Posted by Keith Molden on August 12, 2014 at 16:05:16 from (173.81.178.58):
Grand son and I were down at the shop moving some scrap that had accumulated with the skid steer. He was operating it and was half inside and half outside when it quit running. He looked down and smoke was coming up between his legs. (the batteries are located there). He's only 12 but pretty darned dependable for his age. He jumped out and removed the floor pan. One ground terminal had melted in two and the other battery was boiling. He removed the other ground terminal and hollered for me as I was moving a tractor & told me that there was smoke comming up in the engine compartment too. He grabbed the fire extinguisher out of the cab as I opened the rear door. By this time there was no smoke. In checking further we discovered that the starter had come loose and the hot post on the solenoid had gotten against one of the injector lines when it slid back. Luckily it didn't burn a hole in the line. WE got it bolted back up ( I guess the p.o. didn't believe in lock washers) and everything is good to go now. Just thinking what could have happened if he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings. I was just pretty darned proud that he handled the situation and didn't get all shook up. In fact I think he handled it the right way. I know that battery could have blown up, but I also know the skid steer and the shop could have burned if he hadn't removed the terminal. Just wanted to let people know what can happen when a part fails, and this is not something we check every time we start this or any machine. Keith
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