Mini Excavator 1,000 Hour Service - Hyundai 60cr-9a 

Adam, to make it a little easier when you remove or reinstall the bottom skid plate, get a few Harbor Freight right angle welding magnets to help hold and support it in place. They have helped me from dropping that plate on my face and chest and cross threaded bolts. (Just trying to help)

A tip for the final drives: always break the FILL and LEVEL bolts first, so you can make sure to put stuff back in and don't get stranded.

Whenever I change oil/fluids I always use a quart or two of new as sacrificial to clean out the system before I put the plug back in and fill up. It's unbelievable how much gunk comes out when you do. Took it as advise from my grandfather when I started doing maintenance and I believe his advise has served me well.

Nice job! Always feels so good to get a service done.

Looked great. You may want to watch the video on the cab filter cover. the rear bolt opening is a slot not a hole. If left slightly loose or possibly that way from factory the rear portion slides into place and the front two are pulled. Would be fun to have a detailed maintenance manual. worth their weight in at least silver.

Maintenance is always important! Keep machines out of the weather improves longevity! Lessons wear and tear! Makes it easier to maintain.

Regarding the final drive the oil can not disappear with out a leak. Clean that up and see where it is leaking.

Adam, first off, great job. Doing anything for the first time is an opportunity to learn and only get better. Just speaking from experience, as a welder in a fabrication shop after being out of college for welding, the basics stick but nothing beats hands on and doing it. I am far from a pro but I am better than I was 6 months ago. In the short term, a degree gives the foundation of understanding but get you hands or mind in the job is nothing that can be taught out of a book. I have a been a subscriber for a while now and I truly appreciate your honesty in all the new things you try, do, and accomplish all the while learning as you go. Taking advice from viewers who may have dealt with the same issues, passing on information, etc. Neighbor Doug at One Eye Customs is another inspiration in that he passes on his knowledge and has the same mindset as you, help people out and pass on knowledge with a attitude of I will make mistakes but I will learn and improve as I go. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻

If the plastic nut on the quick connect hose breaks: I am sure Doug could weld a washer on a same size nut for you ;)

Saved yourself a ton of money by DIYing this! glad you wernt afraid of jumping into it head first!

Wear long kitchen gloves for the oil changes. It will help your hands now & for the future, especially in the cold. Work smarter not harder. Keep the videos coming.

Just a tip, for anything that has a low drainplug and an upper fill plug that being final drives, differential or whatever. That way you dont end up having empied all the old oil and not being able to fill in the new oil, if the fill plug i stuck. Better to have old oil than no oil at all. Keep up the amazing content.

Something you might want to get for days when you are disassembling your equipment like this is a magnetic parts tray which is magnetic and when you put a nut or bolt onto it it does not go anywhere. Saves you a bit of time looking for small bits and is a great way to keep everything in one place. There are several shapes and sizes. I think harbor freight has a few different ones.

Seems like a 5 gallon bucket might make a better receptacle for draining the engine oil than those low pans. Especially if your bucket lid has a pour spout, just drop the hose in. Job done!

Just a suggestion…. Take the cap off the air filter housing, remove the rubber plug inside it and clean the dust out of it. Also…. On your “pilot” filter housing, keep an eye on that for leaks. It looks like someone used a pipe wrench on it. The housing is aluminum and are prone to crack when pipe wrenched. As for the final drive, either you have a leak or whoever did the last service forgot to fill it. When you drain it out look for metal flake in the oil. Hopefully you don’t have a lot of wear in the unit.

Add the Brand and Model machine you are servicing to the title of the video so people with the same machine can find your video easier. Keep up the good work.

Here’s a couple tips for you…take top allens out first than the drain…blow air in the fill to get gunk out of the drain…always look for metal in the oil…and I like to pour some new oil thru it and give another blow job to make sure it’s cleaned out well…same thing on the oil change…drain…a pint or so of new oil thru it…blow job…then fill it…don’t put belly pan on until you fire it up and check for leaks……then be very disappointed after you check oil after fire up and it’s as black as it was before you changed it!

23:43 the rear screw for the interior cabin filter doesn’t have to be removed. The cover is slotted.

9:40 Get "pg mats" to lay down under the filters, so that they can soak up all of the spilled oil.

Get yourself an oil extracater ball. You can remove the oil from the crankcase while you are changing other filters. Plus the oil is in a spill proof container. We use them on our Yanmar engines in our sail boats. Good Luck...

Good on ya for tackling the servicing Adam! I know those frustrations all too well, but I also know the good feeling of being able to service and maintain my own equipment...it gets a bit easier every time I think...well hopefully!

Great job. Maybe if you’ve ever got it on a trailer, take it to a DIY car wash and clean all the parts where that final drive could be leaking so you can find what is most likely a leak - that gear oil must have gone somewhere.

12:32 Nice cameo by that spicy guy!!!

