mounting a bobcat 250

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So I finally found a deal on a bobcat 250. Got it all cleaned up and serviced and I need to build a pallet to sit it on then bolt it to the trailer. Some where I saw some dimensions for that machine of how to build the pallet but I can seem to find where I saw it, any ideas are appreciated.Walter
Reply:Depending on your needs, I fabricated a cart for my 302 Trailblazer that is mobile and I can set cart and machine on a trailer. Here's the post.http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...ailblazer+cart
Reply:You can just take your own measurements and build it how you want it to be. Put you some mounting brackets on the bottom for the machine to bolt to the pallet with. take center to center measurements so your wood will lay right where the mounting brackets are. build it out of 4x4 and 2x4. Here is a crude quick sketch of what I am talking about. you can go from there with it. Many different routes to go making a pallet.  You could drill holes in the 4x4's and the trailer measure your center to centers and mark it out on the trailer, drill the holes, set the pallet on top and throw you some 6" bolts through it and tighten them up with lock washers and such. A lot of materials, product, bulky objects and such come shipped like that. This is just a general visual idea of what you could do nothing more.Last edited by AndrewDavenport89; 04-08-2015 at 12:26 PM.
Reply:Download the manual from Miller Electric. All the mounting dimensions are in there
Reply:Originally Posted by wburke2010So I finally found a deal on a bobcat 250. Got it all cleaned up and serviced and I need to build a pallet to sit it on then bolt it to the trailer. Some where I saw some dimensions for that machine of how to build the pallet but I can seem to find where I saw it, any ideas are appreciated.Walter
Reply:True, honestly I don't know what the pallet is for haha, but there is a sketch to go by !! Me personally I would bolt it on the trailer directly as well. Maybe he wants to ship it sometime. Preparing for the future.
Reply:Originally Posted by AndrewDavenport89You can just take your own measurements and build it how you want it to be. Put you some mounting brackets on the bottom for the machine to bolt to the pallet with. take center to center measurements so your wood will lay right where the mounting brackets are. build it out of 4x4 and 2x4. Here is a crude quick sketch of what I am talking about. you can go from there with it. Many different routes to go making a pallet.  You could drill holes in the 4x4's and the trailer measure your center to centers and mark it out on the trailer, drill the holes, set the pallet on top and throw you some 6" bolts through it and tighten them up with lock washers and such. A lot of materials, product, bulky objects and such come shipped like that. This is just a general visual idea of what you could do nothing more.
Reply:I was going to just bolt it to the trailer but the Manuel says not to do that... It gives two ways to mount it. So I just took two pieces of 3 inch channel and made them stick out three inches from each side of the machine, just holes for the to mount the machine then welded two pieces of angle from front to back on the channel to stiffen it up and drilled a half inch hole in each piece that stuck out the side. I will then use that to mount it to the trailer or easily take it off the trailer and put it in the truck or on a dolly to move around the shop. Thanks guys, will post some pictures tomorrow. Walter
Reply:The manual for my BC 225G doesn't say anything like that. It shows to mount it directly to the truck/trailer, whatever, without a pallet or anything.