What you have to do is shut the machine off, then turn the key one click so the machine beeps but doesn't start. Then hit the aux-hydraulics button and either pull the trigger on the joystick or toggle the thumb switch back and forth.(the ones that run the attachment) I use the thumb stick. Holding it in both directions for about 20-30 seconds. This works almost all the time. If it doesn't... Get a screw driver and push in on the inside ring on the male ended hydraulic couplings and the hydraulic fluid will drain out. Not a lot just a little that's in the lines and that works all the time. Just watch out if its under a lot of pressure the fluid will explode out! So try my first suggestion first, because that at least will relieve some of the pressure.
What you have to do is shut the machine off, then turn the key one click so the machine beeps but doesn't start. Then hit the aux-hydraulics button and either pull the trigger on the joystick or toggle the thumb switch back and forth.(the ones that run the attachment) I use the thumb stick. Holding it in both directions for about 20-30 seconds. This works almost all the time. If it doesn't... Get a screw driver and push in on the inside ring on the male ended hydraulic couplings and the hydraulic fluid will drain out. Not a lot just a little that's in the lines and that works all the time. Just watch out if its under a lot of pressure the fluid will explode out! So try my first suggestion first, because that at least will relieve some of the pressure.
Thanks Tom----The holding the switch for twenty seconds did the trick......I also wiggled all the other controls, but I already did that so the twenty seconds is the key.....Again thanks as this was turning out to be a bad situation, as I sure didn`t want to have to get help everytime I changed things Tony
So this trick works on all the new Bobcat excavators like the 'E' series machines too?
Hi Tom
Yesterday I had the first chance to test out my dealer....The piston that tightens the track was leaking the grease out, and of course the track came off.....it apparently is behind the grease fitting, so may be a defective seal--- anyway they are picking the machine up tomorrow to fix it.....For me this is one of the important things before buying...Dealer Support....Tony
Yes ^^^
-ignition on
-lockout down (so everything works)
-eng off
-aux hyd in in gauged (push button)
Then activate the thumb circuit back and forth to relieve pressure in that system loop. Youll see the flex lines (rubber hoses) move around a bit as fluid drains. Then detach. Kinda a PITA process.
Permafrost-ed and TomG, thanks for bailing me out. Back in early 2013 you provided the solution to depressurizing hydraulics on a Bobcat E50. I needed to reconnect a line that had popped loose after brushing against a tree branch. -Working in the woods in rather tight quarters. Much to my relief, your instruction worked perfectly. -And that's especially good when you're using a borrowed excavator.