First Oops with Bobcat 331 - hydraulic leak

[EdDekker]

I had my new-to-me Bobcat excavator (link) out this afternoon to move the pieces of a tree which came down this winter.

I have the branches chipped and most of the pine needles moved away so it was time to move the hunks of tree trunk.

Slinging the tree pieces below the bucket worked well. I looked like I knew what I was doing as I moved the pieces. I moved two chunks of tree and while moving back to get the third I saw a problem.

I noticed I was leaving an oil trail wherever I drove. I got out and looked at the under carriage and hydraulic fluid was pumping out near the traction motor. After shutting down the engine, the oil continued to come out for a long time. I looked closer at the oil and could not determine exactly where the leak was. The oil was flowing down the inner side of the right traction motor


I traced the oil trail back and it starts in the driveway right where I pressed the high speed pedal, and it lost oil continuously after that.

Any suggestions on what I may have broken from the bobcat excavator experts out there?


(photo 1 of tree pieces to be moved attached)

 

[EdDekker]

(photo 2 of tree pieces to be moved attached)

 

[EdDekker]

(photo - chain on ground and log about to be rolled onto chain)

 

[EdDekker]

photo - Lifted and moving but oil trail in background

 

[EdDekker]

photo - Lifted and moving

 

[EdDekker]

Photo of oil trail in the driveway. Start of leak was well before I got close to the tree, starting at the edge of the damp area. This was the spot I pressed the high speed pedel.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Ed, I'm curious to know why you aren't using your thumb? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif That's what that's for....anway. Just what I'd do. That's too bad about the leak. I can't tell you anything because I've had zero experience with mini trackhoes. That's a nice one you have though.

Blake
WA

 

[EdDekker]

The leak

 

[EdDekker]

close up of the leak.

 

[Mark_in_NH]

Ed,
I can't help you with the leak. I know absolutly nothing about such machines. Being in New Hampshire, the best advice or suggestion I could give you is to call BobCat of NH in Chichester @ 603-224-1234
Good luck /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif