Recent content by Kellen

Gearbox, thanks for the advice. I’m very familiar with the clutch shaft now so getting to them isn’t a big deal. I appreciate the advice about the holes though. Where my leak was, I noticed that the lock washer was there but there wasn’t a lead washer to be found. Rather than order one, I melted...

I adjusted them per the manual. I never removed the actuators. Only really had to adjust 1 because I turned the shaft on accident when trying to remove a stuck nut.

Just went out and ran it for a bit. The variable speed sheave is holding in high. I sat there and observed the valve for a while and did not see any leaks from it. The only place I saw hydraulic oil dripping was from the left rear clutch shaft nut. Looking at the parts diagram, it show it having...

As far as the lever go, they will sit at vertical now. I adjusted them so they have about 3.5” of movement each way. I also checked the actuator nuts to make sure they have full contact when put in forward or reverse. They don’t always want to return to neutral but unlike before, when I put it...

I went ahead and tightened the hydro line going to the rear left clutch. I hope that’s where the leak is. I hit it again with degreaser and ran it around. It’s still getting a lot of splatter on it so It’s hard to tell if there’s actually a leak anymore. Going through a checklist of problems...

So I got it all together today. The engine and hydro is running well. It seems to go forward and reverse much much better but it still doesn’t want to turn very well. Looking down when I’m trying to turn, I can see that the belt is slipping or stopped completely. Not sure what causes that. Guess...

Sounds like a great place to do business. Do you know if they're willing to take ordered over the phone and ship?

Called a dealer in WI today and found the springs in stock for $6 each. Compare that to my local dealer who wants over $12 each. He would have to order them in and the cheapest shipping he could offer would be $20!. No thanks. I got them for $12 total and $4 shipping. Wish my dealer didn't know...

It's a little hard to explain so I made a visual. In the process of really tightening down that nut that keeps the spring on, they cranked it so hard that it not only grabbed the spring and stretched it, but the whole bottom of it turned with the nut to the right thus pulling the actuator...

Looking at the spring again, I think that the last person in there really cranked down the bottom nut that holds the spring on and stretched out the eye portion of it. I'll call the dealer tomorrow so I can wait another week and a half for a couple springs.

I agree about buying OEM stuff, however the spring does not appear to be stretched. Maybe it's lost some tension but if I position it in the machine, straight up and down, the top hook part of the spring isn't under any tension. It's just sitting slightly about the eye that it hooks to on the...

I got the right lever installed tonight. Installation was easy of course but I still can't get the lever to sit straight up and down. Moving on to the left side, I removed the viewing panel to find two bolts that had previously snapped and had been very poorly repaired. They came right off...

I think information wise, this site is the best. Like you said, it's the only skid steer specific site out there. I hope that whoever owns the site doesn't give up on it. Might be time for another money raising campaign. I've been on other sites where they show how much they need and the...

Well I figured I learned my lesson this time! Thanks for those part numbers and sources. I need to find a source for the correct castle nut for the clutch shaft now.

Get ready for the pain! I bought my parts from my Bobcat dealer H&E Equipment Services. Will need to look for another supplier in the future once I get this thing up and running Air Filter 6646494 $28.77 Axle Seal Kit – minus the bearings 6563442 $59.23 Clutch Discs 6649871 $59.80 Control Lever...