I Pity Anyone Who Works on Compact Tractors: Conquering a Battery Swap Nightmare!

[@wranglerstar]

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[@baldeagle3580]

I'm a heavy equipment/construction equipment field mechanic. I've worked on every single manufacturer of skid steer/track loader that's out there. I can tell you from personal experience that the latest Kubota SVL-3 series are HANDS DOWN the easiest to service and work on. Excellent design.

[@theruggedwest]

Make sure the tender is on the right side of the switch!

[@jmichaelpruitt]

So glad someone else saw this. I was running to the comments when I got to that part of the video - then I thought I should wait to see if he catches it. If the switch the tender is on the strap side, it wont charge when the master is off.

[@ccrews0612]

@@jmichaelpruitt yup I was just here for the same thing

[@williamingalls7473]

I came here for this, I would just assume put the tender leads right on the battery itself.

[@rodwhite4492]

Sweet Loaf “it’s the most important task I have” Hard to argue with that!

[@drglnc69]

how quickly our littles priority quickly becomes our own. loved how he just jumped in and started twisting.

[@caveweta1]

Enjoyed your rich sarcasm about how and why anyone would base a system on 10 rather than the measurement of the King’s foot. We all know that 3/8” is 10mm. So simple!

[@robr4662]

Yeah, anyone who turn a wrench for a living is not upset at the metric system. The thing that annoys me is when a manufacturer uses a combination of sae and metric on the same vehicle.

[@mrbumblehill4596]

@@robr4662 Yeah, and then throw some Whitworth in for fun.

[@jamesmiller210]

I smell an Englishman.....

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Metric is blasphemy, yes I'm English 😂

[@JB-171]

Thank goodness for the metric system…it’s precisely the reason we get to have twice as many tools in our garages than the rest of the world!

[@UpstateMaveric]

I always assumed the O & I were basically binary - O = No power … I = Yes power 🤪

[@KirkWagner147]

Yup

[@nhansgoofyvideos7581]

Yep it is

[@ScottErwin]

O is really a zero. I is really a one. Being a computer programmer, it makes sense 😀... Zero is off, One is on.

[@destroyerkuroshiokai]

I assumed it was copied off an electrical line drawing. 0 showing a gap in the circuit while I showed a completed circuit.

[@emaildavidlehman]

O is open circuit, I is closed, as in a straight line between connections. At least that’s what I’ve always heard.

[@jackmccaulley]

Appreciate the dedication! Filming editing and posting all in one day!

[@johnrambo7630]

The "beep beep" in this video was when cody threw the Napa guy under the bus for giving him the wrong battery.

[@wranglerstar]

They look up the p/n

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Then reversed over him 😂

[@alaskanhomesteading]

I'm a little surprised you haven't put a gutter on the front, at least above the overhead door. The constant dripping at the entrance would drive me nuts.

[@treypop123]

I feel like the weight of the show would take it out. but I could be wrong

[@alaskanhomesteading]

@@treypop123 I live in Alaska, and we have gutters on our houses here too. 🙂 They just need to be appropriately attached. Even when mine have gotten backed up by debris, and filled with ice and snow, they don't come off.

[@MugsFull]

@@alaskanhomesteadingit’s because it’s got a metal roof on it, there’s no traction to protect the gutter from the snow so you have to forego the gutter.

[@alaskanhomesteading]

@MugsFull I have a house with a metal roof. Its gutters have never been harmed by the copious snow that covers it every year. Same with another house I have with a traditional asphalt shingle roof. In general, and depending on roof bearing capacity and anticipated snow load for the region, some snow rail above building entrances to help the roof hold onto snow can also be very helpful to keep "avalanches" off your entryways.

[@kosherdad2364]

Not sure why, I needed to watch you swap a battery. But, dang, it is a pleasure to watch you work brother! Blessings!

[@NateRobb12]

I heard a trick a few years ago for remembering the “I/O” on a switch. Remember the “I” or slash as “Ignition”. I’ve never forgot it. If I see a slash or an “I”, I know it means ignition or on. Great video, keep ‘em coming!

[@feyrband]

I learned to think of it as Closed and Open. Picturing the classic lever switches that physically close down and connect to circuit together vs when you Open them and disconnect it. _./ ._ Open vs _._._ closed (straight line).

[@loochan325]

O is in fact 0 /zero and I can be 1.

[@calebmoody326]

I work for Yancey Bro. In Georgia and we are the states exclusive cat dealer. We’ll take and dismantle anything from skid steers to d9 dozers to the frame and rebuild the whole machine. It’s a hell of a job but it’s fun because it’s something different every week.

[@johnrambo7630]

I enjoyed the style of this video (tackling a project, picking up parts, riding along and seeing the sights). I learned things about batteries...nuggets of info popped up during each step of this project

[@jamesm4603]

By putting the tender on the ground side versus battery side you have make sure the switch is in the on position to charge! Just something to think about.

