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Message: <blockquote data-quote="clr1001" data-source="post: 13941" data-attributes="member: 1570"><p>I spoke with the dealer today. He guessed his repair costs to my 853 at $1000 USD, and I'm thinking "NO WAY", but maybe that's HIS cost, not mine. The parts guy looked up the axle tube itself, and it's part of the body on my machine, and it is not a part they have listed, so I either have to find a junked machine to take the whole tube off of, or I have to rebuild the axle tube that's on there now. Does anybody know which IM Bobcat Mark works at? I found 4 listings for IM last nite on the web. I'm having the salesman from Springfield Bobcat come out and look at my machine before I do anything more. He's got a 553 in his rental fleet right now that I may do some trading for. I know it's about 1/2 the size of my 853, but I could definitely haul it, and it would be more maneuverable in tight spaces. I guess I don't really care either way, as it seems all the machines are about the same price, altho trading would be a lot less work for me right now. Oh, and the parts guy said there's about 13 gallons of oil running in the axles and chainbox, so if I lost a lot of the oil, I do need to replace the bearings and seals in all areas. We'll see, I guess. Thanks again for the info and responses. Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>