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<blockquote data-quote="bobcat440d" data-source="post: 3077" data-attributes="member: 468"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Ok, lets see if that worked, here's my post again..........</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Thanks for the replies. First of all, why was my post one big paragraph? I didn't type it that way. I hope this one isn't either. Do I have to use HTML for new paragraphs?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I put 35 psi in all of the tires when I was going over it, so I know that's ok. When I said herky-jerky, I should have said bounces up and down so bad it'll shake a filling loose! I understand what you guys are saying about taking it easy and driving around with different loads, but it's more than that. I may be new to these, but this is over the top. I can control the loader and drive it smooth, but at times it will start suddenly start bouncing up and down like a cheap wh....well, it just bounces a lot...and this is while going over my smooth, flat lawn. I can get it under control by returning the levers to neutral and start going again, I just think this is above normal. I'll try moving the larger tires to the same side and see what happens. I'm still wondering what the difference between a 5.70 and a 23x8.5 is. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">As I said before, I changed the engine oil (and wrote the date on it). I changed the hydraulic filter today (the old filter had a 7/05 date hand written on it). The loader doesn't have an hour meter on it, should it have come with one? After spending a lot of time cleaning this machine last weekend, I was more than a little upset when hydraulic oil poured out of the old filter as I was unscrewing it! I assumed the oil flowed out of it when it wasn't running. The service manual I got with the machine doesn't have instructions on filter changing. Is the 7/16" or 1/2" bolt in the center of the block the filter screws onto a drain plug? Too late now, but I'd like to know so the next time I replace the filter I'm not cleaning up more spilled oil. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Do I now need to bleed the hydraulic system? If so, how do I do that (again, the service manual doesn't cover that). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">My next questions are going to be on buckets and attachments, but I'll save that for another post. Thanks again guys! </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobcat440d, post: 3077, member: 468"] [SIZE=4]Ok, lets see if that worked, here's my post again..........[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Thanks for the replies. First of all, why was my post one big paragraph? I didn't type it that way. I hope this one isn't either. Do I have to use HTML for new paragraphs? I put 35 psi in all of the tires when I was going over it, so I know that's ok. When I said herky-jerky, I should have said bounces up and down so bad it'll shake a filling loose! I understand what you guys are saying about taking it easy and driving around with different loads, but it's more than that. I may be new to these, but this is over the top. I can control the loader and drive it smooth, but at times it will start suddenly start bouncing up and down like a cheap wh....well, it just bounces a lot...and this is while going over my smooth, flat lawn. I can get it under control by returning the levers to neutral and start going again, I just think this is above normal. I'll try moving the larger tires to the same side and see what happens. I'm still wondering what the difference between a 5.70 and a 23x8.5 is. As I said before, I changed the engine oil (and wrote the date on it). I changed the hydraulic filter today (the old filter had a 7/05 date hand written on it). The loader doesn't have an hour meter on it, should it have come with one? After spending a lot of time cleaning this machine last weekend, I was more than a little upset when hydraulic oil poured out of the old filter as I was unscrewing it! I assumed the oil flowed out of it when it wasn't running. The service manual I got with the machine doesn't have instructions on filter changing. Is the 7/16" or 1/2" bolt in the center of the block the filter screws onto a drain plug? Too late now, but I'd like to know so the next time I replace the filter I'm not cleaning up more spilled oil. Do I now need to bleed the hydraulic system? If so, how do I do that (again, the service manual doesn't cover that). My next questions are going to be on buckets and attachments, but I'll save that for another post. Thanks again guys! [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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