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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crashz" data-source="post: 59768" data-attributes="member: 8132"><p>Hi All! New member here who recently bought a 753. Its really clean, good pins and bushings, two buckets, good paint, runs great, starts good, etc. 2556 hrs. I bought it for $9K, with the thought that it was a good deal. I decided to service it yesterday, as all the filters (Bobcat brand) were changed at 2403 hrs / September 2010. So I changed the oil and fuel filter. The hydraulic filter was changed at the same time in Sept. As I looked at it though, its apparent (my father's opinion too) that the engine has been recently changed with a new one (Kubota 2203), probably at the time of the last service. It runs and starts just like a new engine too. The machine is so clean though, that I did not really notice the difference in the engine vs the rest of the machine. I think I count that as a win. The bad part is I found some cracking in the boom at the boom crossmember/tilt cylinder mount. They are on both sides, top of crossmember, right where the steel radius attached to each main boom. I can't tell if this is just cracked paint or cracked steel, but I will investigate it further. Is this common? The rest of the machine is not beat up at all. This machine was bought to help me start a small, part time mowing/skidsteer service next year. Did I make a mistake. BTW - I practiced a little around our shop. Getting better, but I'm used to running a conventional wheel loader or tractor loader. The foot controls and hand controls are bought to get used to.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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