Recent content by reaperman

Did you check the starter relay? Swap that relay for another one, like the headlight relay that you know is working. It's an easy test, good luck.

Dont beat yourself up, everyone likes to save $$$. Plus buying on Amazon is super simple. It would be nice if the products we buy would actually do what they're supposed to instead of only lasting a short while.

Do you have a G series 753? The placement of the controller on my G is different, its on the left side about where your elbow would be.

These guys post on here occasionally. They rebuild controllers, panels, etc https://www.isoscell.com/

Dont overlook the fuel lines. A machine of that era could easily have the original lines still installed. Small cracks can form in bends of the lines allowing air in, thus loosing the prime. New lines are cheap and not to hard to replace. We had an ongoing issue with an excavator at work...

Are you getting fuel all the way to the fuel filter and beyond with the squeeze ball? Being you showed 1/4 tank at the time it quit running there may be a strong possibility the pickup tube may have broken off inside of the tank.

I'd take a maul and just give the lever a good smack, their pretty tough.

Your pin looks dry. Dump some motor oil (new or used) on the pin and let is soak a bit. It shouldn't be too difficult to remove. Keeping your pins oiled or greased up is a must for easier hooking and unhooking.

The manual for my 753G with a v2203 engine states: "The loader is factory filled with propylene glycol coolant (purple color). Do not mix propylene glycol with ethylene glycol". I realize this is a different engine, perhaps if you can find a owners manual it should provide an answer

I wrestled with that idea before I put it in. But naturally I gave myself too much credit for paying attention. Maybe when I break this one I will install the next one in the opposite direction. They're cheap enough

A little update: If anyone uses this hack, dont do what I did. That's forgetting to close the box lid before putting the lap bar down, the lap bar wins. I had to go to Harbor Freight to buy another box. Thankfully they were on sale for $3.99

Some people have used the auxillary connection on the front of the machine to flush the system. They start the machine and power the aux and use an open-ended hydro hose and pump the old fluid into a bucket. When the pump/oil starts to sputter, they quickly shut the machine down. I may be...

Nice video, thanks for taking the time!!

I found a quick and easy storage box for G series machines in case anyone is interested. I had a Harbor Freight 30mm ammo box laying around so I went to see if I could use it for a storage box in my bobcat. To my surprise, it fit perfectly. All I had to do was line up the box with a factory...