Recent content by 2003rubiblue

While your in there check all four high pressure hoses to the drive motors, and the low pressure return that comes from the filter assembly under the pedals and returns fluid up to the rear of the machine near the rear filter. The are both in my experience prone to failure. The drive motor hoses...

SOLD IT!!! Thx guys, Brian

SOLD IT!!! Thanks, Brian

I have a set of good hydrostatic pumps available that were removed from a running Bobcat 825. I got them in trade for some other parts, and would like to sell them. I recently examined the internals and the pumps are in great shape, no scratches on the faces of the pump, pistons look good...

For sale on South Coast Craigslist. My Bobcat 825 Diesel with the Perkins 4.108 IDI diesel engine. One of the later 825's made serial number is above 15000 making it a late build somewhere around 1984. Runs good, starts pretty good for a Perkins. Has had a lot of maintenance done in the last few...

Hey Crank, Welcome to the 825 club. It wasn't a popular model, but it seems that there are still a few of these older machines out there. I have one as well, and from everything I have read they originally came standard with 10-16.5's I guess they could have come with 8.25-15's but i've never...

Thanks OM!

Thanks OM, I have never seen that diagram before but it is very helpful. Have you ever adjusted the chain tension on one of these? I wonder if they are prone to leaking. Brian

Above. its something like 14995.

I have an older Bobcat 825 with the external chain adjusters. I have read through everything Bobcat ever published on the machine, service manual, owners manual, etc, and I cannot answer one simple question. I have never adjusted the chain tension and one side is getting a little loose, does...

I have two thoughts real quick: Is there a breather off the tank somewhere else that is clogged up? The other is it can't be too bad unless you have fuel starvation issues.

Pain literally...Lol!!! There is a whole new hell for me and it is the bottom of my 825's chain gallery. You know the power difference is amazing!!!! One thing that I forgot to mention was I removed the four large hoses at the hydrostatic pumps, two for each motor. When I removed the two for the...

Did you check the hyd oil level? I don't see it on the above posts, and I know from experience if it is just a tiny bit low it will cause the light to come on and go off intermittently. Brian

Just an update. It took three days but I replaced the hydrostatic pumps and got to fire her up today. She has never had this much power or speed the whole time i've owned her. The high pitched growling from the pumps is also gone. It wasn't easy though I found a 1/2'' hydraulic hose on the...

I'm hoping. Anyone have any ideas on anything else I should look at or replace while I have it apart? I'm going in as soon as spring arrives. I'm a little nervous about removing all the hoses from the pump, any advice, or should I just go at it with a wrench. Are they usually super tight?