I am always amazed at the number of people I see who tear apart a filthy machine getting dirt and grime everywhere including in the repairs they attempt to make. Good Job!
I was a diesel tech for a while. One of the most common problems the occurs is that people don’t clean under or inside of their cab/engine compartment. Build up always happens and if a rock is under the oil pan it will wear a hole through the oil pan and blow the motor. Also the build up is a fire hazard as it will absorb hydraulic oil, which is very flammable, also acts as an insulator. Causing overheating. My only advice is to back the machine on to some blocks, open it up as you did and pull the two small squares off at the front and power wash everything out.
Job well done...you should do this more often if you want your machine to work for you and hold a good value should you decide to upgrade. That was in fact the best demonstration of how to thoroughly clean a skid steers...looking forward to see more of your chanel... Keep up the good work Nathan. Good luck.
You could park it on a slope and open the two large dark colored square drain covers on the front and start washing from the back it will drain out the front
Honestly a bit relaxing to do it at a job and I’m sure I could find things that are a lot more fun to do at the shop and probably would have continued procrastinating 😂
I’ve never seen a skid steers as easy to clean as that. Think my next one will be JD. And I’ve seen one a lot dirtier than that. Try one around a feedlot in the spring mud and manure. That thing of yours is a piece of cake.
Nice! Where did you get the foam cannon? What were the cleaning solutions you used? I know you said simple green once; do you find it dulls the paint any? Thanks!!
I used a chemicals guys foam bath mixed with dawn for the dirt layer and simple green for the second. Been pretty happy with how well it cleans grime without compromising paint or hoses/seals. Sadly there’s no miracle cleaner that does everything but overall I am very happy with how well it cleans
@@Yettiattack this unit is standard flow, but it is perfect for mowing because an auxiliary cooler and reversing fans have been added as well as lexan glass. We take the door on and off depending on the job
@@nathanchurchill hmm.. bound to happen i suppose. Just got my belly cleaned out like you did here in the video. Cant believe how much gunk builds up. Must of been 5/7gallons of straight mud rocks an sticks. An did my 500 service an new tracks. Just that stupid air restriction i need to figure out.
Since making this video we usually clean it out once every two weeks now depending on how much we are using it and weather, seems to be helping the machine a lot as well, plus it’s a good time to inspect hoses.
