THanks reapermanIm not sure how your able to engage the hydarulics to start with. But I have an idea. I still think the blade may be spinning in the wrong direction. On the brush cutter, switch the male and female hose couplings around from what they are now. Then connect them to your machine and try the brush cutter. This will simply reverse the flow direction by supplying fluid to the opposite hose.
The way it should work if you had the correct handle. Press the aux button, then pull the right hand index trigger to engage the hydraulic flow to the cutter. If the blade is spinning in the incorrect direction, then the top paddle with the side to side arrows can reverse the flow direction.
When my brush cutter was made, the hose couplings were on the incorrect hoses. So when I pulled the trigger, it spun backwards. I used the paddle switch to simply reverse the blade to the proper direction. But I ended up just swapping the couplers to the opposite hoses, so I only need to hit the index trigger to engage the blade in the proper
Thanks reaperman but I already try that no luck. Yeah the brush cutter goes counter clockwise which to the left still no fully engage. Lol can't even cut a 1 to 1 1/2 tree.Im not sure how your able to engage the hydarulics to start with. But I have an idea. I still think the blade may be spinning in the wrong direction. On the brush cutter, switch the male and female hose couplings around from what they are now. Then connect them to your machine and try the brush cutter. This will simply reverse the flow direction by supplying fluid to the opposite hose.
The way it should work if you had the correct handle. Press the aux button, then pull the right hand index trigger to engage the hydraulic flow to the cutter. If the blade is spinning in the incorrect direction, then the top paddle with the side to side arrows can reverse the flow direction.
When my brush cutter was made, the hose couplings were on the incorrect hoses. So when I pulled the trigger, it spun backwards. I used the paddle switch to simply reverse the blade to the proper direction. But I ended up just swapping the couplers to the opposite hoses, so I only need to hit the index trigger to engage the blade in the proper direction.
Firstly find out, for sure, if your machine has hi-flo before going any farther! As I said before lift the cab & check for the aux. pump. Secondly, an 863G puts out about 18gpm @ standard flow & will run your brush cutter. Mine worked quite well but you have to remember.....more throttle= more flow.Thanks Koko for your advice, so your right hand control looks like the picture above. Last night I find out the Auxiliary fuse was empty thought that was the problem but no. Later today I'm going to check the right hand control and check the wire. It look like the picture about have the continuous flow button, I problem need that button for my brush cutter to get fully engaged is that true. ???
Question all, Bobcat 783,873, etc old style hand control
What is the different between Left hand control and right hand control
Thanks KoKo, I have no idea about the hi flow pump. I have a bobcat 873 advantage g series.Firstly find out, for sure, if your machine has hi-flo before going any farther! As I said before lift the cab & check for the aux. pump. Secondly, an 863G puts out about 18gpm @ standard flow & will run your brush cutter. Mine worked quite well but you have to remember.....more throttle= more flow.
Google 'bobcat historical specs" and from there you can go to a link where you put in your serial number & you will get a diagram & part number of absolutely everything that your machine is built of!Does anybody have a bobcat g series 873. I would like to have a picture of the right handle control harness (male and female wire color)
understood! whatever it takes to keep the work going! hope your new machine is treating you well.Gavinhumes123, I sold the bobcat because I could not get my brush cutter to work. Went and bought ASV RC 100.