Lahman skidsteer

[Bernie50]

Hi, I find myself in possession of a Lahman skid steer. The motor runs, but when I use the control levers to turn it labors and starts to die. I looked in the reservoir and the oil is way over the top of the filter and seems pretty dirty. I bought the 6 page manual on eBay, but it is not much help. I am new to skid steers and hydraulics in general. Could anyone direct me to a parts manual or even direct me to the oil drain plug and tell me what the capacity should be ?
Thanks for any help

 

[G-Adams]

Bernie,
I have a Lahman Little Dipper that I bought many years ago. It was missing one of the drive motors. I began accumulating parts, but then I got sidetracked on other projects, so it just sat in my shop until recently. My shop got so full that I decided to work on it over the winter so I can get it out of the shop and recover some space. I don't remember the guy's name, but I spoke with someone that worked at the factory where these were made. He sent me a PDF of the parts manual.

 

[Roger in Iowa]

Hi, I find myself in possession of a Lahman skid steer. The motor runs, but when I use the control levers to turn it labors and starts to die. I looked in the reservoir and the oil is way over the top of the filter and seems pretty dirty. I bought the 6 page manual on eBay, but it is not much help. I am new to skid steers and hydraulics in general. Could anyone direct me to a parts manual or even direct me to the oil drain plug and tell me what the capacity should be ?
Thanks for any help

Does it move forward and reverse without dieing?

 

[Jim.ME]

Does it move forward and reverse without dieing?

Bernie,
I have a Lahman Little Dipper that I bought many years ago. It was missing one of the drive motors. I began accumulating parts, but then I got sidetracked on other projects, so it just sat in my shop until recently. My shop got so full that I decided to work on it over the winter so I can get it out of the shop and recover some space. I don't remember the guy's name, but I spoke with someone that worked at the factory where these were made. He sent me a parts manual. If you are still looking for one, I can scan it into a PDF.

May be you fellows will hear from Bernie50 however it looks like he only made the one post in this thread on September 16, 2023 and hasn't been seen since.

 

[Roger in Iowa]

Should have looked at date.
Why do these old threads come up?

 

[Jim.ME]

Should have looked at date.
Why do these old threads come up?

Because when someone replies to the thread, the new software brings it to the top.

 

[G-Adams]

How Time Flies... I found my original post from 17 years ago. Evidently during the software update or something, I lost my original username, etc. and had to recently re-register.
My Old Post

 

[G-Adams]

Many of you have probably been down the path I just traveled. I looked high & low for a suitable radiator hose to use for the air intake between the air filter and carburetor. I have seen a lot of people use those corrugated hoses like the one in my first picture below (which never seem to work very well). I went to NAPA and searched through a room full of hoses for the something 1-3/4" ID, 10" long, with a 4" offset. I found the perfect hose (NAPA #9414). The only thing you need to do is cut off the bottom elbow (shown laying on top of the engine in the second picture).

 

[G-Adams]

Another hard-to-find item is a gas cap that will fit these tanks. I read in one of the forums that a Mr. Gasket #2062 Oil Filler Cap will work.
Well... YES and NO
I bought one and it would not pull down tight without making a second 1/8" thick rubber washer for it. After making the washer, I drilled a tiny #57 hole in it to make it vented.