Recent content by mibh1

Seems pretty legit.

This jam was from bits and pieces of the sheath around the fuel sender harness.

Thanks to the advice on this thread I studied fuel starvation on YouTube and found it upstream of the fuel filter. It's running well for the moment after some compressed air to clear the fuel pickup, but I now know I have to drain and clean the tank itself. It's a 1981 machine and there's got to...

Grey, like my 864 and other diesels here. Also the rest condition includes waiting for the engine to cool down to ambient temperature. Does not burn or leak oil or coolant. Unreliably, it most often runs all day, and only occasionally drops into this low power mode after a couple of hours.

Runs for hours normal power, then limps along at about half RPM. In a modern gasoline vehicle I'd suspect fuel pump or fuel filter. What are the common causes of this syndrome in a 743?

Much travel in recent months. I need time at home so I can dig into my 864 aux hyd, which only flows in one direction even after massive repair costs at the local dealer. Yesterday I put on the skidpro mower and cut a few acres of weeds high and thick. Sweet.

This is one of the fears that caused me to choose the 864 which is the same thing but with tracks.

i didn't love the price of solids but i do love not being stopped by punctures, slow leaks, and forcible dismounts (loss of bead). they make them in 12x16.5 but those weigh 130 pounds each whereas these are 100 pounds each -- about what i can handle. for added benefit, they weigh a lot more than...

Well that was it. Worked fine for six months after it came back from the shop but the blocks on the steering plate were loose on three bolts so I guess they didn't torque them. Anyway the return/centering spring now works on both sides in both directions and now I have to learn how to calibrate...

Following your lead here I reread the shop manual and watched a few YouTubes and I see what you mean. If one bolt falls out of a centering block or if one pintle cam falls out this symptom would result. Next time I'll dig in before asking questions. TY TY.

will lift the cab once the atmospheric rivers stop. note though it is not merely sloppy -- there is no pushback at all from the forward position of the right handle. it still operates the right side hydraulic motor, but has to be pulled back to neutral/center by hand. TY!

Yes it creeps. In fact I need to manually center the right hand lever or else the engine can't start.

Right hand steering control now falls forward, no neutral centering return spring action. Still returns to center after being pulled backward. Left hand control is unaffected. It's been rainy so I've not opened it up to see how it all works. From the shop manual I see only one return spring for...

How would one test for that?

greetings. i am a small scale rancher in the unincorporated hills above redwood city (california -- san mateo county) and my wife's family has a small scale ranch north of jenner (california -- sonoma county coast). i've had a 743 since 1996 or so, and an 864 since late 2021. i don't know much...