Bobcat Loader Has Built-In Track System
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Add-on rubber or steel tracks that slip over the wheels on skid steer loaders have been available for years. Now Melroe Co., Fargo, N. Dak., has come up with a new "dedicated track" machine that comes factory-equipped with a rubber track system that is part of the machine's frame.
The company says its Bobcat 864 has more track surface and pushing power than skid steer loaders equipped with add-on tracks. The rig is powered by a 73.5 hp turbocharged diesel engine and has a rated operating capacity of 2,000 lbs. It's available with Bridgestone tracks 12 or 18-in. wide tracks that are powered by separate hydraulic motors.
"It exerts extremely low ground pressure for working in soft ground conditions," says the company. "The model with 12-in. wide tracks exerts only 5.2 psi and the model with 18-in. wide tracks exerts just 3.8 psi.
"Because the tracks have such great flotation the machine can go right through muddy, soft ground where a conventional skid loader might not be able to go without getting stuck."
The model with 12-in. wide tracks sells for about $39,000.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Melroe Co., Box 6019, Fargo, N. Dak. 58108 (ph 701 241-8700).
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Bobcat Loader Has Built-In Track System TRACTORS Skid Steer Loaders 23-6-13 Add-on rubber or steel tracks that slip over the wheels on skid steer loaders have been available for years. Now Melroe Co., Fargo, N. Dak., has come up with a new "dedicated track" machine that comes factory-equipped with a rubber track system that is part of the machine's frame.
The company says its Bobcat 864 has more track surface and pushing power than skid steer loaders equipped with add-on tracks. The rig is powered by a 73.5 hp turbocharged diesel engine and has a rated operating capacity of 2,000 lbs. It's available with Bridgestone tracks 12 or 18-in. wide tracks that are powered by separate hydraulic motors.
"It exerts extremely low ground pressure for working in soft ground conditions," says the company. "The model with 12-in. wide tracks exerts only 5.2 psi and the model with 18-in. wide tracks exerts just 3.8 psi.
"Because the tracks have such great flotation the machine can go right through muddy, soft ground where a conventional skid loader might not be able to go without getting stuck."
The model with 12-in. wide tracks sells for about $39,000.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Melroe Co., Box 6019, Fargo, N. Dak. 58108 (ph 701 241-8700).
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