I thought Bobcats didn't like to swim.
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I was out of town visiting freinds. The tractor didn't work because my f-in law didn't listen to my neighbor, wasn't home either but called him, on how to hook it up.
Instead of hooking up to the base, he chained up to the grapple bucket. End result being the skid steer kept slipping a little further into the pond. It won't start, the engine is 2/3 underwater, the traction lock won't disengage so the wheels are locked.
This happened Saturday. Luckily, neighbor has a friend come over on Sunday with the biggest skid steer Kubota makes and was able to yank it out.
Instead of hooking up to the base, he chained up to the grapple bucket. End result being the skid steer kept slipping a little further into the pond. It won't start, the engine is 2/3 underwater, the traction lock won't disengage so the wheels are locked.
This happened Saturday. Luckily, neighbor has a friend come over on Sunday with the biggest skid steer Kubota makes and was able to yank it out.
Yes it is. I went over on monday to evaluate the situation. He wanted to just hook up the battery booster and try to start it. I told him I'm pulling the battery, starter and alternator, and when he balked I just unscrewed the oil fill cap so he could watch the chocolate milk come out. That crap was almost to the top of the dipstick tube.
Drained out the crankcase and filled it with diesel till it ran out the dipstick tube, came back the next day drained that out and filled up with diesel again. In the mean time I checked out the battery and started charging it. Cleaned out all the twigs and crap in the alternator, tore apart the starter and went through it.
I told him to go buy at least 3 oil filters and a crap load of oil. I've been consulting with the neighbor who is a mechanic, he works on diesels a lot.
We're at the point where I'm putting it back together and gonna try and start it this evening.
Drained out the crankcase and filled it with diesel till it ran out the dipstick tube, came back the next day drained that out and filled up with diesel again. In the mean time I checked out the battery and started charging it. Cleaned out all the twigs and crap in the alternator, tore apart the starter and went through it.
I told him to go buy at least 3 oil filters and a crap load of oil. I've been consulting with the neighbor who is a mechanic, he works on diesels a lot.
We're at the point where I'm putting it back together and gonna try and start it this evening.
Got it started, Slow walked it back to his shop. Had disconnected the fuel line at the primer bulb and dropped a short piece of hose into a 5 gallon tank and I carried it as we made our way back. It was only about 75 yards. Near as we can tell the Kubota v3300 engine is okay. At low idle charging voltage is a little high at 14.9 volts. Looks like the adjustment pot of the voltage regulator on the alternator does not work, but I don't know much about that. Also the bearings in it spun way to easy. Probably just going to buy a new one.
Didn't see any chocolate milk through the sight hole on the reservoir. Crossed my fingers.
Ya, sigh, the chain case.
Didn't see any chocolate milk through the sight hole on the reservoir. Crossed my fingers.
Ya, sigh, the chain case.
Problem is then I'd have to gag him. Then there is the bathroom break issue. Not going there.
I have contemplated putting in a kill switch. Turning it off intermittently, enough to make him want to sell it.
Things didn't turn out as bad as I thought it might. After slow walking it back to the his shop, drained the oil and let it drip, drip, drip overnight.
Put 12 quarts and a new filter in it.
I hooked the fuel line back up. Didn't like what came out after squeezing the primer bulb about a dozen times into a bucket, so I drained the tank.
There might be a good reason to use a threadless steel plug inserted into a rubber grommet as the fuel tank drain plug but I can't think of one.
Filled back up with 5 gallons of fresh diesel. Squeezed the bulb more times into the bucket to clear the fuel line and hooked it back up.
No signs of water in the hydraulic system or the chain case, Two thumbs up there.
Primed the injector manifold and fired it up and took it for a spin, everything seems to be working okay. Didn't throw any trouble codes at me.
Alternator voltage is a liitle high but not enough to throw a code. It could have been that high before. What I thought was an adjusment pot was just a rubber dust cover where the brushes on the regulator were soldered. Live and learn.
I still told him to plan on getting another alternator.
Life sure can be strange.
I have contemplated putting in a kill switch. Turning it off intermittently, enough to make him want to sell it.
Things didn't turn out as bad as I thought it might. After slow walking it back to the his shop, drained the oil and let it drip, drip, drip overnight.
Put 12 quarts and a new filter in it.
I hooked the fuel line back up. Didn't like what came out after squeezing the primer bulb about a dozen times into a bucket, so I drained the tank.
There might be a good reason to use a threadless steel plug inserted into a rubber grommet as the fuel tank drain plug but I can't think of one.
Filled back up with 5 gallons of fresh diesel. Squeezed the bulb more times into the bucket to clear the fuel line and hooked it back up.
No signs of water in the hydraulic system or the chain case, Two thumbs up there.
Primed the injector manifold and fired it up and took it for a spin, everything seems to be working okay. Didn't throw any trouble codes at me.
Alternator voltage is a liitle high but not enough to throw a code. It could have been that high before. What I thought was an adjusment pot was just a rubber dust cover where the brushes on the regulator were soldered. Live and learn.
I still told him to plan on getting another alternator.
Life sure can be strange.