Recent content by phk_xb

Hi my 175 has a rocker switch on the left handle and a switch on the panel for the aux circuit. My question is how is this supposed to work? When I push the rocker switch on the handle to the right the hydraulic goes forward but does nothing when I push it to the left. The switch on the panel...

I am trying to get the float working on my thomas. I checked the pedal and it seems to not hit anything. I am wondering how to check to make sure the linkage is stroking the spool the entire length. The lift pedal will not lock in the float position.

Where did you get the seal kit, was it OEM? Evan.

I agree with you. When he said he as some holes in his gravel driveway he wants fixed I asked him when the gravel was coming. Hi driveway is more like a crusher dust then gravel, very small and packs hard. Around here there is only one paving company and they seem to always cut out the base and...

Hi I purchased a Thomas 175 in February to do some of my own yard work. Last week I spread around 15 loads of fill and the skid steer worked great. Today a neighbour seen me outside and asked if I would take a look at his driveway. He has a gravel driveway about 80 feet long with some holes that...

I would say it wasn't on too tight as it didn't take much of a tap with the hammer to get it off. Would not oiling the gasket cause something like that to happen? Evan. Here's a pic of the oil filter after I got it off. Oh and I did flush a bunch of oil through the filter assemble to make sure...

Today I changed the hydraulic oil and filter and ran into a weird problem. When I was trying to take the oil filter off it would spin then get stiff then spin.....At first I thought something was stripped, either the oil filter or the filter housing. So I took the housing off and ended up...

http://s573.photobucket.com/albums/ss171/phk_xb/Skid%20Steer/?action=view&current=IMG_0191.jpg Thats the lower qa to arm pin and the bolt that is welded to the arm looks to be in rough shape. The nut would not come off and I think I will end up breaking the stud off the arm. I will probably have...

I have beed doing some general maintenance to the Thomas and it has been going ok. I thought that it would be easier to find filters for it but everyone has to cross reference a bunch of suppliers to find anything and then its a few day wait for them. I greased the machine and all the pins took...

Any tips on how to fix the broken chain on the tire chains? So far I had to put a female quick coupler on the aux. hydraulics and a new beacon. I got a few things working like the temperature control for the cab heater and some of the seat adjustments. The left control lever seem to be a little...

Well today I bought a Thomas 175. Never had too much time to play around but I did move some snow back with it. I will get some pics up in a few days.

Thanks for the replay, Nova Scotia is where I am from. I called you a few months ago to talk about ss's but I still never pulled the trigger. Today I had a quick look (long story) at a JD 320 that United Rentals has for sale, I would need a better look to consider it tho. Tomorrow I am going to...

Hi, I am going to look at a Thomas 175 with around 2500 hrs. Is there anything specific to look for on these machines? This will be my first skidsteer, but I have operated them before. He is asking $12,000 CAN for it, I was doing some comparing and it seems to a little heavier then other brands...

Thanks for the input! There is also a 773 but if it runs like it looks i wont touch it. Is there specific things to look over when looking at a skidsteer? Also, how do you tip the cab up? When looking at the bobcat backhoe do the 709 fit the 7 series, 909 fit the 9 sereies and so on...