Tinman.. I still think there is a problem with your tractor somewhere. The other day my semi wouldnt start. All of the air had drained from the system as well which left the brakes locked up, and I couldnt reach the batteries with my charger and extension cord... SOOOO. I got behind it with my 440 picked the *** end up with my loader and shoved it all the way to the garage without even so much as a struggle.. I'm totally not seeing this lack of power in anything I've done up to this point. I could also pretty easily dig a trench large enough to bury the entire tractor just using the loader. We both have the same setup..... Somethings gotta give. Did your dealer address the power issue at all? By the way. My backhoe had a few very small areas of rust as well. A little sand paper, white spray paint and a wax job should fix you right up... Not that you should have to this early on but..
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Tinman.. I still think there is a problem with your tractor somewhere. The other day my semi wouldnt start. All of the air had drained from the system as well which left the brakes locked up, and I couldnt reach the batteries with my charger and extension cord... SOOOO. I got behind it with my 440 picked the *** end up with my loader and shoved it all the way to the garage without even so much as a struggle.. I'm totally not seeing this lack of power in anything I've done up to this point. I could also pretty easily dig a trench large enough to bury the entire tractor just using the loader. We both have the same setup..... Somethings gotta give. Did your dealer address the power issue at all? By the way. My backhoe had a few very small areas of rust as well. A little sand paper, white spray paint and a wax job should fix you right up... Not that you should have to this early on but..
airbusdriver
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Tinman, my CT440 has no lack of power. I have a 34" tree spade mounted on the front. Wheels it around no problem. The spade alone is 1200lb. With a root ball 1800LB..no lack of power. I think you might have another problem with your tractor. Have the dealer inspect as it sounds as if there might be other problems. Sorry you're hav:confuseding issues.
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tinman955
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My dealer said nothing wrong, that its normal. I have no baseline other than what you guys have said. I dug a stump which I had to run my motor full rpm to even get any kind of power to dig with, it would not even roll the stump around with the hoe or loader. So I hooked my duramax up to it and yank the f***** thing out of the hole. If I had to guess it weighs about 1000lbs if that and I still cant pick it up with either front or back
I need to check my pump PSI so I can see where im at there, maybe im low. Im sure that would explain the lack of hydro power some.
I want to thank everyone for helping me out. I hate to be complaining all the time, I wish I could be telling everyone how great my Bobcat is. Its so embarassing that I hide the darn thing when friends come over so they dont ask to see it run or atleast try,lol.
As far as the paint thing goes I can fix it just dont think I should after spending 24k. But im to the point with the lack of power and poor finish that everytime I look at the pig it disgusts me. Atleast if it dont run it should look good right??? haha
I need to check my pump PSI so I can see where im at there, maybe im low. Im sure that would explain the lack of hydro power some.
I want to thank everyone for helping me out. I hate to be complaining all the time, I wish I could be telling everyone how great my Bobcat is. Its so embarassing that I hide the darn thing when friends come over so they dont ask to see it run or atleast try,lol.
As far as the paint thing goes I can fix it just dont think I should after spending 24k. But im to the point with the lack of power and poor finish that everytime I look at the pig it disgusts me. Atleast if it dont run it should look good right??? haha
rcrcomputing
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My dealer said nothing wrong, that its normal. I have no baseline other than what you guys have said. I dug a stump which I had to run my motor full rpm to even get any kind of power to dig with, it would not even roll the stump around with the hoe or loader. So I hooked my duramax up to it and yank the f***** thing out of the hole. If I had to guess it weighs about 1000lbs if that and I still cant pick it up with either front or back
I need to check my pump PSI so I can see where im at there, maybe im low. Im sure that would explain the lack of hydro power some.
I want to thank everyone for helping me out. I hate to be complaining all the time, I wish I could be telling everyone how great my Bobcat is. Its so embarassing that I hide the darn thing when friends come over so they dont ask to see it run or atleast try,lol.
As far as the paint thing goes I can fix it just dont think I should after spending 24k. But im to the point with the lack of power and poor finish that everytime I look at the pig it disgusts me. Atleast if it dont run it should look good right??? haha
For comparison, if I pick up something way to heavy with my bh, I can lift the front end off the ground. I also seem to have just as much power to the bh at idle, but it slows it down, at about 1500rpm all is good. More gives me a "bucking bronco"
This is not true for the front end if I have the backhoe loaded.
You seem to have a couple of ways to go.
First read other threads on "low power" issues.
Second, start a new thread on the issue to get some attention.
Measure the pressure of the pump. (The gauges are cheap) (or insist the dealer do it)
Get a known amount of weight and see exactly how much you can pick up. Though, this only gives you an "idea" as you have pivot points, weight of bucket, etc..
