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Hey Tazza, My 743 has the backhoe attachments, would measurements or pictures help? My hoe is a really old Davis Manufacturing hoe, not Bobcat. I didn't realize how much power it really has....I bent the bucket pulling a treestump. The aux hyd connectors are pretty close to the coupler arms...

The back one was accessible. I got plugs from a local Kubota dealerfor about $55 for four. They are ngk brand. I finally got around to changing them. I had to take the back injector line off. I couldn't get the second from back line off. I took all the intake manifold bolts out and could...

I was hoping to get one out and see if there are numbers on it or if it's standard, and could be bought at an autoparts store. I would rather hold off tearing things apart until I have the replacements. Anyone know if they are standard or if they can be had at an autoparts? I haven't had a...

Those darn plugs are so close to the intake manifold that I can't get a socket on. A 12mm open end is just sloppy enough that it slips over the corners of the “head” area. 11mm and 7/16 were too small, and 1/2” was way too big. I'm not sure what to do. Any ideas? I'm not too keen on...

My 743 runs like a top but starts like a pig. I'm wondering if the glow plugs are fragile and if they just screw out like a sparkplug? You can't see them very well. The one closest to the door looks impossible to get out. The service manual just says to check them with an ohm meter. Input...

Crap, I wrote a reply and it didn't show up. Those two lines wound up under the aux spool cap. I don't remember where they were to begin. I only used her for a few minutes, because of rain. I would appreciate any pictures you can come up with. I haven't looked in the service manual yet. It...

I got it all back together. Some idiot forgot to tighten one end of a hose , but I could reach it without disassembling anything, just a little mess. It still settles minorly, but you don't notice it. I left it up about a foot and shut it off just to check. It dropped about 10 inches in two...

Were your seals the same? Black and symmetrical?

I figured out the picture thing, I think. The first one is one side of the rings and the second is the reverse side of all three. Side 1: Side 2: The parts manual says to refer to a “serviceletter 31AUG 92”. The old seals weren't leaking. Anyone know what the serviceletter says? Can the...

I don't have a host to post pics, I could email a couple. The seals from the ends of the spools were black and had indentations on both sides, and inner and outer. The indents seemed the same on both sides. The orange seals in the package that I didn't use have indentations (what I called...

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I am also new to skid steers and this forum, and they have answered every question I had. I also am in the middle of a repair that would have been extremely costly at the dealer. With the answers and confidence I got from the support on here, and the service and parts manuals, I am saving a...

I meant to point out that I got the valve out with the engine and pump in the machine. It wasn't easy and I'm not positive I'll be able to get the valve back in that way.....I should be able to, but some of the fittings on the side of the valve were pinched inbetween the tubelines and the valve...