Bobcat tractor

[jakekubota]

Does anyone have one good bad ?

 

[Skinnyman]

I have the CT 235 with 38 hrs. So far so good. Seems to have plenty of power. I got it during the special offer back during the summer. Great tractor considering what I paid. Time will tell. The only thing I have added is a 48" open bottom grapple from WR Long.

 

[Gittyup]

It's just a rebadged Kioti. Still a good tractor.

 

[lawn_king]

It's just a rebadged Kioti. Still a good tractor.

Thats correct, its a black & white kioti, and they are good heavy machines! I would bet a years salary, you will get a better price from a tractor dealer than a bobcat dealer.

 

[jobguy]

Does anyone have one good bad ?

I have a CT120 and have put about 50 hrs on it. I am very pleased as it has all the power I need to run a 5ft brush cutter/mower. I also use it to move a lot of dirt and pull buck-thorn. It is a lot stronger than I thought. Since it is hydrostatic it is harder to break, the fluid by-pass opens and you have to adjust how fast you work. The Bobcat dealers are great to work with and only 4 miles from my house. Starts well in cold weather using the glow-plug switch and a full charged battery. I don't use it when it is colder than 10 degrees F. Just because it's too cold for me, not the tractor.
I live in MN.

 

[Gittyup]

Thats correct, its a black & white kioti, and they are good heavy machines! I would bet a years salary, you will get a better price from a tractor dealer than a bobcat dealer.

For several months last year, you could actually get a better deal on a Bobcat than you could on a Kioti due to "factory incentives". The Kioti dealers were very unhappy about this because they just could not compete with the incredible deals being offered by BC. Incentives have chaged, not sure how one would fair today.

 

[MESSMAKER]

I got a Bobcat during the madness last year. I am happy with the tractor. I would put it just below MF,JD or Kubota. It seems to be better in some respects but it just does not have the history of the big 3.

 

[Racehorse]

Bought mine in June'09 and I am impressed with the available power and the ease of use. I have moved tons of snow the last 2 months with this machine and have had no problems.
The 50 hour service was rather salty using Bobcat oil, filters, and hydraulic fluid, but I don't want any warranty problems in case anything should fail. NAPA does not cross over the filters yet.

 

[BTI]

As has been stated it's the same tractor as the Kioti.
Loaders and backhoes are from different manufacturers so the specs are different.

BTI

 

[archerm3]

I have a CT230

Awesome tractor for the money. Top notch. No plastic crap like the more traditional brands...something about those guys having plastic fenders just doesn't seem right when you spend 20,000 on a glorified lawnmower...