Recent content by zghorner

bump, anyone?

First off I really appreciate any advice...I Need to help my dad remove a boat engine soon (yea its true: Bust Out Another Thousand haha), so really need to get this problem solved. The machine is in good working order other than the tilt lowering with lifting and lowering the arms. This...

to give an update, I gauged it and got 40 psi at idle. Went to bobcat for a new switch and they wanted 80 bucks... so I left and started researching. The deutz 1011 has a minimum operating oil psi of 20# at idle...so your basic SBC switch that grounds out at 5-8 psi wouldn't come on until after...

you are right, I unplugged it and the light went out. I had to replace my temperature sensor when I first got the machine...hopefully that is all it is.

I noticed this light lit up on my skid steer today and I cannot find in the manual what it stands for. The machine is running as good as ever, all fluid levels are good with new filters. I thought maybe it was hydrostatic pressure and would go out once up to operating temp but it did not. Any...

thank you for clearing that up for me.

I know this is probably a noob question but I have a Bobcat 873 that i would like to get some forks for. It has the "quick hitch" but will just about any set of forks made for a bobcat (most of which are smaller than the 873), fit my machine? And i am talking about the full implement, i am not...

just wanted to conclude this issue for anyone searching in the future. I bought a seal kit from bobcat for $110 and put it in the drive motor and it works good as new. If I can do it anyone can, its really not that hard of a job. A shop quoted me $250 just to install the seal kit and that is...

ding ding ding we have a winner. swapped the drive motors and the problem is now on the opposite side. Thanks a bunch for the idea. I noticed when powerwashing both sides that the good side was much cleaner which leads me to believe the motor had been rebuild previously while the bad side was...

when you lift the cab their are 2 oil filters right in front. Good idea on the drive motors.

Did it again just now when moving a project truck from my house to my storage (maybe 1/4 mile). Seems once the machine got up to 180 degrees the left side gave out...does not work in reverse at all and forward does not work until the joystick is all the way forward and then it peels out at full...

Went to remove the bolt that I thought was missing the bushing and turns out it is in there. Seems to be a press fit because I cant get the bolt or bushing to budge a bit with the nut off. Their is slop on both sides and after messing with it for a while I looks to be by design probably to...

That makes sense to me, you are very good at describing how these machines work. I will call the local bobcat dealer I the morning to see if they stock that part. I will let you know how it goes after I get it installed.

yea I could see the square shaft decent enough. Just laid on my belly with my head up in there as far as I can. The bell crank wasn't rounded at all and felt and looked very tight while moving it. The other side of the bell crank that attaches to the joystick linkage is loose as a goose and...

one thing I should clarify, I am calling the left side as you sit in the machine to operate it. I looked it over and their doesn't appear to be any looseness or deformities in the bell crank. However, The right side has a rubber spacer on the bolt that connects the linkage to the bell...