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Dryer sheets have worked well for me.

Thanks. I'll check it out. I know once I removed the bulk of the hydraulic oil with an extractor, there was a lot of gunk in the area that I swabbed out with rags. It was a cold March when it happened and although the hydraulic fluid in the area would flow, it was pretty stiff. I suspect...

Thanks. I'll have a look. Normally the bobcat is stored such that getting under is virtually impossible. Easiest to probably drive it up on something.

Some while ago I blew the two main hoses that feed the hydraulics inside my bobcat 753. Of course it was in a field where I was working, in March (and cold). I managed to get the hoses replaced, but when they blew they dumped most of the hydraulic oil in the area between the actual chain case...

You did not say how old your bobcat was, nor the general condition. My first bobcat was an older 773, and had some loose dirt in the foot area. Second time I used the parking brake, same thing as you describe. The big this is - do you hear the "CLICK" when you take off the parking brake (same...

I would not recommend using engine oil for the hydraulics. You should be able to get inexpensive hydraulic oil (46 AWT) relatively easily. The problem as I see it is that engine oil is designed for max about 50psi applications (engines) and usually contains detergents and other additives...

You don't say where you are from, but I'm on the west coast of Canada, and just did what you are wanting to do. My first skid-steer was a 1994 Bobcat 773C (8500 hrs), purchased used for $8K CDN in January of this year. It was worth more, but they thought it had a bad frame crack and sold it "as...

The backhoe manual (for my 709) says to connect the hydraulic quick-connect couplers together after removing the unit from the bobcat. The manual for the landscape rake (LR50) has nothing to say about the quick connects after disconnecting the unit. SO - other than the obvious "keeping dirt off...

Aargh!!!! As it turns out, I did manage to get the couplers on backward. Honest mistake, I guess. The one line went directly from the coupler to the left side of the 709 control box, so I connected it to the outlet from the bobcat. Turns out the hose that went "down" actually went to the bobtach...

Replying to my own original post... On the newer model 709, both main hydraulic hoses go into the control box, so there's no quick way of telling what's going on. BUT - on the older 709's, one hose goes into the control box, the other connects to a fitting at the bottom of the backhoe. On the...

I have obtained a 709 (backhoe) recently, but the hoses do not have quick-connects on them. Rather, there are those red plastic blanking plugs where the quick-connects should be. I can purchase quick-connect couplers from the local dealer no problem, but which one goes to which hose? There is a...

When you perform a repair on something like the ram cylinder, what do you use to cap the hydraulic lines to prevent losing too much fluid? Thanks, -R

Thanks. Location - Vancouver Island. Cheers, -S

I just bought a used 773, and have a couple of questions. The dealer tells me this is a model "C", but checking the serial number on the internet indicates it may be an "F". The S/N is 5096-37542, so is this a "C" or "F" model? It does have a status panel on the back of the cab, just to the...