[AT] What to do now?

[Cecil Bearden]

I would look at Surplus center to see if a replacement pump could be 
found so yo don't have to be concerned about parts for the hydrostat.  
If it's a Vickers pump you may be out of luck.  I have a JD swather that 
is in trouble.  Small Engine Warehouse may have the engine you need.   I 
wold really look at Harbor freight for their Predator 2cyl engines.

Cecil in OKla


On 4/7/2017 6:19 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
> In a previous post I mentioned my skid steer has been down for over a
> year. I have used it for a few minutes here and there. It runs fine but
> leaks out a quart of oil in 5 minutes at half throttle. I have always
> figured it was the seal between the engine and flywheel. Due to health
> problems, I never got to it until a week ago. A friend helped me pull
> the engine and last Sunday I bought a flywheel puller and pulled the
> flywheel. To my amazement the seal was still in place. What I next
> discovered was even worse. The crankshaft moves up and down and opens
> the lip of the seal allowing lots of oil out. This was Monday and
> Tuesday health problems had to get in the way. I had to have surgery on
> my hand for carparel  (sp ?) tunnel. The cast stays on till next
> Thursday and I don't know how long after that till I can use the hand
> (all this one handed stuff is not working good for me). Well, today
> another friend came to look at it and we spent 3 hours looking and
> talking and reading up on it. Before I go any further; the skid steer is
> a New Holland L-325 just over 30 years old. The engine is a 24 hp. Honda
> GX670BDW with only 281 hours and is twelve years old. It is the third
> engine; original was a kohler 23 horse which blew a rod ( those engines
> were known for that) followed by a short block which started burning too
> much oil and would never start and was replaced by this Honda. When it
> was only a couple of months old I was driving it and it started to shake
> and lots of smoke came out of the engine and then it stopped. After a
> few minutes it restarted and I had it checked by an approved shop. They
> claimed they found nothing but after later hearing things about them I'm
> not sure they actually checked anything. I am now thinking that whatever
> happened then took this long to show up. I've never heard of the bearing
> behind the flywheel giving out in less than 300 hours. From what we
> looked at today it appears the bearing or whatever you call it is part
> of the engine. That particular part of the engine includes the cylinders
> and the cost is over $1100 dollars. It appears I have two choices- a new
> engine or a different loader. The new engine  appeals to me but
> somewhere underneath is a bad oil leak (3 quarts in an afternoon of hard
> use). My plan was to fix the engine first and then block the loader up
> 18 inches so I could remove the skid plate and then the gas tank so I
> could see underneath. I have always thought it was a leaky hose or a
> blown "O" ring but it must be running under pressure to see it and
> without an engine that can't happen. I called the dealer and most parts
> seem to be available except he wasn't sure about the squash plate in the
> hydro.  One could say get a used on but my brother bought a used Bobcat
> a few years ago and had nothing but trouble. He paid $5000 for it and
> last year managed to trade for $3000 so he was happy. I have always
> liked this loader, which I bought new, so I see no up-side to changing.
> Also I do have my Ford loader for many things but some things are best
> done with a skid steer. Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated.
>           Greg Hass
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