Will it run?
Video by Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek
Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek
What happens here
This DIY project details the process of performing essential maintenance and initial troubleshooting on a long-dormant Kobelco SK120 excavator to prepare it for a concrete pool demolition project. The steps include replacing batteries, draining and refilling engine oil, changing the oil filter, inspecting and draining the fuel system, adding fresh fuel, and testing the engine start-up and hydraulic functions. The video culminates in diagnosing a faulty CPU that hinders full operational capability.
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(6,265 characters)all right we're gonna attempt to start the old girl after she sat for a good two solid years are we in agreement on that yeah at least two years plus get this taken care of see if we can get this done otherwise I gotta find a different machine that's gonna work for that we're gonna have to rent it you know it's kind of creepy no one's can't use the day we want no we'll use it oh you get the thumb the thumbs in position already yeah it's good enough yeah you did whatever son was still coming up yeah okay Alex knows he's the one that's up not Tim why did he have bees in it where were the bees that was covered with bees this list this this thing right here this would freak out Oh [Laughter] alright so the batteries got to go and what is the reasoning to get this beast up and running again what's the project [Music] before we even try to fire it we're gonna get rid of the old oil this might splatter [Music] that gold the black old yeah it may be dirty but at least there's no metal in it which is a good sign reason venus batteries are in oils in a bucket yes be interesting to see if she pops yeah it's the payoff [Music] it didn't work all right it's a to Armour it's a glamorous job parents moving okay back it off a little bit all right I can get it by hand I'm not laying down on the job he won't looks like it Oh Oh let's see that there make sure there's no gasket material there no one gasket good catch - gaskets we'll seal it on too tight [Music] all right so we got two and a half in Aleks hey watch it there is a penis right here hey right there okay so yeah just tell him to stay away a bit I ever tell you about the time Ariel's grandma tried to give me an EpiPen and stabbed herself instead and had to go to the hospital cuz she's like 80 years old dude I got stung right in the face so I was mowin and Abby came out hit me right there right face swelled up like a frickin grapefruit nobody's home I'm like I'm fine I don't care I'm good she comes over because she's an you know a retired nurse she's gonna give me an EpiPen while she's trying to figure out how to give me the EpiPen she sticks it oh here's this 80 year old lady just gave herself a shot of whatever EpiPen is like adrenaline or something I'm thinking now we both need to go in so for you said four gallons Alex yeah we're just gonna take the fuel filter off put some fresh fuel in it before we change it just to see if she'll hop I just want to hear you want to hear if you pop first foolish that separation you guys that's insane no this is where I come in my specialty what is going on right now oh this is the we've drained the fuel so we actually drained the petcock so this is pure water right here this is this is what was inside of the fuel system this is the old diesel fuel right here which is probably turned to turpentine at this point did you explain on camera at all yet why like why this one why are you doing this oh yeah we've got removing concrete swimming pool is a lot like trying to demolish a bomb shelter so what they do when they build a concrete swimming pool is they just rebar reinforce it because there can't be any cracks in the concrete right because if a concrete swimming pool cracks it leaks so they put in extra rebar more than any other kind of structure really if you could take a concrete swimming pool out of the ground and flip it upside down and then crawl underneath it a bomb could probably hit it and you'd be fine that's how tough these things are so we need a bigger piece of equipment and we're gonna actually use their secret weapon so and I'm not gonna see what it is they're just gonna have to subscribe find out most of the guys probably know what it is so if you guys know what it is put it in the comments it's grenade how would you well and probably go up in subscribers well let me know I know a guy I don't know it doesn't look that bad thinking no I don't but you got a wire off you don't it looks good I have no idea what it should look like want it when it's coming out it's just the diet it gives it that little yellow end but then when you get it in the container it looks pretty red looks like soup you're too late take a sip sometimes good yeah you might as well get it will get put in and then we'll be and we'll know well shut her off we'll put what we got for fuel in it Tim's got 10 more gallons stick that in and and we'll see if she pops like and I'm holding up a dollar tip yeah then you pretend you're the boss you can make sure [Music] all right oh man just like that didn't even try to start it just wet she's been angry at you she's like why did you retire me Tim where have you been they used to be together like two three thousand hours a year tim would come yeah is awesome oh my god I can't wait to get it fired up again well we got it yeah I mean we'll change the hydro try it why not Jiali yelled a refund Titans gonna run through the hydraulics I can't believe so we got lucky and she fired up on the very first stroke we start running it through the hydraulics and everything seems to be fine until we start to notice something here regular happening we do a little bit of a deeper dig on it and find out that the CPU or the central processing unit is basically fried out and needs to be replaced so instead of being able to bring this excavator out to the job site we ended up parking it again but at this point we still don't know any of that definitely think tennis was baby [Music] Hey we may have to we know she'll fire we know we know we got good everything there but let's change that draaga clue and see how she does been hard you come down to test at that [Music] tomorrow all right guys we got it to fire but we're not done yet so the next step will be to change the hydraulic oil hydraulic filters then we're gonna test it out a little bit more so the first stage is good but we've got a little bit more to go and then this old girl is going out on a pretty big job so hopefully things go well and that's all we got for you in today's video god bless you guys go get them we'll wait for Tim to answer his phone and we'll see you on the next one catch you later guys hey hit that subscribe button and get bail notification and whatever else you do alright catch you next time [Music]
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