Fuel starvation

[jhoverson]

Today my 773 turbo skid steer just up and shut down . While troubleshooting I squeezed primer bulb and there was no fuel in it , turns out the drop tube in the fuel tank broke the hose off and check valve screen so it wasn’t able to suck fuel any more . For 12 bucks I got new check valve screen on a 9 inch piece of fuel line and it’s fixed .

 

[Tazza]

Sadly, that is not uncommon. It's a shame bobcat didn't come up with a metal pickup tube, it would never rot off if they could have made one of those.