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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sunnyboy" data-source="post: 119417" data-attributes="member: 2363">Some while ago I blew the two main hoses that feed the hydraulics inside my bobcat 753. Of course it was in a field where I was working, in March (and cold). I managed to get the hoses replaced, but when they blew they dumped most of the hydraulic oil in the area between the actual chain case and the side of the bobcat (I saw them referenced elsewhere as 'bilges'). Nothing got into the actual chain case, but the oil mixed with dirt to make quite the mess.The strange part is the oil never drained. I had to use a fluid extractor to suck up the hydraulic oil from that area (mostly starboard side). I would love to pressure wash the area, but I don't relish washing/sucking very much.I know there's the motor access plate bolted to the outside, but with it in place the thing never drained (it sat for days before I could fix it). Aside from removing the motor access plate, is there some other drain in that area? I saw another post saying just flush it out the engine bay at the back, but there's a baffle there in the diagram - plus the spilled oil never came out the back - it just stayed several inches deep until I sucked it out.There must be a way to clean this area. Thanks in advance.</blockquote>