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[t2lcat]

Hi, I'm new to the thread and have a quick question. I'm trying to figure out who the manufacturer is and what the part number is for the OEM shocks/springs on the pre-2017 toolcat. Can anyone check their machine and see if the manufacturer and the part number is imprinted on the OEM shock/spring? I know that the service parts list a different part number. Help would be appreciated!

 

[Xfaxman]

Hi, I'm new to the thread and have a quick question. I'm trying to figure out who the manufacturer is and what the part number is for the OEM shocks/springs on the pre-2017 toolcat. Can anyone check their machine and see if the manufacturer and the part number is imprinted on the OEM shock/spring? I know that the service parts list a different part number. Help would be appreciated!

Answered by ruffdog in this thread started by t2lcat: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/toolcat/416803-need-toolcat-shock-info.html

 

[mrmurphy003]

I currently work for a Railroad and we use multiple types of heavy machinery all day, one of our machines we need to function is a 2006 (I believe) Toolcat 5600. A newer worker hopped in the Toolcat and didnt know you had to put the arm rest down for the Toolcat Hydraulics to function properly and he forced the joystick forward while the armrest was up, and now ever since the joystick can be pushed forward or backwards without any resistance nor does it operate the front boom.

I have access to all of the tools in the world and a huge maintenance facility, all I am wondering before I tear into this beast is what should I be looking for? I have experience in small engine repair and Locomotive Repair (not that it'll help any) so I feel confident in tearing it apart and throwing it back together I just want to know if anyone has any pointers on what it could be? I'm thinking an issue in the Solenoid but I was hoping for something simple like a linkage but that is too much to ask for....

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Xfaxman]

I currently work for a Railroad and we use multiple types of heavy machinery all day, one of our machines we need to function is a 2006 (I believe) Toolcat 5600. A newer worker hopped in the Toolcat and didnt know you had to put the arm rest down for the Toolcat Hydraulics to function properly and he forced the joystick forward while the armrest was up, and now ever since the joystick can be pushed forward or backwards without any resistance nor does it operate the front boom.

I have access to all of the tools in the world and a huge maintenance facility, all I am wondering before I tear into this beast is what should I be looking for? I have experience in small engine repair and Locomotive Repair (not that it'll help any) so I feel confident in tearing it apart and throwing it back together I just want to know if anyone has any pointers on what it could be? I'm thinking an issue in the Solenoid but I was hoping for something simple like a linkage but that is too much to ask for....

Thanks,

Mike

Answered by SSdoxie in this thread started by mrmurphy003: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/toolcat/417253-toolcat-5600-joystick-freely-moves.html

 

[Hay Dude]

So this is a bit of a more subjective question:
If buying a toolcat for several chores, one being mowing large areas of grass, one of my concerns is the TC will be too heavy and cause ruts in large lawns. If I understand correctly, they weigh about 6,000lbs with a finish mower and operator. I currently use a kubota ZD331 which weighs about 1700lbs with the commercial front deck. That weight is mostly distributed on 2 typical turf tires and a little on the front mower tires. The TC will be distributing ~6000 on 4 tires and a little on the mower tires.

Is this concern warranted? Does anyone mowing repeatedly with a toolcat notice ruts?
Obviously, we all try to avoid cutting saturated, soft ground, but even when the ground is pretty firm, I'm concerned about customers complaining about "grooves" in the large areas I plan to cut. I will also be cutting conservancy "trails"- long walking paths of grass where there's not much chance to "vary" the path of the cutting machine. It's just a 6' wide path several miles long.

Also will be using it to move round bales around, installing fence posts, snow removal and other typical farm chores. The mowing part has me a little concerned.....

Any thoughts appreciated.

 

[ruffdog]

So this is a bit of a more subjective question:
If buying a toolcat for several chores, one being mowing large areas of grass, one of my concerns is the TC will be too heavy and cause ruts in large lawns. If I understand correctly, they weigh about 6,000lbs with a finish mower and operator. I currently use a kubota ZD331 which weighs about 1700lbs with the commercial front deck. That weight is mostly distributed on 2 typical turf tires and a little on the front mower tires. The TC will be distributing ~6000 on 4 tires and a little on the mower tires.

Is this concern warranted? Does anyone mowing repeatedly with a toolcat notice ruts?
Obviously, we all try to avoid cutting saturated, soft ground, but even when the ground is pretty firm, I'm concerned about customers complaining about "grooves" in the large areas I plan to cut. I will also be cutting conservancy "trails"- long walking paths of grass where there's not much chance to "vary" the path of the cutting machine. It's just a 6' wide path several miles long.

Also will be using it to move round bales around, installing fence posts, snow removal and other typical farm chores. The mowing part has me a little concerned.....

Any thoughts appreciated.

It is heavy and you do have to watch soft lawns just like you would a 60hp tractor. It is much more substantial than a UTV and should not be considered as one. Even your ZD331 will rut if driven on the same path as our X744 will. Our last 2 years have been wet so I have been mowing different directions for this very reason...even with the X744. My TC with turfs is as easy on the ground and is turf friendly as a 6000 lb vehicle can be. It doesn't tear the turf up when maneuvering around.

 

[Hay Dude]

It is heavy and you do have to watch soft lawns just like you would a 60hp tractor. It is much more substantial than a UTV and should not be considered as one. Even your ZD331 will rut if driven on the same path as our X744 will. Our last 2 years have been wet so I have been mowing different directions for this very reason...even with the X744. My TC with turfs is as easy on the ground and is turf friendly as a 6000 lb vehicle can be. It doesn't tear the turf up when maneuvering around.

I've been cutting one customers place, a 20 acre HOA for years and a lot of it is long "strips" of grass along roads. Can't really change directions. Would love to cut with a toolcat in a climate controlled cab and also use it for their snow removal, but the weight of the machine for lawns has me pausing. As far as moving hay bales and snow removal, it looks excellent. I currently plow the place with a 1-ton 4WD truck. Thinking the toolcat can get closer to garage doors, sidewalks, etc.
would also like to get the front mount blower to clean up leaves and the brush mower for brush removal work.

 

[craneman13]

in in my 3rd season with my D. went to turf tires this year and I love them. have some wet areas that I mow weekly and I don't think the machine is any different than my Deer 4300 was. I have "cut" in on some very wet areas but nothing out of the norm. as for steering with the 4 way steer I think it is actually quite a bit easer on the ground. don't be afraid of this machine. you will not regret the purchase.

 

[Hay Dude]

That gives me some comfort. I think the stability of the soil is just as big a factor.
I saw a Toolcat today at of all places, a cemetery. I was at a military funeral at Washington Crossing Cemetery.
It looked like their "go-to" tool for cutting the massive amount of grass and moving dirt.

 

[AverageJoe]

Yet another mulching head question. It seems GyroTrac has a 400HL model 4HL High Flow/ Low Flow Cutter-head | Gyro-Trac Corporation | Gyrotrac | Gyro-Trac which appears to be within the capabilities of a 5600/5610. Has anyone tried this model?

I'm thinking, as a new land owner, that by the time I get a compact tractor with FEL, bush hog, and maybe a backhoe, and add the requisite UTV/ATV for getting around the place, that $30K for a used 5600/5610 and $16K for a mulch head winds up being about the same expense. But, if I can't find a small enough mulching head for the ToolCat, I may as well get the tractor and a UTV.