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Replace Battery and Filters, Clean Engine Bay

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Buying a CHEAP Cat skid steer, sight unseen, online. Will it run in Minnesotas Winter? 4 k

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What happens here

The mechanic removes the old battery from the skid steer and replaces it with the newly purchased battery. He also cleans out accumulated dirt and debris from the battery compartment and other accessible areas within the engine. This step is crucial for both functionality and longevity of the machine. The oil filter is then removed, revealing extremely dirty, thick oil, indicating a long overdue oil change. The fuel filter is also replaced.

Goal: Install new battery, replace filters, and clean the engine compartment.

Tools and materials

  • Fuel Filter CAT — Filtering fuel
  • New Battery CAT — Powering the machine
  • Oil Filter CAT — Filtering engine oil
  • Oil Filter Wrench — Removing the old oil filter
  • Shop Towels/Rags — Cleaning up oil and debris
  • Socket Wrench Set Milwaukee — Removing and tightening bolts for battery and filter replacement
  • Drip Pan/Bucket — Collecting old oil
  • Engine Oil — Replacing old engine oil

What they say

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next day I divine I don't know all right before we go sticking everything back together I'm gonna fish out some of the mud I think this is where the that's where it is it's under there how thick is that much thickened super thick uh-huh four five inches thick hours on this machine they must have used it for demo you can see the the Knicks you can see this is bent in this this year's push back this looks like it got hit with something and pushed that in so uh I don't know if they were supposed to be something out here it looks like there was baby I haven't do a lot of can't stuff oh it's missing missing room the hose things here hold your hoses back this looks like it's been pretty beat up for that so my question to you is would you buy this machine it's a 2018 cat with a little over 700 hours and I paid $40,000 even for us a brand-new machine 2009 3-0 hours is $64,000 you just saved about 24 grand off a brand new one a little bit beat up yep holy crap look at the dirt Alex pulled out from the bottom there we're able to get the fuel filter off Alex filter oil filter so yeah did you get a new fuel filter yeah I don't think they've ever changed the oil on that do you as big mod seen in a long time do you think it's ever been changed what are those chunks as long as they're not metal I think dogs might have been in this pan before is there not a metal weird okay so at this point we don't own the machine but we've updated the oil a pure synthetic in it we've installed the block heater we put a brand new battery in it we've changed out and updated the fuel system as well let's hope it starts now you want me to prime this ring any better than this Alex we got everything else on alright let's see if she'll fire battery how could that battery be long we finally got her going fifth time was the charm [Music] we're gonna go put her through the paces for the first time so at first we wait is the battery kind of weak never been ran before but we determined it had to be something else hey Alex I'm gonna pop that before you

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