Recent content by crapola82

I have a 1999 bobcat. Anyone use anything other than fluids from the dealer? Are the hydro and other oils synthetic? I am not sure if I want to use stuff from the dealer or go to the local Fleet Farm ("farm supply" for those of you not near WI).

I have a bobcat 751, recently purchased. I am going through it to make sure its up to par on maint. I tried to grease all the lift arms and pivot points. Pivot points are tight, the machine has low hours. All were fine, except for the two lift arm pins at the top of the engine compt. and the two...

Thanks Tazza, that makes sense to me. The machine did sit for a while unused. It probably was sticky. Good to know that it isnt some fault in a "fictional" shut down system. My machine does have a kubota, so that is also good to know.

Thanks for the info guys. It seems to be working ok. I will run it the way it is unless it gets worse.

I was digging out a stump today and it seemed like the machine i recently purchased was a little on the weak side as far as breakout force/lift pressure goes. I have used a 1998 mustang 2040 (similar size to my 751) and it had no problem lifting the back of the machine off the ground when the...

I just bought a used 99' 751 f series with 400 hrs on it. When i was test driving it, and turned the key off, then engine shut down slow (over 3-5 seconds or so). I thought it was some special shut down option. Now after picking it up and using it a bit more, when i turn the key off the engine...