CT235 Questions

[galaxie428]

Also mini skid steer attachments onlt require (most) 5-10gpm and are alot lighter.

I may be mistaken but I thought there was a post on here just a few weeks back where someone asked if the mini attachments would match up to the bobtach and the answer was no.

How do you like the GP R4 tires? Are they good in snow?

I have only had my 230 since summer so i have not used it in the snow yet but I have a blade for my truck so I probably will not have a lot of use for it then.

Do you use a ballest box when loading?

I do not have a ballast but I have needed one several times. I would recommend it. I have used my mower as the ballast and it makes a big difference. I am going to fab a ballast up this winter though.

How about tilling would you of rather of went with ag's and or turfs?

I am happy with the GP's but most of my work is done in my yard so ag's were not an option. If I used the tractor for mostly field work then I would have gotten ag's. The GP's do well in the grass and do not seem to tear the yard up.

What do you mean by a hydro kit?

There is a kit you where can install remotes on your loader so you do not have to have additional lines that run back to your rear remotes and risk getting them caught on something. You just use what comes on the attachment.

 

[archerm3]

There is a kit you where can install remotes on your loader so you do not have to have additional lines that run back to your rear remotes and risk getting them caught on something. You just use what comes on the attachment.

Caught on what? Whether you put lines or bobcat puts lines, either way there's gonna be lines on the loader.

 

[galaxie428]

Caught on what? Whether you put lines or bobcat puts lines, either way there's gonna be lines on the loader.

He mentioned running lines back to his rear remotes from the attachment. I would think you would run a risk of catching one of those lines on something assuming he runs them underneath his tractor.

 

[archerm3]

He mentioned running lines back to his rear remotes from the attachment. I would think you would run a risk of catching one of those lines on something assuming he runs them underneath his tractor.

Well, yes I understand that, but factory front remotes are going to have to be run from the back anyways (where the hyd taps are, not the remotes, but the distribution block), it just depends on your diligence in running the lines to the front in a clean configuration compared to what some factory install might be like. A few zip ties here, some plumbing strap there, shouldn't be hard at all. I would just go right underneath the floor tub from the rear remotes, alongside the tranny case, clear the hydro pedal linkage, then zip tie into the loader hydraulic lines, and terminate at the loader bottom brace, leaving the lines there, disconnected, when not in use. You could install a QD where the loader QD's are if you remove the loader frame.

Look underneath, there are all sorts of things that "could" snag down there, theoretically.