unit, which I think limited his pool of potential buyers and I got it for $760. This seems like a pretty good deal to me since it came with both 12" and 18" x 42" long bits. It seems to have only seen limited use.
The hydraulic hoses have the same connections as my 110 uses, and they are long enough to give me a lot of options in mounting.
I can buy a standard skid steer plate for ~$100 on eBay, and I can think of either just welding the full size plate to the back of this one, or possibly drilling holes in this one and bolting it to the full size plate.
The idea of bolting is appealing to me since I don't weld, and because it would allow me to return the attachment to its original condition by removing the bolts.
1. Does anyone have any better ideas?
2. What thickness of full size plate do I need? 3/16", 1/4", or 5/16" all seem to be available. The auger produces ~1500 ft-lbs of torque, which I think is going to be the most stressful force on the plate. The unit currently weighs 300-400 lbs, maybe 450 max with the biggest auger it will handle mounted.
3. Was this as good a deal as I think, or did I get snookered?
While it looks like a skid steer attachment plate it is smaller than the standard. This plate is 36" wide, while the standard plate is ~45" wide.
I have been looking for a hydraulic auger to use with my JD 110 for a while, and a guy about 20 miles away put this one up on eBay. While the information, especially specifications, on the BobCat site were pretty sparse, the auger unit itself seems to be pretty well matched to the hydraulic flow on my 110, at least from checking what BobCat units it is recommended for use with and then looking up their hydraulic flow rates.
The seller wasn't willing to ship the unit, which I think limited his pool of potential buyers and I got it for $760. This seems like a pretty good deal to me since it came with both 12" and 18" x 42" long bits. It seems to have only seen limited use.
The hydraulic hoses have the same connections as my 110 uses, and they are long enough to give me a lot of options in mounting.
I can buy a standard skid steer plate for ~$100 on eBay, and I can think of either just welding the full size plate to the back of this one, or possibly drilling holes in this one and bolting it to the full size plate.
The idea of bolting is appealing to me since I don't weld, and because it would allow me to return the attachment to its original condition by removing the bolts.
1. Does anyone have any better ideas?
2. What thickness of full size plate do I need? 3/16", 1/4", or 5/16" all seem to be available. The auger produces ~1500 ft-lbs of torque, which I think is going to be the most stressful force on the plate. The unit currently weighs 300-400 lbs, maybe 450 max with the biggest auger it will handle mounted.
3. Was this as good a deal as I think, or did I get snookered?