straightshooter
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I just bought a used Bobcat S-160 for a good price but when my guy started using it today it started leaking oil underneath towards the front. Pulled it into the barn and put a 9 quart pan under it which overflowed (we left it cause had other stuff to do).
Pulled the plate off the top of chain box and no oil in chain box. Upon further inspection it looks like the prior owner may have put some JB weld or crappy weld job on a small hole at the bottom of the chain box which didn't hold.
I haven't lifted the front end up yet (too pooped today) so I haven't got a real good look underneath. My questions are: Is there a skid plate protecting the chain box bottom or is the bottom of the chain box just the bottom of the machine? If there is a hole in the bottom of the chain box can I get away with a weld or weld patch? I would consider myself very lucky if this were the case.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts on the matter.
Pulled the plate off the top of chain box and no oil in chain box. Upon further inspection it looks like the prior owner may have put some JB weld or crappy weld job on a small hole at the bottom of the chain box which didn't hold.
I haven't lifted the front end up yet (too pooped today) so I haven't got a real good look underneath. My questions are: Is there a skid plate protecting the chain box bottom or is the bottom of the chain box just the bottom of the machine? If there is a hole in the bottom of the chain box can I get away with a weld or weld patch? I would consider myself very lucky if this were the case.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts on the matter.