[@Catch_The_Irishman]

"The width of a foot or Barley corn"😂😅😂

[@scottnelson5722]

Classic

[@MineEngineer]

At the mine we made it a habit to shut off the master at the end of the day. It definitely helps the batteries out in the long run. Great content as always!

[@harryr4765]

I am an engineer in germany and I say: the metric system is the best :)

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Then you sir are completely wrong . Greetings from England

[@Stihlheadd]

Sneak peak for the members nice😎

[@watchchannel8201]

Love these vlog style videos! Great work

[@benchippy8039]

The Uk has it right, we have feet and inches on the top edge of our tape measure and millimetres on the bottom edge. We go into the suppliers and ask for 2.4 meters of 4x2, totally interchangeable depending on how we’re feeling!

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Or what the weather is like 😂

[@crauuford]

Cody is one smooth operator! Batteries right where he put them in the back of the truck.

[@steveherring8494]

Hi Cody as an industrial designer it not our designs that are the cause of things being screwed up. it the engineers that screw up our designs.

[@Unsuspected_sloth]

I was a John Deere technician and the new tractors and logging equipment are a mess to work on! So many oddly fragile parts.

[@Burdolski_75]

Great job! As a tech myself I actually enjoy working on these cramped machines.

[@youngguns1319]

Same I work for a cat dealer I enjoy working on them most people don’t do things in the right order and that is what makes it hard on them

[@MarkoMygun]

Come on Cody you know when you do it next time ,it will go much faster because you done it already. Fine job. Thanks for the video 👋

[@Crzyace28]

That Napa dealer seemed rude to me. What a shame. Great video. I'm glad yall are on the mend from the whoflu my family had that back in December. God bless you, Cody, and your wonderful family, and see you in the morning streams 🙏

[@J...1]

Like a glow plug he just needs a small bit of time to warm up. Multi decade experience with Napa, trains many of their support staff and is very knowledgeable on engines

[@My12521252]

You connected the battery tender to the bonding cable side of your switch. If your switch is off your battery will not be charged by the tender it needs to be on the other side of the switch. The "O" is the symbol replicating a break in the connection and the "I" is an unbroken or closed connection

[@whynotdean8966]

Really? That's a terrible scheme to use for electronics. "O" could just as easily represent a completed circuit.

[@My12521252]

@whynotdean8966 really! Haha yeah.. it's the empty or open space in the center of the "O" that is the indication

[@2009subie]

I noticed it as well about the ground but it seems to have been moved later in the video (hard to see). About the 0 off 1 on that is carried over from computer all the memory in a computer consists of 0s and 1s or off and on in sequences.

[@F1NATIK]

I've always taken it as O = 0, which is nothing, so nothing happens I = 1, which is something, so something happens. LoL works for me.

[@chocolatecoveredchainsaws2570]

More videos with Mrs W and the sweet loaf please 🙏👏

[@jporterfield]

Cody, had to laugh when you commented about the O and the I switch. I too have wondered about it. My only rationalization is the O does not permit the electrons to flow the the I does!! LOL!

[@RobSharp-wo5qj]

Sweet loaf was more interested in the piper cleaners than going to town 😂. Something you most likely did was to lube the switch itself. Being where it sits the dirt and moisture gets in it

[@mikesorg6746]

Can’t say much about the rest of it but that is one thing nice that John Deere did with their skidsteers and ctl’s, they have so many openings/compartments that fold out of the way to make servicing easier.

[@ashleyscheepers6981]

The "0" and "1" for on and off is the foundation of binary code. It's 0 for no or off and 1 for yes or on. It's for cases when there can only be 2 possible states.

[@steveherring8494]

Hi again cody I just love the sound of that anvil !!!

[@ULYthGrade]

think of the i and o as 1 and 0 from binary..... ** so no power would be 0 and yes power would be 1 (**the quick and extremely basic explanation of binary is we use a series of electrical pulses to send information, using a steady rhythm at every interval if there is no pulse given it equals 0 if there is a pulse given it equals one and then we arrange the zeros and ones to mean different things)

[@MrDrillunit]

back and doing well

[@vikingr1000]

The power thing is adapted from Binary and early computer/mainframe work. Switch states Zero open or off and One closed or on.

[@JerkRice]

Best answer

[@zekethegeek]

O stands for open. The solid line is closed. Imagine a giant metal throw switch for a circuit. When it's off, the circuit is open. When you turn it on, you close the switch and it's on. Might want to move your tender to the other side of the switch. Then, you can charge with the circuit open.

[@carlzirk]

I say the I is ignition and I don't forget.

