Cat 289D3 250hr PM Service: $1000 Oil Change

[@sdk121075]

A track loader has tracks and a skid steer has wheels and you skid the tires to steer I worked in a rental place for 3 years and had to take a class

[@sdk121075]

Like bobcats list as a like a t185 for track loader and a s185 for skidsteer

[@merlepatterson]

That's not quite accurate. A Skid Steer is a character function not a nomenclature.

[@crabmansteve6844]

​@merlepatterson everything is "a nomenclature". It's not a concrete definition. Colloquialisms count.

[@therealblue42]

“Your mom goes to nomenclature”

[@merlepatterson]

@@crabmansteve6844 No, everything is not a nomenclature. A skid steer is a characteristic function of a specific type of machinery. A bulldozer and an Abrams Tank are functionally "skid Steers".

[@MonkeyJedi99]

When I worked at an equipment rental business, after every rental, sometimes as little as 2 hours of actual use, we used air to blow out the primary air filter, checked and topped fluids, and greased every grease point. Then hosed down the whole machine. At the price of those machines, you don't whine about the time it takes or the grease you use.

[@wolfguardian8312]

That's 'fer sure dude....

[@renrutmat]

Give that machine to a farmer and they will run it until every pin rattles and the engine dies.

[@stephenhammond9793]

​@@renrutmat😂

[@sw7366]

I did corn sileage for a few years. Blew out 100,000 mile air filters weekly on the trucks, went though grease by the case. Plus the harvesters! Maintenance is critical.

[@renrutmat]

@@sw7366 Don't get dirt in the silage. Just my experience with British and French small farmers.

[@chaddelong6795]

The way Ray manages to get the best camera shots no matter how limited space is 🤘🏻

[@gdj8013]

You are correct I watch quite few other KZbin mechanics and no one comes close to getting the camera shots Ray does.

[@DanielJohnson-ps4xv]

I work a fuel barge with seven diesel engines. This makes me grateful they are in a pump room and sitting on skids. Every filter is easy to get. And no dirt.

[@glennjukes5581]

Also-mark the hours/date on every filter w/ a paint marker pin. Saves a lot of head aches later.

[@mharrye]

And I noticed Ray did not lube the gasket on the new filter before installing. That is always one of the picture items on the filter can as a must do before installing. But if it doesn't leak, you got away with it.

[@eduardogarcia7228]

One practice that’s recommended is to tilt the cab up and power wash the interior section. This allows for the removal of most of that dirt which in time causes damage to the electrical harnesses and hydraulic hoses.

[@marcellinden7305]

Definitely do more of stuff like this. Variety is the spice of life, and is super interesting to boot.

[@glennjukes5581]

Need to buy the service manual for that machine-money well spent

[@DanielGallowayR]

As others have mentioned, Ray's ability to find and get good camera angles always amazes me.

[@wolfguardian8312]

Refill with 9 quarts of Shell Rotella 15W-40 Full Synthetic or other high quality synthetic oil....KEEP "YER MACHINE CLEAN.....!! Excellent vid dude

[@Sethhaun78]

Yes i uze it in my mini skidsteer..believe it holds 4.6 ...and 9.5 0.46 hydraulic oil.going to switch fuel filters to both inline style so can see them..lota guys are doing that..

[@demonorb8634]

Looks like you need Big Wipes or similar brand of workshop wipe. Not sponsored. Ray should have a brand of wipes called nice and Shineyyy 😜👍

[@pamelathomson8936]

Agreed👍👍

[@robertsturtevant6185]

😂😂👍👍

[@lvlndco]

Oh that's a good one!

[@theodorerichards6714]

Ray I had marine engines that the filter sat sideways like your cat filter. To keep oil out of the bilge I put a plastic sack over the filter and held it over the housing after lousing the filter and twisted it into the sack holding the oil and filter. It could be hard in your case but does keep the mess contained

[@paulloeffel7283]

Great idea, I’m gonna try it

[@DanMestayer]

Babies shouldn't be the only ones to enjoy the magical cleaning power of a silky smooth Wet Wipe

[@golf25radioman]

I found the use of those wipes when caring for my wife. She's been gone for two years next month but I still keep those wipes on hand here. They work for tidying up after a hot day before bed.

