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bobcat for 500 dollars.. Should I buy it or ??
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<blockquote data-quote="m610" data-source="post: 3718" data-attributes="member: 372"><p>Tazza, if you put that much into it you basically have a new machine! The 743 is a nice Bobcat, and if it's not rusted out should be relatively easy to make right. The machine we worked with had rust, mechanical problems and a tired engine. We salvaged a lot of stuff from tractor junk, and I have a machine shop at home as well as electric furnace so I could cast and machine some pretty nice stuff on the cheap. Didn't make one trip to the Bobcat dealer, and probably never want to. Burden's surplus center came in handy, as well as the airport scrap dumpster. I was looking at a 763 for sale for 8,000 recently and the guy told me his last repair for a directional valve was 2,000 dollars! If I can't fix something myself I won't own it. It would be cheaper to rent as necessary. So far my favorite machines are Bobcat M610 ( love it!) Bobcat 743 , I like the look of that Bobcat more than any other, Case 1845 ( used them when I had my first job) and whenever I get to chance to run a skid loader I am there. They are my #1 favorite type of all purpose machinery. After rebuilding your burned out Bobcat I bet you're an expert at that machine. It will probably never break down because you can sense when problems are starting. That's how it's been with my M-610</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m610, post: 3718, member: 372"] Tazza, if you put that much into it you basically have a new machine! The 743 is a nice Bobcat, and if it's not rusted out should be relatively easy to make right. The machine we worked with had rust, mechanical problems and a tired engine. We salvaged a lot of stuff from tractor junk, and I have a machine shop at home as well as electric furnace so I could cast and machine some pretty nice stuff on the cheap. Didn't make one trip to the Bobcat dealer, and probably never want to. Burden's surplus center came in handy, as well as the airport scrap dumpster. I was looking at a 763 for sale for 8,000 recently and the guy told me his last repair for a directional valve was 2,000 dollars! If I can't fix something myself I won't own it. It would be cheaper to rent as necessary. So far my favorite machines are Bobcat M610 ( love it!) Bobcat 743 , I like the look of that Bobcat more than any other, Case 1845 ( used them when I had my first job) and whenever I get to chance to run a skid loader I am there. They are my #1 favorite type of all purpose machinery. After rebuilding your burned out Bobcat I bet you're an expert at that machine. It will probably never break down because you can sense when problems are starting. That's how it's been with my M-610 [/QUOTE]
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