Diamondback
Member
I know a lot of folks here use a different term for Bobcat minis but that's what I've got and frankly wish I was aware of this forum prior to my purchase. That being said, here's my problem(s)...
While doing some road repair yesterday I attempted to back up and one track just simply didn't want to move. The other track ran fine. I went forward then attempted to go back a several times, no luck. Got off the machine and looked for problems (something behind the track, in the track, caught in the sprocket), nothing. Fearing the worst, I made one final attempt. Went forward a little further than before and it worked.
I made a b-line to the house and as I was traveling up my drive (pretty steep) I noticed the engine speed began to drop rpms from 2400 to well under 1900 on it's own with the throttle almost wide open only to regain rpm, then shortly after begin to drop again. Over a 1500 ft drive this happened about 4 times. As I reached the steepest part of the drive the rpms dropped so low I thought it was going to die. I stopped, lowered the throttle a bit and continued the last little bit and put it to bed.
Don't know if the two problems are even connected. I've always been aware that the "Fast Track" feature only works on flat ground. Usually have to just cut that off when on inclines as it's useless, at least on my machine.
So here are my questions:
Is this the way the Fast Track works on all these units?
Could I be seeing the start of bad things comming soon with the final drives?
Are the two problems connected?
Is it a hydraulic problem or a engine problem?
I'm only an average mechanic at best so any thoughts, suggestions or recomendations would be appreciated
Thanks, Diamondback
While doing some road repair yesterday I attempted to back up and one track just simply didn't want to move. The other track ran fine. I went forward then attempted to go back a several times, no luck. Got off the machine and looked for problems (something behind the track, in the track, caught in the sprocket), nothing. Fearing the worst, I made one final attempt. Went forward a little further than before and it worked.
I made a b-line to the house and as I was traveling up my drive (pretty steep) I noticed the engine speed began to drop rpms from 2400 to well under 1900 on it's own with the throttle almost wide open only to regain rpm, then shortly after begin to drop again. Over a 1500 ft drive this happened about 4 times. As I reached the steepest part of the drive the rpms dropped so low I thought it was going to die. I stopped, lowered the throttle a bit and continued the last little bit and put it to bed.
Don't know if the two problems are even connected. I've always been aware that the "Fast Track" feature only works on flat ground. Usually have to just cut that off when on inclines as it's useless, at least on my machine.
So here are my questions:
Is this the way the Fast Track works on all these units?
Could I be seeing the start of bad things comming soon with the final drives?
Are the two problems connected?
Is it a hydraulic problem or a engine problem?
I'm only an average mechanic at best so any thoughts, suggestions or recomendations would be appreciated
Thanks, Diamondback