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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 16182" data-attributes="member: 82">I don't know about the oil reserve, but if thats the case you will need to ensure its all sealed as chain cases are prone to getting water in them when it rains or you wash it down.My 731 which was a late 70's machine didn't have a flip up cab either, you had to remove 4 bolts and lift a rather heavy ROPS off!!! The 74x series had tip up cabs that are a great asset. For the price you are looking at you should be able to pick up a 743 that will be in the 80's vintage. There are THOUSANDS of them around, the best machine bobcat ever made. Anyone can work on them, no electronics, all mechanical. The only down fall is the engines, Kubotas are an excellent engine and with proper care will last but if you burst a coolant hose or over heat the engine you will crack the head. The crack can allow coolant into the cylinder, you go to start it, hydraulic lock and BAM you just punched a hole through the block when the con rod broke in half.If you can get that machine cheap, as in only a few thousand its worth it but i honestly wouldn't pay 5k for a machine that old.</blockquote>