COLD WEATHER STARTING ISSUES & QUICK RELEASE HYDRAULICS ARE NUTS TO GET OFF

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HEEBEE

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I HAVE A T550 BOBCAT, 2020 DELIVERED IN NOV. 2020. FROM THE BEGINNING, IT WILL NOT START IN TEMPS BELOW 35 DEG. WITHOUT BEING PLUGGED IN AND THAT'S EVEN KEPT IN A GARAGE. HEAT IT UP 5 TIMES AND STILL WON'T START. IF I PLUG IT IN FOR 1-2 HRS. AND HEAT IT UP IT STARTS. PROBLEM IS, WHEN WORKING IN COLD WEATHER, I'M NOT NEAR A GARAGE. IT'S OUTSIDE. ANY SUGGESTIONS? THE OTHER ISSUE IS GETTING THE HYDRAULIC COUPLERS OFF, ESPECIALLY I COLD WERATHER. I USE THE RELEASE KNOB BY THE SEAT, CYCLE THE STICKS, PUT THE BRAKE ON AND THEN PUSH MY GUTS OUT TRYING TO RELEASE THEM. I NOTICE SOME MACHINE HAVE A PRESSURE RELEASE BUTTON BY THE COUPLERS BUT BOBCAT DOESN'T OFFER IT.HAVE HAD SKIDDIES FOR 50 YEARS AND THE LAST 25 YEARS BOBCAT AND KUBOTA. BOBCAT SEEMES TO BE GOING DOWN HILL IMO. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
 

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from your description it makes me think that what ever start assistance heaters are not working, since when you use the block heaters it will start. I do not want to throw stones but I think Doosan has not made the product better blending it into their company.
 
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HEEBEE

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from your description it makes me think that what ever start assistance heaters are not working, since when you use the block heaters it will start. I do not want to throw stones but I think Doosan has not made the product better blending it into their company.
I BELIEVE YOU ARE CORRECT. SINCE DOOSAN...BOBCAT HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE. I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE CAUSE I'VE OWNED SEVERAL SINCE DOOSAN TOOK OVER. EACH PURCHASE RESULTED IN NEW ISSUES. WILL BE MY LAST NEW BOBCAT PURCHASE.
 

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I BELIEVE YOU ARE CORRECT. SINCE DOOSAN...BOBCAT HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE. I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE CAUSE I'VE OWNED SEVERAL SINCE DOOSAN TOOK OVER. EACH PURCHASE RESULTED IN NEW ISSUES. WILL BE MY LAST NEW BOBCAT PURCHASE.
I guess as a last resort you could take out a generator before work get it running and power the heaters and go for breakfast by the time you get back it would be ready to go, now that would be a PITA. I am just sayin now but I bought a Wacker Neuson sw-20 and am very happy with it so far just have 200 hrs on it, so if you are looking to replace you might want to look at that line.
 
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