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I was wondering what kind of oil would be the best for cold climat. I was thinking of doing the same as I usually do 0W30 Castrol synthetic for hydraulics and engine. Any ideas, I live in Northern Ontario Canada temperature can reach -40C. Any input would be great :)

Hey Tazza, Finally took it appart and found leak!! It is my hydrostatic motor on my left side. It is coming out from under motor. It looks like a pressure release hole of some kind. Can you tell what its for and is it an easy job to repair. Your knowledge in this mater would be greatly...

Thanks Tazza for input. I will be getting my hands in there sometime by the end of the week. Hopefully I could narrow it down and have more info on problem. Cheers Denis

Looks to be between pump and body, is this my auxillary pump? I have no repair manual does anyone have a parts break down of pump or bobcat? I Lent out my Bobcat to a friend and he applied lever in auxillary mode with no aux attachements and now i`m leaking fluid around pump on left side . I...

Thanks guys this really helps,I will be using same as my engine wich is 15/40 castrol GTX (GTX is now replacing RX Super). Now one more question, how do I go about to drain and replace my existing contaminated hydraulic oil? Please walk me slowly through it, pictures would be nice LOL. Thanks in...

What type of hyd oil should I be using in my 743B? What make is highly recomended? Thanks Denis

To all: I changed the "o" rings on top, found one that was defective thats were my fuel leak was from and all seems OK. I drove it a bit around and found a 25% increase in power and now can spin my tires and do 360's without having engine wanting to stall. Tazza I have a question for you! I...

Tazza thanks again!! I will make sure to check compression and blow-by. A friend of mine will help me next week to check it all out, I will let you know.

Monday evening I will be checking where my fuel leak is and also change "o" ring on top of injector pump. So far fuel lines to injector seem fine. So i can Loose power, thats what I thought. As far as spinning tires in mud..it wont the motor will bogg first. Thanks Tazza and Blaine. Will keep...

I bought a 743B about 2 months ago and it had a little bit of fuel on top of injector pump. I ordered new "o" rings. My question is could this cause my 743 to lack in power? I drove bigger equipment years ago so I'm not acquainted with something of this size. Tonight for instance I was out...