Too cheap to buy a scanner........

[bobcat_ron]

So I got these pics with my Mom's awesome camera, call this taking pictures of pictures.

Summer of 1989, I am 11 years old and digging a hole in front of the pond to bury stumps and the family dog who "mysteriously" passed away, Dad's old Kubota KH-28L with me at the controls, I hated this POS, I had to lean forward, no pilot controls:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa284/philly_hill_billy/Pictures1070.jpg
Check out the massive bucket, 48" in width, this was extreme for the size, I'm not the kid in the picture, that's a relative.
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa284/philly_hill_billy/Pictures1079.jpg

This was the new 1988 Cat D3C LGP Dad bought to replace the old narrow track open ROPS B model, this was bought at the Chilliwack Finning dealership:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa284/philly_hill_billy/Pictures1081.jpg

And finally, the reason my Dad swears he will never buy another Bobcat, the mother of all Bobcats, the 943, here Dad is fitting up the Massey Ferguson back hoe he bought used, right after this he had to add 1000 pounds of counter weight to the rear scarifier:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa284/philly_hill_billy/Pictures1078.jpg

My mom and myself, about to pick pears, this was about 1989:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa284/philly_hill_billy/Pictures1083.jpg

There are more old pictures, but someone is going to have to start a Scanner fund for me, those things aren't cheap.

[kreft]

Wow your old! haha jk Cool pictures ron!

[dozerman21]

What's on the back of the Bobcat where the exposed lift cylinder connects to? I don't think I've ever even seen a 900 Series Bobcat in person.

You can buy a nice copier/printer/scanner/fax for around $300.

[Gravel Rat]

It looks like some scarifier on the back of that bobcat.

[Stick Pro]

how did the rippers work on the back of that machine we never had a set on our 953 and they were not an option on our 963 when we bought it another pool company had a set on his 943 but he never told me how they worked out for him

[Construct'O]

Ron i'm with you on taking pictures of picture thing! Getting the light is the biggest problem along with the glare.The one of me and my old motorcycle in the who's who thread was one that i took with my camera.

Messed up when i when i left the date and time thing on.Christmas is coming might hint to mom and dad for scanner(O' i mean Santa Claus):)

Too much light glare,not enough,then the flash wants to go off then to much light and shows in the picture.

Thanks for sharing your pics.Look like ripper on the back of the Bobcat.Cool options.Looks factory if not your dad did a good job building it.

Ill have to try and take a few here this afternoon and post here.Cold and windy here today,windchill terrible.Good day to just stay in here and visit on lawn-site:usflag:

[bobcat_ron]

What's on the back of the Bobcat where the exposed lift cylinder connects to? I don't think I've ever even seen a 900 Series Bobcat in person.

You can buy a nice copier/printer/scanner/fax for around $300.

That's the scarifier, it worked by shifting the left (?) drive lever side to side, the right lever was the aux. hydraulics back in the days before the toggle switch system made their debut. It has a detent in it for the float just like the other lever for the continuous flow. The pins were connected to the main loader cylinders, real simple, if I ever bought a bigger skid steer with a radius path, I can easily make one.
The 1000 pound counter weight was attached to the scarifier by a single pin pivot, so all we had to do was line it up with the old 410 Bobcat and push the pin in and go.
If you look carefully above the front tires on the 943, there is a black pin, there is a hydraulic cylinder that pushes those pins out, that's where the back hoe was locked on to, that was unique to the 900 series, so Dad made an entire frame to lock the back hoe on those pins.

[Junior M]

That is awesome Ron! I've got some pic's from dad's work, but I dont have the patience to do that to post them, and that bucket is gigantic on that bota, what happened to all of your dads equipment, or did he just downsize the business?

[bobcat_ron]

That is awesome Ron! I've got some pic's from dad's work, but I dont have the patience to do that to post them, and that bucket is gigantic on that bota, what happened to all of your dads equipment, or did he just downsize the business?


