Recent content by mikes520

Ok, so I added about 4 gallons of ISO 46 fluid and ran it a bit. Wheels seemed sluggish, so I checked the top petcock and added about another quart. It still seemed slower than I remember, and the hydraulics growled a bit when operating them. Is ISO 46 a bit thick and needs more warming up...

Ahh, I think it's your videos I've been watching... Awesome job on those, thanks for doing them!

Mines so oily, cleanup would be a project in and of itself.... Probably half to 3/4 inch of oil in the engine bay, oily wheels on right side, oily left hydraulic cylinder, dripping aux couplers. I do need to clean it up, for sure, but was hoping to fix a big leak and move on to smaller leaks...

I'm assuming the axle seals are leaking on that side, probably common? The question is, do they leak chain case oil? Or is it a combined system with hydraulic and chain case using the same fluid?

Thanks @mrbb , that's a helpful rundown. I didn't get much time to dig into it yet, unfortunately. So the machine sat still basically all summer. I started it yesterday and the hydraulic oil was so low that the bucket would tilt, and nothing more than that. In March, I put 5 gallons of...

Hey y'all, I've got a fairly new to me bobcat 520. It's been good for snow removal and such. I like the size, better than the 316 I used some years back. with a fair amount of hydraulic leaks which I haven't tracked down. One of the major ones is leaking on the back right wheel. There...