Hey everyone new to this site, was searching for information and came across alot of great threads here. I recently purchased a thomas 173hl and tore into taking all floor pans etc off and cleaning with a high heat pressure washer, unfortunately I have come across alot of issues with this. I have printed out a parts manual however still cannot find what year it is. The model number is A402173hl serial number lk000480 First being that the lower pins that go intot the bucket on the quick attach are very sloppy so the bucket really shifts when you tilt the bucket forward. Also while looking at that i realized that the two hydraulic rams going to the quick attach are bent :S which i have no idea what to do and the pins where they attach to the quick attach are wrong and do not even reach all the way through maybe how the rams got bent? Second issue would be diesel leak from the top of the injector on the motor around the flare nut attaches onto two of them Third would be the auxillary hydraulics even though something happened to the quick connects to the lines were capped off I found an electronic actuator on the hydraulic box with wires that come the left had control, they have been cut and the rocker switch does not move where your left thumb sits, any idea if someone makes a new hand grip with the rocker switch? and how to find out the wiring configuration for the actuator? Fourth thing, it calls for 10w30 in the chain drives and for the hydraulic fluid, can I use a regular hydraulic fluid like an aw32 or aw46 instead? Any help would be very much appreciated. No dealing in BC and have not found anyone that knows about thomas.
