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Thanks for the complement. It was a back yard resto and based on some of the critique I received there is a lot I would do differently second time around. If you are on Facebook join Melroe Bobcat Owners of America Group. I am the admin. We have over 1000 members and lots of great stories like these!

Glad you enjoyed the video. They are great machines. You won't be disappointed. I am the admin to Melroe Bobcat Owners of America Facebook. Feel free to join. We have over 1200 members. Lots of info and great stories!

Thanks! I'm just a back yard hack. I am the admin for Melroe Bobcat Owners of America Facebook group so feel free to join. There are lots of great resto stories and info there.

What model did you get? $1500 is a deal for any Bobcat. Do you have a video to share?

Nice..hey I have a case 1818 runs for a while and now doesn't ..it start and warm and when take the clotch off turns off ..do you know what can be wrong or if any of you guys can help me to get this thing run please..I live in Memphis TN I can bring it to your place

Still have the engine

Thanks Uncle Eddie.

I took a black seat off a junk Craftsman rider mower I had sitting in the back yard. The plastic was mint.

Tyler Diedrich about 40.

I'm not sure what year Deer the filter came off of. I just searched eBay by the engine model (Kohler K321) and that's what I found. The K321 powered a lot of different Deer models.

It's not necessarily A filter for a John Deere what he bought was a filter for a k321 Kohler engine. It just so happened to be painted John Deere Green

Technical Corporal that's a good question. The hydraulic system was not breeched prior to sandblasting. As for the seals, I asked Mark to take special care to avoid going heavy in this areas. Subsequent to priming and painting the machine I got into the chaincase to look around and do a system flush. I'm about 100 hours into this machine and no issues as of yet.

+bill hicks The frame of the machine IS the hydraulic tank. There is a small plastic screw cap on top of one of the chaincases, right below the lift arm. I can't remember which side. It is a large plastic flat head screw. That is where the hydraulic oil goes. Both sides are connected underneath so don't worry, the fluid will even out. Use Type A ATF or it's current equivalent. There are two square head screws in the side of the chaincase. they are on top of one another. That is where you check the hydraulic fluid level. Unscrew the top one and then start to fill the machine. When oil starts to drip out of that top screw hole you're full. Almost all old Melroes have axel seal leaks. Bobcat sells the seals for cheap - dismantling the machine and pulling the axels is a bit of labor. If it is not leaking too badly I would just keep an eye on it. Sounds like you got a barn find! I'm off all day tomorrow if you want to call me. Just email me your number I'll tell you everything I know about these old machines.glenncrna@gmail.com

+Glenn Colassi By the way I have the manual for your machine in PDF format. Let me know if you want it. I will email it right over to you.

thanx Glenn Iappreciate it how much fluid do u think it holds? ive got some lucas power steering stop leak i was gonna fill the hydraulics and put that in when im gonna run it for a couple of hours to see if i can slow it down the manual says you can run 10 30 or 10 40 hydraulic oil which im thinking of trying i put in 2 gallons of bobcats fluid but i only ran it for 20 minites or so so ill have it ready to run for a while i gotta change plugs put some grease fittings in etc maybe it will stop or slow it down and the heavier oil should b fine in the warm weather b in touch soon thanx guy bill h

Calls for Atf but I decided to switch to cheap Tractor supply hydraulic fluid. Has worked awesome for 3 years and never looked back.

In the manual is telling me to use 10w-30 or 10w-40, PAI Class SE, motor oil.

@@DOPEPEPO are you sure we are talking about the same machine? Mine is a 1971 M371

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Yea its the same old 371 i did the same thing as you, i also went ahead and added hydraulic fluid from tractor supply, but if you look at the manual it tells you to use engine oil. I went ahead and ignore that. I also put a small 421 engine from harbor freight. Ill post a video soon so you can see. Thanks

I believe 6-8 is correct. Start at 5 and keep checking the dipstick. It calls for type A ATF but I've been using regular hydraulic fluid from tractor supply for about a year now. If you are on Facebook join Melroe Bobcat Owners of America Group. I have posted all the manuals for the older belt driven machines in PDF format.

ISO 46 is very common and will work in almost anything

I think they are pretty much the same machine. She must go like hell with that big engine.

You can still get parts for these machines at Bobcat itself

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@@livetoridemyxlh By the way beautiful machine you got there bud, came out nice, what type of oil you used for the HD pump?.

You really don't want to do that the Hydraulics and the drive system is only designed for so much horsepower. Not only that but a bigger engine would weigh a lot more and when you take the bucket off she would be tail heavy

Pete F Yeah I probably should have changed out the fluids before turning her over like that. I was planning on going through the engine, but I instead yanked it out and installed a 13HP pull start Harbor Freight Predator. 20 hours into the repower and the machine runs like new. See my video on the repower.

Glenn Colassi Hey Glenn, yes as I said in my comments I have that Chinese engine and think it's a POS. It would be good to see the original back in there. Good luck with it