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How strong is a bobcat?

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Minerva

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My brother wants to use my uncle's Bobcat to tear down an old shed we have in the yard. The shed is built with large 12 inch pilings in the ground. I think he'll rip off the corrugated steel panels but those pilings will laugh at that little loader. Anyone use one before know what it can do?
 
It should be able to take it down except for the pilings. You would probably be best to use a saw to cut those off.
 
The bobcat can take out the siding easily but the 12 inch pilings would be best pulled up with a chain wrapped around them attached to the bobcat, provided you can get good traction there.

My brother used a bobcat to tear down an old mobile home without problems.
 
How deep are the pilings in the ground? Maybe should just dig them out. If he goes the chain route uh stand far far away. Could the chain whip into the cab?
 
man, i saw this thread and was gonna come in and discuss the differences between the cats of north america, the bobcat, the lynx and the cougar. imagine my disappointment when all i read is stuff about tearing down shanties and singlewides. sigh.
 
Originally posted by: theblackbox
man, i saw this thread and was gonna come in and discuss the differences between the cats of north america, the bobcat, the lynx and the cougar. imagine my disappointment when all i read is stuff about tearing down shanties and singlewides. sigh.
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I thought some ATOT member would have posted some poorly drawn MS paint depiction, or at least a Google fight by now. Disappointing.
 
Originally posted by: theblackbox
man, i saw this thread and was gonna come in and discuss the differences between the cats of north america, the bobcat, the lynx and the cougar. imagine my disappointment when all i read is stuff about tearing down shanties and singlewides. sigh.
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you can still discuss them in this thread. There is no reason we can't have two conversations going on that both fit the thread title.
 
The bobcat can pull out the pilings as long as it can get traction. Just remember, if you jerk the bobcat you can shatter a chain, and those little metal pieces hurt when they hit the back of your skull. I pulled out eight 8" diameter 48" deep pilings using my truck, which only weights about 8800 lbs. No reason you can't do it with a bobcat. Worse comes to worse, add some weight plates to the bobcat. 15000 lbs should do it. 🙂.

If that fails, call Monel.
 
Originally posted by: theblackbox
man, i saw this thread and was gonna come in and discuss the differences between the cats of north america, the bobcat, the lynx and the cougar. imagine my disappointment when all i read is stuff about tearing down shanties and singlewides. sigh.
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The sad part is that I got a few posts down before I came to this realization.
 
i just had this wonderful image of somebody holding a bobcat by his hind-legs while he paws at a shed. not very effective, i imagine. you'd have more success leaving food in the shed and using a black bear. they are much more destructive then a bobcat. even cougars aren't very good at dismantling and destroying buildings and the such, but bears, thats the way to go.
 
Bobcat makes a variety of different sized loaders. He could tear down everything else, then use a chainsaw to cut the pilings down.
 
Originally posted by: James Bond
Originally posted by: theblackbox
man, i saw this thread and was gonna come in and discuss the differences between the cats of north america, the bobcat, the lynx and the cougar. imagine my disappointment when all i read is stuff about tearing down shanties and singlewides. sigh.
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The sad part is that I got a few posts down before I came to this realization.
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haha same here. I was like, wtf how are you going to get a cat to pull down a shed.
 
Just have the operator of the bobcat repeat this, "I think I can, I think I can", over and over.
 
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
Originally posted by: James Bond
Originally posted by: theblackbox
man, i saw this thread and was gonna come in and discuss the differences between the cats of north america, the bobcat, the lynx and the cougar. imagine my disappointment when all i read is stuff about tearing down shanties and singlewides. sigh.
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The sad part is that I got a few posts down before I came to this realization.
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haha same here. I was like, wtf how are you going to get a cat to pull down a shed.
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Same, what a weird visual 😕

Made me think of this XKCD
 
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