I bought this machine at the beginning of the year for $3500 from an auction where I bought it sight unseen from 7hrs away. There was a video that showed it operating and the issues noted were weak drive and some hydraulic leaks. It runs great with 2600hrs on a V2203 Turbo Kubota. I picked it up and brought it home and discovered all the additional issues:
The quick attach - was weld repaired crappily and weird replacement pins were used, one pin was even welded in place. The holes/bushings in the quick attach were all ovalled out. The pins that hold on the bucket were seized as though they had never been greased. It was a mess! But, $350 later it's all rebuilt and tight with all new pins and bushings. $200 of that was paying the welder to weld on new bushings, as I only have a small MIG for thinner than 1/4". I bought bar stock and used a lathe and end mill at work after hours to produce new pins and bushings. Even made pins with a grease zerk sunk in the end so it wouldn't get knocked off and drilled holes so the grease would come out the center of the pin. Was quoted on having the four pins hardened for $75 but I haven't done that. I'll check the wear after a couple hours of use and go from there.
tilt cylinders - the left cylinder had no hoses attached to it and the right cylinder was leaking like crazy. Ended up having to buy new cylinders because the rams were bent on both.
hydraulic leak - ended up being the seals in the motors, as oil was leaking through both motors into the chain case. Haven't run it yet since. One of the motor shafts has some slight grooving where the seal sits, so it may still be a leaker.
weak drive power - I currently have the Vickers TA1919 hydrostat apart. The wafer plates had bad grooving so I have 2 new ones on order. $55/plate.
The cylinder block that turns against the wafer plate had some minor grooves that sanded out with a wet sanding/polishing wheel. It's a machine used to polish metallurgical samples.
front wheel bearings - they have some slop so will examine and probably replace with new bearing kits.
fuel gauge doesn't work - I buy a $20 Sunpro universal sender and adapt it to the existing sender. I've done it before on a 642 Bobcat and worked excellent.
Instrument panel cracked and switch hanging out - fixed with Plastifix and some washers.
Boom cable stiff (left hand control)- this machine has Case style controls and I took off the one cable and let it sit in WD40 for a few days but it didn't do much for it. Will replace with a new cable for $110.
Drive chains - the chains and sprockets have almost no wear, but the chains are loose so I need to tighten them up.
Chaincase access plate - one side has 3 broken studs and the other side has 5 broken studs. I'm going to weld on new studs and shorten them all up so they don't stick beyond the top of the nuts. And I'm going to get some low profile nuts. This should help prevent future breakage.
Needs a couple tires and new filters and oil.
It's quite a bit of work, but this machine is definitely maintenance friendly and I've enjoyed working on it. It has a bunch of easily removed panels to access major components. The front and rear axles have pop off rubber coverings and you can easily access the nuts with a 2 1/4" socket. It's too bad the previous owners abused it so much. A little bit of preventative maintenance and this machine would have probably still been a beaut.
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http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/azeller22/Scat%20Trak%201500D/0405020744.jpg
The quick attach - was weld repaired crappily and weird replacement pins were used, one pin was even welded in place. The holes/bushings in the quick attach were all ovalled out. The pins that hold on the bucket were seized as though they had never been greased. It was a mess! But, $350 later it's all rebuilt and tight with all new pins and bushings. $200 of that was paying the welder to weld on new bushings, as I only have a small MIG for thinner than 1/4". I bought bar stock and used a lathe and end mill at work after hours to produce new pins and bushings. Even made pins with a grease zerk sunk in the end so it wouldn't get knocked off and drilled holes so the grease would come out the center of the pin. Was quoted on having the four pins hardened for $75 but I haven't done that. I'll check the wear after a couple hours of use and go from there.
tilt cylinders - the left cylinder had no hoses attached to it and the right cylinder was leaking like crazy. Ended up having to buy new cylinders because the rams were bent on both.
hydraulic leak - ended up being the seals in the motors, as oil was leaking through both motors into the chain case. Haven't run it yet since. One of the motor shafts has some slight grooving where the seal sits, so it may still be a leaker.
weak drive power - I currently have the Vickers TA1919 hydrostat apart. The wafer plates had bad grooving so I have 2 new ones on order. $55/plate.
front wheel bearings - they have some slop so will examine and probably replace with new bearing kits.
fuel gauge doesn't work - I buy a $20 Sunpro universal sender and adapt it to the existing sender. I've done it before on a 642 Bobcat and worked excellent.
Instrument panel cracked and switch hanging out - fixed with Plastifix and some washers.
Boom cable stiff (left hand control)- this machine has Case style controls and I took off the one cable and let it sit in WD40 for a few days but it didn't do much for it. Will replace with a new cable for $110.
Drive chains - the chains and sprockets have almost no wear, but the chains are loose so I need to tighten them up.
Chaincase access plate - one side has 3 broken studs and the other side has 5 broken studs. I'm going to weld on new studs and shorten them all up so they don't stick beyond the top of the nuts. And I'm going to get some low profile nuts. This should help prevent future breakage.
Needs a couple tires and new filters and oil.
It's quite a bit of work, but this machine is definitely maintenance friendly and I've enjoyed working on it. It has a bunch of easily removed panels to access major components. The front and rear axles have pop off rubber coverings and you can easily access the nuts with a 2 1/4" socket. It's too bad the previous owners abused it so much. A little bit of preventative maintenance and this machine would have probably still been a beaut.
http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/azeller22/Scat%20Trak%201500D/?action=view¤t=0405020744.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/azeller22/Scat%20Trak%201500D/0405020744.jpg
I'm hoping to have it up and going in a couple weeks. I have the projects building up which need it.
