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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fishfiles" data-source="post: 22503" data-attributes="member: 782"><p>Well , today I came across a fuel pick up problem on a 853 , and having done it before I was some what ready , NOT < I found out there are different setups on 853 hydraulics and tank pickup placement , this 8 was not what I was use to , it was right in the middle of and under the sunstrand transmssion pump and almost in the middle of the machine , I had a new style hard plastic tube and grommet with me but even if I would have gotten the old tube out puttting it back in would have been possible without kinking the tube so I was looking for another way , I am thinking plug the old pick up tube off and drill a new hole in the tank , push the grommet in , use a new 90 and fuel line , I had the battery out and the drill out and when cleaning the tank I see a grommet and a plug in top the tank right at the edge under the fan belt cover , I have never seen a Bobcat tank have this extra hole plugged off but took advantage off it and istalled the pick up there , I figure if it wasn't stock from factory that maybe someone could have repaired a hole in the tank that way , which is a good idea to remember on how to fix a small hole in your plastic tank , well it worked out very quick and I will never fight the pickup tube out an 853 again , I'm drillling a new hole behind the battery where it is easy to get to after looking for that mystery plug</p></blockquote><p></p>