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The manual gives great detail. Pay attention to clearances and replace all the valves. You do not want to go through all this again in a few weeks. Replace every o ring as well. I have a 743b about the same age as your I did the spool on. I have a spool manual. Too big to post so if you send me your email I will sent it to you. [email protected]
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Tango-Charlie
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Does your spool manual cover 742's and 743's? If so I would like to have a copy. Thanks
This is a 35 meg fille, I was able to compress it. I have a scanned in copy of the bobcat manual also but it is 65 meg and would need to put it up on a FTP site and may at some time. This manual that I put up should be able to be used on any spool the theory is the same just more or less spools valves. I was given this file as well years ago.
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Thank you for this. Has anyone located a manual that covers earlier SN 743s with the Gresen valve unit? The load check locations are different. Thank you
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Thank you so much. It's appreciated. It's clear and concise.
Hello. I purchased my first bobcat a few years ago in an auction and use for my snow removal business. It is a bobcat 743. Unknown year my guess is 80s -90s. But what I noticed is there are no auxiliary hydraulics on the machine so I cannot use attachments. It has just an empty bracket where the auxiliary connections mount on the front of machine. Was wondering if there is anyway I add them on or what. Any help would be great
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I thought I didn't have aux hyd on my 743 but turns out I did . A bolt was locking it from moving L & R. if my knee accidently pushed it. Lift seat ( cab) to see if at bottom of R. hydro lever has a bolt in aux valve.
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Assuming no one ever used the aux hyd, have you had any issues starting to use it after all that time?
Did yours have connections on the front of your machine for aux hyd? Mine just has a bracket where the connections fit into but they're not there neither are the hyd lines that are needed for aux hyd
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I believe all 743's originally came with auxiliary hydraulics.
I think that maybe over the years if someone did not need the auxiliary and it started leaking or the tubes got hung up and bent, they would just plug them off and remove them.
Go to the parts catalog:
Bobcat Parts Catalog - Find Diagrams for Your Equipment - Bobcat Company
Locate all parts and component information about your Bobcat equipment with detailed visual diagrams and illustrations with parts numbers and add to your list.
Enter your serial number and search "auxiliary". You should find the parts and get a general idea of where everything should be.
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Yes mine does have the connections.
I believe all 743's originally came with auxiliary hydraulics.
I think that maybe over the years if someone did not need the auxiliary and it started leaking or the tubes got hung up and bent, they would just plug them off and remove them.
Go to the parts catalog:
Bobcat Parts Catalog - Find Diagrams for Your Equipment - Bobcat Company
Locate all parts and component information about your Bobcat equipment with detailed visual diagrams and illustrations with parts numbers and add to your list.www.bobcatpartsonline.com
Enter your serial number and search "auxiliary". You should find the parts and get a general idea of where everything should be.
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Here is a link to the parts catalog:
Bobcat Parts Catalog - Find Diagrams for Your Equipment - Bobcat Company
Locate all parts and component information about your Bobcat equipment with detailed visual diagrams and illustrations with parts numbers and add to your list.
You should be able to find the auxiliary components and where the spool is on the control valve.
I do see that at some point they were listed as an option so your machine may not be set up for them.
you can confirm by lifting the cab and look if there is a linkage from the lever to the valve, on my 743 both of them also had a 4th spool for rear hookups, the left lever had a lock bolt to prevent movement and a cable running to the valve, I believe the spool valves were all the same
Here is a link to the parts catalog:
Bobcat Parts Catalog - Find Diagrams for Your Equipment - Bobcat Company
Locate all parts and component information about your Bobcat equipment with detailed visual diagrams and illustrations with parts numbers and add to your list.partscatalog.bobcat.com
You should be able to find the auxiliary components and where the spool is on the control valve.
I do see that at some point they were listed as an option so your machine may not be set up for them
