Recent content by user4579

6brnorma Thanks for the response! As an old drag racer I can tell you from personal experience the RIGHT Additive Does help. My machine gets used once every week or two but only for a short time. Never for hours. It has 3 maybe 4 psi with the Correct filter so I guess I'll just use it and be happy!

Yeah, the wrong oil filter or just a cheap one can shorten the life of an engine. You just don't know it was because of the filter because it may take a year or so before failure. So if I get this right, increasing the back pressure near the oil filter will send more oil to the nozzles. But...

Thanks a Ton for your Response!! Well that is a Crazy oiling system. I would have never guessed an engine that is 30 hp. would have such a poor system for oil. Common Sense would have the oil going through the filter before going to the nozzles. But,,, it seem to have worked ok for years, but I...

Good Day all! I installed an oil pressure gauge on my Bobcat 610. Mounting the gauge was easy, and I installed the sender in the same place that the switch for the shut off was. But as you probably figured out, all that does is show me the back pressure of the oil filter. So my question is where...

Well Thanks Again! If it lasts that long, I'm probably good for the rest of my life! As long as I did everything right. I will just have to keep the bushings lubed.

Well it took me about 2 hours just to get the half of the rear sheave put back onto that darn thing!! To be honest, once I got the right combination of bars and sockets It only took about 10 minutes once I got the front pulleys spread. If I ever have to do this again I might try that hoist...

Thanks 6brnorma! I'll give that a try right after lunch.

Good Day To ALL! Well today I replaced the belt on this little bobcat I bought. The new belt is about the same size lengthwise, maybe a tad shorter. but it is about a quarter inch wider. My problem is I disassembled the sheave on the engine as the book says. Then split the jackshafts like the...

OK, Thanks and please keep me updated. I'm not worried about anything but the clutch plates. Todays tractor fluids are at least 10 times better than the best oils from years ago.

Well Hello! Yes I'm back with another question. Sometime in the near future I need to replace the oil in the chain drives on a M-600 I just bought. I know from past experience that the "tractor trans/fluid" is pretty good stuff. Much better for the bearings and chains than ATF or engine weight...

Thanks For Your Help!! It does seem to run really well but I don't have the muffler on it yet or a decent air filter system, has a few oil leaks that I have to get to yet. 30 HP I guess would do the machine OK, but my Harley has almost twice that much. I have fixed a bunch of things on this...

Well the Good news is that the engine really is the VH4D!! Now I can be sure when ordering parts for that too. Is that a better engine? Newer? Or just a replacement for the older one?

Well here again I found part of the engine tag at the back of the book that came with the machine, not on the engine. But I know now from the serial # that it is the wrong book, it's for a 610 not a 600 like I have. Is there a way to find out which engine this is for sure? I just spent about 15...

Thanks! This being my first skid steer I think I am going to learn a lot of different things. Thanks Again for your help!

I have just bought a mess. With help from on here I found out it is an M-600 with a Wisconsin VH4D engine. Right now he has a galvanized 2-1/2" pipe adaptor screwed into the exhaust manifold and a loud straight pipe going straight up. If I ever get it all back to somewhat like a machine should...