Buying Advice Buy a Bobcat 753 ?

[rgood]

Got the cat for 8500 and the trailer for 400

 

[truckdiagnostics]

That is a decent price. I bought mine for right around that price with 3400 hrs. Close to 5000 now. Keep telling my wife you are going to use it to bury me.

 

[HarryN]

Thanks for the pic. Good price for the hours.
Have you tried lifting the 2,000 pounds yet?

 

[rgood]

No, I haven't tried lifting much of anything yet - It's spring and I don't need to buy any pellets for the stove right now. I also don't have pallet forks yet. Can 3 pt. forks be converted for a bobcat or am I better off to just buy the forks?

 

[George2615]

I'd say buy the QA forks. You can find many deals on new QA forks for $500-600. Maybe even for less used on CL. I see them occasionally for sale.
Probably wouldn't mess with trying to convert 3 pt. forks.

 

[1965tontruck]

Yes, you can buy an adaptor plate to convert 3 point to quick attach. However, that will also put the load further out front. You machine will be much more unstable. I agree with the above rrply; buy the pallet forks designed for a skid loader.

 

[truckdiagnostics]

Buy a good set of forks designed for the skid loader. There is a lot you can do with them!

 

[gwiley]

I bought these Fork Frames Skid Steer for $498 and really like them on my 773. Didn't realize how often I could use forks until I had them - worth every penny.

I also bought their root grapple and use that all the time.