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    bobcat 331 vs kubota kx71-3

    can you actually put the thumb on an extendahoe...?
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    2004 Bobcat 331 keypad

    I talked to Bobcat dealer yesterday, and werent any help...didnt tell me to check this or that...just $1400 for the new console, and $500+ to come out and replace/reprogram... i replaced the battery, even though it turned over fast when i jumped the solenoid...it was a walmart battery(group...
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    2004 Bobcat 331 keypad

    I dont think mine has a test mode...i saw a picture of a screen that did, and its not like mine...
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    2004 Bobcat 331 keypad

    started ok a couple times this morning...after cleaning silt out of the edges of a pond at neighbors farm, i shut it down to talk to him... went to start it, and wouldnt do anything when i press the start button on the keyless pad... tried code and the master code...everything beeps and is...
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    USDOT Regulations

    They had his information AND phone # within a few hours...
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    USDOT Regulations

    a friend of mine has an F-550, that hauls a little firewood, so he figured he better get a DOT#...wasn't long after he gets a call from a "FMCA Officer" wanting to go over his DOT application with him...My friend agreed, since there were some questions that he wasn't sure if he answered...
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    2004 Bobcat 331D Coolant change...

    I drained the coolant...petcock on radiator...valve below injector pump...and took off heater hoses, and pulled them down below engine...got out 10 qts. put in distilled water a couple times, ran till warmed up, let cool down, and drained...still about 10 qts. manual sez capacity is 4 gal = 16...
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    Road & Work Lights on 580K

    I want to replace the 3.5 x 6" lights on my 580K...I've lost some of the lenses... anybody replace with LED's...? and have they held up...?
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    Aftermarket Seal Kits...

    I looked up prices, and the aftermarket mentioned were only slightly cheaper...probly with shipping about the same as Case...
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    Loader Pins

    IMO, from experience, Bosch blades cut better...
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    Aftermarket Seal Kits...

    curious as to how good aftermarket seal kits are compared to OEM...from those that have had experience with both... I bought a boom seal kit from Case last year @ $140 and did it myself...I saw aftermarket online for 1/2 of that price, but I needed it right away, and didn't want to take the...
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    1987 580K Boom Cylinder Seals(early serial #)

    I left the old buffer seal in the gland...the new type looks like a better seal...just like the pressure seal, but thinner... I didn't take the whole cylinder off...pulled the rod/piston out with my Bobcat 331 onto Styrofoam, then tilted the tube up vertical, with a bucket over open end. put...
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    Hi...yes, I'm in S.W. Pa, near rt 51 & I-70...I have the new seal kit from Groff...apparently...

    Hi...yes, I'm in S.W. Pa, near rt 51 & I-70...I have the new seal kit from Groff...apparently they've updated the kit since 1987, and don't supply the proper buffer seal for the early 580K glands...the directions say to leave it out, but I don't see what leaving the old one in would hurt...
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    1987 580K Boom Cylinder Seals(early serial #)

    the name of the guy that posted the peaning tip: ATCOEQUIP...again, Thank You
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    1987 580K Boom Cylinder Seals(early serial #)

    1st) I want to thank the guy on this forum who suggested peaning the end of the cylinder to get the gland off...so much easier... My question is: the Case directions say not to use the new buffer seal in the earlier glands (with no I.D. groove)...as the groove is not deep enough... Ok, I...
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