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Shop-Built Skid Steer Quick-Attach Converter
Charles Bowen’s 30-year-old Mustang skid steer still works great, but it won’t work with the broad array of Bobcat-style attachments. Mustang quick attachments have a single locking pin in the center instead of a locking lever on each side.
“I have a welding business and do a lot of repair work on skid steer
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Shop-Built Skid Steer Quick-Attach Converter HITCHES Charles Bowen’s 30-year-old Mustang skid steer still works great but it won’t work with the broad array of Bobcat-style attachments Mustang quick attachments have a single locking pin in the center instead of a locking lever on each side “I have a welding business and do a lot of repair work on skid steer buckets and other attachments ” says Bowen “I needed to be able to move them around the shop and I couldn’t do it with the Mustang So I decided to build a quick-attach conversion plate ” Bowen designed the conversion plate to slip over the top of the Mustang’s quick-attach unit He started with a 43-in length of channel iron and welded tabs at either end and 1/2-in flat plates to its front edge A 4-in wide crossbar between the plates provides a mount for the Mustang’s locking pin It slips through a 2-in hole in a square plate welded to the rear edge of the crossbar “I sized the flat plates for the Bobcat-style mounts welding them in place to match standard Bobcat-style attachments ” says Bowen “The crossbar and mount for the Mustang locking pin were sized and located to match the Mustang plate You could build a conversion plate for any brand this way ” Bowen admits the conversion plate is a “beast to lift on and off but I can do it ” He prefers overbuilt to what he sees on many attachments brought in for repair At one time he built buckets for Bobcat and has a lot of respect for how they’re made “People with heavy-duty skid steers will go to a discount place and buy buckets at half the price of a Bobcat bucket and then have to get them repaired ” says Bowen “I have one customer who’s brought his bucket in three times to have the mounts rebuilt ” Bowen isn’t worried he’ll have to rebuild his quick-attach conversion plate Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Charles Bowen 3175 117th Ave SE Valley City N D 58072 ph 701-840-7678; dakotadeuce46@yahoo com
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