Engine and DPF System Inspection

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What happens here

Harry demonstrates opening the rear engine compartment of the Manitou MLA 5-60 HZ loader. He highlights the engine's sideways mounting (as opposed to in-line), which significantly improves access to internal components like the hydraulic pumps. This design eliminates the need to tilt the entire cab for maintenance, making servicing much easier. Stanley points out the convenient battery disconnect switch, a feature he highly values. Harry also explains the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) system, noting that the exhaust pipes are designed to prevent water ingress. He emphasizes that the DPF system throws off exhaust temperatures over 900°F during regeneration. He warns against frequently bypassing the DPF regeneration process, as it can lead to the machine entering a "limp mode" and require a lengthy (1.5 to 2-hour) forced regeneration at a dealership. It's recommended to allow the machine to regenerate in automatic mode, preferably outdoors to dissipate heat. He then opens a side panel, demonstrating easy access to hydraulic filters, computers, and valve banks.

Goal: Understand engine layout, maintenance access, and proper DPF system operation.

Tools and materials

Battery Disconnect Switch Manitou — Demonstrating electrical safety feature
Manitou MLA 5-60 HZ Loader Manitou — The primary equipment being reviewed
Side Access Panel Manitou — Accessing hydraulic filters, computers, and valve banks

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what engine what power plant are we running on it 60 horse joints and it looks like everything is serviceable right from the back side here right yep and you've got a all right so you've got a battery disconnect i freaking love that oh my god i use that every day every piece of equipment i have that gets used i don't have to worry about mounting the motor sideways instead of in line on all their newer models that get mana twos and gales because when they used to mount them inline on the older versions you always had to flip the cab to work on anything because your pump would be under your seat okay so they twisted the engine so now your pump is here so now you don't have to unbolt the cabs and tip them up the new bottle they made the side panel removable so again you don't have to flip up the cab or anything your hydro filters there your hydro fill your computers all your valve banks so a whole lot easier to work on the the new mana 2 bottles [Applause] and this will run any standard skid steer nope it's a full-size skid attachment plate okay so just your standard skid steer attachments will hook right up machine has power tack i'll just push a button in the cab and okay power attach [Applause] 15 and a half inch wide tires so it's going to be fairly gentle on the turf with this model oh yeah are you kidding me look at that that's going to spread that weight out so it's 8 500 pounds spread out over so like compared to a skid loader she's gonna compared to like this beast right here this one's probably nine ten thousand pounds i'm going to get around 10 000 on that one yeah you can just look at that and go big boy right 14 inch tires 14 inch wide versus 15 and a half yeah and that one so the skid steer for you guys that just are tuning in by the way my name is stan i'm the dirt monkey this is harry from top notch but a skid steer skids as it steers so every time it turns it's automatically tearing something up where a loader like this the benefit is it articulates so as you're going around a corner instead of

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