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    742 is running fine...

    Thanks for all the input. I hooked up my battery charger/tester to it and it was reading fully charged on the battery. But then I plugged it in and switched it on, set it to 200A start and it fired right up. So the cold temps killed my amps in the battery even though it showed it was fully...
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    742 won"t start...

    Well thanks for replying, it ran fine the day I left it at the shop. I had broken a garage door spring so I left it outside, the only moisture it encountered was the half inch of snow that fell that night. But the thing is it when I turn the key it just clicks like the battery is weak but it is...
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    742 won"t start...

    I left it out in the cold a few days ago, I was storing it in the gagrage but the other day decided to leave it outside overnight. Now it will not start. Any help, maybe something simple? It has been only in the middle teens for high temps here in Chicago. I have a feeling no one will reply...
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    What year is my 743?

    Dude, I had the same question, I had just bought a 742 the other day. I sent the serial number in an email to Bobcat asking to tell me year of manufacture and about 5 min. later I got the answer, mine is an 1989. I payed 75 hundred for it, it is clean and came with four brand new 10X16.5's and a...
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    the 742 is an "89"

    answered my own question.
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    first bobcat lp gas 742...

    Just bought my first skid steer, I have been wanting one since I had to borrow my brother-in-law's 940 Mustang a couple of times. It is a an lp gas powered 742 it is mid-90's. Couple questions, it came with foam filled tires and I got an extra 4 flotation tires with it. CAn you "recap" or...
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