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Thank you in advance for your help. I have a 2006 Bobcat 430 mini excavator. It has 2700 hours on it. Last fall this machine seemed to have been run through hell and back. We park the machine this summer because it was not operational at all. Ill kinda go over a breif timeline of whats happening...

I have swapped the controls. Left the machine on the jobsite. for last 4-6 hours ran, it hasnt shown any symptoms. I have part numbers for the actuators. Is there a cheaper source than bobcat? Planning for the inevitable.. Thanks guys

also, is the bucket actuator the top or bottom? Im going to switch the plugs between the two when its not working to see if its the handles and harness.

I learned today that the machine is displaying ASC code. Id hate to get in there and replace the actuator and find out its a harness. Does this asc code point directly to a bad actuator?

My 02 863 just had the seals done for the spools. I went to unload it off the trailer and the bucket wouldn't move. after four or five seconds the sticks would lock and the bucket positioning indicator would turn off. It drives and lifts fine. I went ahead and pulled it off the trailer with...

I changed the link to public. Sorry about that. let me know what you guys think. honestly, at the price im offering I can justify spending 10k and still be okay on the deal. Thats including labor. Im not sure how long it was burning for, but id like to think much of the black smoke seen around...

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Hello Gentleman, I am looking at purchasing a 2007 T300 that caught fire from what looks like the battery compartment. I already own a 02 863 that i just rebuild the control valve on. Im a pretty handy guy and can read a manual quite well. I guess my question is... if I purchase this machine...