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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m610" data-source="post: 4181" data-attributes="member: 372"><p>OK I went back there after work to look at the Bobcat. I had recommended that they swap front and rear tires and measure the circumference of each. The front tires are a bit larger as the rear tires wear faster. So I asked them to put the larger tires on the left side and the smaller on the right. Of course it tends to turn to the right now. Strangely it still leaves black marks, but more distinct on the left now. I put tape on the wheels in the up position on both sides, then got in the Bobcat and went straight. The wheels are not turning at the same rate as the rear wheel seems to turn faster than the front. It's the rear tires leaving the marks, but there's more odd behavior to note. The kid who runs the Bobcat failed to mention that it has strange steering behavior. At low speed it works fine, but at higher speeds there's a pulsation in the reverse position on each side. if you steer left or right it has a delay before turning, from a standstill it delays then kicks in suddenly, jerking the machine to one side. When going backwards on both sides it does it so hard the machine falls forward on it's bucket. I checked the fluid level and it's normal but after running the machine it seems a bit more aerated than normal. There's a lot of oil and grease in the engine area, not sure if it's just poor maintenance or a leak but it's ugly. I lifted up the front of the machine with the bucket and rotated the wheels, there's about an inch of play, nothing too excessive I think. Did the same wih the rear wheels by sticking the bucket under a forklift and the rear wheels have the same free play. Axles don't seem to have a wobble like if the bearings are bad. The company wants to purchase a new machine, they were thinking of one of those new fancy all wheel steer loaders. I want to buy the old one, and the trick is to see what this thing is worth. The hour meter is rusted out with 3,2XX on it. The engine seems to be worn out as it has difficulty starting. There's rust all over the machine, but it is a 1994 model. It was bought used from the Bobcat dealer in 1996. According to what I heard the problems may have been related to when the machine was driven into the mud by the lake and it sunk in. That was a few years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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