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This post from 8/18/2012 may be helpful: http://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=54&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=59216 HTH

See this post by mrdeere1959 from 12/20: http://www.skidsteerforum.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=54&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=61507 HTH

PB, thanks for all the pics, it makes it a lot easier for me to understand what you're doing.

Wow Melli, that Kent Moore sleeve puller kit is a neat tool although for $738.30 a little pricey for me. Smallie sounds like you have a great SIL and he's gonna enjoy the BC when you guys finish it.

I'm also looking for a grapple attachment and there are lots of options. If you're mostly clearing brush a root grapple will probably work best and you can even run it a few inches into the ground and clear brush/roots/etc and not pick up a bunch of dirt or rocks. Prices vary from $800 to over...

If you can cross reference parts you can save a ton. My alternator for my 743 was $260 from bobcat but I got my 10SI AC Delco alternator clocked at 3 o'clock for $26. I just had to tell them that I had a 1978 Chevy camaro with a 350 engine and no A/C and voila there it was. Its good to hear...

Hey Smallie, I didn't realize a sawzall would cut a cylinder liner. What did you do to keep the metal filings from falling all over the crank? Boy that machine must really be looking up with a 100 hours of your labor, what else have you done to it? Pics?. I bet your SIL and daughter are very...

Its sounding like hone and new rings. You may get off easy on this one.

Sorry, been working late lately. Thanks for posting the mount picture Mike.

If you only lack 2 inches of clearance letting air out of the tires would probably be easiest. If you need to lift the ROPS then you'll have to pull it off and use the testing harness Mike was speaking of.

Thanks FF. I've bookmarked the spiral hose protectors and will likely be using it soon.

28K savings, hi-flow, nice workshop. Things are going good Sam. Thanks for the pics.

H-m, it looks like its in pretty nice shape both inside and out. Should be around a long while. Congrats.

Craigslist is where I bought my 743. The man I bought mine from has another skidsteer, I think it was a Case that smokes he said. It may come up for sale soon. I've seen a 600 series machine last month for $1500 with "bad hydraluics" and another 1970's skid that was for sale above scrap steel...

Trees, trucks.... ingenious.