Comparison Takeuchi TB035 Mini-Excavator

[amazincaucasian]

If it has a hole for it you can buy a block heater from the parts store for about 60 dollars

[goatman 1]

I think I can get one that fits in the radiator hose. I wasn't sure if that would fix it since one of my friends suggested it might be low on compression. But, would it run really great and not burn any oil if the compression was low?

[amazincaucasian]

That's beyond my level of expertise

[amazincaucasian]

But I can tell you, my dump truck was the same way, took a couple minutes of cranking to get started cold. Ran great, but cold natured. Most of the Cummins motors had grid heaters in em, but for some reason mine didn't. I got one of those cheap block heaters from O'Reilly's or NAPA and it works great.

I never had any experience with the Yanmars. Will it not start cold or just takes a while to start?

[Robert_in_NY]

I'm late to this thread but these machines can be a lot of fun to work with and even tinker on. I have a Bobcat 331 and it has a few items that need to be addressed over the winter. Repair the leaking drive motor and repair or replace the x-change connection as it is worn bad. Other than that it has been great. The cab is nice since I use it a lot when it is cold or raining. It doesn't have AC but it does have heat and even with the windows open it isn't bad to operate in the cold as you just turn the heat up. Then you can still talk to the guys around you as needed.

Mine has an electronic hour meter/dash panel that is messing up and I can't always read the hours or trouble codes properly and I want to replace it but not bad enough to spend $900 for a new one. I would highly recommend one to someone over a 3pt back hoe. You can get used, open station units for around $10k and have a completely dedicated digging machine to play with and help out (every tractor owner needs a second machine for some reason or the other).

[Robert_in_NY]

Here is mine after fishing the front end of an old AMC out of one of our creeks.