[Cob] bobcat cob

[claysandstraw]

Hi Amime, nice project, thanks for sharing the pics.
yes the beauty of the bobcat is that you can make several yards of cob in a
hour. I choose a bobcat over a tractor because you can turn it on a dime and
then perch it right off the house where it needs to go. OSHA might not
approve, but we stand right in the bucket and pitchfork the cob directly
onto the wall. I have found that renting a bobcat was more cost-effective
than purchasing...but those resources are readily avalible here in the
states.  The nuances of mixing also took some time to develop.
there are several photos of bobcat action in with other shots of our most
recent project...
http://www.claysandstraw.com/projects/JenniferFruth/phase1.htm
Kindra

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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:17:53 -0500
From: aimedespon at aol.com
Subject: [Cob] COB in Baja California

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Today I finally got some time, as wells as a little help from my daughter to
make a web page that briefly explains what am I doing :
http://cobinbaja.blogspot.com

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Now here is my question, I know some of you have used a bobcat kind of tool
to make quite good cob.
Besides, the bobcat would not only make a good cob mixer but prepare the
floor as well, and bring a large amount of cob to the spot, and at the
height it's needed

Looking at the market for those machine has been hard, so many type, if any
of you has any experience with this  machinery, please give me your ideas.