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Post-Wash Inspection and Initial Fluid Checks

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FINALLY DIGGING OUT THE BACKHOE!! CALLING ALL MECHANICS!

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What happens here

After 2.5 hours of pressure washing, the backhoe is significantly cleaner. The presenter points out that all the mildew and mold have been removed, revealing a much cleaner machine, though some minor staining remains. He then unlocks the hood to begin checking various fluid levels. He first checks the reverser oil by pulling out the dipstick, wiping it clean with a paper towel, reinserting it, and then checking the level while the engine is running but cold. The reverser oil looks clean and is at the correct level. Next, he shuts off the engine and checks the engine oil, which also appears to be in good condition, although he plans to change it due to the backhoe's long period of inactivity. Finally, he plans to check the hydraulic fluid.

Goal: Verify cleanliness and perform preliminary fluid inspections.

Tools and materials

  • Dipsticks N/A — Checking fluid levels
  • John Deere 310D Backhoe John Deere — The equipment being inspected
  • Paper Towels — Wiping dipsticks clean

What they say

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around show you real quick and I want a couple pieces of advice from you heavy equipment type guys this machine has been sitting for somewhere in a neighborhood of four years I'm gonna check the oil with you I'm gonna check the transmission fluid with you or hydraulic fluid and let you take a look at it and tell me what you think the question I have here is should I go on and change the hydraulic filter should I go on and change all the hydraulic fluid out or should I leave it alone let's take a look at the fluid see how clear it is I know I need to change the engine oil and filter that's a no-brainer but do I take out all the fuel do I take out all the hydraulic fluid or do I leave it in case online bust or something like that it seems like a big waste for me to dump out I think it holds 26 gallons of high guard hydraulic fluid and that stuff they don't give it away it's like 75 to 85 dollars for a five-gallon bucket so do I change out the hydraulic fluid or do I just change out the filter do I change out the fuel filter or do I just let it run and see if it picks up any trash and change it if I need to do I dump all the old fuel out for fear of it having gel in it or do I just keep running it I put a treatment in it to try and break down that Jill that algae that forms in diesel fuel when it sits for a long time I don't know I need your advice guys tell me what you think I should do let's walk around the tractor and I'll show you how good it cleaned up so it really did clean up very very nicely all this was covered with mildew and mold there's still some staining on here but nothing major it just cleaned up so so nice and I knew it would when I bought it I knew it would clean up nicely that bucket is nice there's no slop in the bucket at all it does great the one hydraulic cylinder over here that leaks it might leak I don't know somewhere in a neighborhood of 20 ounces of fluid a year I would say it doesn't leak very we cleaned up very very nicely everything came out good got some staining but that's okay tires came out good wheels came out good this is the hydraulic reservoir right here and I'm pretty impressed I'm pretty happy with everything that we got here under here this is this is not bright that's a safety mechanism that you lock overtop of the hydraulic cylinder and I did not lock that so before we start checking fluids we'll lock this in place what's this this is designed to go down to prevent that hydraulic cylinder from collapsing and…

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