Bobcat S250 Quit Running: Fuel Starvation Problem 

My 90 year old grandpa has a clapped 8100hr 773, I'm responsible for rescuing him when it brakes down and trying to keep it from dying everywhere it goes. I feel your pain when the drive belt blew

Finished watching the balance of that fuel Problem video glad you conquered each of the challenges it presented on your bobcat , sediment and water must be pretty common when machines get older. Thanks again for your video to help others

Love the video. Very informative. Glad you never showed that you were pissed off. Cool calm just kept going. And then the belt. I feel every project I do is just like that. Lol

Sorry you had to go through all that but thanks for posting your video. I had the same problem on my T250 and I just disconnected the hose on the tank side of the priming bulb and blew the crap back into the tank. I know it won't last but it bought me some time and it's easy to do. I've been trying to figure out how I can flush the tank and you finding the screen at the bottom of the filler hose made my day. I've seen a bunch of posts where people tried to siphon a bobcat fuel tank but something was blocking the hose. My new plan is to pull off the filler hose at the bottom like you did, remove the screen and run two hoses into the tank. I have a 12V diesel transfer pump with a large water separator filter in line. I plan to suck the fuel out, filter out the crud and run the pump output bank into the tank. I figure the agitation of the pump output will stir up the crap in the tank so it can be sucked up into the water trap filter.

This a real video man di difficulties and everything. ❤

Looks like I will be draining the tank on my newly aquired S300 tomorrow. Thanks for the video.

Thx for posting this video, same machine same problem right now. That's an algae bloom in the tank, make sure you use an algicidal fuel additive to keep it at bay, once it's in there It will keep coming back if you don't.

Very good! Life as it is, lol. Thanks!!!

There is a screen at base of filler hose to keep dirt out of tank. Pushing a hose can puncture screen. Good to pull plug and totally drain tank. Removes water and dirt. Make sure fuel line is not crimped behind engine.

I bought a S250 a few weeks ago. I'll be tuning in for how you do repairs. I'm going to tackle the flywheel ring gear this weekend. I'll try to film it.

"There's a lot of maybe in what I do" hahaha I love it

Tip for skid steer owners and lots of equipment. Need to add you own inline ballvalve cutoff on tank supply to allow you to separate line and air pressure any tank screen. My skidsteer gave similar problems. Cleared rust sediment a few times then I dug farther with magnet on rod and removed significant rust from bottom of tank. Also I wound up a plastic grocery bag floating in my tank. Old rental machines are subject to aholes is all I could figure. Inline hose filter good for predebris stopping. Hope my experience helps someone else.

Mine is doing the exact same thing, I started carrying a chunk of plastic air line from a semi truck. When it quits I pull the supply line off the primer bulb and jam that air line in the hose and blow through it until I hear bubbles inside the tank then put it back together. It seems to work for a while until I have to do it again. I was thinking in my case it had something to do with the fuel gauge not working, I thought maybe something came apart in there and was plugging it up, but maybe it's crud like yours

Similar issue on my terex/asv track loader…. Running fine but eventually starving for fuel. It turned out the tank had lots of rust in it…. I tried in line filters, super strong magnets, cleaning the lines… nothing worked. I ended up replacing the entire fuel tank…. It want cheap, but the old one was way too far gone.

Check under frame ,most have a plate to access drain plug. Best if fuel is low . Also replace grommet when replaced.

"always use the right tool for the job... Or vice grips" lol. What are some other second best for everything tool recommendations?

hey man your lucky is just like mine . Got the same problem with fuel system. Best of luck. I fill like I am snake bit

There's a drain for the fuel tank on the bottom of the machine, you have to take a small cover off that there it is.

good luck with all that

I'm from Brazil and my bobcat had the same defect, is yours ok? Our fuel here is red, your video is very good, hugs

My dad's jhon deer would do that. We had to drain and clean the tank .their was an filter on the bottom of the tank. That was 2 yrs ago.all is good

I feel your pain. Property for the new shop?

I think you were the same Doctor that did my Colonoscopy???? 😫

Hello, does anybody know what could cause a 2018 t590 to randomly shut down. No codes no beeps, it just happens. Literally like switching the ignition off. Ignition switch doesn’t seems to be lose.

as they say "if it ain't one thing it's another"

Try cleaning your fuel tank cap air inlet!!! You must have air flow

Dude! Is there anything that you can’t do?

I had to drain my 250 it had a drain plug i a rubber grommet on bottom of tank just had to pull out plug drain then push plug back in

take in tank filter off and put a external filter . problem solved !

Murphy’s Law…

That's why people buy a service manual. Trial by error is a hard way to go on an expensive machine.

Pickup tube in the tank fals of known problem on bobcats

has the elbow reversed

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