Dad was asked by a contractor who went to the same church as we did in 1983 if he could operate his old Deere 350B track loader as his operator was on sick leave, so Dad did and in '84 he ended up buying the package complete with an old puke yellow 1976 Chevy C-60 flat deck and a tidy tank.
The business got started in 1984 (went legit in '86) with a 410 Bobcat and a Deere 350B track loader with combo and back hoe, we already had the 410 from 1980 when we bought the house were we still live, and that was bought after the old 310.
The Deere 350B was traded off for a C model, then in 88, Dad traded off the 350C with the back hoe for the Bobcat 943 with the rear scarifier Loegering tracks and the 96" bucket.
The Kubota came in around 1988 after Dad used our neighbour's 790 track hoe to load trucks, he fell in love with the 360 spin ability. The Kubota eventually broke down too much and it was traded off for the first Komatsu PC-60 in 1991.
Meanwhile, Dad had bought (a used?) Cat D3B in 1987 since having a 6 way PAT dozer was better than a track loader it seemed and it was replaced by the newer C model with wide pads in '88.
The 943 gave Dad massive head aches, while he was digging with the Bobcat in the back of a field, he noticed he was losing hydraulic oil FAST. He walked back to grab the truck and trailer and just barely got in on the trailer before the pumps sucked air, long story short, the heat build up caused by the Loegering tracks caused a rupture and the entire hydraulic system failed, Dad was on the hook as Bobcat warned people not to use the tracks, but there was still enough warrantly left that Dad only paid 15% of the total cost.
In 1992 it was traded off with all the toys for the second Komatsu PC-60.
In 1992, the Bobcat 440B was traded off for a Mustang 930A skid steer, 54" wide and 40 hp, Bobcat Country got real pissed off for that, Dad wanted a diesel in that size and the 600 series Bobcat's were still gas. It was traded off for a Bobcat 753 in 1996.
In 1998 Dad bought a Kobelco 150 and from there it was all downhill as my brother went on his own in 2000, and I went on my own in 2003, each with our own vehicles and equipment and Dad just kept going, only to buy his Mack Midliner in 1992, a Deere 110LC in 2001, traded off for a Cat 320CLU in 2005 (eventually taken over by my brother in 2008) and the 2 Hitachi's, the small one in 2006 and the newer one in 2008.

The reason that Kubota had such a large bucket was all the contracotrs here have concrete footings that are anywhere from 24"-42" in width, and a 48" bucket gives them lots of room to work in, so we kinda are responsible for the whole 4 foot bucket on 8 ton excavators here.

[Junior M]

Dad was asked by a contractor who went to the same church as we did in 1983 if he could operate his old Deere 350B track loader as his operator was on sick leave, so Dad did and in '84 he ended up buying the package complete with an old puke yellow 1976 Chevy C-60 flat deck and a tidy tank.
The business got started in 1984 (went legit in '86) with a 410 Bobcat and a Deere 350B track loader with combo and back hoe, we already had the 410 from 1980 when we bought the house were we still live, and that was bought after the old 310.
The Deere 350B was traded off for a C model, then in 88, Dad traded off the 350C with the back hoe for the Bobcat 943 with the rear scarifier Loegering tracks and the 96" bucket.
The Kubota came in around 1988 after Dad used our neighbour's 790 track hoe to load trucks, he fell in love with the 360 spin ability. The Kubota eventually broke down too much and it was traded off for the first Komatsu PC-60 in 1991.
Meanwhile, Dad had bought (a used?) Cat D3B in 1987 since having a 6 way PAT dozer was better than a track loader it seemed and it was replaced by the newer C model with wide pads in '88.
The 943 gave Dad massive head aches, while he was digging with the Bobcat in the back of a field, he noticed he was losing hydraulic oil FAST. He walked back to grab the truck and trailer and just barely got in on the trailer before the pumps sucked air, long story short, the heat build up caused by the Loegering tracks caused a rupture and the entire hydraulic system failed, Dad was on the hook as Bobcat warned people not to use the tracks, but there was still enough warrantly left that Dad only paid 15% of the total cost.
In 1992 it was traded off with all the toys for the second Komatsu PC-60.
In 1992, the Bobcat 440B was traded off for a Mustang 930A skid steer, 54" wide and 40 hp, Bobcat Country got real pissed off for that, Dad wanted a diesel in that size and the 600 series Bobcat's were still gas. It was traded off for a Bobcat 753 in 1996.
In 1998 Dad bought a Kobelco 150 and from there it was all downhill as my brother went on his own in 2000, and I went on my own in 2003, each with our own vehicles and equipment and Dad just kept going, only to buy his Mack Midliner in 1992, a Deere 110LC in 2001, traded off for a Cat 320CLU in 2005 (eventually taken over by my brother in 2008) and the 2 Hitachi's, the small one in 2006 and the newer one in 2008.

