Hi I'm new here

[MrBoyle]

Acquired Bobcat two years ago and acustomer of mine Was using my machine and one of his men put something strange in the hydraulic tank Whatever he put in the tank caused it to foam up and really slow the the machine down.t hey tried d to fix it by flushing all the hoses out life happened and I got interrupted and two years went by and I lost track of where everything goes I need help any help any help would be greatly appreciated I can't remember for the life of me where the hoses go which hoses go to which ports and it's it's it's been driving me crazy for two years because I have this beautiful machine and I can't use it and it's it's frustrating and if anybody could offer me any free advice I'd take it i'll even offer to pay somebody to come help help me out with it I just need help and I don't know who else to turn to but a bunch of you advocates who probably know more about Bobcat than Bobcat I can't do it I can't figure out can anybody help. I did some research online and they suggested hydraulic manuals and all that and none of that is leading me anywhere helpful that's why I'm turning to you guys I think you guys might be my best option at helping me out here because I have this I have this beautiful machine I can't use and it's bugging the hell out of me any help would be great and appreciate it much love and hope to hear from you

 

[mrbb]

first off welcome to the site, and to get some help, you may want to list what exact MODEL and YR the machine is, in a NEW post in the BOBCAT section!
as this location is for introducing yourself on the site

something else you SHOULD also do, is buy yourself a SERVICE manual for your machine, this will have ALL info in it where things go, so you can return things back to working, or at least back to the correct order on hoses and such

NOT Knowing what was put in the hydraulic tank, is a concern, due to in correct fluids can damage things like pumps and seals, so, I would also be DRAINING the tank best I could and replacing filter as well, and then ONCE back up and running, be doing a second drain and filter change in a few hours, due to the fact there is NO way to fully drain the whole system, you will always have some fluid left in pumps, lines and so on,, so the idea is to FLUSH things a few times hoping to remove what ever BAD fluid was mixed/added to the tank, and now is in the system, the more times you drain, replace filter, the less contaminated the fluid will be from what ever again was added/mixed in it!

 

[MrBoyle]

Im usually more self conscious of posting things in the correct Threads s Apologize thank you for being understanding though. I would hate to continue to be off topic with this considering the thread that we're in but I'm trying to send you a direct message if I can sway this way i'm not clogging up this this thread with unnecessary advice

 

[Markle]

Welcome Mr Boyle.
Yes surely need your model bobcat and possibly s/n…not sure how much is torn apart..if not too much, possibly pictures posted here may help. We will stand by for more info.

 

[wings5j]

Welcome aboard. The only thing I have to add is that often the parts manual with its exploded views will be the best help in seeing what goes where. It should also have a clue as to the length of each hose.

Best wishes

 

[MrBoyle]

Sorry for the delay, you kno0w how life gets lol but attached are the pics i took of the info plates. iI'll try and get good pics of the machine soon though. I currently have it in a car shelter tent and well needless to say i got some shit around it i need to move to get to it better and a 600 pound lathe sitting in front of it.... lol you know how it can be when it comes to storage

 

[Markle]

There is a used 843 service manual on eBay today. The service manual has hydraulic routing and electrical schematics. I could not have brought my 743 to life without a service manual.