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Read articles →An owner's honest 400-hour assessment from someone who already had one CT5555 bought back by Bobcat, giving this video an unusually candid baseline. It walks front-to-back covering the loader, DPF, lift capacity skepticism, brake light wiring failures on two machines, sway bar slop, and a recurring hydrostat transmission lock-up he demonstrates on video. Best for CT5555 shoppers wanting unfiltered reliability detail before buying.
An owner-operator sharing hands-on impressions from their own experience with two CT5555s, with no apparent dealership or brand affiliation evident in the transcript.
The hydrostat transmission randomly locks the rear tires and comes to a skidding halt, happening sporadically for almost 100 hours with no fix from Bobcat.
Yes, the brake light housing shorted out around 100 hours and blew fuses in the cab, the same issue the owner had on his first 2020 CT5555.
The owner says it is advertised at a little over 2,400 pounds but he has never been able to come close to lifting that.
The owner reports zero DPF issues on this tractor and his previous one, which had just under 500 hours with no problems.
