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Has anyone tried using one of these booms from pallet forks/Titan on their 743? Is the machine heavy enough to lift trusses with this attachment or will it be too tippy? Thanks in advance

My bobcat 743 started leaking on one of the lift cylinders and this is what I see. It feels like hard plastic sticking out. Is this a blown seal or something else?

Hi everyone. I have an old bobcat 743 that I bought a few years back. The hydraulic fluid is low and needs to be added (due to a slow leak and changing out hydraulic fittings). I am unsure what type of fluid the previous owner used. Given that I don't know what's already in there, what would...

Is anyone know the size and thread pattern of the cap that goes on to the end of a drain hose on a bobcat 743? Mine is destroyed and I would like to get a replacement locally if possible.

Thanks again for the help. Flushed the coolant and replaced the water pump and pulley. Not too bad of a job. My gasket was baked on so scraping it off was the hardest part.

Thank you for all of the replies. Does the coolant need to be drained to replace the water pump ?

I need some help with my bobcat 743 with Kubota diesel. While working the machine pretty hard this last few days, a belt started squealing. This was coupled with loss of power. I pulled the belt shield and found that the gear I am pointing at with an arrow is not turning. The belt was going...

So I finally got around to installing my grapple. I lifted the cab and removed the long bolt on the right hand steering stick. I installed new flat face couplers. There is not much resistance when moving the right hand stick right or left. It does seem to detent when pushed far right. However...