S-750 electrial fire

[rancher2]

I had a battery blow up and put a hole in the fuel tank. Has anyone removed a engine from a S- 750? looks like it is the only way to get the fuel tank out.

 

[OldMachinist]

I haven't seen any of the new M series machines but if they are like most of the previous machines then yes the engine/pump assembly needs to come out to remove the fuel tank.

 

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I haven't seen any of the new M series machines but if they are like most of the previous machines then yes the engine/pump assembly needs to come out to remove the fuel tank.

didnt i read somewhere that the engine and pump slide out as one unit on a track or something like that, or am i crazy?

 

[antfarmer2]

didnt i read somewhere that the engine and pump slide out as one unit on a track or something like that, or am i crazy?

Put a boat fuel tank on top till you get to it lol

 

[donald73d]

Any idea why the battery blew up?

 

[rancher2]

Any idea why the battery blew up?

I am not sure what happen. I was working in the area of brush that we were burning but it shouldn't start a fire on the loader but maybe it did and that blew the battery up which blew a hole in the fuel tank. Talk to dealer today and engine does have to come out to change tank book says 43 hours to pull engine and change tank. OUCH. I guess I will have to do it as I also found out machine was never added to our farm insurance.

 

[Tazza]

I am not sure what happen. I was working in the area of brush that we were burning but it shouldn't start a fire on the loader but maybe it did and that blew the battery up which blew a hole in the fuel tank. Talk to dealer today and engine does have to come out to change tank book says 43 hours to pull engine and change tank. OUCH. I guess I will have to do it as I also found out machine was never added to our farm insurance.

43 hours is BS
You remove the pump and engine as one unit, slide it out the back and replace the tank. Engine/pump back in and you are good to go.
I have pulled a pump/engine out of an older machine and got it back in within only a few hours, that included hydraulic pump work.

 

[OldMachinist]

43 hours is BS
You remove the pump and engine as one unit, slide it out the back and replace the tank. Engine/pump back in and you are good to go.
I have pulled a pump/engine out of an older machine and got it back in within only a few hours, that included hydraulic pump work.

Does the 43 hours include repairing any other damage from the fire?

 

[rancher2]

Does the 43 hours include repairing any other damage from the fire?

No it doesn't. The 43 hours is for the tank only. I can't see paying someone $4,000.00 to RandR a motor in a machine that has two hundred hours on it. I will change the wiring harness first so I can get running and run a remote tank and get it running so I can drive it off the trailer unhook the grapple fork that is on it and then pull the engine and change the tank. This is why I bought a new machine so I wouldn't buy some elses headacks. I guess it didn't work out so well.

 

[Tazza]

No it doesn't. The 43 hours is for the tank only. I can't see paying someone $4,000.00 to RandR a motor in a machine that has two hundred hours on it. I will change the wiring harness first so I can get running and run a remote tank and get it running so I can drive it off the trailer unhook the grapple fork that is on it and then pull the engine and change the tank. This is why I bought a new machine so I wouldn't buy some elses headacks. I guess it didn't work out so well.

Look on the bright side, the machine had not been molested my someone else, so you know the wiring and hoses are all factory. Copy what's there and it will be fine.
I'm with you, why pay them that much to simply remove and replace the pump/engine.
It honestly isn't that big of a job. Get some plastic caps to keep the hoses and pump clean, rags aren't a great idea is people have lost them before and they got stuck in all sorts of places.
How bad is the wiring damage? can you replace the bad bits by soldering in new wires and heat shringing the connections? much cheaper than a new harness......