Gadgetnut
Silver Member
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2005
- Messages
- 137
- Location
- San Juan Islands, Washington
- Tractor
- Walker Mower MD (Kubota,) BobCat ToolCat 5600 Turbo rev. C, John Deere tractor
Thanks to my neighbor's suggestion and a ToolCat forum member's website
ToolCat Diary
I have become interested in adding a hydraulic winch to my ToolCat.
Among the uses I have in mind are pulling out dead trees from a mucky part of my lake. Hydraulic winches, compared to electric ones, seem to be able to stand up under continuous use. The winch mounts to a cradle, which in turn inserts into a 2" tow hitch receiver. In addition to the rear receiver, I might get a 2" receiver welded to one of my Bobtach tools so I could winch from the front as well.
I was in touch with the winch manufacturer (MileMarker), the winch reseller (e-winch.com), my local Bobcat dealer, and a local hydraulic shop today. The ToolCat rear hydraulic option (which I do not have yet) seems to output 3000 psi and 6 gpm and the winch needs 1500 psi and 3.5 gpm.
Rather than buying a $1000 Bobcat rear hydraulics option that won't work for this either, the hydraulic shop wants to "T" off the existing front auxiliary hydraulic line with a flow control-return to provide the required pressure and flow without cramping ToolCat. They say the winch will work like any other attachment. Don't want to mess up my Bobcat warranty though.
Any input to these thoughts? I'll let you know how it works out.
PS: The temperatures have risen and I've been enjoying the A/C in the cab the last several days.
ToolCat Diary
I have become interested in adding a hydraulic winch to my ToolCat.
Among the uses I have in mind are pulling out dead trees from a mucky part of my lake. Hydraulic winches, compared to electric ones, seem to be able to stand up under continuous use. The winch mounts to a cradle, which in turn inserts into a 2" tow hitch receiver. In addition to the rear receiver, I might get a 2" receiver welded to one of my Bobtach tools so I could winch from the front as well.
I was in touch with the winch manufacturer (MileMarker), the winch reseller (e-winch.com), my local Bobcat dealer, and a local hydraulic shop today. The ToolCat rear hydraulic option (which I do not have yet) seems to output 3000 psi and 6 gpm and the winch needs 1500 psi and 3.5 gpm.
Rather than buying a $1000 Bobcat rear hydraulics option that won't work for this either, the hydraulic shop wants to "T" off the existing front auxiliary hydraulic line with a flow control-return to provide the required pressure and flow without cramping ToolCat. They say the winch will work like any other attachment. Don't want to mess up my Bobcat warranty though.
Any input to these thoughts? I'll let you know how it works out.
PS: The temperatures have risen and I've been enjoying the A/C in the cab the last several days.