Up in the woods I found a Tigercat getting a new engine whilst I got to service a 160 high track full hydraulic oil change plus a couple of in expected bits that could have caused a lot of trouble !
I wish there was a way (or maybe there is) to completely drain out all the hydraulic oil if maybe the arm was resting up high on something solid like a good sturdy tree or wall and there was a low drain plug by a track motor or the centre joint and let gravity do the work. Especially when a machine is using a hammer constantly throughout its working life it'd be good to get every Last drop of used oil out so as to reduce contamination of the new stuff..
Yea I know in the past when I’ve changed normal hyd oil to biodegradable hyd oil your never going to get all the oil out apparently it only takes 10% of normal hydraulic oil to make bio oil a waste of time and if a system takes 150L it only takes 15L which would easily sit in the valve chest and pipes makes it a pointless exercise my opinion is a machine needs to be built with bio oil from the start for it to be worthwhile
@@alisdiggerdiary very true. I've had to do oil changes from normal to bio before. Unless its changed like 5 or 6 times which is seriously expensive, you'll never get it all out.
Hi Ali excellent job machine mart do a 12v oil diesel pump I had one on the van when I worked for c w hire and it worked very well keep up the good work
I am always scared shtless when i take the tank lid off because i fear the spring falls down there😂 even more scary to put the heavy lid back in place👍👌 its even worse with the slimmer spring that atleast the dx300 has.
No the majority will be Doosan oil it’ll have just been topped up no drama the oil on it wasn’t bad you normally have a burnt smell about it and it’s like tap water when it’s spent if that makes sense
@@alisdiggerdiary you can get standard oil (multi grades 32, 46, 68 100 etc) & a spec that is HVI, (same grades etc), but keeps the viscosity the same no matter what the temperature.
Be a nice touch if the hire companies and heavy plant contractors slipped you a couple of quid for putting their names and phone numbers all over the internet. I'm guessing that they put their names and phone numbers all over the outside of the machines to advertise themselves. With you showing the machines on you tube their coverage is vastly bigger than it would be to passing traffic which was their previous best bet.
Thanks Ali another informative video did you replace the suction filter in the tank or just clean it? Was told it’s best to replace it after 5,000 hours even if you think it’s ok!
Yea just pick up your phone hit video hold it landscape and hit record the editing app I use is called splice really easy to use and then I use an app called Canva to make the thumb nail if you’ve already got a RU-vid account there is a plus button in the middle of the screen hit that and upload your video I watched a few RU-vid videos on how to do it that helps so would recommend that
@@alisdiggerdiaryI’ve got an older Doosan 1.5T forklift. I’ve got a drum of iso68 oil. It’ll be ok to use you think, don’t have any 46. Got plenty 32 but that’s a bit thin I thought.
