woolyAcres
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Anyone interested in my saga "Finding a Yanmar of My Own" can read the backstory in this thread. Since I've now found, and own, one now, I thought I should start a new thread.
The fellow I bought this from seemed honest. He admitted to not using it all the much and not being diligent about maintenance the last year since he replaced it with a skid steer. Nonetheless, things generally look good fluid wise. One of the FEL front cylinders has a pretty good leak and that explains why it was low on hydraulic fluid. I'm in the process of changing the fluid but I'll need to address that leak soon or I'll be constantly buying 'JD303' fluid!
In previous photos there was a 'white' appearance, which turns out to be fine sawdust. It's pretty prevalent (especially in the screen protecting the radiator and the radiator itself) and caked on in places. How do folks feel about pressure washing? I was considering that or some 'bubbly engine scrubber' to get things cleaned up. Though they really don't look bad at all.
This machine appears to have been a giant mobile hydraulic pump/hose monster. In addition to internal 3PT hitch/loader hydraulic pump, there is the PTO mounted hydraulic pump and reservoir, and an additional pump on the front buried below the battery. This 3rd pump doesn't appear to be connected since there's a 2" gap between it and a shafting coming forward from the engine.
My goals today are to get the fluids and filters changed (oil and hydraulic), reverse the front wheels to avoid trouble with the front-end, and get that PTO pump removed. Some of it's finished but lots of work remains.
Here are some photos.
The fellow I bought this from seemed honest. He admitted to not using it all the much and not being diligent about maintenance the last year since he replaced it with a skid steer. Nonetheless, things generally look good fluid wise. One of the FEL front cylinders has a pretty good leak and that explains why it was low on hydraulic fluid. I'm in the process of changing the fluid but I'll need to address that leak soon or I'll be constantly buying 'JD303' fluid!
In previous photos there was a 'white' appearance, which turns out to be fine sawdust. It's pretty prevalent (especially in the screen protecting the radiator and the radiator itself) and caked on in places. How do folks feel about pressure washing? I was considering that or some 'bubbly engine scrubber' to get things cleaned up. Though they really don't look bad at all.
This machine appears to have been a giant mobile hydraulic pump/hose monster. In addition to internal 3PT hitch/loader hydraulic pump, there is the PTO mounted hydraulic pump and reservoir, and an additional pump on the front buried below the battery. This 3rd pump doesn't appear to be connected since there's a 2" gap between it and a shafting coming forward from the engine.
My goals today are to get the fluids and filters changed (oil and hydraulic), reverse the front wheels to avoid trouble with the front-end, and get that PTO pump removed. Some of it's finished but lots of work remains.
Here are some photos.
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