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    New to Me T300

    The final drive oil. Look for sheen or irridescence. That's bad. One of the main causes of drive motor failure is ignoring the quality and quantify of the final drive oil. If it's low, just adding oil may not be enough. That can indicate failure of the O-ring/gasket between the motor...
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    Need electrical advice 1818 Case

    Can't be sure about the 1818, but on the 1816 you have to remove the engine to do anything, including replacing a drive belt. I had one heck of a time getting those four bolts back in. I think Case designed them to be in spots 1/8" smaller than the human hand could fit. The last time I had...
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    Need electrical advice 1818 Case

    On my 1816 the ignition current runs through the ammeter. If the ammeter is faulty, the engine will not run. I put a jumper over the two terminals of the ammeter, and it worked fine.
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    T200 blowing fuel solenoid fuse

    Deutz BF4M1011F
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    Buying my first skid steer

    I bought a T200 from a broker, who got the machine from a local rental company. The engine ran horribly. It barely started, and when it ran, it had little power. I did this transaction well, I think. Before I agreed to purchase it, I had it inspected by a first-rate shop. They thought it...
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    T200 blowing fuel solenoid fuse

    Could you elaborate on what the fuel shut-off lever looks like on the injector pump? I have a T200 and need to learn more about it.
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    Painting a Rusting Bobcat

    If I recall, POR dries a medium gray. I think it could be wet sanded. Water and moisture makes it harder. Top coating is not that hard. The shop doing my work is a mechanical shop, and they didn't have spray equipment, so I was limited to spray cans. My machine has been outdoors a full...
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    Painting a Rusting Bobcat

    I had my shop use POR over the arms of my Bobcat T200. My machine was a rental, and it spent a lot of its life doing concrete work. The arms were all beaten to heck, and the central section had cracked a dozen times and welded with varying degrees of skill. I had the shop take the arms off to...
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    new gas cans...

    eBay sells valves which can take the place of the old pressure relief valves. They are like the old flip top caps. Just drill a hole in the plastic and wiggle the end in. http://www.ebay.com/itm/261152083357?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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    Winter wipers

    I see the post above for Rain-X wipers. Have you ever tried the Rain-X liquid? You can get by with almost no wiper action with that.
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    T-200 Error code 14-03

    Where are the fuses? I have a T-200 and I'd like to have this information "just in case".
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    Tool for slicing oil filters

    The filter cutters are very popular in the aviation community. They are like pipe cutters on a large scale. The advantage to that is that there are no metal particles introduced by the cutting process. Perhaps with a hydraulic filter you're only looking for brass, so steel shavings from...
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    What Skid Steer Should i Get?

    If it's muddy, a track machine might work. My T-200 is perfect for grading and landscape work. This was my second machine, and I knew little about skidsteers. But I struck gold with this one. I got several hundred loads of wet clay that was almost impossible to work. The T-200 was perfect...
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    Bobcat T 190 (2007) temp. press bar meters ( gauges)

    That's about what my T-200 is (I know it's a slightly different engine). I see 20-22 at idle on a hot day, and 35-40 at higher RPM. I was running 5W-40 Diesel synthetic, but I thought that was a little thin. I went to 15W-40 Redline Diesel synthetic. I know that the bigger number is the...
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    Bobcat 2007 T-190 hydrulic fluid level

    I try to keep mine in the middle. That's the reservoir. Add too much and it will just drain out. Just don't let it get low.
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    Buying a Bobcat T250

    I'd also pay to change the case drain filter and look for metal, and change the carrier oil. Look for iridescence.
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    Fuel system treatment

    Another vote for Opti-Lube.
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    Does oil breakdown?

    From what I've read, oil is oil, and doesn't change over time. What DOES change is the additive package and the viscosity index improvers. 10W-40 may "shear back" to a 10W-30 or a 10-W20 weight oil. Multiviscosity oil is made by adding chemicals which cause the thickness of the oil to remain...
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    Bobcat T300 Dead.......

    I had the same thing with a T200. Used the machine every day and it started like the battery was brand new. One morning it was completely dead. My only experience with batteries was with cars and airplanes, and those batteries give warning before they go completely. Even a car battery that...
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    Bobcat fuel pick up tube repairs

    I forget where I saw it, but there's a way of bypassing the hard part of this job. I decided that if I ever have to replace the fuel pickup, I'm going to do it this way. The guy got a piece of stainless the OD of which matched the ID of the fuel filler hose. He flattened a section of the...
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