Recent content by dannym

Tazza, This is my second attempt to post this one. My 743 is working great but I have developed a leak at the control valve. I have a seal kit to repair it with. I spent four hours yesterday trying to get the spool assembly off the machine. I am having problems getting to the lower hoses. My...

I want to thank Tazza for his expertise and great attitude as he has helped me repeatedly with several repairs on my 743. For the past three days I have run my repaired 743 8 to 10 hours a day. It worked great and surprised me with how versatile and tough it is ( my first skidsteer). Thank you...

Tazza .. Thanks for your help on this and past post. I know sharing your knowledge on this forum takes a lot of your time. I for one appreciate it and just wanted to say thanks.. Danny Matthews

I'm not sure if I am posting this in the right place. If not , please forgive.. I am putting a seal kit in my 743 drive motor. When I disassembled it, I found about 8 round cam like inserts which are about an inch or so long and about a quarter of an inch or so in diameter. They have a dimple on...

I have a problem that I need help with. I had previously posted that I replaced the hydro motor seal on my 743 to stop hydro oil from getting into the chain case. Well it didn't work. I just removed my chain case oil plug and got about 4 quarts of overflow oil. I checked my hydro oil and it is...

Thanks Ceturion for the pics.... Dannym

I would like to see those pictures also. Could you send to me at [email protected]? As always, I really appreciate all the help this forum has provided me. When I got my 743, I didn't have any background or knowledge of it. I am now very comfortable doing whatever task on the Bobcat...

I have noticed the over extending and luckily haven't bent the rod yet. I would like to know more about the stops that are referred to in this post. Also is it possible to weld a stop on the bucket or arm that would work? Any and all help would be appreciated. Also thanks for the previous...

One more dumb question.. What is the best way to get the fluid out of the tank? I remember when I took the hoses off the drive motor it drained pretty good there but I have no idea the best method. Help would be appreciated. Thanks. Dannym

I made the mistake of filling my 743 hydrolic tank with hydrolic fluid before reading the post about 10w30-40 motor oil. My quetion is should I completely remove all the fluid and replace with motor oil or simply change what is in the tank. I suspect there is a lot of fluid in the filter and...

Tazza, excellent writeup. I recently rebuilt my tilt cylinder and did one thing differently. I don't know if it would work for other folks or not. I left my cylinder and hoses on. I unbolted only the end of the cylinder from the bucket and laid a pices of plywood under the ram. I then turned the...

Thanks for your quick reply. I will jack it up and check for any wheel bearing play. If I don't find any, I will relax and put my 743 to work... Thanks...

I have just found this forum and really appreciate all the info. I recently bought a 743 and have fixed most of the problems. I replaced the motor seal to stop hydo oil from getting into the chain case and rebuilt the tilt hydrolic cylinder. Both jobs made easier by info found here. I now have a...