Keep Your Bobcat Active This Winter With These Four Attachments
Honorable Mention – Snow Pusher
The Snow Pusher is meant be the muscle of snow removal. Collects piles of snow in its path and pushes it into the clear. The Snow Pusher is great to clear big time winter jobs with speed and efficiency. The Snow Pusher is like your offensive lineman pushing the heaviest, and toughest snow out of the way. The Snow Pusher is ideal for large parking lot size of jobs and is a workhorse of heavy, wet snow removal.
Honorable Mention – The Spreader
After you have plowed the snow, break out the Bobcat Spreader attachment to maintain your parking lot, sidewalk, driveways, and walkways. The Bobcat Spreader has the capability The 13.5 cubic foot hopper is corrosion-free, all-poly hopper stands up to tough sand and salt combinations. With multiple models available for both skid steers and Toolcats, the spreader is a must have for large pedestrian walking areas. This machine feature a mesh screen for large chunks of sand and salt that are filtered through this screen at the top of the hopper to give it an even and consistent flow. The three-stage baffle covers the auger and allows an operator to adjust the material flow required due to material granularity. Last, the vibrator kit is standard on the SP12 spreader, and is intended to reduce bridging of material for a constant and even flow.
4. Snow Bucket
When the snow gets heavy and tough, a snow bucket is a good option for your track loader. A snow bucket is your heavy duty answer to push, pull and dump high volumes of snow. With straight sides you can cut through tough piles of snow creating a clean line. Not only is the snow bucket great for winter but it is great for your mulching projects and other lightweight materials as well
3. Snow blower
The snow blower attachment is made to do what it says; throw and blow snow. So if you need to move a massive amount of snow off a path or driveway from point A to point B, this is the best option. With a rotating chute and deflector, you can fly snow high or send it long and far. By blowing using the deflector up or down, the chute will put the snow in almost any direction the operator wishes. The snow blower is no match to any winter condition – deep snow banks, hard compacted snow, or even heavy snow fall. It’s the ultimate force of snow removal.
2. Angle Broom
If you are looking for a quick and easy removal job, the angle broom is the attachment for you. The angle broom does just as you would imagine, sweeping the light snowfall off the surface. If it is less than 6 inches of snowfall the broom is a good choice for the job. This is a widely used attachment on long distant sidewalks (i.e. college campuses, parks, school grounds, etc.) because of its ability to move the snow very efficiently and brushing it aside off the walkway or path. The angle broom is available in three different sizes including 48", 68" and 84" for you to choose from. The broom bristles have a waved design so that it clears a cleaner path and can sweep more snow in one pass. No matter the size of your job, the angle broom is the attachment for you.
A bonus with this attachment its multiple uses. Not only is it good for snow, but it can be used all seasons on dirt, dried mud, dust, and other debris.
1. V-blade
The V-blade will help push you through the deepest and heaviest drifts and push snow into large piles. The V-blade is the attachment you are looking for clearing deep snow from parking lots, driveways, and roadways. The attachment features five blade configurations and can be positioned in multiple ways for maximum versatility. A movement feature on this attachment is the blades move left and right to quickly and easily move snow in either direction. The V-blade itself cuts an initial pathway fast through deep, heavy or hard packed snow giving you options for whatever mother nature throws your way.
With all these options of attachments from Bobcat, we can guarantee there is the perfect attachment for your project. If you are still unsure of which attachment is right for you or if the attachment will work on your machine at home, give Best Line Equipment a call at 1-800-679-BEST (2378) to talk to one of our knowledgeable Bobcat professionals.