Recent content by Gazza

there is more information and pictures of my solution on the bottom of this page http://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=54&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=54491

There are 2 for sale on ebay Aust now http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bobcat-skidsteer-/151004237019?pt=AU_HeavyMachinery&hash=item23288dccdb

It takes a very skilled and talented operator/mechanic/technician to diagnose a problem sight unseen, and an even better one who has the ability to explain the problem/fix in terms that anyone can understand. Thanks for your help Mike10, you are that person!!

Well, some good news and bad news. Pulled most of it apart, cylinder head and vavle train all look real good. There are a few scuff marks on the back side on number 3 bore, when we pulled out the piston both of the compression ring gaps are in line with the scuff marks, this could be the cause...

Its been a while since I posted any updates, will try again with the photo links At home with wheels some pictures of the cracked frame

Some times, trees and chains are your friends,

Some times, trees and chains are your friends,

LS170 repair

In all probability the only reason the dealer would replace this engine is because it had a serious problem, and a new engine would be the quickest. I'm hoping for the best but don't expect too much at this stage. On another note the crate that came with my engine is the same crate that their...

Mike, thanks for the information. We will know a lot more this wekend when we carefully pull it apart. Now we know a few more details to look for. Cheers Gazza

I just purchased a non-running N844LT engine out of a 2008 model L175 (thanks again Tazza) It appears this engine was replaced with a new crate engine in April 2010, it has been sitting in a dealers factory since then. I assume it has some serious problems otherwise they would not have gone to...

Great job on the design and fabrication of this bucket, just shows that you can make very useful attachments out of materials that may have seen better days or made for different purposes entirely. But I also have to complement you on your picture up loading ability, how do you do it? I can see...

Hi, sorry for the slow reply. Trying to upload text and photos into my LS170 rebuild thread using Internet explorer, had it all ready to send and crashed when I tried to upload it. Just tried to add another reply to my thread using firefox and came up with this error here is the link to the...

Hi Jerry, thanks for the offer from all of us here. Email sent with my details, any problems please let me know. cheers Gazza