Local family adopts bobcat

unclesalty · Jun 15, 2009

Heres our new cat, just delivered friday. The baby wants to play with it and heres how it compares to the old Deere.

unclesalty · Jun 15, 2009

Wow Its like riding in a Lincoln after years in a escort. The 2 main reasons for upgrading were the hydro and the price. I felt bad about selling the deere, but that was before I used the cat. I mowed 5 acres so far with my old 4' bush hog and started digging a 5' deep hole out back. The amount of power the tractor has is incredable. The old deere never let me down, but the cat does it all easier, faster, and way more comfortable. Ive got a few nitpicking items to discuss with the dealer. My tractor has a hole in the dash opposite the throttle lever, should there be a cover here? Im missing the back tire valve stem caps and my loader wasn't greased very well at delivery. I also have some paint issues. None were very apparent at delivery but after the tractor got dirty you can now see my tractor has been repainted (Touched up.) in spots all over. My dealer also puts the stock number of the tractor on the back fender in Sharpie. I needed rubbing compound to get that off.
the issues besides the paint are very minor, The first order of business after delivery was to regrease and check all the fluids anyway.

tinman955 · Jun 15, 2009

I just got my new one also and have some of the same quirks as you describe but I do have to agree with you on the point of, these Bobcats are an amazing machine!! Enjoy and let us know how it works in the coming months.

I do have to say my Bobcat was delivered in great shape as far as fluids and grease, heck even my air pressure was right on the money!!!