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Question. Ground Load Pressure of a Bobcat S150

September 25, 2009
6:41 PM

nitrox2595

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very weird that bobcat couldn't come up with an answer....:confused:

September 10, 2009
10:48 AM

rbakerdismantlement

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thank u for the help, greatly appreciated

September 9, 2009
7:45 PM

John A. jr.

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As long as this is taking to get an answer might I suggest an air compressor and some 90# Jack Hammers!! You might be finished by now!!

September 9, 2009
1:50 PM

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Is it actually ground pressure you need or just the distributed weight? To get the ground pressure use this formula:
Calculate average ground contact area (footprint):

- A = length x width
Once you have the contact area then you can use the following formula (where load is the weight of the machine divided by the number of wheels contacting the ground).

Calculate average ground contact pressure:
- P = load/area

S150 is 5935lbs so if you can get the tire size you can go from there.

September 4, 2009
2:34 PM

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If that's to high then consider a compact track loader...I used a 247 cat. most companies do list these pressure.... smaller models are in the 4 to 5 psi range..
the last one I ran I put 1900 hrs on the tracks before they needed replacement. I probably put 1800 of those on the machine ...I used it in all materials. Rock, sand, asphalt & dirt.... After they started farming it out to other jobs, they only got 1100 hours from the second set

September 3, 2009
2:38 PM

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guessing here but if the machine weighs 6000# It would be 1500# per tire...
I did a little math so here's the guess
I used 1600# per tire and used an 8"x8" contact patch which is 64 square inches.... so I will say 25# per square inch..

Hope this helps... IF I mathed right

September 3, 2009
7:13 AM

rbakerdismantlement

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thank you for help but they did not have the ground loading per wheel or axel. any other suggestions as to where to find info?

September 3, 2009
5:56 AM

tjd

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Bobcat Historical Specifications - Bobcat Company
I have found this to be a helpful site.

September 2, 2009
12:56 PM

rbakerdismantlement

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Does anyone know where we can obtain the ground pressure loading (lb/sf) for a bobcat s150. We called bobcat with no answer. Need to determine if the bocat can be used on a elevated floor so need to know what the ground/floor loading pressure is at each tire. Any help aapreciated

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