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I have an 843 that had a park brake that would not actuate, it has the manual brake pedal that is connected to a lever arm via a threaded rod. We used a small spacer on the treaded rod to get a little "extra" pull on the rod and it caused the brake to lock up. the lever arm moves freely, however...

Well I replaced the Tilt Cylinder (was going to rebuild, but rod was bent due to the lack of bucket tilt stops) and now have built some stops to keep from bending it again. The bucket still will randomly drop away (not a free fall, but faster than usual) when lifting the lift arms. If I run the...

I need to add tilt stops to my 843. It either did not have them, or someone prior to me owning the machine removed them. I just replaced the tilt cylinder, and would like to prevent bending another cylinder rod. Does anyone have pictures of their stops? Can you either post them here or email...

Thanks Tazza. I do have the bucket positioning valve. Have looked at it. The bucket does stay level when lifting it empty. it is a little jerky when "auto-tilting", but it does stay level. When loaded, I cannot even force it to stay level by pressing the tilt pedal while lifting. This is how I...

Finally got some time to run the 843 that I have been working on. This thing is one heck of a strong running machine! Here is what is happening though: When I have a full bucket of dirt, 7/10 times it will try to dump the bucket when I lift the boom. It acts like it is too heavy for the tilt...

Sweet! Thank you for your help! This it what makes forums like these great! I appreciate it!

I would hate for the bolt to fall into the chain case and have to go fishing for it. It seems to be staying tight when I take the nut loose, but I hate to assume that it is a threaded hole and it not be!

Ok, that is what I thought. Thanks for confirming that. The nut is on top thankfully and I can access that by reaching under with a wrench, but is the bolt threaded into the chain case from the bottom side or is it simply a drilled hole that the bolt passes through?

Hello all! Great forum! I have searched many things and found the answers to my questions before I even ask them! My Father and I had been looking into picking up a Skid Steer for quite a while when we stumbled upon this Bobcat 843 on craigslist. After taking a look at it, it needed the seals in...