[@papaw5405]

I use Huggies thank you!

[@Robyrob7771]

@@DanMestayer Just don’t flush them! Your septic tank don’t like them and city sewage ain’t fond of them either!

[@legionofanon]

Truck driver for years, theyre amazing for travel, quick cleanup at shipper/receiver, end of day off at remote end of shifts, and for rest stops with their thin TP. Always had a pack in the truck

[@taselescanlan2795]

250 hr service is PM1, you clean air filter, change oil and filter, inspect and drain fuel filters, grease, and check fluids. PM2 is the 500 hr service, which you change fuel filters, air filters, along with everything else you normally do in the 250 hr PM1 service.

[@111smd]

from DOZR The main difference between the two machines is that skid steers have wheels while compact track loaders have tracks. Although a minor tweak, it completely changes the terrains they work best in, how they turn and operate, upkeep costs, and environmental impact.

[@repaid1]

I did a simple google and that is a not a true statement in many models. I googled "Skid Steer" and it showed John Deer, Kubota..and other brands are tracked.

[@IR-nq4qv]

You should record the hours and date, write it on the filter housing

[@joemuncie9187]

That's an excellent habit to get into. I have a note book for every car and record all repairs and maintenance. I even put an hour meter on one.

[@legionofanon]

@ir-nq4qv i was gonna say the same thing, but on all filters replaced, air, oil, and fuel.

[@bigjai]

this video serves as that pretty much

[@legionofanon]

@@bigjai oh shhot, youre right. I forgot that the internet is completely infallible and you will always see this video just by holding the filter after you remove it. Its a shame the rest of us are stuck in our old ways of written documentation

[@bigjai]

@@legionofanon no need to get your feelings hurt. I would assume the owner of this machinery would bring it back to Ray after the phenomenal job he always does so the only person who would need it next time would be him. Therefore he probably could hold the oil filter and yell for Wife Unit and ask her when the last service was done. But that’s just my perspective

[@Dave.76]

Different or not always good to take a learning journey with you👍👍

[@bubbamuddigger6252]

Every late fall we lift the cab on all 4 of our cat skids to clean the dirt build up out from around the hydro motors the wash any build up under the motor. Hydro motor over heated on our first machine and when we lifted the cab it was plum full of about a foot of compacted dirt. Took forever to get it all cleaned out. Track machines also get the track frames deep cleaned, especially where the hoses run into the machine. They are a major pain to replace so keep that area as clean as possible!!

[@rswyltk]

If the oil filter has a serial number on it, make sure you record it. It can help with recovery if it’s ever stolen. We had a forklift stolen once, every number on the lift was removed, except for the oil filter, that had been replaced during a PM a couple weeks before. It’s the only way we could prove ownership, and recover the equipment.

[@mrmysterytour46]

Beneath the access panel Ray found the gift that keeps giving

[@realcdcruze3558]

Ray, we had one on the farm and would always remove the battery to change out the filter. The battery removal is a two man lift because they’re super heavy.

[@johncooper4637]

The batteries in my motor home are 8Ds and weigh about 160 pounds, definitely a two man operation.

[@MailmanWilly79]

I hate to be "that guy" but REEEEEEEEEEEE! YOU DIDN'T LUBE THE OIL FILTER GASKET! 😅

[@1970brianc]

Making me miss being a heavy equipment mechanic. And yes that is normal for underneath to be packed with dirt.

[@dehypnotizerz]

Perfectly executed maintenance job. I don't think CAT techs do that so thoroughly. I really regret I'm so far away from your shop cause you'd be my mechanic of choice. The way you fixed those windows in Mercedes proves that you're a versatile dude who really thinks before actually doing something. Kudos, my dude.

[@Gamerglotzer]

Nice one. Looking forward to part two of this service

[@MrArtVendelay]

i totally love that el doroto. I knew a guy who owned one when it was new and I was so envious.

[@mechanic_marky]

I'm a heavy equipment mechanic. Worked at cat for 12 years. This is normal to have to clean dirt out of belly pans. Operators never do it. It's amusing watching automotive guys working on stuff like this.

