ishiboo
Platinum Member
I got mine and am very disappointed... not sure if others had better luck. I have purchased from them before, and what I got also did not fit the quick attach without being reworked by a welder. I now have my own welder/plasma/etc., but these seem to be issues in the basic design.
For reference, I have a Bobcat 773 with a Bobcat bucket, a set of Bobcat pallet forks, a Versatech rock bucket, and a newer Kubota bucket. All of these items are barely used, and the attachment points are in mint condition. The rock bucket has maybe 5 hours on it, the Kubota bucket came off a tractor with 35 hours.
1. I'm not even sure I got the right brackets, the weight on the website says 80 lbs and they measure out to about 20 lbs a piece and there's 2.
2. The pins in the brackets look really heavy duty, but they seem to be too far away from the face of the bracket. I only get about 3/16" of pin engagement max on the Versatech bucket (the cheapest made), and about 1/8" of engagement of the pin on the others. The Bobcat and Kubota quick attaches fit all these implements fine. A friend of mine has a Gehl I sold to him, and it engages them normally as well.
3) I believe the issue may be caused by #2, not sure... but the pins never lock into position. The spring just launches them back up. The handles seem to be machined for a stop in the "open" position as well, but there is none... is that left for the DIYer or is there something missing?
4) The closing action doesn't really work correctly. It binds up on the screw threads on the bolt that captures the spring. It seems this should have a bushing/sleeve that's maybe not there?
5) The top angle is way too short. If you lay the bracket face down, you can measure it sticks out about 1/2" less than the face of the bracket. Because of this, on both the Bobcat and Kubota attachments, you only get about 1/8-3/16" of engagement with the top lip of the attachment... which does not at all seem sufficient. All of the other quick attaches I've seen, both Bobcat/Kubota and aftermarket, have the top come all the way.
Hopefully there is simply something wrong with my brackets, I already have $200 into getting the two pieces built for the loader side. I emailed them, will post here what they say.
For reference, I have a Bobcat 773 with a Bobcat bucket, a set of Bobcat pallet forks, a Versatech rock bucket, and a newer Kubota bucket. All of these items are barely used, and the attachment points are in mint condition. The rock bucket has maybe 5 hours on it, the Kubota bucket came off a tractor with 35 hours.
1. I'm not even sure I got the right brackets, the weight on the website says 80 lbs and they measure out to about 20 lbs a piece and there's 2.
2. The pins in the brackets look really heavy duty, but they seem to be too far away from the face of the bracket. I only get about 3/16" of pin engagement max on the Versatech bucket (the cheapest made), and about 1/8" of engagement of the pin on the others. The Bobcat and Kubota quick attaches fit all these implements fine. A friend of mine has a Gehl I sold to him, and it engages them normally as well.
3) I believe the issue may be caused by #2, not sure... but the pins never lock into position. The spring just launches them back up. The handles seem to be machined for a stop in the "open" position as well, but there is none... is that left for the DIYer or is there something missing?
4) The closing action doesn't really work correctly. It binds up on the screw threads on the bolt that captures the spring. It seems this should have a bushing/sleeve that's maybe not there?
5) The top angle is way too short. If you lay the bracket face down, you can measure it sticks out about 1/2" less than the face of the bracket. Because of this, on both the Bobcat and Kubota attachments, you only get about 1/8-3/16" of engagement with the top lip of the attachment... which does not at all seem sufficient. All of the other quick attaches I've seen, both Bobcat/Kubota and aftermarket, have the top come all the way.
Hopefully there is simply something wrong with my brackets, I already have $200 into getting the two pieces built for the loader side. I emailed them, will post here what they say.