[@douglasreid699]

A battery has a life time of roughly 5 years, thats what i have found from the multiple vans i hace owned. its worth checking the batteries of the other machines just in case another battery about to do the same. you dont usually notice it until it goes. also batteries are pretty common as a replacement part, so its not a surprise its cheaper than Napa.

[@scottnelson5722]

You could put a small solar panel and 1 or 2amp Noco tender onboard. In my experience when a battery has gone flat into the low single digit volts once or twice they’re never quite the same even after running repair modes with a good charger. if you can keep them from ever going flat in the first place they can last 10 years or more. Interesting battery, wonder how they compare to an agm. Thanks for the video.

[@smason16]

I was always taught, an "O" is the visual representation of a closed circuit and "|" was a break in the circuit, "O" for on and electricity flowing, "|" for no flow

[@MPlett10]

You're definitely well on your way in getting more sanctified! Next big step is to accept the metric system is better 😂

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Heathen 😅

[@pitman2]

"O" is for open circuit I believe. But yes it throws me off all the time too!

[@glendekoker3682]

Pro tip spray clear coat on connections after fighting stops corrosion.

[@TSGEnt]

3:36 Oh, Cody. No, no, no. It's the mechanics union that demands these difficult designs. There has to be an extra hour of shop time for every repair. Why charge for 1 hour, when you can charge for 2!

[@texasmcgyver]

I like that macs sprays from napa ! i mostly only carry those now too!

[@logjammin084]

“O” for open circuit, “I” for connection completed is how I remember

[@braydenvandenberg8703]

Midwest simpletons like myself prefer the ease of the metric systems as counting by fractional increments is a struggle

[@peterryan7340]

Only the poor pay twice, Cody ❤ 🇦🇺. Glad you got an OEM battery that way they always fit

[@Iwannagofast79]

Great and informative video!

[@benkarkela4189]

Yanmar CE's new compact track loaders are designed for easy serviceability. Check them out. Their mini excavators have been around for a long time and known to be super reliable.

[@elihutson4553]

4:22 triggering all the boomers leaving that battery on the concrete🤣

[@benwood04]

IIRC, he had a battery maintenance video back in the day where he told everyone not to leave batteries on concrete. To this day I leave batteries on a piece of scrap wood or cardboard. It sure doesn’t hurt.

[@inthemountainswithken]

to prolong the life of the battery in that rig, you could fire it up every week or so especially in the winter

[@Mikehood96]

*24 minute video of a 10 minute job 😂 Thanks for sharing this is why I have been a Sub for years. Godbless

[@Jackfine1998]

A man with good taste in BBQ grills. Love the Blaze

[@lepotdefleur9906]

At the plant where I work, every dang machines is made for easy repair/maintenance....but not for easy cleaning because no mechanics ever clean the machines unless they are repairing them and we have cleaned them first, of course how good we can without removing parts.

[@Self.reliant]

You need to move the black battery tender wire to the cable side of the switch other wise when you turn the switch off if wont charge the battery

[@elihutson4553]

But did you remember the grease!?? 🤣

[@bryanG4020]

East Pen also makes deka and napa batteries! Ran a lot of john deere strong boxes!

[@turgin9098]

O = open and I = closed. Makes perfect sense to me.

[@eire711]

Open Circuit/ Closed Circuit

[@chrissanderson8390]

Think of the O as a broken circuit, like an open switch, and the line is a completed circuit, or a closed switch.

[@TSGEnt]

the video is 24:21! ah, 2 mid-roles! excellent.

[@EdwardWebb-z4x]

I spent my whole career in industrial maintenance. I've said for years if the guy who designed it had to work on it once he would go back to the drawing board and make huge changes.

[@JonathanDuddy-oq6nv]

The 1 and 0 are logic / binary. 1 is high (on) 0 os low (off) A clever designer combined the on and off into the power symbol.

[@crazyvermonter]

That looks like a group 65 battery. The same battery Ford has been using in their trucks since 1987. Very common battery. Usually found in either 850 CCA or 650 CCA.

[@BlazingGex]

Had to look it up, but O is for open circuit and I is is closed circuit to allow power

[@inthemountainswithken]

Built to last.... except for that oil pressure sensor

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Man all this started last week with a jump pack 😮

[@gakrazykajun]

With the coming tariff struggle that was an "eggcellent" video on how to self maintain your equipment and not pay some outside shop....money saved so Mrs. W can buy the fixings for a good tradcon home cooked meal.

[@MrAllmotorB]

OEM Now that’s ProHo 😊

[@mr.shannon6137]

I pity anyone having to work on compact anything. To remove the air filter on my bike i must remove the entire front fairing in order to completely remove the gas tank in order to remove the air filter. I figured out i can remove some of the screws on the fairing and with a little heat, bend and convince the fuel tank out without completely removing the whole fairing. But I am risking breaking the fairing by doing it.

[@scottmcintosh2988]

Prayers !

