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One would think they would know the manufacturer of their parts. But be aware that the supplier to the OEM may change from who supplied...

If the arms and bucket are operable, then it is unlikely that any splines are stripped in the pump group. My memory is foggy but I am...

Sticks are a mechanical connection to the servo controls if my memory serves. But at the servos I think there are solenoids to enable...

That is why I won’t own newer skid steers. Cost of ownership is too high for what they do. My bother traded a Cat 226D for a new Cat...

Depreciation isn’t free either. My brother bought a Cat 226D new and traded it while it was still under warranty. Depreciation cost...

5,000 hours can be ready for the salvage yard or barely broke in. I have a 1985 Case that has over 14,000 hours on it. Half joking...

Pretty sure those have arm and bucket spool lockout solenoids like the 400 series. Those solenoids can fail, but if they do, they fail...

Without question the old Case 1835B. They are everything a skid steer should be, just too small. Cat 2.2 is probably a “Perkapillar”.

Non series 3 430 should have a NA 4 cylinder, I think they were of Iveco origin and may have some Cummins genetics in there somewhere...

My CAT experience is with the 226D skid steers. Coming from older Case machines. The CAT was ok, probably about as good as any in the...