Recent content by Katoh

Thanks Tazza, I was thinking that myself but wasn't 100% certain. Hopefully it wont be a big job to do.

Hi All I am just about to change the axle seals on my little 453, one front side is leaking. There is no movement in the axle from up to down or side to side but does move a good 3-4mm in and out. Does this indicate I need to change wheel bearings too? Or is that in to out movement normal? thanks.

G'Day mikesolo Actually that’s where I found the seals originally, they have them for $16US each, "mate", not a problem but when you want $71US to ship one seal ??????? I want 4 seals, I have no prob's paying $64US for 4 seals weighting 0.4# and can fit into a $10US padded International bag, how...

Thanks Tazza I will wait to bobcat open up again here in town and Ill get a price of the seals from them, If they are too xee I might buy one and use it to cross reference from a bearing supplier. Hopefully my bearings are still ok.

Hi Friends My little 453 has developed an oil leak from the front right hub, I’ve being looking through the manual and surfing the net for information. The machine has not even hit the 800hour mark so I cant really see the bearings being chewed out but you never know. I was thinking of just...

Hi Tazza Im in the A.C.T I tried my local Clark dealer down here only to be told it was a kit only part and there are no kits in Oz. I was told to remove the seals and go to a bearing shop to match them up, I much prefer if I remove the seals to replace them with the correct ones there and then...

Hi Friends I have had a trouble with oil leaking badly out from the pintal rods on the hydro pump. I went to my local bobcat dealer and ask for two new Pintal shaft seals. Only thing they are only available on their own but in a full pump re-seal kit. No problem I buy the kit but me in OZ they...

I have only seen one advertised on Ebay, sold for 5k, the dealer wants 8.5k for a new one. Welcome to Oz, I see a lot of things and the prices you pay over in the US and frankly I shake my head, take your prices and times them by 10 and that's ours. I just had quote from one firm here for a MINI...

I couldn't agree with you gentlemen more about the proper machines for the job, but this is personal use only, I don't hire myself or the machine out. If I have to dig a footing I bring in a full size backhoe and driver. This little 453 is my yard right-hand man, that I occasion loan to friends...

I am talking about rocking the blade not tilting the blade, You too have mentioned about not offsetting, definitely have to rethink that one, just makes a little less work for me building this adaptor. I definitely will expand this post with pics, just about to place the order for the...

SR We are actually both on the same track, yes the backhoe looks remarkably the same, my madness comes from the dozer blade where it is only 4 way not 6, to have that up/down vertical tilt would be a big advantage and because all these attachments that I'm looking at all come from the same...

I would be interested in looking at this seven pin plug, trying find things for the 453 is like trying to find Rocking-horse Shite. I need to make an adaptor plate from my Bobtach on the 453 which is again something totally unique to match hell knows what, but certainly not bobcat or anything...

Sorry I think I'm asking the wrong question here, Ill try and elaborate a bit. The attachment adaptor that I'm thinking of building will need one cylinder on it to control vertical tilt the attachment itself being either Dozer blade or Skidhoe will have its own cylinder. The machine has only one...

Thanks for the replies, lots of food for thought and I realise that I wont be winning any digging competitions soon with this machine, but it still beats using a shovel. LOL. I have to build the adaptor regardless to use the attachments this is the whole point, If a bit a little more into it I...

G'Day Friends Following my last post on trying to find a quick attach coupler from my 453 to regular BobTach has lead me to this path, well sort of to this path. I have been looking for attachments and have found the ones I want at the price I wont but, "for some reason there is always a but"...