[@josephg.3370]

Good stuff

[@nellayema2455]

There's hardly anything that Michigan Man likes more than watching someone else work. That did look like a bit of a pain for a battery swap. On my car, I have to pull a plastic cover, then remove and set aside some computer with heat sink that has 3 1 1/2" bundles of cables attached just to get to the battery. It's not too bad, but still slows down the work. O is for Open switch. The straight line represents a closed switch.

[@BattleChemist]

With the tender wire on the other side of the switch from the battery cable, won't that mean you'll have to turn on the master switch to have a closed circuit and allow it to charge the battery? If that's the case, I'm thinking that's probably not desired, since you'll want the master switch off while the vehicle is stored. Maybe I'm thinking of it wrong and there's another way for it to complete the circuit to charge. 🤔

[@jmichaelpruitt]

x2

[@My12521252]

I'm late but said the same thing haha good eye Battle

[@skullandcrossbones65]

G,day, One "fix" is to run a thin wire from the chasis to the negative terminal. That way some power can still get past when the switch is turned OFF. To prevent overloading it must have a small fuse, probably less than 30 amps

[@lilnapsak1828]

Equipment uses 0 and 1 binary code because it's the simplest way to represent electrical signals in a computer system, where "on" is represented by 1 and "off" is represented by 0, allowing for easy manipulation of data through electronic circuits with transistors that can only be in one of two states (on or off) - making it the most efficient method for digital data processing.

[@kalex4352]

Cody, the O and I for off and on is binary. So O or Zero, would be off, and I or One is on. Definitely not intuitive as you said.

[@roberthoffman4713]

Shout out to East Penn Deka battery in my back yard.

[@Mikedenton541]

Can you make a video comparing living in the old homestead with infinite work to do / possibilities compared to a new / finished property and house where stuff isn’t on fire all the time?

[@F1NATIK]

I've always taken it as O = 0, which is nothing, so nothing happens I = 1, which is something, so something happens. LoL works for me.

[@tim2140-c7z]

I believe the I and O represent in and out ... switch gear terminology

[@deleteddata6671]

My lord that sweet loaf is a cutie. I have 2 daughters. God Bless all dads and families.

[@NotQuiteProHoHVAC]

I'm thinking about getting that ratchet for my uncle, would you recommend for an auto mechanic?

[@coreyfrasnelly7364]

Show me the battery group number and I’ll get you the right battery I own a Napa store and it’s easier with equipment to have the battery group number on top of the battery great video Mr. W

[@coreyfrasnelly7364]

Napa 7565 battery will work

[@coreyfrasnelly7364]

Deka East Penn makes napas batteries also

[@coreyfrasnelly7364]

Napa gives you 2 years plus 75 month pro rated warranty

[@williamfitzgerald2090]

Precharging the battery after purchase and before install will give you full capacity, most come charged only 85% or less

[@generation-x406]

Other point, charge the battery before install.

[@greenley77]

O is OPEN circuit (Off) Line is Closed circuit (On). + ---- O ---- - versus + ----------------- -

[@oonicello]

“O” is for “open” circuit and the slash symbolizes a closed circuit.

[@msg.weaboof6864]

The O is for open loop meaning off; l is for closed Loop meaning on (Just a nerdy holdover from electrical engineers I'd assume)

[@AMLauria]

Maybe you should keep the top of the battery clean(er)? Dirt contains minerals that conduct electricity, and creates a tiny short circuit.

[@younggun9956]

I hate working on skid steers lol

[@truckguy6.7]

I paid almost double for a cat battery for my 272. Lasted 16 months with min use. Arghhh, no warranty. Never again.

[@jinroh4733]

O/I that you speak of is in reality a 1 and 0. Binary 1 = on and 0 = off. thats why computer power button is that. but its always a little trivia for fun.

[@KevinFulmer-z9h]

Your interaction with your daughter reminds me of what a blessing from God children are. Please don't ever forget that.

[@odcaveman6360]

O = off, I=Current (on). In electrical terms current(amperage) is typically designated by the letter i which is how I remember it. The comment about it being 0 and 1 for binary also makes sense as a 0 bit is off and a 1 bit is on.

[@ghostedyoutuber263]

Heads up. Missing radials on your antenna.

[@grahammj1yt]

I think of them as Zero and One. Like computer binary code.

[@johnd1764]

1/0 is a "one" and a "zero" I swear he asked this just for the comments. One is on, and 0 is off.

[@outdoors-fun]

"Quality, and built to last" - After replacing a sensor and now a $200 battery on a $65,000 piece of equipment thats a couple years old with 500hrs on it...

[@TraitorVek]

The O and the Slash, imagine is digital. Zero & 1 - Off & On

[@kyleloew5283]

I live 20 minutes north of York Pa. Where CAT is. East coast. Man. 😃