The reason that Kubota had such a large bucket was all the contracotrs here have concrete footings that are anywhere from 24"-42" in width, and a 48" bucket gives them lots of room to work in, so we kinda are responsible for the whole 4 foot bucket on 8 ton excavators here.
Wow, thats awesome.. Why didnt you brother start working with your dad, or is that a touchy subject?

In the 4th pic is that the c60 your talking about in the background?

[bobcat_ron]

Wow, thats awesome.. Why didnt you brother start working with your dad, or is that a touchy subject?

In the 4th pic is that the c60 your talking about in the background?

It's not a touchy subject, just sketchy, and yes that is the old C60, on the back is the old 440B.

[KCfireman]

What do you mean by Scanner?

[Junior M]

So, you got anymore plans to take some more pictures like these? I'll donate 5 dollars to the fund, you can count KSSS out unless you take potato money..:laugh: :laugh:

[Dirtman2007]

Nice pictures ron, I wish I had someone to take pictures of all the stuff I did when i was young, I guess I'm making up with it now. I took over 1100 pictures this year:dizzy:

Hey your not the only one who takes pictures of pictures!

Me on a 963 when I was 13

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee145/Letsdig18/Picture043.jpg

[bobcat_ron]

What do you mean by Scanner?

Some kind of gizmo that you put your picture on top and it scans it into a digital picture to your PC, I'm too cheap for that type of technology.

[jefftb]

Wow your old! haha jk Cool pictures ron!

Crap Kreft, that's brutal to some of us....in '89 I was already half way through the first college experience......D**n!

[Stick Pro]

u said u put logering tracks on your 943 or were they over the tire tracks i did not think logering tracks were available back then when u had your 943 we have looked at the track system for out 963 that would be an unstopable machine with tracks

[TandM]

man I have tons of pics of me when I was 8 running 320's and d 4's lubing up sewer pipe joints I love this kind of work

[bobcat_ron]

u said u put logering tracks on your 943 or were they over the tire tracks i did not think logering tracks were available back then when u had your 943 we have looked at the track system for out 963 that would be an unstopable machine with tracks

They were OTT, Loegering had them for awhile for the larger tires class like in the forestry equipment class, the 943's tires were much, much wider than the S300 uses.
We also filled the tires with fluid to increase the ROC, that beast is the only Bobcat I actually miss now.

[stuvecorp]

They were OTT, Loegering had them for awhile for the larger tires class like in the forestry equipment class, the 943's tires were much, much wider than the S300 uses.
We also filled the tires with fluid to increase the ROC, that beast is the only Bobcat I actually miss now.

I see those Bobcat feller/buncher machines sitting at a couple places, they are big. Some are yellowish color, one is down the road and he has weights in his bucket. Those pictures are cool, sure glad the equipment has evolved.

[bobcat_ron]

I see those Bobcat feller/buncher machines sitting at a couple places, they are big. Some are yellowish color, one is down the road and he has weights in his bucket. Those pictures are cool, sure glad the equipment has evolved.

I was looking at the pics from the old B model D3 this afternoon, what a tiny dozer that was, then jumping up to the D4, momma mia! :laugh:

[WillieWonka1850]

I'd love to get my hands on an old 943 or any old 1980s 900 series. Would come in handy for Snow Removal and some serious excavating and maybe some serious Demolition or loading jobs if we needed. Theres a guy out in Flushing that has a small tree Farm and he has a 943 with a Tree Spade, Forks, bucket and the Rear scarifier. I took a looks at it one day, THAT THING IS A MONSTER!! AND THATS NOT EVEN THE BIGGEST ONE!!!
Theres another good use if we needed, serious Tree Work. Any way cool pics!

[93turbo]

was just looking at printer copier scanners and you can get a decent one for $100

[bobcat_ron]

was just looking at printer copier scanners and you can get a decent one for $100


Well I blew my yearly electronics expenditures on a new Fuji underwater camera last week, so I guess I am a cheapster!!!!

[93turbo]

Well I blew my yearly electronics expenditures on a new Fuji underwater camera last week, so I guess I am a cheapster!!!!

planning on working with dirtman? :laugh:

[bearmtnmartin]

since you guys are posting pics of youngsters in heavy equipment, heres my test pit digger. He just turned 9. He's actually pretty good!

