loud 665

[jerry]

Hello, I have had this lx665 about 2 years now and it has always had a lot of hydraulic noise when turning. Nice and quiet going straight no power problems or hydraulic trouble of any sort. Just a lot noisier than the bobcats I have run. Is this normal because of the longer wheelbase taking more power to turn and are they all loud.? More rpm does help a bit but not much. thanks for any ideas.

 

[skidsteer.ca]

My s150 is this way too, but running it faster does seem to help. I wonde if it is cause by too many hours working the machine with too low of engine speed. The noise occurs when the pressure get higher in the drive system while steering and quiets up while driving straight.
Since they all do it some its hard to now where to draw the line at too loud. Perharps LPS could give one a better idea on this.
I would say part of this is do to the longer wheelbase which does add resistance to turning but I'm not going back to a short machine, the ability to work on slopes to valuable for me.
Ken

 

[jerry]

My s150 is this way too, but running it faster does seem to help. I wonde if it is cause by too many hours working the machine with too low of engine speed. The noise occurs when the pressure get higher in the drive system while steering and quiets up while driving straight.
Since they all do it some its hard to now where to draw the line at too loud. Perharps LPS could give one a better idea on this.
I would say part of this is do to the longer wheelbase which does add resistance to turning but I'm not going back to a short machine, the ability to work on slopes to valuable for me.
Ken

You're right Ken , I will put up with the noise also. The thing is very stable , no hopping and so much easier to enter. Since yours has a lot less hours I would guess it is just their nature, thanks.