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They are built by Stoltzfus Welding, which was previously 5 miles from my place in Pennsylvania. He moved his entire shop/operation to Missouri not that long ago - maybe two years now.

I recently picked up a 2011 Bobcat S250. When I shut the machine off and the cooling fan spins down, it sorta sounds like a noisy bearing winding down. I'm pretty sure the fan is run by a hydraulic motor. Is this a normal sound or something I need to be concerned with?

There are times when I start my S185 and the red exclamation point warning light stays lit, other times it does not. Is there any way to determine what causes it to stay lit when it does?

I did see a plug on it. Does it use gear oil?

Thanks for the replies! It does look like I have a belt drive fan. I had someone shut down the machine while I watched the belt drive and tensioner. It looked like the fan drive gearbox pulley was the source of the noise, so I pulled the belt off. There is some very minor play/movement in the...

New to me Bobcat S185. Everytime I shut it down, the engine stops and it is immediately followed by a clunk clunk. Very consistent. Everything seems to work perfectly normal otherwise. Anyone else heard this or know if it is cause for concern?