Recent content by DSTEVENS

The person that worked on my pumps for the farmboy told me that the charge pump was over pressuring the hydrastat pump because of a worn seal, there was a bolt broken off on one pintle shaft seal retainer and it pushed seal out enough to empty the hydro oil in short order. There was also a bolt...

Hello Arik434, i am very sorry for not responding to you and for being offline for so long ang not updating For those interested. I have had life issues taking up my time. Long story short i took the farmboy hydraulic pumps to a well known repair shop. He had worked on that set up before. The...

Sorry SR, i have been out of town. An update on the farmboy..... i have hydraulic pumps out and on way to repair shop. Will see the extent of damage/repairs nesessary. What a bunch of work. It will be worse going back in. I have time to clean inside machine now its empty. I will keep updating...

Hello SR, glad to here from you, awesome pictures of transplant. I was trying to make up my mind to repower or just reuse the old Kohler. The Kohler runs good, and I was told it is a low hour replacement engine from years ago, I do have paperwork showing a purchase of a new Kohler engine. I seem...

Thank you Tazza, my local ACE Hardware makes hoses, All of the hoses in the bottom look to have been replaced, all look good. The suction hose and one bucket hose look old to extremely old. I have read any and all information about the farmboy that I could find online. It seems they were prone...

Thank you Hotrod1830, I have removed engine by itself, due to weight issue and no one to help me. Previous owner had torched a gap in end of engine to pump mounting plate, so crank pulley will slide through, so it took about 45 minutes for me to pull engine out. I am thinking about repowering...

Well I used the farmboy for a while last week and air was still in system, I pressure washed every thing again, including removing drive motor covers and wheels. I have FINALLY found a leak, it might have always been there, but I could not see it before. After operating it in 100 degree heat for...

Hello Hotrod1830, I operated the farmboy before I changed hydraulic fluid and filter and it had a shudder/chatter when lifting boom or tilting bucket, seems to be worse on upstroke not noticeable when lowering. It makes an off and on whine at idle, and with cab up you can feel vibration through...

Hello everyone, I am progressing on my farmboy restoration and have a question. I have finished fuel system repair/replacement and it runs good, and now I am starting on hydraulics. I drained system and refilled with engine oil, when I pulled drain plug on filter block air blew out, and very...

Hello Hotrod1830, I am not in a big hurry to pay OEM pricing for a muffler, but I have looked around, so far no luck. I have just finished replacing fuel lines and fittings, including OEM tank fittings and siphon tube. I have my new tires mounted to OEM replacement wheels, but studs are damaged...

Thank you Tazza, I may give up and order new one from Bobcat, I was just amazed at the fact that with as many Kohler engines that are out there that I cannot find something to fit that is close to OEM. I am getting the rest of fuel system parts today, when I get it running I may haul it to...

Thank you 6brnorma, I am unfamiliar with this machine, I owned a 763 for years, but know little about farmboy model. As far as paperwork it says Kohler was original engine, owner who was of advanced age said engine was replaced in the last 31 years and has low hours, as it was stored in barn and...

Hello everyone, I just joined and posted a short hello in the introduction page, I am excited about my barn find 440 farmboy, original owner, all original paperwork and manual, runs and operates too. It has sat for a LOT of years, I am going through things I can, Fuel system, fluids, filters...

Hello everyone, long time Bobcat enthusiast and former owner of a 763 F series. New to this forum and to my barn find 440 series just acquired. I look forward to contributing to and receiving from this forum. Thank you and best wishes from Texas. David