Recent content by goodtech

I have noticed lately alot of these parts you need for these are sometimes getting harder to get. Ya know next day air, machine down. Not only do they give ya the shaft for trying to get the parts, then still it can take up to a couple of weeks to get the parts, like the drive motors for these...

Never trust Hydraulics on these bobcats, if you are going to do something like what the other are explaining make sure you block the machine up!!!! Like everybody says hydraulics are silent and they do kill!!! Just be careful with them

I'm sorry that you had so many hassles getting your parts. As a mechanic for bobcat, let me tell ya it is hard to get the right part sometimes. I have even had parts in a box that have been used come from the factory, and they where wrong ones at that. It help to have a good parts guy, but he...

You could add them, but like mark said it is going to cost you alot of money. New control valve, actuators, sensors, new handle assemblies, wiring harness throughout the machine, new contoller, and alot of headaches. Is the money worth.. hell no you would be better of trading it in on a new one

You blew your head gasket. This is a very common problem on the duetz engine. It usually blows bewteen the cyclinders and oil is pumped right into your cyclinder. I take the head off, pay attention to your head gasket. on the left rear of the engine block (as you stand there looking at it from...

Bobcat sells a 13 in bucket for trenching. Just keep your eyes open I see alot of them on the internet for sale. If you have a clamp on excavator you will have to do a little modification to your bucket, but its not much

I heard through the grapevein that they should be out of business by the new year. Good luck on trying to find parts for them. Around here it is already hard to get parts, so with no longer building them, I could just imagine trying to get a part for them. Good luck

They way that you are making it sound is that you are low on hydraulic oil. Make sure that you use a bobcat hyd oil or 10-30 engine oil, not hydraulic oil. The hydrostats in those machines are pretty much bullet proof, been around bobcats now for over 10 years and still have not scene one take a...

Never get the kubota engines over 220 degrees you will have severe problems. There heads love to crack around the valves to the glow plug holes. A used head is hard to find and a new one on the average runs about 1800. That is about the only down fall I say that the 743's have. You overheat the...

I have not yet seen anywhere where it says to put 15/40 in the drive motor carrier. In all bobcat drive motors, the atleast take a 90w oil......you put 15/40 in there you are going to have some really expensive trouble

Depends on your serail number of your machine, but what I have read it sounds like your left drive motor is going out, it is common for the first t-190 when they came out. The final drive bearing where to small and the they where going out and eating your drive motor apart. about a 2 years ago...

the amount of time that it is going to take you to try to build the tool you can get them off of any snap-on, mac or cornwell truck. Most of them are pretty cheap, under 50 dollars, tell you start getting in the pinned ones and they can run up to $200. with that type when I couldn't afford those...

Check your timing belt on these things, I have had a couple of them slipp a tooth and they will not run, and you will chase your tail thinking it is a fuel problem, Been there and done it., pop that front cover off and make sure that all the lines line up where they need to. Good luck

Just a little side note for you boys that have newer machines that are still under warranty- You MUST USE BOBCAT HYDRAULIC OIL, bobcat is having the oil sampled if you have any type of failure to your hydraulic or hydrostat system, if it is not bobcat hydraulic oil, the repairs are coming out of...

stay away from the solid tires, foam fill do wear on the parts in the chaincase alot quicker. It just depends on the enviroment that you are going to be using the machine in