Recent content by engatty

Thank you. I have the weld-on bushings from RVM. When I place the weld-on bushing next to my existing egg-shaped, tapered bore, the amount of original metal remaining after installation of the new weld-on bushing is too little for me. Call me afraid, but it looks like it would fail to me...

My concern is that used lift arms might also come with egg-shaped tapered bores! My thoughts are running toward "How can I restore the machine to factory condition?"

You're talking about water-jet cutting the parts? I was thinking about removing the inserts and either drawing them on CAD and sending the drawing to a water jet shop. There used to be flame cut machines with an optical tracer that could follow a line on a drawing. If I had that capability, I...

Thank you very much for that information. Now I know I may not be crazy. (Maybe.)

The two tapered bores in the lift arms on my old 753 are egg-shaped. I desire a top-quality repair. I cannot ream them with a tapered reamer. I do not want to line bore the arms and install the weld-on bushings. Instead, I want to replace the 2" thick factory steel inserts that were...

What's the good and bad about a Bobcat 753 Series G S/N 515833617? What is the year model? I just bought it and know nothing about it. Are manuals available?

Yet another junkyard find. This one has a Wisconsin engine. I actually ran this machine 8 years ago. It had problems then and has sat outside since. What's it worth? I offered $1500 and dude refused. I think I'll let him keep it?? What's the skinny on this unit?????

Can anyone tell me what the "M" designation is in Bobcat 743 5019-M-27822 serial number? Can anyone very kindly direct me to the correct manuals for this machine??? It's my first Bobat....a junker from the scrap heap. It's got problems. Any idea of its age?