Recent content by pgmrdan

The lights came on bright this morning so that's better than it had been. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :)

Replaced starter and current draw went down to about 0.1 amp or less for computer I'm told. Model is 751. Appears that all is well.

Ended up with a dead battery. Starter is drawing 6 amps when machine is shut down. Does that mean the solenoid is partially stuck? How else can a starter draw current if it isn't through a stuck solenoid? Thanks.

I need to attach a smooth edge to my skid steer bucket. Someone mentioned using two nuts for each bolt so the threads are protected. The old nuts and bolts were cut off with a torch before I got the edge. Thanks.

How do I prevent the paragraphs from getting jammed together in my posts?

"You will find so many things to do with the skid steer, i could never live without one now." That's the way I felt years ago when I bought my first air compressor. I couldn't imagine not having one. Now I have two! Does that mean that someday I'll have two skid steers? :)

New here. Bought my first skid steer, a Bobcat 751, Saturday and it should be delivered early this week. I have a few acres and a tractor just won't do some projects. I needed something that will dig and move dirt and gravel. Buddy at work said he just can't get by without both a tractor and a...

I found a 1997 751 online at a dealer. Looked at it Saturday. The salesman came across as a good guy; low pressure and seemed honest, took his time with me. 3,866 hours. Maybe on the high side but all-in-all it looked better than anything else I was considering and it was in my price range. It...

Thanks guys! This helps a lot. I called about one yesterday after I began this thread. Hours? Unknown. Broken hour meter. Engine has been rebuilt but who knows when? Could have 5,000 hours on the rebuild. Scares me away from this one but there are other 743's out there in my area so I'll keep on...

I own a piece of land that always has something that needs to be done. I have a tractor for mowing, pushing snow, etc. but I have a need to dig and move dirt, put up fencing, move and spread gravel, move mulch and ??? on occasion. Would a skid steer be appropriate for that type of work? (I've...