Recent content by skiddz

I recharged my a/c on my s250 and added leak detector,put system under vaccum for an hour and held. 3 weeks later, a/c didn't work anymore and I found the hose from the compressor to the condensor was leaking bad the other hose fitting showed a slight leak, I replaced the first hose and was...

you really wont see any air coming out, the fluid is flowing to fast. but really, if you have been running the machine even if it just a little here and there throughout a few days, any air should self bleed, and definately no indication of air in the hyd tank? do you have a noticable decrease...

I really don't know what i'm talking about here, but could the only real difference be with emisions requirements? I believe that bobcat has to adhere to tier 2 emision requirements? although I don't think the laws are completely in effect yet, I believe bobcat may be getting a jump on...

You won't dammage anything as the reliefs are there to protect the system if overloaded. the less you move your handles, the more torque you have available to the drives, the farther you move your handles you get less torque but more speed. If you really think about it, on a skid steer, there...

There is a place to bleed air. it is located at the top of the pumps. at the top of the pumps is a charge presure sensor (it is the only sensor screwed directly into the pumps, toward the rear of the pumps just below the fuel tank, next to the sensor is an allen plug, remove this plug and screw...

Serial# plate should be on the left side of the machine between the lift cyl and loader arms. if your plate is missing, the s/n is stamped into the front of the chaincase near the check plug, you can get a new s/n plate from your dealer.

Mac, the age of the machine,with such low hours, I would think the premature bearing failure is more from lack of use than anything. the sprockets and brake discs do sling quite a bit of oil around the chaincase and splash oil will make it to the outer bearings. also during normal operation...