Hey Adam - a small tip: consider always loosening the “Fill” or “Level” plugs first, just in case one is stuck. Otherwise you end up draining the gear oil and unable to replace it. (Ask me how I know lol)

Thanks for another great video, Adam. I enjoy watching the maintenance of your excavator. Well, I had better run and do something today, and until next time, may God bless your days the way He always blesses ours! Donald

It looked like your new oil filter was shorter than the old one. Also, what a pain to tilt the cab, just to get to the other filter. Thanks for sharing.

I would change the finals every 250hrs, it's cheap and easy. When we go 500hrs we get samples too dirty to analyze.

Also another tip on final drive, we change it every 250 hrs or so. For how easy it is and the price of some oil to make sure one of the most expensive parts of the machine stays in good shape.

Nice saving your services will only get cheaper once you buy the lubricants in larger containers.

Always crack loose the fill or check first, before the drain. If You get the drain open, and then strip out the fill, you're in a pickle.

Always make sure you can fill what you drain. Fill plug, drain plug, and then level plug.

Love to hear the peepers in the background this early. Another nice how to video ! Best wishes from Ohio.

When you ordered the oil and parts service kit, the Hyundai guy should have asked you if you had the drain tube.... Adam get a real drain oil bucket....

Instead of Better call Saul, you better call Neighbor Doug!!!!

Great job Adam. Very satisfying when you can do your own maintenance. You saved time and money on getting your machine picked up and delivered also. Just realize when you have a drain and fill for any fluids you want to remove the fill plug FIRST to make sure you can actually fill it after you drain it. I just went through that on my Subaru transmission over the weekend and it worked out fine.

That’s a special oil drain! You connect a quick connect fitting that the more you thread it on it will allow the oil to pass through. They usually have a nice thick hose so it makes oil changes very straightforward especially if the drain is above an axle or somewhere hard to get to!

Great video adam , 2 ideas i have - get a box of disposable gloves for oil changes, they are so handy and stops the skin being stained for days ! On the final drive allen head bolts which some appeared to be real tight to remove. I would put a small rub of copper grease on the treads. Ive done this for years on bolts on motorbikes. Stops any ceased or rusted bolts and so much smoother to remove them in the future when you need too.

That oil plug looks just like the Valvomax system I use on my car and truck.

23:36 The back bolt hole is notched out so you do not need to remove the bolt all of the way. Just loosen it up and slide it out.

Good work Adam. I recently started doing my own service on my riding mower, 1025R, and now vehicles. It is very intimidating at first, but not overly complicated. I cannot agree more, you learn so much more about the condition of your machinery, preventative maintenance, etc. Great video, thanks!

I take my used air filters to a parts company that sends the filters out to be cleaned so they can be used a second time so i only need to replace them every other time, helps cut back on operating costs

Wolf’s Head final drive oil……born in Oil City, PA. Near Drake Well where the oil boom all started.

The good thing is that you attempted to do the service and for the most part it worked. I see Doug in your near future to assist with the outside cabin filter. Nice job Adam - stay safe.

Just wear gloves instead of getting gear oil on your hand lol

Adam, glad you are not mad anymore. Give it some time and you will get there. I'm 50 and pretty much mad all the time.

Well Adam at least you know how to replace old stuff for new stuff except for the filter you can’t get to 😮😊❤

So nice without any music, just the work. 👍

I think you got lucky on this 1, being your first service. I was hoping your fill and full plugs both came out, since you already drained it..

Great vid Adam. Looks like you'll have to yell for neighbor Doug to help with the exterior filter!!! lol

Good Job Adam, I would imagine that Doug has provided one of the track cleaning bars, facilitating getting all the dirt and debris removed from the tracks. That bar might facilitate you keeping that suspect final drive cleaner so a leak could be spotted. Just a thought. Bet the engine and the mechanical systems are Happier. 😀

Good job !

Great work on your 1000 hour mini excavator maintenance. It isngood you dis it your self. Those final drives are not cheap. Probably dave yourself about 3-4 grand if one broke. Nice work on a nice machine.

I've been changing fluids in my vehicles and equipment for 50 years and I have never NOT made a mess of it. In those super rare cases I didn't drip or spill oil anywhere I'd accidentally kick the oil pan while cleaning up to keep my record perfect. Those cabin filters are ridonkulous.

Great video! I think you changed your filters at 970 hours (905 was your fuel filters)

Use a five gallon bucket next time, it’s just easier.

Enjoy your ‘how to’ videos even when I don’t own the equipment. You do very well explaining each step. Question: I can’t recall seeing your cat 🐈 before. Did she/he think you were talking to her/him? 😂

Adam I am a New Subscriber to your channel I’m from southeastern Pennsylvania, very nice property you have & great line up of equipment. Good luck & work safe!

Nice product placement at 13:58 :)

Adam the accountant, you wont find him here. just Adam the homesteader , ha! Cant believe I just watched a guy change his oil, but yup, whole thing. Thumbs up.

