Hello to all!
I noticed a problem about a week ago that is getting worse over time. After the machine warms up for about 3 to 5 minutes everything sounds normal. When you first start to move forward or backwards the machine sounds and moves great for about 4 to 5 feet then slows down to about half its normal speed and creeps along, it sounds like the pump is struggling to move the machine at all. If I then stop moving ,the pump seems to catch up and everything sounds normal again. The machine doesn't react well when multitasking, ie boom up and stick out or swing and boom up or anything. It give the same noise and sometimes will almost come to a complete stop. Traveling up hills produces the same effect, it will move, but very very slow.
I want to say it could be the hydraulic oil and filter needs to be replaced or the screen in the bottom of the hydraulic tank could be clogged. I don't know if it could be the fuel filters. I hope its not the pump going bad, I thought the pump either works or it doesn't work, no in between.
Looks like I'm going to have to spend some money to troubleshoot the problem. Thanks in advance for any advice. ointhead
I noticed a problem about a week ago that is getting worse over time. After the machine warms up for about 3 to 5 minutes everything sounds normal. When you first start to move forward or backwards the machine sounds and moves great for about 4 to 5 feet then slows down to about half its normal speed and creeps along, it sounds like the pump is struggling to move the machine at all. If I then stop moving ,the pump seems to catch up and everything sounds normal again. The machine doesn't react well when multitasking, ie boom up and stick out or swing and boom up or anything. It give the same noise and sometimes will almost come to a complete stop. Traveling up hills produces the same effect, it will move, but very very slow.
I want to say it could be the hydraulic oil and filter needs to be replaced or the screen in the bottom of the hydraulic tank could be clogged. I don't know if it could be the fuel filters. I hope its not the pump going bad, I thought the pump either works or it doesn't work, no in between.
Looks like I'm going to have to spend some money to troubleshoot the problem. Thanks in advance for any advice. ointhead