The 873 is cleaner then it was when I got it. I probably got 40 lbs of dirt out from below the pedals and theres lots of oily dirt around the right side drive motor from an oil leak. By the time I get this one all straightened out, it will be time to sell lol. I should have the S250 in 2 weeks if all goes as planned.
Mine is spotless but it is new to me and I am anal about things like that. I am the type of person that you look for to buy something used from lol.
I buy whatever is in my price range at the time with the goal that the latest machine is not as bad/has more potential/less hours/more options then the one its replacing. The owner of the S250 just called to touch base on it. I feel like a kid on christmas getting something with a 2 speed, heated cab and high flow, with 2800 hours. Whats wrong with it? Its RUSTY! Used to load rock salt for a good part of its life, ugh.
Forgot to ad, I dont own anything without a little character! A friend of said everything I own has a few quirks, as he noticed my Ford ranger daily driver didn't have a key in the ignition as we were driving down the road! lol
Now I understand a lot better! I spent 2 hours pressure washing my 773. It's probably dirtier now Than before. Does bobcat not put holes in the bottom? I had a hell of a time using a sponge to get stuff out the bottom. Anyways the bottom is cleaner..the top seems to be dirty now
When I pressure wash under the cab I park the machine on a slight incline and open the back door. That way most of the gunk flows out the back door opening.Now I understand a lot better! I spent 2 hours pressure washing my 773. It's probably dirtier now Than before. Does bobcat not put holes in the bottom? I had a hell of a time using a sponge to get stuff out the bottom. Anyways the bottom is cleaner..the top seems to be dirty now
OM - i do the exact same thing. This way the rubbish gets pushed out, not just sprayed around.
mine is fairly clean in and out but I worked on one for a buddy shortly after he picked it up and we had a 55 gal drum over half full of rocks, sand, oil, leaves, and lots beer bottles, the first bottle I found the hard way.
Beer bottles, that's gotta be a new one....
OK, first off, I need someone to tell me how to start a new topic. I just joined and don't know much about forums. Yesterday I decided to clean my 763 that I bought new about 11 years ago. I'm in the tree business and mostly haul logs out of yards and load them into a dump truck. We also load chips which seem to always fall back onto the operator. Point is, lots of chips dump inside. So I spent 5 hours yesterday cleaning the inside of my 763. I figured out a couple of things while doing this. First, remove two plates on both sides between wheels. this will give access to the drive motors and allow water and debris to escape. Second, there are two drain holes in the belly which will also allow water and stuff to escape. Third, I parked with the back end on the ramps of my trailer. This allows the water to go to the front and flush out all the stuff. I also just used a water hose until I got all of the solid stuff out, then I cranked up the pressure washer to knock off the oil and grease. Total time including pressure wash and some scrub brushing,6.5 hours. I will be doing this at least two times a year for now on and maybe more often. I also have a 2013 s205 which I will be looking at next week. thanks for reading Bob
"OK, first off, I need someone to tell me how to start a new topic. I just joined and don't know much about forums. "
