Skidsteer Forum - Bobcat, New Holland, Case, John Deere

Hi everyone, I'm new here and a new owner of a tl130. The machine has 2700hrs, and no noticeable leaks. The machine starts and basic functions seem to work pretty well. however, These are the issues are that it is having:

Sometimes all of the gauges light up and stay lit sometime some of them go off, but the big orange one and the 2 below that never go off, the 2 speed ...

Let my little friend go because I needed more power. Air cooled Wisconsin VH4D was a great starter but now drinks/burns a bit of oil.
Great workhouse for many years now has good tires, healthy hydraulic pump, comfy seat, and lots of stories!
Stopped running last spring, never really got around to troubleshooting it but will not start now after sitting for a year.

Anyone replace the rubber boots on a Thomas 243S? The auxillary switch appears to be too big for the boot to stretch over without tearing. I have not figured out a way to remove the handle switch without destroying it. Any help would be great!!

Im looking for a mini skid/loader/something which i can use to load/off-load 1000 lbs pallets from a semi. Ive been told models like Derette and Rippa have mini skids, but they look pretty marginal for what im hoping to find. Can anyone recommend some kind of small machine which can do this work and not break the bank at the same time? I don't care if it's a stand-on or sit-down...

have a L783 can't seem to get the float function to lock in when pushing down on the loader boom pedal,
my L553 snaps in good the 783 not so much haven't found anything in the service manual that I have
any sugestions thanks in advance