New toy 2003 S150, problems with keyless start touch pad

[Triple BD]

Hi, I just purchased a 2003 S150 with only 560 hours on it, and there are 2 electrical issues with the machine. The first problem is with the door switch which is disconnected at this time, what should I be looking for to repair the switch or is the only fix replacement? The second problem and more serious is the numerical right hand keypad, 2 of the numbers “9 & 0” don't work. I haved priced out a new panel and it is almost $900. cad. Can the panel be removed and the contacts on this cleaned or is the only fix replacement? Also when I remove this panel the dealer mention something about reprograming the unit. What does this entail and does a person require special equipment/tools? If replacement is the only fix is there an aftermarket part or a used part (or am I justing buying a problem if I buy used).
Thanks Bob

 

[Iowa Dave]

What codes has it thrown? If it has the touchpad panel, you should have error codes stored in it. They will help you figure stuff out. You use the opposite panel (from the touchpad) to check the codes, I think (my operators would know for sure, but I think I'm correct). Also, snuggle up real nice to your dealer's service mgr. and see if he will hook his laptop up CHEAP and he can then install software updates and check the error codes as well. My gut feeling is that you are scr*wed on the touchpad. The trouble with a used one is that it MIGHT need "scrubbed", and it takes a Bobcat rep (not a dealer employee) to do this. Someone else hopefully will chime in and tell you exactly. The Master code is serial number-specific. I don't think one from another machine will work. The door is a small issue, hopefully. I think the code will tell you. I wouldn't spend a dime changing anything to do with the door switch until you have the touchpad issue resolved. The touchpad may be causing the door issues, also.

 

[Triple BD]

What codes has it thrown? If it has the touchpad panel, you should have error codes stored in it. They will help you figure stuff out. You use the opposite panel (from the touchpad) to check the codes, I think (my operators would know for sure, but I think I'm correct). Also, snuggle up real nice to your dealer's service mgr. and see if he will hook his laptop up CHEAP and he can then install software updates and check the error codes as well. My gut feeling is that you are scr*wed on the touchpad. The trouble with a used one is that it MIGHT need "scrubbed", and it takes a Bobcat rep (not a dealer employee) to do this. Someone else hopefully will chime in and tell you exactly. The Master code is serial number-specific. I don't think one from another machine will work. The door is a small issue, hopefully. I think the code will tell you. I wouldn't spend a dime changing anything to do with the door switch until you have the touchpad issue resolved. The touchpad may be causing the door issues, also.

Thanks for the info, I will check for any codes, and let you know. It might work better if I send my wife to snuggle up close to the dealer service manager rather than me LOL.

 

[Fishfiles]

Thanks for the info, I will check for any codes, and let you know. It might work better if I send my wife to snuggle up close to the dealer service manager rather than me LOL.

You got a hope , call the dealer and ask for the master code , you will have to be the one that bought this machine or have a bill of sale for it , if the master code doesn't use the number that is broken then you can get in and reset the number with some of the numbers that still work , the programing fee is usually a hour labor , sometime a 1/2 if they feel real good , you can't do it your self , you need the software they don't allow end users to buy , as far as using a used panel , it will work only thing is the serial number and hours of the machine that you got it out of will be stored in your machine not yours , and you need to know the code or the master code of that one , you could also change to a key panel but it cost just as much , in fact a few dollars more to make the change as you need to change the panel , the key , wiring harness and progrmming , scrubbing is something that only a factory rep can do and they ain't going to do it for you

 

[m610]

You got a hope , call the dealer and ask for the master code , you will have to be the one that bought this machine or have a bill of sale for it , if the master code doesn't use the number that is broken then you can get in and reset the number with some of the numbers that still work , the programing fee is usually a hour labor , sometime a 1/2 if they feel real good , you can't do it your self , you need the software they don't allow end users to buy , as far as using a used panel , it will work only thing is the serial number and hours of the machine that you got it out of will be stored in your machine not yours , and you need to know the code or the master code of that one , you could also change to a key panel but it cost just as much , in fact a few dollars more to make the change as you need to change the panel , the key , wiring harness and progrmming , scrubbing is something that only a factory rep can do and they ain't going to do it for you

A friend got a 763 with that stupid keyless start nonsense. After the computer went haywire due to corrosion I fixed it but it lost the code. The Bobcat dealer was no help as they would only change codes for the original owner or with a bill of sale from the original owner. Problem is, it was an old united rentals machine sold to one person, who then sold it to my friend and had lost his bill of sale. I tried to hack the silly thing but finally fixed it the best way possible. The Bobcat now has real gauges, an ignition switch recovered from a junked older Bobcat. Who needs a part that you cannot service yourself, if I ever get such a machine it will be converted to something I can service. Actually, I have entertained the thought of building a replacement computer board that has an open source program and the correct I/O. Microcontrollers are cheap and it would only take a few hours to log all possible inputs and outputs within a Bobcat. Tedious soldering would be required but that's a better alternative to Bobcat expensive parts and labor.