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New - Bobcat 7 Pin to 8 or 14 Pin Adaptor

Posted by Robert Leib on

Skid Steer Genius is proud to announce the release of our 7 pin to 8/14 pin adapters. If you own a Bobcat brand machine that has only a 7 pin electrical harness and you want to run 8 pin or 14 pin wired attachments, then this is the adapter for you.   It is so simple that it is pure Genius.  Just plug it in.  Takes less than a minute.  Plug in either your 14 pin or 8 pin attachment and get to work.  The controller and output connectors are held to your boom using magnets.  This means you have...

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The History of CanBus on a Bobcat.

Posted by Robert Leib on

In the beginning there was the 14 pin & 8 pin connector system that many of the manufacturers adopted. These connectors were wired through a relay driver system that would connect directly to your attachments. When you pushed a button in your cab, your attachments would be directly controlled. It was a wonderful world. A major manufacturer noticed that people were starting to go to the open market for their attachments. Many of these attachments were ingenious options to what they were offering. In an effort to keep people from buying these attachments, this manufacturer stopped providing the 14 pin...

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