Recent content by armitagep

Sent it off for repair. They determined that there was a damaged connection to the seat switch which they repaired. Unit returned and has been working since. Great. But I've got to wonder how a defective seat switch connection resets with time. That is, when the skid steer would lock up (last...

Thomas 85 skid steer - A hydraulic line blew back in the summer and the local repair shop made repairs to get it working again. Since then though, the skid steer has had a bad habit of locking up. I'll run it for 20 to 30 minutes, put the boom down to scrape dirt or manure, then when I try to...

On my Thomas 85 (T85) (think its a 2005) in the floor well on the right hand side is a single foot pedal. There is a set of auxiliary hydraulic connectors on the loader arm. The ergonomic hand controls do NOT have any switches, toggles or the such built into them. When preparing to start the...

My T85 has an unpleasant quirk. Go out in the morning, 10 seconds warming the glowplugs, and she starts up immediately. Off to clean out the barn yard. If I now use the T85 for more than 10 minutes, and I then have to shut it off for some reason, it's almost a sure thing that it won't start back...

I've been talking to a couple of skid steer attachment suppliers up my way, looking for either a small snowblower or rototiller that could be mounted in place of the bucket. Neither needs to be wider than the 36" width of the skid steer. Everyone I've talked to says that the 8gpm rating of the...

Morning all. First post. I have a 2005 model T85 bought second hand back in the spring. I was having some issues with it the other day (since resolved) when I noticed that the seat assembly is being held in place by only one bolt. This bolt is down in the foot well. There is a hole for a second...