Ck35 engine fire - help!!

[Andy12]

Hello everyone. Had a fire next to the engine in my CK35 HST cab (2011) just below the starter motor. It was a bit exciting at the time, and lucky I had got out to swing the back actor arm or it would have been worse. It still took two full powder extinguishers to finally put it out.
Anyway the steering hydraulic pipe is melted through, the main battery feed cable toast and another cable that I’m not totally sure of. I don’t find the images in the service manual give enough detail, and the parts manual needs you to add stuff together in your head(!) to know exactly what it should be like and which parts I need.
Is anyone able to post up a photo of one to show what it should look like?
To extend the info, starting has been a struggle for a while, needing multiple heater plug applications. I wonder if this caused overheating of the power cable which ignited a small hydraulic leak, which seems to be inside the cab? (Image 4316).
It’s going to be a pig to repair, as it’s outside in a field and the FEL obstructs access to the area. Does anyone know if the FEL 130 mount can be removed from only one side of the vehicle, while the other side is still attached?

 

[Andy12]

A further question - does anyone know if the lengths of the steering hoses are available anywhere? They’re given for the hoses in the FEL manual, but not in the CK35 workshop manual I have.

 

[ArchonOSX]

Wow! That totally sucks. Do you have a truck or anything you could tow it back to the barn with?
This is going to take a while to fix and doing it out in the field is going to be a major PITA.
I would think it would be worth it to get some tow straps and pull it back to the barn or call a neighbor or friend with a tractor or truck for help with this.
Removing the FEL is also a pain and it will have to sit out there in the field while you are repairing this.
Good thing you have a service manual for help but they are slim on photos.
I wish you well.

 

[grsthegreat]

A hydraulic fluid leak could have caused that. A friends dump trailer had an explosion and fire from a ruptured hydraulic line above battery? Was exciting