[@jamesbizelli8568]

Never fails… always someone who has to present to everyone that their balls are bigger. Haha now that’s amusing

[@mechanic_marky]

@@jamesbizelli8568 I wasn't shitting on anybody...? Just implying equipment is an entirely different breed than automotive.

[@ForfeMac]

I had one customer that always power washed his equipment before he brought it to me, I gave that guy a good rate. because I appreciated it so much.

[@Derpingtonshere]

@@jamesbizelli8568 Are you like Schizo or something? All he said is it's amusing watching people do it. Nowhere did they claim to have "bigger balls". Fella, their are people in your walls and you have to get them out.

[@fujicross456]

Your right! I've been an operator for the past 15 years, and we never clean the equipment like you should. Really pisses off the mechanics when stuff goes in for service. 😁

[@lauramahaffey3267]

This was fun watching Ray doing what i do on a daily basis. When you get ready to get the oil filter out it helps A LOT if you use a pry bar to kind of push the battery cable out of the way, it makes it easier to get the filter back in and out.

[@BigDipper79]

Very cool to see some different content on CAT equipment.

[@wolfguardian8312]

Yanmar 4 cyl Turbodiesel, those engines are magnificent

[@hedydd2]

Cat do not fit Yanmar to these. John Deere might on their smaller equipment but not Cat.

[@BB-qn5rj]

It’s a Perkins engine

[@mitchalvin]

Watch when greasing the suspension, there is zercs that are used for track tension only.

[@b0bsaget007]

23:05 ACEA is the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, though the French translation is where the initialism comes from (Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles). They classify oils into three main categories: A/B for gasoline and light duty diesel engines; C for engines with three-way catalytic converters or DPFs; and E for heavy-duty diesel engines. ACEA E-class oils are similar to API C-class oils like CK-4. E9 is an obsolete standard and has been replaced by E11, so use an E11 oil wherever an E9 oil was previously called for. For example, Valvoline Premium Blue synthetic blend and full synthetic diesel oils are compatible with both API CK-4 and ACEA E11.

[@howardgunn754]

I never thought I'd watch Ray finger a Cat!

[@RaithUK]

I love seeing heavy equipment being worked on.. looking forward to part 2!

[@marksd5650]

See also C&C Equipment for heavy equipment disassemble repair and reassemble all day long.

[@reddog376]

Tub O Towels not wet wipes. You can even clean your tools with them.

[@Mikefngarage]

Ray I dont know how in that FL Heat you can have such a good attitude about working on cars. It is so hot and sweaty OMG....your the man.

[@jsh6952]

@RainmanRaysRepairs A skid steer has 4 wheels. There are kits to wrap tracks around those. Those are also sometimes called mini wheeled loaders. Turning on skid steers is via braking in the direction of the desired turn. A track machine can do a 360-degree turn within its own footprint.

[@Pointlesschan]

Wheeled “skid steer” loaders can turn by running one side forward and other side backward simultaneously also

[@littlered1880]

Hey Ray and crew, Ray I have had it drilled into me that when you change oil, air and fuel filters to take a paint pen and put the date on them. It makes it easier to check last change date at the same time as you are checking the engine oil

[@chrisweathers4931]

Ray ive been watching you forever, you have taught me alot about cars, but this video you are 100% in my territory, and mostly dirt equipment is what I work on, but that machine was clean compared to what we usually run into.

[@hangman396]

Yes that is normal for Heavy Equipment... To service a standard D 8 R you have to drop the belly pan under the engine, and that is normal for 250 hours of run time in the dirt, and debris...

[@drivewayhero]

He sold the service didnt bother to look into it, even just a youtube video. Instead just winged it. Kinda disappointing

[@darthkarnagge8343]

The main differentiating feature of compact track loaders is their tracks and ability to lift more than skid steers. Still around the same size as skid steers, they're built for outdoor projects with more space because they're not as maneuverable as skid steers as they don't have zero-radius turning capabilities.

[@golf25radioman]

Interesting service on that CAT. I didn't know a lot of those systems so that was cool your explaining them. Of course, it was nice you including an Lauren/WifeUnit cameo too. 😊

[@howder1951]

Being retired student of PM, I like this service video. With the intent if doing all the little jobs to keep the equipment in a "like new" condition eventually you end up with a dependable piece of equipment of which you are familiar with every system proudly in top shape.