[bobcat_ron]

since you guys are posting pics of youngsters in heavy equipment, heres my test pit digger. He just turned 9. He's actually pretty good!

Put that little digger to work with Darren from Sudden Service plumbing, that dude needs to stop using a shovel.

[WillieWonka1850]

Ah, reminds me of when I was a little nose dripper (something my Welding instructor said)
Wonder if I can find any pics of me when I was little sitting on equipment.

[WillieWonka1850]

Well I found some pics of me as a little equipment guy:
Had to use Ron's method "Taking Pictures of Pictures"
I have a scanner on my printer, but haven't got around to getting it to work.

First 2 are me at 8, with my neighbor Kenny giving me a ride on his Kioti.
The next one is me standing next to a restored John Deere 110 Garden Tractor.
This last one is one of my favorites, me on a big Caterpillar Tracked Tractor. The man behind is my Uncle Andy, who also has a like for equipment and he got me going on equipment at a young age. :)
Next is me at 4, with my uncle on his old John Deere 430 Diesel Garden Tractor.

[bobcat_ron]

Wow, your's turned out better than mine.

[WillieWonka1850]

Thanks, Ron.
My favorite are the one with me on the CAT and on my uncle's 430.
I like the looks of the older Challengers with the flat track better than the newer ones.

[Gravel Rat]

My question is why did Ron buy a underwater camera :laugh:

What are you doing Ron going for a swim at public pools in Surrey :hammerhead:

[bobcat_ron]

My question is why did Ron buy a underwater camera :laugh:

What are you doing Ron going for a swim at public pools in Surrey :hammerhead:

"Oh how I love to go swimmin' with bow legged women and swim between their legs, swim between their legs........."

It's actually better for on the job site where it might get wet from rain or dusty, if it can survive a 10 foot deep plunk in the water, it should survive a little bit of West Coast liquid sunshine.
I've been playing with it all afternoon, it really brings out my eyes. :laugh:

if I can't find anything to do tomorrow, then I'll go out when the weather clears and grab some shots from my favourite view point.
It's just a bit bigger than a credit card:

[Gravel Rat]

The camera looks good atleast its a easy color to see.

So how much did that set you back ?

[bobcat_ron]

$215 CAN, I saved $15.00 on the sticker price because I bought from Ontario through Ebay, the local camera store had these models here for $215 before tax.

I love the zoom, it's still sharp and clear, but you can't zoom while in the video mode, that sucks, but it's still sharp.
I have a video uploading currently of Dad's truck unloading at the road, and I am in the house, a distance of 130 feet, and the quality is still sharp.

[Gravel Rat]

That isn't a bad price I thought you spent a good chunk of money. What you spent on the camera is less that what you used to spend in 5 minutes at the old Drake Hotel in East Van :laugh:

I'am not into the video fetish. I watch you tube vids thou like Davids Farm and Corvairwild. On Davids farm its interesting. Also watch Pooter vids when I need a laugh. I don't even own a camera I need to borrow one if I take pictures.

Then we have Wolfman Jack ie Ron Dejong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QSA_ofvAnw

[bobcat_ron]

Pooter??????

[Gravel Rat]

This is a Pooter vid :laugh:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGxr1vmWDNs&feature=channel_page

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWfTHAMh1pQ&feature=channel_page

Also look up liquid ass lots of funny vids.

[WillieWonka1850]

For a good laugh any of these 3 guys are great: DominicFear, makemebad35, or the Gradualreport. A lot of their videos make little or no sense, basically their just random crap, (The swear a lot and can be a bit dirty) but they are hilarious!
The Gradualreport is kinda an informative show but he does it in a hilarious way.
Ron and me both think he's hilarious! *Note: The GR is suspended for a second time, under almost definitely stupid reasons, and his videos are currently unavailable to watch:(*

[cantoo]

Gravel Rat, Dave's Farm is about 50 miles from where I live. They are all nutbars. They make the local news once in awhile.

[Gravel Rat]

Ya Dave is a little off the rocker I think its a little too much beer.

Its fun to watch the vids thou a little bit of skin and some smash up derby etc.

He does have some informational videos on like how to repair small engines.