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[jerry]

There is a 763 for sale here with triangular headlights, 350 hours supposedly, 2002 year. What if any are the bad points of this machine. They are asking 12,900. Is there a lot of computerized stuff on it or is it pretty straight forward to work on? I have only seen pictures so far. Thanks in advance for any opinions and information

 

[Tazza]

That will be a G series, so computers i'm afraid! I don't know how hard they are to work on or complicated to fault find if you have issues either but i'm sure Shane has experience with these machines.
The 763 i have is an F series, BICS only so no real computer and pretty easy to work on.

 

[thetool]

Yeah thanks Tazza.
Jerry, this is one of my favorite Bobcats, because when you open it up everything is relatively easy to get to.
All G-series machines have at least one controller. If it has the hand or selectable hand/foot controls, it's going to have another complex system. For simplicity and DIYers, you can't beat the straight-linkage foot pedal controls. But the hand controls are very nice when they work right.
I hardly ever see a machine unless it's got a problem. I'm sure for every one I see that is broken, there are many out there that never skipped a beat.
Aside from the normal checking of stuff that is common to all machines, if it has hand controls I would like it best if it had a yellow float button on the left handle. This was not built into the earliest machines, and it was an expensive upgrade. More on that later if it does indeed have hand controls. Get back and I can tell you some more things to look for.
I look on the classifieds here in my area, I don't think that machine at that price would last long on the for sale list.

 

[thetool]

Yeah thanks Tazza.
Jerry, this is one of my favorite Bobcats, because when you open it up everything is relatively easy to get to.
All G-series machines have at least one controller. If it has the hand or selectable hand/foot controls, it's going to have another complex system. For simplicity and DIYers, you can't beat the straight-linkage foot pedal controls. But the hand controls are very nice when they work right.
I hardly ever see a machine unless it's got a problem. I'm sure for every one I see that is broken, there are many out there that never skipped a beat.
Aside from the normal checking of stuff that is common to all machines, if it has hand controls I would like it best if it had a yellow float button on the left handle. This was not built into the earliest machines, and it was an expensive upgrade. More on that later if it does indeed have hand controls. Get back and I can tell you some more things to look for.
I look on the classifieds here in my area, I don't think that machine at that price would last long on the for sale list.

One more thing about the hours, 350 is low and I sense your skepticism as is correct. Especially at that price. You will be able to tell if that is accurate upon closer inspection of the machine, just make sure you raise and lock the boom, and lift the cab and have a good look around.
A machine that needed a new controller can be re-set to zero hours, but supposedly this can only be done by the dealer, and it is the dealer's duty to input the correct hours to a new controller upon installation.
Take a good look at the harness and stuff under the cab, the steering panel bolts and get a feel if there's been a lot of fiddling around under there. Not saying it's a problem machine, but that kind of info can help give you a feel for the possibilities.

 

[jerry]

One more thing about the hours, 350 is low and I sense your skepticism as is correct. Especially at that price. You will be able to tell if that is accurate upon closer inspection of the machine, just make sure you raise and lock the boom, and lift the cab and have a good look around.
A machine that needed a new controller can be re-set to zero hours, but supposedly this can only be done by the dealer, and it is the dealer's duty to input the correct hours to a new controller upon installation.
Take a good look at the harness and stuff under the cab, the steering panel bolts and get a feel if there's been a lot of fiddling around under there. Not saying it's a problem machine, but that kind of info can help give you a feel for the possibilities.

Thanks guys, I may go look at it this weekend. I found a tractor on the net the same guy has for sale and in the background I see a backhoe, dump truck and the Bobcat plus other machinery. I'll take a look as you said Shane and should be able to get a feel for how true the hours are. It could be he just overextended himself and has to get rid of something. In 6 years I think I would have put on more hours than that just plowing our driveway.

 

[Fishfiles]

Thanks guys, I may go look at it this weekend. I found a tractor on the net the same guy has for sale and in the background I see a backhoe, dump truck and the Bobcat plus other machinery. I'll take a look as you said Shane and should be able to get a feel for how true the hours are. It could be he just overextended himself and has to get rid of something. In 6 years I think I would have put on more hours than that just plowing our driveway.

Jerry , I see quite a few machines that have only a couple of hundred hours on them and quite a few years , some guys buy them and do one job with and let it sit , I seen a New Holland this week that had 85 hours and 4 years old --------the 763 is my favorite wheeled Bobcat machine