Recent content by Grundy1700

I have sold my 610. but I just had to move the handle and let go. It would hold whatever speed you left it at.

Mine has a 22nf in it. The battery posts are very close to the metal panel under the seat, so I put a sheet of rubber on the underside of the panel.

I am about 1/2 hour south of Morris, Illinois. I have been in contact with the Ottawa Bobcat dealer, but their mechanic seemed to be a young kid who was unfamiliar with my machine.

Thank you for responding 6brnorma. I have not been able to track down anyone to do this kind of work on an old machine in my area. I will have to try harder to find someone. This does not sound like something within my capabilities.

I think I need to replace the bearing for the jackshaft on my driven sheave. Oil leaks down the left side of the frame, and I can see, (and hear), the driven sheave bouncing around. How hard is it to pull the bearing off of the jackshaft? If I bought a gear puller, I believe I could easily get...

I can tell by looking at the oil pan picture that mine is installed backwards. I changed the oil by removing the oil fill tube and pulling out the old stuff out with the transfer pump. Thanks for everyone's help!

I found a fluid transfer pump in the garage with a dipstick tube hose included. I might try using the thing tomorrow after work. (Yes, your phone book has to be printed on Sunday, because you need it right away).????

6brnorma Yes it is a VH4D engine, what you describe is where the oil plug should be - But mine does not appear to be there.

I just bought a 610, and after it sat for a few days the oil had a gas smell to it. I put a shut off valve on the fuel line to stop that problem. Now I would like to change the oil. The problem is, I can't find the drain plug! In the manual it clearly shows it being about 4" to the right, and...