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    Deere 50D - New Owner

    I scraped out most of the dirt, it was getting dark outside so I didn’t finish but it’s a start. I’m going to get a garden hose and some degreaser in there and get it cleaned up better so I can see what’s going on. Is it tough to change those hoses if that’s what it comes to?
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    Deere 50D - New Owner

    I took the plates off…holy cow there’s a lot of dirt packed in there. Going to get it all cleaned out. One side was just an oily dirt but the other side gushed out a bunch of what I’m assuming is hydraulic oil. I’m going to get both sides cleaned out as best I can then just run the machine a...
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    Deere 50D - New Owner

    Little update, I had placed a rag under each of them when I moved it back under the lean to just so I can see if it were actively leaking. One side did leak a little, the other was clean. I noticed though the oil looks very clean…likely hydraulic oil? I forgot to mention I did take the center...
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    Bought a used 303.5 - Scammed or just Stupid? Or both?

    You aren’t in NH are you…? Sounds like one I looked at a few months back.
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    Deere 50D - New Owner

    Got the oil changed, pretty uneventful…I did go with Amsoil 15-40 as it meets the specs the operator manual calls for. I was going to do the final drive oil but wanted to run something by here first. I noticed the back side of the final drives both had some drips of oil underneath them. Is...
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    Deere 50D - New Owner

    Little update - so the manual showed up but I ordered a Technical Manual rather than the Operator Manual. Tech manual is for much more in-depth advanced repairs, nothing about regular maintenance items. Got back on the eBay and found an Operator Manual so that showed up. I’ve got everything I...
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    Deere 50D - New Owner

    This is probably a dumb question but Im going to ask it anyway...the manual calls for John Deere Plus-50 ii engine oil which from a quick search is 15W-40 oil. Is there any issue with running an Amsoil 15W-40 oil instead? I assume its perfectly fine, I run Amsoil in everything I own and...
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    Deere 50D - New Owner

    Thanks for the replies. I ordered a service manual (actual paper copy instead of the digital) and I'm going to stop at the dealer today and start ordering the filters/fluids. I'm going to replace all the hydraulic fluid as mentioned above as per the 2000-hour service recommendation. I'll also...
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    Deere 50D - New Owner

    Ive posted here a few times in my search for a mini excavator, finally purchased one a few months back. I got it on my property right before the hard freeze/winter set in so other than moving a few small boulders and some logs it otherwise got tucked away under a lean-to and has been sitting...
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    50d vs e35i

    Thanks for the replies. I went ahead and purchased the 50D. It’ll be transported to my property next week, Wed or Thursday. Anyone know where I can find info on fluids, filters, maintenance etc? Or maybe just a service manual I can purchase? I’d like to go through and replace the filters, oil...
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    50d vs e35i

    I had previously posted about a 304 but turned out it was a gray market machine in not as good of shape as the seller made it out to be…so I moved on. Found a 2006 50D and a 2017 Bobcat e35i available that are both excellent candidates. Both are open ROPS with about 2000 hrs. Rubber tracks and...
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    Is this a 303 or 304?

    But the question still remains, is this a 303 or 304? Based on the photos posted above it definitely appears to be a 304 I’d say? He's asking $32k so it isn’t like it’s an absolute steal of a deal in my opinion…is it worth the potential headache of parts at that price? I do really like that...
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    Is this a 303 or 304?

    The decals in the cab were pretty worn/ripped etc but what I could see was all in Japanese characters…would it be normal to see that in a US machine? I thought it was odd but not having much experience with equipment is it normal to see that?
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    Is this a 303 or 304?

    I figured it must be based on the serial…either the owner is ignorant to it or he stuck a 304 sticker on and is misrepresenting it. Am I correct in assuming it’s about 8000 lbs?
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    Is this a 303 or 304?

    Also, any idea what year it might be? It has 1742 hrs on it as well.
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