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  1. SteveF

    Bout Time for Spring

    Got home from work today and walked the dog to the creek at the bottom of my property... hasn't frozen over like this as long as I've lived here, almost37 years. I envy you guys down south, I can't dig many holes in this crap.
  2. SteveF

    Diesel Additive Suggestions

    I got home from work today and lit off my truck and baby (aka BX25) to see how things were doing with the cold temps, -8 deg last night and 3 deg during start up. All started pretty good with about 12 sec glow plug time. I took the BX for a run around my property and ran all the hydraulics...
  3. SteveF

    I'm Stupid

    What is the procedure to reply to a private message on OTT. It seemed intuitive but I get error messages that the recipient can not be found. Any suggestions?
  4. SteveF

    Marbles & Bearings

    Yesterday a noise developed in my BX25. Seems to be in the hyd unit but more external than internal. It sounds like a bucket of marbles are rattling around inside the hydraulic reservoir, and the sound is more pronounced when the pump is stressed such as when one of the cylinders hits the end of...
  5. SteveF

    Slow Leak

    Our BX25 has about 35 hours on it. Purchased new about a month ago. When doing routine check a couple weeks ago I thought right front tire looked low and it was. In monitoring, it seems to loose about 4 lbs/day. I took wheel off axle to see if I could find the leak and I thought it was just...
  6. SteveF

    Transmission Oil Strainer

    Getting ready to do first 50 hr service on BX25. Manual says to clean the trans fluid strainer at 50 hrs but not to change trans fluid until 400 hrs. My question is: will the tranny fluid drain out when the strainer is pulled? Thanks!