New Member with a Bobcat T870 Issue

I have a severe puncture in the hydraulic tank. I need to remove the tank to repair or replace it. Would anyone be able to provide some guidance on what parts I'll have to remove to slip the tank up and out? It appears that I may be able to get the tank out if I loosen and shift the diesel cooler, the AC condenser, and the large radiator. I'd like to avoid draining the fluids in these coolers, if possible. Any help would be appreciated.

B.J. Treglia said:

I have a severe puncture in the hydraulic tank. I need to remove the tank to repair or replace it. Would anyone be able to provide some guidance on what parts I'll have to remove to slip the tank up and out? It appears that I may be able to get the tank out if I loosen and shift the diesel cooler, the AC condenser, and the large radiator. I'd like to avoid draining the fluids in these coolers, if possible. Any help would be appreciated.

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What Serial #? That is depending what needs to be removed.
You do not need to remove the Freon or the Fuel. The Fuel cooler has a 9/16 bolt on it, you take it out and you can slide the cooler to the side.
The A/C cooler you can flip up, both of these should be not in the way if you have an older model, if you have a newer model you have to remove the big cooler package because the hydraulic tank wraps underneath it and it is impossible to remove the hydr. tank without removing the big cooler.

It's a 2021 model, B47C15965. Yes, the tank does wrap underneath the big cooler a bit. My service manual seems to indicate that removal of the large hydraulic filter housing is all that needed to remove the hydraulic tank. But looking at how tight the clearances are, your recommendations make sense. Thanks!

B.J. Treglia said:

It's a 2021 model, B47C15965. Yes, the tank does wrap underneath the big cooler a bit. My service manual seems to indicate that removal of the large hydraulic filter housing is all that needed to remove the hydraulic tank. But looking at how tight the clearances are, your recommendations make sense. Thanks!

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Well, I can tell you out of experience that it will not clear and you have at least to lift the cooler package up. But in order to do so, you have to remove coolant lines and they are better accessible at the engine block. But for that, you have to remove the SCR and the SCR bracket.