bobcat snowblower

[dehlifarms]

[ i have a 2002 bobcat s185 with low flo hyd, i want to buy a sb200 snowblower with low flo hyd. ineed the 7-pin/14pin kit for the attachment control device{ACD}my operators manual on page 15 says WHEN A 7-PIN ATTACHMENT,WHICH REQUIRES HIGH-FLOW IS CONNECTED TO THE LOADER HARNESS, THEATTACHMENT CONTROL DEVICE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SELECT HIGH-FLOW AUXILIARY HYDRAULICS. iam confused now, do i need high flow hyds for this blower or not THANK YOU:confused2:

 

[Spudgunner]

I have a toolcat with a SB200 blower. All my stuff is hi-flow. What you are reading about the 7-pin stuff is correct if you have hi-flow all around (attachment and machine). My SB-200 identifies itself to the Toolcat has a high-flow attachment and the Toolcat automatically turns-on hi-flow. If I want to use Standard Flow/Lo-flo then I can flip a switch in the cab to turn the hi-flow off.

If your S185 is equipped with a 7-pin interface...along with your attachment... then I think you are good to go. You simply won't have hi-flow. In looking at my SB200 wiring schematics I see the SB200-Hi flow and lo flow versions of the blower use the same ACD controller part number (6678677). If you have a 14-pin controller on the SS then I think you would need Bobcat wiring harness p/n 6728165 on your blower. This wiring harness appears to work in concert with the ACD controller on the blower as well as 7-pin harness. It's kinda the best of all worlds as far as I can tell because you can connect to a Bobcat SS/Toolcat via 7-pin or 14-pin.

One thing that will help you is to understand that the 7-pin interface is an extension of the SS's CAN data bus while the 14-pin is pretty much a "dumb"/KISS interface.

The SB200 also lends itself to a "homebrew" controller. You would need an SB200 O&M manual so ensure you wire things such that your homebrew controller doesn't blow-out the ACD controller on the blower. Or you could just circumvent the ACD controller on the blower totally (make sure it is disconnected from the diverter solenoids).

I'm presently in the process of adapting a Quick-Attach blower with it's KISS interface to 7-pin Bobcat. It has been fun/interesting/expensive project so far. I'll be glad when its done.

Disclaimer: The information above is accurate as far as I know. It is the result of closely reading the SB200 O&M manual/schematics and my own devious experiments with my equipment.

Bottom line to your question: You do not need hi-flow for a SB200 blower if it is configured correctly. Tell your sales dude that you have standard flow so he can select the proper fan motor for your blower. Also tell him what electrical interface you have (7-pin or 14) on your SS. If the sales guy doesn't ask about your hydraulics and electrical interface, he's not all there...find a different dealer or buy a Quick-Attach/Erskine.

Good luck! My SB200 has been bullet-proof for the past three years. It's a solid blower.

 

[dehlifarms]

well i guess i will give up on buying now, went to my dealer today, he just sold the last one over trhe weekend, he had them priced at $5000. soon after i got home he called me and he found a dealer with 6 left, but he wanted $5700 now, so i told him i would think about it. i have the bobcat 100 inch snow bucket, so its not like i dont have anything to move snow with, but a blower would be nice, you wouldnt get tose high banks, by the way the 7 14 pin wiring harness costs $152 also.