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<blockquote data-quote="Hondaman900" data-source="post: 4270" data-attributes="member: 568"><p>Thanks skidsteer. You may have hit upon it. I had a nasty backflip, but not all the way over, while working on a slope the day the leak showed up. I let the power off just in time to stop flipping over all the way, but the Bobcat bounced a few times before settling down. Scared the crap outa me. Probably likely I sloshed the oil in the bulkhead tank around enough to leak out here. I'll check for that. Good call.</p><p>I just got the Bobcat (non-running) recently, and am fixing it up. Along with the tool order in with the dealer is a new hydraulic filter, a gauge to replace the broken vacuum gauge you see in the pic, a dipstick for the VF4 and some zerk fittings. I'm going to replace all the oil when I change the filter. From the looks of the stuff in there at the moment, I'm guessing it hasn't been changed in ages. Also have a replacement wiring harness to fix the prev. owner's botched job that I had to patch up to get her running again.</p><p>I have posted here recently, to the thread about what oil to use, the question as to whether I have to use aft or if I can use hydraulic oil. My local Bobcat dealer's 600-series specialist is in tomorrow and they'll let me know if I can use hydraulic fluid. I have a source for free hydraulic fluid, and at 20 gals, it's an expensive prospect to buy atf or Dextron.</p><p>I'm hoping new oil and a clutch adjustment will smooth things out.</p><p>Thanks for the help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hondaman900, post: 4270, member: 568"] Thanks skidsteer. You may have hit upon it. I had a nasty backflip, but not all the way over, while working on a slope the day the leak showed up. I let the power off just in time to stop flipping over all the way, but the Bobcat bounced a few times before settling down. Scared the crap outa me. Probably likely I sloshed the oil in the bulkhead tank around enough to leak out here. I'll check for that. Good call. I just got the Bobcat (non-running) recently, and am fixing it up. Along with the tool order in with the dealer is a new hydraulic filter, a gauge to replace the broken vacuum gauge you see in the pic, a dipstick for the VF4 and some zerk fittings. I'm going to replace all the oil when I change the filter. From the looks of the stuff in there at the moment, I'm guessing it hasn't been changed in ages. Also have a replacement wiring harness to fix the prev. owner's botched job that I had to patch up to get her running again. I have posted here recently, to the thread about what oil to use, the question as to whether I have to use aft or if I can use hydraulic oil. My local Bobcat dealer's 600-series specialist is in tomorrow and they'll let me know if I can use hydraulic fluid. I have a source for free hydraulic fluid, and at 20 gals, it's an expensive prospect to buy atf or Dextron. I'm hoping new oil and a clutch adjustment will smooth things out. Thanks for the help. [/QUOTE]
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