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    Help with a Bobcat 430...

    Zokabear, It's a 2002. Put another 100 or so hours on it since the fix. No more problems with rpm loss but now need deal with a persistent leak that appears to a hydraulic line. It's under the floor plate and seems to be getting worse. Guess the fun never ends. Good luck.
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    Any CAT 307 operators out there?

    I have the chance to get a CAT 307 at a fair price but am unfamiliar with this unit. Hoping for a little advice from you guys. It has approximately 4200hrs. The owner describes it a having a new undercarriage, 2000 model and runs great "uses it everyday". Not a lot to go on. I hope to take a...
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    Help with a Bobcat 430...

    UPDATE: Sorry to bring back a fairly old thread but I thought some may find it interesting...I did. The loss of rpms I experienced started to occur more often over the last year but nothing severe enough to really limit my use of the unit. And the drive motors have done fine with no more...
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    Bobcat 337 Thoughts

    Had a house place with basement dug three years ago. A buddy of mind did the dirt work with a BC 337. He also cleared several large stumps and removed a few medium sized pines (12-14" dia.) like they were nothing. I was so impressed, I bought a BC 430 (smaller machine) when the opportunity arose...
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    Help with a Bobcat 430...

    BCTech, Thanks for chiming in. I was getting pretty depressed. And yes, I had the most severe drop in rpm while both drive motors were pushed full forward. And yes again, I did back off slightly and the variation in rpm was significantly less. I can live with it. Just wanted to make sure...
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    Help with a Bobcat 430...

    According to the fuel gauge, between 1/4 and 1/2 tank. Man, sure wish that was the case. Maybe the pick up tube is a little high in the tank? Kind of a pain to take the floor out to check, but that would be a simple fix. Or just keep at least 1/2 tank or more when traveling on steeps.
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    Help with a Bobcat 430...

    Craft, Yes, on level ground the machine does pull slightly to one side when tracking at high setting, but not a great deal....The tracks appear to be about right as far as tight/loose, but I'll pick up both sides to verify...sorry, not familiar with the term "swash plates", can you enlighten...
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    Help with a Bobcat 430...

    strott, Thanks for the reply. It's definitely possible something was jamming the track up, just couldn't spot it at the time. Seemed to track fine after the last attempt going forward then back. Still dosen't explain the erratic loss in rpm. Changed the fuel filter just a short time ago...
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    Help with a Bobcat 430...

    I know a lot of folks here use a different term for Bobcat minis but that's what I've got and frankly wish I was aware of this forum prior to my purchase. That being said, here's my problem(s)... While doing some road repair yesterday I attempted to back up and one track just simply didn't...
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    Kubota mini turned over...what to check on?

    Hanomag, Thanks, exactly the kind of suggestions I was looking for. Wealth of information here on many topics. Diamondback
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    Kubota mini turned over...what to check on?

    Been looking for a Kubota mini ex a while now. Lightly used at a good price. Not as easy as I thought. Finally see one on CL, it's not a scam and it's only 30 miles from my home. Talked to the owner yesterday and here's the deal: He said his son "turned the machine over and broke the boom"...
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    two brother. KX161-3 and U50-3

    Great pics, thanks for sharing.
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    Takeuchi 180...good, bad, great???

    Congrats on the Tak. Hope it works well for ya. How many hours on the unit?
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    Bobcat 435?

    I also own a Bobcat mini (430) and am beginning to wish I had found this website before making the offer to buy. Bear in mind I am a operator wanna be with little experience on excavators. Already had a Kubota L35 TLB. Backhoe is OK but no comparison to a mini ex for most digging projects...
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    Oops

    Is that a 430 zhs?
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