I have just found this forum because of trouble! Is that how most find it? I was working friday and suddenly noticed a lot of wet ground under my path. So I quickly moved back near the trailer and shut the machine off. At that point I could hear the fuel gurgling out of the tank. My next and most important decision was to get the machine ON the trailer. Thank God I did because it only took another 5 minutes and the tank was empty. It seems the access plate under the machine had come off and a piece of broken 2x had found it's way in the hole to the tank. Has anyone ever pulled the engine and replaced the tank at home as opposed to having bobcat service do it? If so, what is needed and what is the procedure? This will be my first attempt at major service.
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Bildrrick, welcome to the world of Bobcat. Bobcat's are great machines, but one design of them I've never been fond of is the fuel tank underneath the engine and pumps. The price of a new tank is not too bad, I just bought one for a T190 for around 150 bucks here in Tennessee, but your probably looking at 10 to 15 hrs labor, more if you've never done it before. I suggest you get a message to bobcatmechanic at this forum, he would be able to give you the best advice.
they suck theirs your answer jk they really do suck though i suggest pulling the engine then the hydrostat if you pull both of them together its not to bad coming out going in sucks though if i remeber right the tank is up in the front of the machine infront and below the hyd stat basically pull the drive hoses off case drain lines and charge pressure hoses off the hydrostat disconnect the fuel and electrical from the engine pull the muffler off and intake box out pull the 4 bolts 2 on the engine side by the tail gate 3/4 in socket and wrench then pull the 2 on the hydrostat side under the cab hook with a hoist and lifting eyelets on the engine run a ratchet strap to the hydrostat it should have an eyelet on it for it and back to the hoist ratchet it up and also remove the fuel sender from the old tank if you think you are going to hit it with the hydrostat they are about 100 dollars i think maybe more i dont ask prices usually just put them in and listen to the customer wine if the price dont blame them though bobcat marks there product up alot anyways then pull the 2 out together once their out you probably will have to pull main frame bolts out to squeez the tank out all the other ones are this way pull it out swap the sender and fuel pickup tube and return lines put new rubber gromets on them while you have them out then clean the belly pan out and reinstall you might replace the pick up tube while its out i think they are easy to get to if not haven't been under one in a while you can try putting the engine and hydrostat in together but you might fight it to get the hydrostat high enough to get back in if so just seperate them and put the hydrostat back in and then the motor those have the skid plate below the motor so getting the bolts back in the back side will be alot easier while you have that out look at the back side of the engine and see if its wet with engine oil if so do the head gasket while its out it has a deutz in it and they are known for the head gaskets giving out at about 1000 hrs or so also do the timing belt if it hasn;t been done also you need timing pins that go in the block on the cam and crank to keep it in time and the belt tension needs to be correct if your dealer ship will lone you the tools go that route other wise take it to them and have them do it real quick it only takes about an hour to do and its done needs done every 3 years or 3000 hrs which i know that machine is over 3 years old when those timing belts brake you buy 8 new valves and replace them all then put a new belt on then trying to save you down time just replace a tank on a 130 i hate small machines no room to work and tight getting the engine and hydrostat back in fough that for 2 hours getting the hydrostat and the engine both in together the tank was one 90 dollars i think but it took me 10 or more hours to get it out swapped over and back in got to get back to work let me know if i can help you any on this project with advice 1 1/4 wrench for the drive hoses and 11/16 or 3/4 for the hyd lines to get it off you trailer hook a chain to the main frame and use another machine 250 or bigger or cat or deere or case what ever you have and just pull it off if you can get under the back and lift the machine up and pull at the same time then just push it where it needs to go it wont hurt any thing its a daily thing we do at the dealerships
hows that fuel tank coming haven't seen any posts
Yikes! I'm going to check my belly pan tonight.
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Turned out the tank was not punctured! There was a drain or fill hose or plug that was dislodged, Bobcat repaired for $300.
That's better than a bill for removing the engine. :yup
My emergency kit includes a bar of soap. Not for showering (thats a once a week, if I need it or not thing), but because it can seal a quarter sized hole in a tank by rubbing it across it. Learned it from an old Jeep guy, passed it on to my dad when he was running across country with a Volvo and wound up with a hole in the saddle tank. He didn't believe me until he tried it. It'll get you home in a pinch.