[@Pointlesschan]

Too bad it’s not his…

[@jamesstakeontheworld9724]

I work at a caterpillar parts facility, Cool seeing some of the stuff I see on a daily basis end up in an customers hand,

[@CHEEKYMONKEY2647]

@26:14 if you cut the bottom off that bottle you can use the top half as a funnel and screw it onto the skidsteer oil fill hole. thats if they are the same as the EURO type bottles.

[@hedydd2]

A compact loader usually has a non-skid steering method, be it a steering axle or pivot steer. Skid steers can have fixed wheels or tracks.

[@WorldPowerLabs]

Good point on the oil filter dent precaution... The filter on my car must be installed with a tool (no clearance to tighten by hand) and the factory service manual specifically says to use their own "special service tool" for this (which I don't have). Once or twice, in 20 years of ownership, I've dented the filter... and as much of a hassle as it is, my instinct to immediately replace with another was founded.

[@thomasgreene5750]

Many new machines require a fifty-hour service for a few filters. The extra box of filters was probably from an undone fifty-hour service.

[@Jetmo]

The dirt, wood and debris in that access door is wild! ~ Camera handling with the three handed Ray!

[@knighthawk86855]

My wife unit with 25 years of heavy equipment operations says, you did a great job, usually operators do not service their own equipment, they have mechanics to do so, but being so many years under her belt she has seen all the work, but she said "CLEAN THOSE TRACKS, AND ROLLERS"..... LMAO

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Also, anyone who brings their machine to CAT for periodic service has too much money and not enough sense. At least hire a trade school kid to do the job on weekends or something. Each vehicle comes with a manual explaining how to do those simple services. (Well, maybe not John Deere crap)

[@neil4306]

You need to know what you are doing. I am a heavy equipment tech. People don't have a clue what they are doing. Bring their equipment to us. Or do NO maintenance for years. Algae in the diesel. I could be on here typing for hours

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Ray did say he sold the service, so that tells me it's not his equipment.

[@mrputin4889]

A good pressure washing to the tracks is a weekly maintenance.

[@HawksDiesel]

​@@MonkeyJedi99 yeah J.D. stands for just dumb...meaning if you buy john deere you're just dumb....

[@joemesser2681]

Merry your oil jugs into one. No waste Ray

[@billmurray4895]

Wow how about that, my Doctor wanted a similar “mid-stream” sample too. I got more hours by the way.

[@bryandraughn9830]

Those tracks look like they have pressure cleaner dreams.

[@michaellord3571]

Smartest dude, with personality on the market. My personal opinion and fav to watch. Awesome family as well.. great job Ray.... the man!!!!

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

I appreciate that!

[@sufoj]

All my fleet skids were Bobcats. They came from the factory with a hydraulic leak and misadjusted steering.

[@bootinnj]

a tip to regular maint and making those full services a little easier. once a week use the air hose to blow out the dust from your outer air filter (from the inside out), unbolt and lift the rad to get clearance if you need to,to check fluids(oil, water, hyraulic and planetary) and grease, check track adjustment (sometimes can be done with a grease gun). if not using that much but daily if its in daily use for most of those tho. and remember hydraulic fluid expands when hot so keep that in mind when checking the sightglass and make sure the rams are all flat closed. Im sure your probably familiar from lift hydraulics. also always keep a flathead screwdriver or pick with you to remove dirt from grease pins, also dont grease the sliding area bit on the forks it will just attract more dirt, and a rag for easy small mess cleanup but there is no way you werent getting an oil bath with that small of an access. 30:30 There's a TV behind there and your just spraying it down willy nilly! REEEEEEEEEEEEEE LMAO GREAT VID and Great job and loving that old "stinkin lincoln" my buddy had one like that but Burgundy and silver he was the first to get his license and we took this one curve at like almost 90 sliding the whole way throttle out and somehow didnt die. to this day i cant hit it at more than 40. reckless kids but dang good times!!

