CT230 Fan
Silver Member
With all the talk of people having some issues with their Bobcat tractor, I just wanted to give them some praise.
It started snowing here friday night, and snowed through the night and into saturday. It was that really we and heavy snow with the temp just barely below freezing. Along with the snow the wind was blowing pretty hard as well. I live on a gravel road surrounded by open fields in either direction, and the road drifted over as usual in these situations. Well I had put the blade away since I thought we were out of winter, so all I had access to was the front end loader. I had taken my wife in to town in the morning, and at about 5pm, I had to head in to get her. So, my daughter and I headed into town, and being snow blind, I couldn't tell how deep the snow was. Once I got into it, I knew I should have went the other way, but I was committed. Well, I tried to hug to one side, but the wet unfrozen ground sucked me into the ditch and I was stuck. In the ditch on one side, and 2 plus foot high drifts on the other side. Well, we walked about a half mile back to the house and back I headed w. my CT230. About an hour later I had cleared the road to my truck, and dug out around the truck. I hooked a rope to a clevis on my drawbar and to my trucks hitch. Put the truck in neutral. Put the cat into low gear, and about 2500 rpms. I gave her a pull, and inch by inch, I pulled my 2006 Ford F150 ext. cab out of the ditch. I probably pulled it about 10 feet. Enough that I was able to back her out of the ditch. So, I was feeling pretty good about myself, and since there was no where to turn the truck around, I start backing her down the road, and **** it if she didn't slide right back into the ditch. I was pretty pissed by that point, but back on the tractor I go, and another 20 mins. of digging and I hooked her back up again and pulled it out again. I was lucky enough to get back to the house after that. I was completely burried in the snow all the way to the frame rail.
I have to say, she performed beatifully. I never stalled it out, I would pull hard, and the rpms would dog down a bit and I would come to a stop. I would back up and hit it again, and like I said inch by inch, out it came. I wasn't sure if it would have enough power to do this, but it did. Even on slick ice and snow, I had enough traction to get the job done. So for those having power issues, I just thought I'd give you an idea of what your tractor should be capable of. I just had to share.
It started snowing here friday night, and snowed through the night and into saturday. It was that really we and heavy snow with the temp just barely below freezing. Along with the snow the wind was blowing pretty hard as well. I live on a gravel road surrounded by open fields in either direction, and the road drifted over as usual in these situations. Well I had put the blade away since I thought we were out of winter, so all I had access to was the front end loader. I had taken my wife in to town in the morning, and at about 5pm, I had to head in to get her. So, my daughter and I headed into town, and being snow blind, I couldn't tell how deep the snow was. Once I got into it, I knew I should have went the other way, but I was committed. Well, I tried to hug to one side, but the wet unfrozen ground sucked me into the ditch and I was stuck. In the ditch on one side, and 2 plus foot high drifts on the other side. Well, we walked about a half mile back to the house and back I headed w. my CT230. About an hour later I had cleared the road to my truck, and dug out around the truck. I hooked a rope to a clevis on my drawbar and to my trucks hitch. Put the truck in neutral. Put the cat into low gear, and about 2500 rpms. I gave her a pull, and inch by inch, I pulled my 2006 Ford F150 ext. cab out of the ditch. I probably pulled it about 10 feet. Enough that I was able to back her out of the ditch. So, I was feeling pretty good about myself, and since there was no where to turn the truck around, I start backing her down the road, and **** it if she didn't slide right back into the ditch. I was pretty pissed by that point, but back on the tractor I go, and another 20 mins. of digging and I hooked her back up again and pulled it out again. I was lucky enough to get back to the house after that. I was completely burried in the snow all the way to the frame rail.
I have to say, she performed beatifully. I never stalled it out, I would pull hard, and the rpms would dog down a bit and I would come to a stop. I would back up and hit it again, and like I said inch by inch, out it came. I wasn't sure if it would have enough power to do this, but it did. Even on slick ice and snow, I had enough traction to get the job done. So for those having power issues, I just thought I'd give you an idea of what your tractor should be capable of. I just had to share.