Being proactive with your maintenence is proven to prolong the life of your equipment.

Nice vid Adam. That finial drive leak could have been costly.

Great Video, with your video a few years back I was able to complete my 50 hour service on my Kioti 35hp myself.

Have a great rest of the week Adam,take care and God Bless!!!❤😊

I agree with you Adam that hose should have been included and had its own location to keep it in.

Hi Adam, you did a great job

I’ve always said the rocket scientists who design whatever you’re working on should have to service it. I wonder if there’s a YT video out there that does show the procedure and maybe a couple tips on changing that cabin filter. Great job on this one Adam! 😊

Man - I thought changing the light in my built in microwave was tough! (Pull it completely out, in the top/back.) Couldn’t have made the filter more difficult!! Leave it to an engineer!

There’s always a surprise on equipment maintenance. Lol have fun

My Mahindra 1626 tractor dealer quoted me $1000 for the 50 and 100 hour (each) for fluid and filter changes. The hydrostatic drive holds 9 gallons and warranty will void if I don't use their fluid at $300 for 10 gallons. Just waiting for my driveway to dry out to do it myself.

Should always open the fill first. Drain it first and then can’t open the fill, you’re in trouble!!! Will also drain easier with the fill open.

If you are able, it is always better to do it yourself. Great job!

GET THE DRAIN HOSE!!!

Adam, that was a very interesting video. It's good to see that you are learning more and more every day about your equipment. Anyway, stay safe, healthy and warm. Bill H from Cranberry Township

Lotsa room to work up under there

Should have stuck with Baldwin filter

Good job. My dad's a CPA and I think he knows that there's oil in his lawn mower. I don't ask anymore. He has "a guy".

I've owned 2 New Holland machines, mini-ex and CTL, both had those quick connects and they're great. They were both in my cab at purchase. As you purchased yours used, the coupler was probably removed prior and not put back. That seems to be a common issue at dealers.

The best ones are the No-Spill Systems ones I believe they have the original patents on this design. Theirs is made out of all solid brass with a heavy duty green hose.

I call a Crescent wrench an adjustable nut rounder. They are my choice of last resort. Good job on the 1,000 hour service. How often is the engine oil service interval? Thanks for the video

Well, what's the point of that 😄😄😄 This looks like it was a difficult service to perform!! Good job sticking with it!! God bless y'all!! 👍 🙏♥️

Glad you caught that final drive. I bought a new Kubota bx23s in 2018 and the front end was almost empty. I think reading through the manuals and getting familiar with stuff helps know your machine. Was the old filter aftermarket? I saw the new one was shorter. Also that is a stupid design on the cabin air filters but looking forward to you jacking the cab. I see you film with an iPhone, do you have a mac laptop for editing? And how do you make your awesome thumbnails? Thanks

Adam, admit it you did some creative editing. There is no way you did all that service work without getting any more dirty that you did. If that is what $43 dollars gets you then that is money very well spent!

That was fun to watch. Im sure we didnt get to see every single step you did. When you removed the filter housings did you replace the O-rings? They get deformed and flatten out over time. After watching you do all that, now I know why the dealership would charge so much to do it!

Thanks for sharing. Let us know if you ever get to that HVAC filter. Watching this reminded me that I have to change the oil in my fiancé’s vehicle Have a day!

Hi, you installed the Cap from the Air Filter wrong, you need to rotate it down so the Dust can seperate out of the Housing

Nice work! Is that a Sany I see??

5:19 you bought the machine second-hand, right? - stands to reason that the hose may have come with the machine new, and the original owner kept it / lost it / gave it away etc. (unless the owner's manual specifically said 'sold separately') Edit; 17:03 Yarp 8:46 wear some nitrile gloves, my dude! Hydraulic fluid is some gnarly stuff - not great for skin, etc...

Good video Adam, cheers

Lesson learned - never buy a machine that requires tilting the whole cab to routinely swap a cabin air filter.

check for leaky seal or seals, somewhere on the final drive ?????

Not bad for an accountant…😂

Why is the new filter shorter?

Adam if someone didn't want to do this themselves does a technician come out to do it or would you have to take the machine to the dealership?

You could probably use a 5 gallon bucket to drain the oil.

You forgot to wash and clean equipment detail

Hopefully there isn't much damage to that final drive, as a few have pointed out, you have to crack open or break the fill and level bolts first, nothing worse than not being able to fill the oil back up if the other bolts are seized, the other issue is to find out were the final drive oil has gone, you may have a leak. i know you have just started to do your own servicing, but i always work off servicing a secondhand machine before i use it. you have no idea if the previous owner has used the correct fluids/filters or if the service had actually been done. oils and filters are cheap compared to rebuilding a motor a final drives. same goes for greaser nipples, we use to do it every second day.

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Engine has breather don't have to loosen oil cap or dip stick

Most important maintenance you can do definitely will be your final drive oil! 😅

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