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[richardbursch]

What model is my 2012 Toolcat?? Can't seem to find it anywhere on line. Is it stamped on my VIN plate?

I believe its the first character in the VIN.

 

[Xfaxman]

Click this link to Post #453, above: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...oolcat-questions-post4902241.html#post4902241

 

[oldphart]

i am considering purchasing or leasing a Toolcat for my ranch. i need to know your experience and advice as to which model i should try. the 5600 or 5610? i have tractors with PTO and FEL also. the Toolcat would be used as an all around chore machine moving hay into feeders repairing the ground around tanks,pulling a cuber for feeding during the winter. fixing fence mowing brush,spraying weeds and fly in the summer months and more if i can think of it.

 

[Xfaxman]

If you are going to do a lot of mowing, get the 5610. The radiator is up out of the dust.

The PTO on the 5610 is a hydraulic motor, so if you already have a small brush hog it should handle it, but keep an eye on the hydraulic temperature.

If you are doing a lot of mowing, get an out front mower, so much better.

You can see our experiences here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/toolcat/270965-toolcat-5610-f-5610-g.html?highlight=

 

[oldphart]

If you are going to do a lot of mowing, get the 5610. The radiator is up out of the dust.

The PTO on the 5610 is a hydraulic motor, so if you already have a small brush hog it should handle it, but keep an eye on the hydraulic temperature.

If you are doing a lot of mowing, get an out front mower, so much better.

You can see our experiences here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/toolcat/270965-toolcat-5610-f-5610-g.html?highlight=

I talked with Ray at Bobcat OKC. he is working me up a quote on a 5600 now. they sold the one you traded in he said.

 

[Xfaxman]

I talked with Ray at Bobcat OKC. he is working me up a quote on a 5600 now. they sold the one you traded in he said.

I wondered if they had sold it.

Tell Ray I said hello.

Start a new thread when you get it. :thumbsup:

 

[oldphart]

I wondered if they had sold it.

Tell Ray I said hello.

Start a new thread when you get it. :thumbsup:

i asked him to figure a rental for 6 months on the 5600 first to see if i like that model. i could sure use the bed for a lot of stuff but that three point and PTO on the back has me thinking. i use a herd seeder for grass seeding my pastures and it requires a PTO,but i have been looking at hydraulic motors 540 rpm with the pto shaft and think i could convert it to a front mount on the 5600. just thinkin!

 

[Xfaxman]

i asked him to figure a rental for 6 months on the 5600 first to see if i like that model. i could sure use the bed for a lot of stuff but that three point and PTO on the back has me thinking. i use a herd seeder for grass seeding my pastures and it requires a PTO,but i have been looking at hydraulic motors 540 rpm with the pto shaft and think i could convert it to a front mount on the 5600. just thinkin!

Yep, copy this type: HLA Attachments - PTO Adapter 3 Point Hitch

Or: Skid Steer Quick Attach Adapter | Skid Steer Solutions

Be sure you use a cushion valve to slow and stop the motor.

 

[oldphart]

Yes Exactly !! Thank You... i guess i need to think of the high flow as a remote PTO. i can always put a farmboy on the back if i really need a three point. has Bobcat fixed the overheating problem on the 5600 radiator plugging issues. all of my acres are grass native grass pastures so i don't need to blow out the radiator several times a day.

 

[oldphart]

ok i am going to demo a 2018 5600. need to know more about the doosan engine. does it require def fluid? or does it have to regenerate the exhaust every so often? any comments on the 2018 mdels????