[@RogerFleury-rh9wr]

638th! Haven’t seen maintenance work done on anything like this Ray,Lauren,Dave,and Justin. Was very interesting. Roger in Pierre South Dakota

[@jameshedrick605]

I put 15w40 in riding mower, push mower, and my gas powered air compressor. They run just as good they did when i 1st got them

[@Sethhaun78]

Rottela 15/40 oil.. i use it on my mini skidsteer...and 0.46 hydraulic oil...and 90 gear oil

[@randygreene5977]

When I do an oil change I start by removing the battery. Saves a lot of time. Also it makes it a lot easier to replace fuel and hydraulic filters. If you have to ask about the cost of a PM then you cant afford it.

[@Michael-yi4mc]

There is always tomorrow. Don’t stress yourself out, Ray!

[@davidballoid2118]

Definitely an "end of transmission" moment in the old Lincoln.🤣🤣😂

[@daviddelgado6090]

Same here about the baby wipes and the kids. Once you go baby wipes you never go back. 😅

[@lukeupton9597]

I enjoy seeing equipment repairs and maintenance videos. So yeah, if you can get your hands on more equipment, do it.

[@michaellamb5781]

Ctl has tracks a skid steer has wheels and a 250hr service cost on flat rate is about 600 to 650.00.

[@benjurqunov]

That lips thingy on the air filter housing is to release grit & dirt.

[@erikleibbrand9648]

Vacuum on the oil fill when unbolting drain plug works perfectly.

[@Michael-yi4mc]

Ray will be dreaming in yellow.

[@c63amgblack]

God bless you ray. You do this in florida heat! Love from new hampshire

[@NixUgriBugri]

I use the same Oil Testing company BlackStone Lab !! Got every used oil tested in my last three prius since 2009 ... so far so good but of course never driven 10k as Toyota says .... I think my car started to "use" oil but I haven't really checked the level after oil change it is down to min .. now after about 3k maybe just get it changed again ...

[@mordaccadrom250]

I really enjoyed this one Ray.... Certainly not your "run of the mill" oil change video LOL. Nice work and look forward to the rest of the PM service on this machine and any of the other "off the wall" stuff you are so good at putting out haha. Thanks Dude!

[@petermccoll469]

Fun times getting to the drain plug and the oil filter. nice video. Thanks

[@williamlee1273]

One place I worked the PM was called the post mortem

[@tis7963]

Takes me back to changing the oil in my '84 VW diesel.

[@timjackson1904]

The old car brake test in the yard reminded me of a really old US series called Cannon, a 'rotund' private investigator. Im old lol

[@bblod4896]

Ray got his Masters at KZbin University. Baby wipes, great for wiping down just about anything. Pig mats! I'll add that to my "must purchase" list. Looking forward to Part II.

[@StrongDreamsWaitHere]

Company is called New Pig. They make amazing stuff.

[@legionofanon]

Ive found pig mats to be decent at absorbing little drips of oil on concrete as well. You still have the wet spot, but its much more dry than paper towels can do. And they have ones that also absorb water iirc

[@bblod4896]

@@StrongDreamsWaitHere 😂

[@josephseverino674]

Bob cat, case, JLG, and many other manufacturers that are wheel type or tracks are skid steering no steering wheel they steer with a Hydrostatic transmission ,the two sprockets can be reversed or foward with separation hand controls i service many similar machines i worked on forklifts,scissor lifts and Crains.

[@reefblay2585]

ray reminds me of a true family owned and run business he has his wife and kids in the ac watching tv i fr got my tint done my a asian family and they had a big couch and tv for the kids

[@walsakaluk1584]

Don't forget the big fish tank.

[@squiggyg.8415]

It was fun watching your first day of PMS. 😎 you weren’t grumpy at all.

[@Michael-yi4mc]

I once used 15w-40 in my 2000 Sienna. I got five gallons of oil for free and couldn’t pass it up! No damage occurred, but I went back to 5w-30.

[@donwyoming1936]

MPG probably dropped a wee bit.

[@Michael-yi4mc]

Not in warm Hawaii? Who’s keeping track? I used to before I retired.

[@markmillerstowing]

I think you should watch more videos on cleaning and service.

