Recent content by kfin

Thanks guys...gonna try to get around to it this weekend.

I have a blown seal on the right lift cylinder. After reading up on it a bit, it sounds much easier to fix it without removing the entire cylinder. This is not covered in my manual though so I have a couple of questions on how to proceed. My best guess would be to lift the boom all the way up...

I have a 2001 873G that just up and quit running a few weeks ago. Finally got around to working on it as it would not start. It is the fuel shutoff solenoid. The thing is sitting in a mud hole and is only about 75 yards from my nice heated shed. After I took the solenoid off tonight, it fired...

I bought the machine with 2000 hours on it, I doubt if the timing belt was ever changed but it could have been. It now has 2350 hours on it. I have a manual for it, is the timing belt something that I could check on my own to see it it has jumped any teeth? Difficult or just a matter of taking...

I have a 2001 873G. It has about 2300 hours on it and has run really well since I changed the drive chains a few years ago with help from here. I have never loaned it out until this summer. All fluids were filled up when it left and when it came back. It has now developed several issues. I don't...

The way he described it to me was that there is a “plug” to remove with an allen wrench on the outside of the hydrostat motor and inside of there is another one...This second one is the one which had worked it's way loose and there is a small amount of some high dollar oil in there that had...

Thanks to all the help I got all 4 drive chains swapped out today. 3 of them were about 3/4” to 1 1/4” longer than the replacement chains and the other had 2 rollers that were totally gone that I found with a magnet. Got the chain case covers back on today so I only have the brake to put back...

So if I put it up on jack stands and take the old chains out, I can spin the new chain on the big sprockets. The center chain case with the smaller sprockets should be that bad. After finding the amount of sludge that is down in there, yes it will definately be drained and cleaned up a bit. Will...

I started to get ready for my new chains today, they are being delivered Monday. They are all VERY loose so I will change them all. I ran a magnet down in the oil and found the center pin of one of the chain links all tore up. I am not sure if it is from a current chain or if someone had changed...

My friend is picking it up tomorrow. I will get some more information and post it here. Could be interesting. :)

Well after they took the track off and the drive motor off and tore it all apart.....they figured out what the problem was. The drain plug had come off! Shouldn't even have had to take anything apart. Thought I would let you know what caused this track to stop moving.

I'll try that Tazza. On the bobcat website, I see where they say 100 HSOC and in the parts manual it says 58 pitches. Can a person take off one of the front chains and reach their hand in there to put one back on if you get one with a master link? Or do I have to take it all the way apart?

In the parts manual, it doesn't state length. It says it is endless, 58 pitches and can either be hour glass shaped links or oval shaped links. There are also the link for each shape listed. I cannot decipher 58 pitches into an ansi rating....

Awesome....but remember you are helping the ignorant. What length and size are these things? I have the manual and none of this is in there.

It has rained for 4 days here and my bobcat is sitting out in a muddy field waiting on a new tire to arrive. :( So I thought I would order a drive chain and also a master link and a half link to try that. What is a good supplier to get these from? My internet searches have proved fairly...