I have a 1986 bobcat 843. I was cleaning up snow (blizzard of 2013) and it was working great! Used it for about 4 hours without problem. My neighbor came by and asked if I could move a plow pile for him- I had done a bunch already so i drove it down to his place about 800 yards down the road- did the pile- no problem, then I was just dressed things up a bit...real light stuff compared to the plow piles.
Then it happened - As I lifted a small pile over head to dump , I tilted the bucket down and as I went to pull back and tilt it back up, the tilt didn't work and the reverse was real noisy. I shut it down immediately it sounded that bad. The bucket was still raised and tilted down. I checked the hydraulic oil and it wasn't even showing on the dip stick. Walked home- got a gallon of Hydraulic oil (not bobcat) and it took 3 quarts to get back within the lines on the dipstick.
Started fine and it does move but I have no movement in the tilt and lift cylinders! I was able to let the arms come down via gravity and tilted the bucket back using the the ground and reversing but I have no hydraulic power for lift or tilt- NONE. Even moving doesn't seem right! makes much more noise and it seems to pull to one side!
Did i just fry my hydraulics? BTW- fluid and all filters were changed less than 50 hours ago (with bobcat brand).
HELP- is there a bleed process or something I can try?
Thanks in Advance...feeling dejected.
Then it happened - As I lifted a small pile over head to dump , I tilted the bucket down and as I went to pull back and tilt it back up, the tilt didn't work and the reverse was real noisy. I shut it down immediately it sounded that bad. The bucket was still raised and tilted down. I checked the hydraulic oil and it wasn't even showing on the dip stick. Walked home- got a gallon of Hydraulic oil (not bobcat) and it took 3 quarts to get back within the lines on the dipstick.
Started fine and it does move but I have no movement in the tilt and lift cylinders! I was able to let the arms come down via gravity and tilted the bucket back using the the ground and reversing but I have no hydraulic power for lift or tilt- NONE. Even moving doesn't seem right! makes much more noise and it seems to pull to one side!
Did i just fry my hydraulics? BTW- fluid and all filters were changed less than 50 hours ago (with bobcat brand).
HELP- is there a bleed process or something I can try?
Thanks in Advance...feeling dejected.