Recent content by Tambo303

Hi, I saw an old bobcat next to a house that looked like it had been sitting there for a couple years. I knocked on the door and they said that I could have it for $400. I don’t have any pictures to put up but didn’t look like it had any rust beside some light surface rust in a couple areas and...

The fluid levels seem to be fine with the dipstick in the back but then there is a black plastic tank under the cab that was low and I filled it up and that seemed to help quite a bit but did not completely solve the problem. If there was a section leak where is the first place to start looking...

Hi everyone, I have a 453 skid loader that I recently purchased. When you start the machine up and try and move it takes a second or two to start working but then has plenty of drive power however the lift Cylinders and tilt cylinder operate up and down slowly and jerk as you’re lifting the arms...

I checked the aux and it’s unfortunately not the problem. It seemed to work a little better in the warmer weather today.

I have a 453 that I just picked up about a month ago. I live in Colorado and it came from Florida so it was in a very wet humid area. The machine is in pretty good shape structurally and all the fluids in the back of the machine and filters looked like they had been changed recently but the...

Thanks for the info everyone! I am located in Loveland, CO but I drive all over the state on a regular basis to pick up equipment haha

Hi, I just purchased a bobcat 453. I drove down from Colorado to Miami to pick it up so it is from a wet salty climate. The company I bought it from had just put a fresh coat of paint on it and done some light maintenance. The hydraulic fluid in the back of the machine(The dipstick under the...