FOAM FILLED TIRES

[Bobcat]

Anyone ever done their own? I am talking skid loader/ all terrain forklift size. looking into doing it on the side, We have 3 forklifts and a Bobcat,plus numerous types of wheeled equipment.

[Tony]

What are you trying to achieve? Weight increase, or puncture resistance?

[Bobcat]

Puncture proof in the Bobcat, both in the Fork lifts. I know they bounce a lot more in the Bobcat, but it is worth it for no down time.

[old377guy]

wished we'd started out with foam filled tires on everything we owned (Kubota RTV's, forklifts, small tractors, articulating trailers etc). At this point, several years later we would have paid for them a few times over and everything would have been more manageable with the zero downtime.

[Tony]

We sent some out to have weight loaded for a manlift. $$$$$$$$$$. I've never filled one personally. I have tried a set of the puncture proof tires on my 863, they are indeed puncture proof but they wear just the same as standard tires if you use the machine a lot on asphalt or concrete surfaces. I suppose that could be helped with a set of metal tracks over top of puncture proof tires.

[03darkshadow]

use concrete, it's also puncture proof.

[J.T.]

I'm in the forklift biz.

We have them foam filled now and then, but the majority of the
time we use solid pneumatic style tires.

All of our pneumatic tire style rental units have solids on them,
for the no down time reason.

It cost us about as much to have them foam filled as it does for
a solid pneumatic( if you factor in a new tire + foam filling), and the solids last alot longer than the foam filleds do.

[Bobcat]

We have these kind of fork lifts, foam filled is the best for construction sites.

[Tony]

A bit of twist to the topic, has anyone here had good experiences with Bobcat brand dealer service? I am so F'ing pissed with both of my local dealers, all they do is replace parts at random and hope the problem goes away. Every time I send one it its 2 to 3K minumum. Im ready to sell both of my machines and buy a different brand. I could write a book on the rediculously stupid things that I've experienced with their service people.

Bobcat builds a great machine but their dealer service at least in my area is a complete joke.

[Bobcat]

Our closest dealer is 160 miles away, so I try to stay local. (no warranty work on a 1996)

[BUIZILLA]

local Bcat dealer here has serious turnover issues, every time I go in there I deal with a different manager or service person, and this is on a vendor level... they guess at EVERYTHING... i'm tired of holding their hands..

[Tony]

A few off the top of my head: Service manager in person showd me a cracked alternator bracket that was made of mild folded steel. He stared me right in the face and tried to tell the that it was cast iron and impossible to weld. In the very next breath tells me that the alternator needs replaced becase the mounting holes were ever so slightly egged out of round.

Another one that really set me off was when I ordrdered a new wiring pigtail for a planner, I gave them the F'in serial number and they orderd the wrong part and had it drop shipped to me then refused to take it back becase they have a zero return on electrical parts policy. As I mentioned before, I could literally write a book about this sort of dumb shenanegins. Im curious how much better, or worse Deere or Cat service is?

[Bobcat]

local Bcat dealer here has serious turnover issues, every time I go in there I deal with a different manager or service person, and this is on a vendor level... they guess at EVERYTHING... i'm tired of holding their hands..

Is that Metro Dade? I just sent them an E-mail and the guy answered that he needed the serial # for my " SKITSTEER" not a lot of confidence to a Bobcat Dealer who cannot spell skidsteer.

[Madpoodle]

B, what are you looking for? Yes I need the S/N but I may be able to help...

[Tony]

Is that Metro Dade? I just sent them an E-mail and the guy answered that he needed the serial # for my " SKITSTEER" not a lot of confidence to a Bobcat Dealer who cannot spell skidsteer.

Its Miami, be gratefull that they even understand / speak engrish.

Funny you brought this up again. I reccieved a call last Monday from what I can only assume is a new salesman at the local Bobcat dealer. He wanted to know when he could schedule a time to meet with me and tell me all about what Bobcat has to offer. I told him he could shedule the meeting after his service department finally did something right on one of my machines. I'm willing to bet that after an hour of calling other customers he learned why the last salesman walked off the job.

[Bobcat]

B, what are you looking for? Yes I need the S/N but I may be able to help...

exhaust(flexible) pipe from the manifold to the muffler on a Kubota v2203e

model 763

Serial# *512229605*

I found bobcat replacement stickers for the lift arms and the back/ sides of the machine on e-bay cheap, but to operate on the Navy bases I'm going to need all of the warning stickers.
Thanks Bobcat

[Bobcat]

Just got a quote back saying they want $394.00 for an 18" piece of flex pipe with a bracket and gasket on each end

I'll keep on breathing the exhaust through my asbestos dust mask at that price!

[Madpoodle]

Got my parts guys looking at it, let ya know

[Madpoodle]

whats the engine S/N?

[Madpoodle]

We use one of that style pipe on an air compressor.. No more than 12" long, flange etc.. Almost double the price!!