Recent content by flobar00

Just one update to my post. The Bobcat dealer sold me kit 6647888.

I purchase the Bobcat tank heater for my 743 and the the instructions call for the removal of the coolant inspection plug on the top of the head and install the hose adapter. I removed the plug (short one with machine threads) and then compared that to the threads on the hose adapter packaged in...

"TheTool" - thanks so much for the reply along with the great guidance. I stopped my neighbor Bobcat dealer last evening and got a copy of the instructions (aka emergency toilet paper) and I learned more in your post than the 26 pages- no lie - provided in the kit!! You too have answered my...

I really appreciate the advise provided by skidsteer.ca and contacted the manufacturer recommended in his post. The advise of Zerostart was to use a tank heater in place of the head bolt as the installation was much easier and they have had less product failure. They didn't elaborate on the...

The air temperature is really going down and my 743 is getting harder to start. I want to put in an engine heater on but I would like some advise on what style to use. Should I use a manufacturer head bolt or use a more conventional tank heater? It the tank heater, what is the recommended...

I need a new light switch for my 743. Is this strictly a Bobcat only part or is there more universal switch that will work. I tried my local NAPA store, but we couldn't see anything in the catalog that matched the blade pattern needed to couple with the pigtail plug. As always, thanks for...

I recently secured a 743B service manual from my friendly Bobcat dealer. The manual was shop used, so they provided a deep discount. I actually own a 743. (Long story, but the short version is that I was sold the unit as a "B" with the serial number plate missing. I actually found the serial...

Does anyone know if there is a second set of serial numbers on a 743? Of course, there is the normal plate at the back of the machine, but is there another location on the machine? Thanks in advance for the help.

Thanks for the replies. I did work from the bulb back to the tank and checked the line but I didn't realize that there was pickup tube filter. Is the filter at the end of the hose in the tank? Is there a special technique that you use to remove the tube from the tank to check the filter. Again...

Hi - My 743 is having a fuel starvation problem. Symptoms: machine will start almost start and then die or the machine will run for a period then die. I read one of the post that was submitted for a 743B relating to a fuel problem and it had several great suggestions, but I would like to know if...

I've been shopping for a service manual for my 743 and one of the options is the CD version from Bobcat. Has anyone on the forum used the CD product from Bobcat? Are there after market versions of the CD manual? Also, for anyone who has used the product do you know if it is restricted to a...

First - you guys are the best and I really appreciate all of the help and insight that you have provided via the forum. My question: What is the safe operating slope for a 743? I researched the specifications for the unit and couldn't find anything. Of course, if it doesn't feel safe, then it...

Thanks - actually tried that and it has no effect - with the pedal forward or back the machine moves without any hesitation.

Any suggestions as to why my 743 has a slight tendency to creep forward when idling? Thanks in advance for your response.

Ok dumb question for the day. My 743 has the middle pedal and I always thought that it was for the aux. controls. I normally have controlled the aux with the right control, but I have the bolt in place so I can't activate. I saw from other posts that it may be a parking brake. Of course, I don't...