Adsy
New Member
Hi, I am new on here, and am having problems with my skidsteer.
It is a Case 1818, I am guessing around circa 1990. When I bought the machine a few weeks ago , the steering was quite lazy, and would not 'skid' when it steered properly. I put this down to the fact it has small tractor type tyres on, and not proper skidsteer tyres.
But now the steering has virtually gone completely, especially on one side, with the other side not being much better, the problem gets worse and worse as the oil gets hotter. My first thought is, could the machine have the wrong oil in it, i.e. the wrong viscocity, and if it did, would it affect the steering in this way. Or is it somthing more serious, as I suspect. Like the hydraulic drive pumps going wrong, or the hydrostatic drive motors
I am looking for some guidance, and would appreciate any comments / ideas.
Thanks, Adsy.
It is a Case 1818, I am guessing around circa 1990. When I bought the machine a few weeks ago , the steering was quite lazy, and would not 'skid' when it steered properly. I put this down to the fact it has small tractor type tyres on, and not proper skidsteer tyres.
But now the steering has virtually gone completely, especially on one side, with the other side not being much better, the problem gets worse and worse as the oil gets hotter. My first thought is, could the machine have the wrong oil in it, i.e. the wrong viscocity, and if it did, would it affect the steering in this way. Or is it somthing more serious, as I suspect. Like the hydraulic drive pumps going wrong, or the hydrostatic drive motors
I am looking for some guidance, and would appreciate any comments / ideas.
Thanks, Adsy.