I see orange on white

catdozer · Nov 9, 2011

Got my tractor back from warranty work and a free service they threw in! But when I was unloading it from my gooseneck trailer I noticed orange on my Bobcat CT235!!! The reason I noticed it cause I took my Imatch QH off to hook up a borrowed disk, but I see orange around the adjustable side link and I took it off to get a better look and looks like Kioti orange that has been painted over with the Bobcat black, I now it wasn't switched since they didn't work on the 3-point. I attached a few pics of the color. But looking a little closer I do see orange specks around the edges and gap near the rear end! I got to thinking that the frames are repainted bobcat colors and bobcat adds their own stuff. Am I right or wrong? I got no clue.

Canada_CT230 · Nov 9, 2011

I have paint wear on my CT230 and I see a gray primer. You might have got a piece that was originally intended for a Kioti machine but ended up repainted and on your machine.

I've seen my oil filters from BC with orange under tones.

They share the same assembly line. I wouldn't worry too much.

creekbend · Nov 9, 2011

In retrospect, a fair amount of replies that you will receive concerning your question will retain our thoughts and supposition. Why don't you place a call to your dealer that performed the work and inform him of your concerns and ask him directly? Surely he has some info, and if not, ask him to supply you with a 1-800 number, and ask a factory Representative. Just a thought. Best of Luck.

creekbend · Nov 9, 2011

I just spotted Canada CT230 post and he seems to have supplied you with the info you need. :tractor:

catdozer · Nov 9, 2011

Took your advise and gave em a call, of course they were on lunch but the owner of the dealer called back. He asked If I had a problem with the work they just did, but said no it's great just the orange color I found! He was surprised about it and offered to trade in any piece with orange paint on it. He said the frame comes unpainted and bobcat does all the large painting here and the smaller parts are repainted bobcat black. But can't they do a better job of painting! I think bobcat should just start building their own tractors now and drop out kioti and go on without them