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<blockquote data-quote="BobC" data-source="post: 2816" data-attributes="member: 400"><p>Hi, I just got a Bobcat 371 for home use. The machine has a Kohler gas engine (14-16hp?) with a label saying 1987. I'm planning to use this machine to help do some backyard cleaning, grading, winter snow removal and perhaps build a garage. I like to first do some maintenance on this machine. I'm looking into buying a service manual. In the mean time, any help to my questions will be greatly appreciated. The previous owner (a demoliton company) said the machine was not used much and it has been siting for a couple of years. So, the gasoline in there is not good and it would be a good idea to drain it. However, the gas tank is below the engine and probably will take some works to get to. Any suggestion? I ask him about the hydraulic fluid. He said just use ATF. I browsed around this forum a bit and it seems that I should use 10w/30 or 10w/40 motor oil if not Bobcat Hydraulic oil. There some oil wetness at one or two hydraulic cylinders and a few drops of oil on the floor. I guess there's some oil leak at the seals. Do you think it might be partly due to the thinner ATF oil? From what I read, the transmission (chain case?) and hydraulic system share the same sump and fluid. Anybody know about how much oil I need to do a change? Didn't find a dip stick! Do I fill it up to the bottom of the filler neck? Any other suggestion? Thanks, Bob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BobC, post: 2816, member: 400"] Hi, I just got a Bobcat 371 for home use. The machine has a Kohler gas engine (14-16hp?) with a label saying 1987. I'm planning to use this machine to help do some backyard cleaning, grading, winter snow removal and perhaps build a garage. I like to first do some maintenance on this machine. I'm looking into buying a service manual. In the mean time, any help to my questions will be greatly appreciated. The previous owner (a demoliton company) said the machine was not used much and it has been siting for a couple of years. So, the gasoline in there is not good and it would be a good idea to drain it. However, the gas tank is below the engine and probably will take some works to get to. Any suggestion? I ask him about the hydraulic fluid. He said just use ATF. I browsed around this forum a bit and it seems that I should use 10w/30 or 10w/40 motor oil if not Bobcat Hydraulic oil. There some oil wetness at one or two hydraulic cylinders and a few drops of oil on the floor. I guess there's some oil leak at the seals. Do you think it might be partly due to the thinner ATF oil? From what I read, the transmission (chain case?) and hydraulic system share the same sump and fluid. Anybody know about how much oil I need to do a change? Didn't find a dip stick! Do I fill it up to the bottom of the filler neck? Any other suggestion? Thanks, Bob [/QUOTE]
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