Recent content by Joe288

When you take out the bolts and the grease fittings you need to pound the pins into the bobtach ant it will come right off watch your toes it will fall right off don't ask how i know this and put some kind of rag over the grease fitting hole grease shoots out of there right into the seat area of...

Thanks for the replies guys didn't get a chance to do it yet Ive been using the machine every day i think i will do it before it gets cold here i will look for the bronze filters to replace them when I'm in there are they in the front or back of the case

Thanks for all the info. I think I'm sold on opening all the cases and doing a little inspection on the chains and drain the oil and refill it with fresh oil. Now what about the hydraulic fluid, does that go bad at some point and need to be changed, And i hear you all asking people is your...

Again I'm new to owning a bobcat But I'm learning fast. And Wait just a second your saying hydraulic oil and engine oil is one in the same they told me at the steallership i had to put spacial bobcat brand hydraulic fluid in there to work the controls then they sold me Special bobcat oil too...

Thanks for the info how much oil is needed to properly fill the chain case to Full level? and do you need to fill from each cover or is it all the same case

OK i ordered i service manual but it wont be here till next week did allot of work to it already with no problems Thanks to you guys but now after pressure washing it all up I'm seeing a little oil or hydro fluid coming out of the plate thats between and above the foot peddles right in the...

Yes Sir I did!!! don't want to go down that road again All New Bushing Pins Bolts Seals and loctite Them in place Thanks For you help Guys

Well I got that last pain in the ass bushing fixed it wouldn't come out no matter what i did so out came the torches and reamers burnt it out reamed it bigger put the new bushing in and MIG welded it in there forever. Hopefully the bolt will never run lose again while I'm on watch. Had to bring...

My 97 753 Has a bushing where the tapered pin goes into the arm. The bushing is tapered too on both sides of the bushing ID and OD are tapered and let me tell you its a bitch to get out!! to hot to even try it today 92 Tuesday and Wednesday are supposed to be 98 to 100 > I'm thinking of...

Well Got the bobtach bushings replaced a little bit of work there but done. Now to the bushing in the lift arm is another story Ive been beating on that one for hours no luck I think from running lose for that long of a time it seems the Bushing fused itself together with the lift arm I'm going...

Ya Tazza Ben very hot here over 90 for the last couple of weeks Where you from Bud?

I went to the dealer and got just about everything i need only parts they didn't have was bushing for the lift arm. i hope the new bushing will fix the slop in arm.I got bobtach Bushings/Pins /Bolts Washers/Seals/Grease Caps For $106.00 . Lift arm bushings should be here Monday

They did a complete service new tires foam filled and new tilt ram

OK guys had just enough light to get it apart (Thanks to Tazza and Eric) and looked to see what kind of damage I have and it doesn't look good!!. Seems like the pin and bolt were run lose for awhile now, Ware the pin fits into the bob-tach is really sloppy but it looks its just the bushing is...

Again guys thanks for the great info!!! And for the fast and very helpful replies to my first post Just got a call from the wife working late AGAIN i will try to get to my new land tomorrow where the machine is at and let you all know how i make out Again thanks allot Joe