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Limitations on Snow, Ice, and Hard Surfaces

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Bobcat Skid Steer Loader Review

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What happens here

The video clearly states the limitations of the T180's track system on certain surfaces. Its aggressive, rigid tracks offer very poor traction on snow or ice, making it ineffective for plowing or climbing snow piles. Furthermore, operating this machine on hard pavement or over curbs can be extremely jarring due to the lack of suspension in the tracks, leading to operator discomfort and potential damage to the tracks or machine components. This contrasts with more 'forgiving' track designs that have some flexibility, or with wheeled machines that are better suited for these conditions.

Goal: Recognize the Bobcat T180's poor performance on snow, ice, and its rough ride on hard surfaces.

Tools and materials

  • Bobcat T180 Compact Track Loader Bobcat — Demonstrating operational limitations
  • Dump Truck N/A — Used as a reference for how a machine might handle a small ridge
  • Snow/Ice N/A — Example of poor traction surface

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couldn't do with tires. Yeah, we got three tired machines and one track machine. And so far this year, all we've used is this track machine this time of the year. Yeah, this time of the year, March, April, it's wet and it's nasty. This is the machine that's going to be working. Now, if we work off a street, we don't use this machine. We don't like to use this machine when we work off a street and going into a site simply because those tracks are more expensive than a set of rubber tires and less forgiving when you're bouncing over a curb. So, if you see the ridge we've got right here, even a small ridge like right there, that ridge, that hurts when you're driving a skid loader like this, it hurts. The Bobcat T180. Hey, Tim, tell me a little bit about the power in this thing. I'd like to see it have more power. Yeah. Yeah. I I feel that the T180 in particular could use could benefit from having a little bit more power, but that's why they call him a T190. Yeah, that's why they call it a T190.

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