[@peterbenson3776]

I think you were right about pulling the battery

[@dennis2376]

Or remove the red wire, if it was wire. :)

[@wowdude8244]

Ray can you move to north carolina we need you here 😅

[@patrickchavez3848]

And Ray puts two well spaced holes in his roof! 🕳️ 🕳️! 😊

[@niellgraham2347]

My kids are 20 and 17 years old and we still buy baby wipes and use them round the house and in the car. They are so handy to have around

[@daklestad]

It's good practice to use a paint marker and mark the filters with the hrs and date of filter changes especially on such an infrequent maintained piece of equipment

[@robertfine5131]

Better than working on the same motor in a boat, I can tell you!

[@rollenschultz2707]

Looks like a good application for auxiliary oil filter

[@faithwalk2cor578]

A good thing to do is to use a white paint marker to date and write meter hours on the filters when changing.

[@BGnick73]

Run BG EPR pre oil Svc next time Ray and then BG DOC with new oil for maximum efficiency…I have the volume sizes on the BG SLED for this equipment ready to go.

[@AKChryslertech]

I was fleet and heavy duty 15 years. Yup all that caked in dirt is normal.

[@Bailey-y9b]

Makes you wonder who engendered this configuration for just an oil change , great video

[@patrickgoodwin3085]

Afternoon Ray. Hope the day has been good to you.

[@mattdye2870]

Sweet! I worked at a sign shop for 8 years as an installer and repair tech. At one point we had 5 completely different trucks (buckets, cherry pickers, cranes), and the maintenance was ridiculously expensive and time consuming on all of them. Engineers seem to make everything as difficult as possible to work on😅

[@michaelkeyser8371]

FYI the operators manual is located behind the operators seat it will show all lubrication points and service points when, what, and where. LOL

[@therandomchannel2022]

Yeah he said it had gotten wet and was ruined

[@Ghauster]

@@therandomchannel2022 Yeah. That's a very common problem.

[@Dieselfueledwork]

​@@Ghausterespecially if the roof window falls off or gets smashed.

[@michaelkeyser8371]

FYI at every PM fluid samples should be taken and when taking them they must be at operating temp so you need to work the equipment, at least every component your going to service.

[@hedydd2]

Waste of time and money on this class of equipment.

[@kennybaumann2117]

​@@hedydd2Totally disagree. I worked at an equipment rental supply and we sent the oil out to the lab on every oil change we did. We did that for every piece of equipment, including lower priced items like lawn mowers. We did the 50 hr on a brand new Bobcat skid steer and it showed an unusual amount of copper. It remained in service and at the 200 hr PM the copper readings were again elevated. 20 hrs later the motor seized. Even though the unit was out of its warranty period Bobcat picked up the unit replaced the engine and returned it back to us in a week. It was because we had the lab tests showing that it had a bearing issue from the start. Without that we would have been out of pocket for a replacement engine and labor to R&R. Truly an "ounce" of prevention was worth a "pound" of cure.

[@hedydd2]

@@kennybaumann2117 I’m sure it is a valued profit centre for your employer and totally useless even for your example engine which was serviced by your dealership and failed at 220 hours. This would be covered by warranty regardless of course, no question about it. If it was a million Dollar+ large excavator working shifts for 2000+ hours annually, oil analysis periodically could be an useful management tool, predicting redundancy and aiding planning for alternative plant to keep the mine or civil engineering project going with the minimum of stoppages. Then a gearbox casting grenades anyway ROTFLOL. Been there, done that.

[@mohdzhafrirazali6842]

I use kitchen wet wipe for small 'mess' the one i use is very cheap and surprisingly effective. Best part is my wife unit never runs out of them.

[@frogg5371]

My Dad did heavy equipment mechanic work for 32 years. One thing he always did was keep track in a book when he did what to each piece of equipment. He also wrote the date and hours on the oil filters and air filters so you could tell at a glance how long it had been. The equipment he had was: several cat dozens, 2 scapers, pull scraper, air comp/welder, jd farm tractors, bay city crane and diamond t tractor and lowboy. This equipment ranged from 13 yrs old to 50 yrs, it all worked because of doing the maintenance. Just because equipment is old doesnt mean its not worth the time to do the maintenance. His construction company was in business from 1946 to 1978.

[@neil4306]

Where I work they had a NH C362. What a beast

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Big yellow subscribe button getting a service, it's a nice machine. Glad you are giving it the love it needs.