Did I Blow up My Cheap Skid Steer? - Thomas 173HL Won't Rev up, Leaking Cylinder - Part 2 

Runaway diesels are no fun .. My Cat 3406 ran away running off the oil feed line from the turbo when the turbo blew.. Chewed up the crank, out of frame/overhaul, $10,000 dollar lesson .. I don't recomend it. It was screaming with rpms ... thought schrapnel was fixing to come through the block.

I live up in SW WIsconsin so if you need me to pick anything up 'round here lemme know.

How do you have weeds in your driveway? Whip your kid into shape. Little kids are great for grabbing weeds because they're closer to the ground.

I guess I'm confused about Kubota dealers. I thought we had Rexco here in the quad cities as a full line dealer

Thanks for the tool listings. Great video as always.

he quit working for a living. i'll be happier too when I can quit.

he got a side piece 🤭

Being a full time utuber is anything else than easy! It's a ton of work.

@@Chr.U.Cas2216 Still got to be easier than being a full time YTer AND work a full time job.

Dear @@dfross87 Almost all people simply don't get it. It's work what is shown plus the big effort of filming the steps. Absolutely any work will therefore take 2 to 4 times longer than usual. Then the data must be put into the computer and the video has to be edited. Especially that is a lot of work. Afterwards the data has to be uploaded. Best regards, luck, health and wisdom.

I thought that as well :)

Are you referring to the Pontiac Vibe video? That one was quite the encounter. If you don't know about that video,sorry for the reply?

Yes that would be the reference. Wes reminds us every once in a while that no matter how precise and methodical we all try to be, a kick in the nuts is the end result

I thought to myself as Wes lowered the safety bar that this might not end well.

@@andrewmantle7627 Sometime repetitions are needed to learn 🤷‍♂

I dunno if that is good or bad.

@@WatchWesWork it is what it is, you'll just have to live with it 😁

This channel is my favorite. But all those you listed are great too. I only recently found Cutting Edge though and he definitely has some skills!

Cutting edge is a Machinist wizard.

don’t forget diesel creek

Also, by some miracle, Wes managed to not bump the controls and spray gallons of hydraulic oil all over the shop while the cylinder was off.

LOL I call that level of brokenness.

If I edit out the mistake the videos would be 2 minutes long.

Sorry I'm late

Never heard of that one before but it makes sense👍

Good call!!!!!

On the same line of thinking, but much, much cheaper than having to pay for an extinguisher refill or replacement, CO2 cartridges (like those for pellet guns) put out a large volume from a small cylinder for pocket change versus 20-30 bucks plus time and travel for a refill.

I have never thought about that but it should work

But you will have to be very careful doing that, as a CO2 fire extinguisher mades dry ice particles that can puncture the air filter, get into the cylinders and do damage. Then again even mere seconds of runaway rpm can and will cause some damage even though you might not be able to feel or hear it, the rods are likely ever so slightly bent, the bearing shells will be hammered slightly oblong and the high rpm vibration may well have stretched/shaken the rod cap bolts loose. If it was my machine, i'd have to yoink the engine out, take the pan off and inspect all that just for peace of mind, but that could just be due to my autism asperger diagnosis.

The terrible quality of parts these days has really resulted in a renaissance for rebuilding components.

It's the gratification of taking something that doesn't run/ function/ operate right or at all, that makes you feel excited? Right? Been there, still there, a little, but I'm getting too old for big projects, like Wes....

Ditto, from another old guy

Yep the old guy convention has set in motion .

Seconded this guy is awesome

I wish he lived next door to me.😉

We've been running 2 miles every day.

That's a pretty good way to describe it!

The problem is I'll forget I have them or where they are.

@@WatchWesWork What you need is more storage! When we bought (most of) the contents of a hydraulic shop that closed down, we got more fittings and seals than you could ever dream of. Thankfully, we also bought the storage system that held it all. Roughly converting it to imperial, it would be ~2450' of shelf space. And I still find I don't have the right part in stock!

Glad to hear it!

More than that...

How many pounds is a centimeter?

@@daleolson3506 Yes...

I'd take a horse a lot of days.

@@WatchWesWorkit would still have dodgy electrical problems from a previous owner. I don’t even want to think about the leaking fluids…….

@@WatchWesWork I was picking up some brake pads the other day. This totally frustrated man holding a caliper with half a hose and his wife are behind me. I say, looks like yer havin fun too. He shrugs his torso in disgust. She says, I wish it was a horse; we could eat it. 😅

I appreciate that!