Can a bobcat move slab?

[John McDowell]

Has anyone fabricated a boom for a bobcat?

[Ken Lago]

Watch out John, I got nearly 1000 hours driving one of those things and I wouldn't do it.

[Dan Dauchess]

Too jerky for my liking...... I think the speed of a forklift is more controllable.

[Nick]

They have forks, can't you just put a regular boom on it? If your talking about your main moving option for your yard idea then NO NO NO NO. If you have to move one slab then screw it, why not

[GuyboR]

Too jerky for my liking.

My thoughts also.

[t-mobile]

I Also have alot of jobsite hours on one, way to jerky!

[graffster]

If you want in pieces

[Joe Little]

Once you break it trying to move a slab, you can scoop it up and it will move it great

[Brian Briggs]

Not very far. No, don't do it

[scott m]

I used one when I first got started. I would not do this long term, but yes, you can certainly do it.

[ben butler]

John, our former employer used one for a while at his new place, but it finally bit him in the arse. Wound up with pieces when he picked a LARGE slab off of a truck and it tipped forward and smacked the ground.

Ben

[Miles]

You really haven't lived until you've rolled a Bobcat! I went off a curb with a bucket full of mud and the bucket raised in the air so I could see the 6" curb. Five seconds and two busted elbows later I realized the mistake I had made.

I can't imagine how unstable it would be with a slab on the end of a 9' boom.

Don't do it John. You can get a good forklift for about 2 grand.

[badboat]

I was over at a large shop that was loading up thier scrap with one the other day and it was bobbing with just a bucket load. No way I'd use it to move a slab. How about that forklift in the picture? You can definately find a used one cheap.

[Dan R.]

If you do attempt this (I think you are probably 50/50), please take a video.

[DavidL]

[Ken Lago]

Yeah make a video John, that would be a classic

[Adriana]

If it's a test, get Phred to drive it (and don't forget the video)

[JPS]

a 40+ year forklift can;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV0WHE0DHT0

we got it for some pocket money,
fixed it and it does a great job

jps

[Chris Mills]

I am with Nick!

[Alex DiPietro]

Sell the bobcat buy a used forklift and then buy some slabs with the extra cash.