642B Had/Has banging noise I thought in a chain...

[Owego-NY]

I was cleaning the growth out of my new dry pond -thx to this drought - and suddenly I am hearing this banging clunking sound on and off. Well after doing a bucking bronco imitation in front of my neighbor after having just gone over a speed bump ,I hear the banging again. So I get off to hose her down and low and behold my engine cover door is swinging in the wind. So I am not sure whether it was the door or a chain but my money and hopes are on the door. I should have test drove her again to check, but I couldn't stand the emthought of embarassing myself in front of the neighbor again. Seems once you get bucking those levers always go the wrong way...LOL . Luv it anyway

 

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no reason to be embarrassed about the bucking, all skid steers do it, even new ones.

 

[OldMachinist]

no reason to be embarrassed about the bucking, all skid steers do it, even new ones.

Just let go of the steering levers when you get one bucking.

 

[Owego-NY]

Just let go of the steering levers when you get one bucking.

That sounds like good advice as trying to counteract it sure didn't work.

 

[Owego-NY]

no reason to be embarrassed about the bucking, all skid steers do it, even new ones.

Well I think this may have been largely operator error...lol, I hate to blame the Bobcat for the guy trying to drive outside of his skill set.

 

[OldMachinist]

Well I think this may have been largely operator error...lol, I hate to blame the Bobcat for the guy trying to drive outside of his skill set.

Yes the operator is over-compensating with levers over and over. Everybody has done this at least a couple of times.

 

[Owego-NY]

Yes the operator is over-compensating with levers over and over. Everybody has done this at least a couple of times.

Well I have done it a couple of times already myself. When the neighbor saw me I had that thing rocking with the front wheels airborne then the rear, heck it woulda made one heck of rodeo ride as I don't think I'd of gotten 8 seconds in the seat without a seatbelt.

 

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Well I have done it a couple of times already myself. When the neighbor saw me I had that thing rocking with the front wheels airborne then the rear, heck it woulda made one heck of rodeo ride as I don't think I'd of gotten 8 seconds in the seat without a seatbelt.

i'd be more embaressed that the back door was open haha

 

[Owego-NY]

i'd be more embaressed that the back door was open haha

I think that was a product of the rodeo, so it's just one big embarrassment, thx for pointing that out though Tom, I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on an embarrassing moment. ~