Oh boy, I wasn't gonna say anything but I've about had it with the local Bobcat guys. After they pulled the engine this fall to replace the gas tank I ran it on 2 jobs, maybe 2 hours tops and it started leaking radiator fluid everywhere. Obviously pissed I took it back to them to get fixed figuring if it was a bad hose it should never have been put back on if it wouldn't hold up. A few weeks later ( we were slow and I didn't need it ) I called up to check the status and he said it was ready to go, the hydraulic leak had been fixed. What? One of the hoses on the grapple had been leaking a bit, which I was well aware of, but unconcerned with, I wanted to know why coolant was leaking. So they said they'd get right on it. I let it go a few more weeks till I called up last week to check the status. They had pressure tested and everything, couldn't find the leak, must have been over full from the previous work. Ok, great, I'm thinking, no bill, I'll swing in to get it Monday. I got there hit the key and my bucket starts curling back, go to shut the valve and the lever snaps off, it was frozen open. Whoever parked it somehow managed to leave the curl valve open, moisture got in there and it froze. Of course, they said they would take care of it and have it ready today. So I go to pick it up today, put it on the trailer, and go inside to make sure all was good and he handed me a bill for $300. $150 for the hydraulic fix that I didn't authorize and $150 for the snapped lever that wouldn't have happened if they hadn't left the valve open to freeze. Needless to say, I didn't pay and will be talking to the manager tomorrow. Pretty pissed right now. Sorry for the rant, but you asked. lol Has nothing to do with the machine, really, and this isn't the first issue I've had with my local dealer. Sucks because bobcat makes some nice stuff but if my local support isn't there, there's really no point in me sticking with them. Plenty of other minis on the market.
