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Re: Skidsteer fires
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Posted by NC Wayne on November 22, 2006 at 18:03:29 from (152.163.100.74):
In Reply to: Skidsteer fires posted by mss3020 on November 22, 2006 at 07:12:09:
Can't remember which ones but I've seen several of the Bobcat machines where the muffler is wrapped in a laywer of insulation with a second metal layer outside of that. With the insulation against the wall of the actual muffler it tends to hold moisture and eventually rusts through. Te exhaust then blows it's way through the insulation to the outside which usually means it's exhausting in the engine compartment. I saw a customers machine about a year ago that this had happened to. Before the problem was noticed it had partially melted the plastic air cleaner as well as several other plastic parts in the general area. Between that and the fuel leaking from the return lines (the problem I was actually called about)it's a wonder it hadn't caught fire already. The other posts hit the nail on the head also with the oil soaked limbs, leaves, etc in the belly pan. Many machines, from the smallest to the largest, have suffered the same fate and burned out from a stray spark caused by a short, exhaust, or whatever. The main thing is keep it clean, it'll look better, and last longer because it'll run cooler and small problems/leaks are alot easier to spot and have repaired before they become big problems.......
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