From NZ -- Your effortless chatting away while describing your thoughts and actions is the more remarkable because you work as though the lifeless camera is a companion and a confidante. And you keep it up for the entire duration of the video! Respect.
The mystery crunch when you dropped the cab looked like the release lever for the safety latch ... Electrical Gremlins are so infuriating, and yet kind of fun .. they keep your brain awake! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
I am a retired refer engineer and years ago on one of the Carrier fridges we had the same problem. We would get a voltage drop on the hot feed going to the starter solenoid. We fixed it by installing an extra relay beside the starter motor. So the signal wire only fed the relay and you had a strong 12v feed straight from the battery. It worked every time. We never found what the exact cause was but it happened so often we put it down to a bad choice of wire size. Keep up the good work
I came to the comment section to say something like that. A small signal relay that can provide enough power to the larger starter relay, using power from the battery. A new failure point , but in fact it add tolerance to bad design internal wiring of the cabin. adding a small led beside the relay will also help diagnose if there is no starting if the problem come from the signal side or from the relay side. There are even relay that have in them those leds helping in debugging. Just need to have some rugged one.
Yep! I did the same thing on an old, 1996, John Deere riding mower. Everyone laughed when I told them my idea, now they just watch it start and shake their heads.
I apologize if my input is unwarranted. While Checking the starter on the bench it worked perfectly while NOT under load. Using a test light is a good idea with only one issue. IF you are losing voltage, it might not be sifnificant enough to dim the light. You may be counting on it lose enough voltage for the light to go out or significantly dim. Use a DVOM and check the voltage drop to see if you are losing any voltage. i.e. place one lead on the B+ on the battery, the other lead on the same wire/cable at different points to find out where you are losing your voltage. Of course you need to be able to find or access the complete circuit or you may only be able to narrow your search down to a certain section of wire or a component in line. I do love your videos!! Great explanations and work. I was a 35 year master automotive technician and I still learn every day. Thank you!!
starter is fine...its faulty solenoid, use to happen all the time on ford vans and pickups late 90s , solenoid clicks but not sending current to starter, one out of 20 clicks and it would complete circuit and send current
solenoid is clicking every time but its bad internally and not always completing the circuit..inside its not touching both poles 100 percent of the time
Good morning from upstate NY where it is a balmy 12 degrees, clear & sunny. A perfect morning to get into the recliner with a cup of coffee and watch a Mustie1 video !! While I prefer the VW-related content, any Mustie1 video topic is always a great watch!
Greetings from Denmark. I love this kind of video where you are not just cleaning carburator no. 2689, but really struggles with the starter. Great video, and cant wait for the next one on the skidstear😊
maybe remove the plastic over the cab side windows and run a steel bar across both sides on top of the lift arms for a second safety. Love ya brother and dont ever want to see you hurt.
Good morning from York, Pa. 25 degrees here, and Darren has a new toy! Can he fix it, YES he can! Always a good video on bringing stuff back to life. Sunday morning ritual, coffee and a Mustie1 repair video. Thanks for the lesson.
You take on projects I would like to do but don’t have the confidence/experience to do. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to explain each part of the work. Sort of gives me confidence that I can do it or at least understand what’s happening with the equipment. Wishing you and yours have a Great Christmas.
Just a thought-- Cheap Chinese equipment has used copper plated Aluminium and even steel wire which has a greater resistance than copper wire. Could one of the loomed wires have had this wire used perhaps inadvertently. Measuring the voltage across the wire when being used would confirm. You found the light glowed but not brightly and the plugs all checked OK. The use of a relay wold probably solve the problem as stated.
you hit it on the head in a round about way....the solenoid internally uses cheap metals and is not always completing the circuit even though its always clicking
From the disgnosis you did, it's one hundred percent the signal wire not carrying enough current to fully latch the solonoid, but carrying enough current to partially unseat the plunger. That's probably where the snapping sound is coming from.
I don’t really ever fear for your safety Mustie but when those lift platforms were bending I was thinking please don’t go under there. A bend like that tends to fail suddenly with no warning. Great video as always
Jobe. That's your new name! F that crap, sometimes broke, IS broke!! You have more patience than me ( same age ) and that's one piece of equipment that should have stayed put.. You got a great log splitter out of the deal! It's not the brand, it's the close corner design! Congratulations !
There have been many times when I've really envied you having all that land Darren but then I think at least I don't need a snowblower let alone a skid steer to clear my front path! In fact here in the Midlands of England the feet of snow I remember from 60 years ago as a child, have been almost unheard of in the last 30 years.
Daren, that master switch may have bad contacts inside it. I have that problem with my Grove scissor lift. When I hit the start button, the starter runs but doesn't have enough to engage the pinion and gear to the flywheel. I pull the cutoff switch in and out 3 or 4 times, and then it will start. I have to have full battery voltage also. Nice machine.😃 That wire is probably going through a safety switch.
At some point you need to revisit the starter wiring and change the starter relay; because while having the starter switch directly wired to the solenoid the way you did works, the very small contacts in the starter switch are having to deal with both the high current of the starter solenoid, and all the inductive back emf voltage it generates while energising/de-energising, which will fairly rapidly destroy the contacts in the switch. The starter relay protects the switch from all the above issues, and if it's a bit rubbish it wont do a good job, which was actually your main initial symptom, proven by your later lamp testing. Glow plug relay will probably be the huge round looking thing with the heavy gauge wiring going to and from its main terminals, if you can't hear that clunking while trying the glow plugs, then you've got that wiring gremlin to track down too.
All he did was replace the solenoid trigger wire with a heavier wire. The round thing you refer to is the main shutoff switch as mentioned in the video.
@@twinkie27271 No, he bypassed the starter relay, by wiring the starter solenoid directly to the starter switch, thus exposing it to loads and inductive voltages that the switch isn't designed to tolerate very well. Starter relays often have a big diode fitted internally which quenches the back EMF from switching big coils. Re. the big round relay thing, you could be right, I don't know, but it's the only thing I saw that could safely switch glow plug type current levels. I'm not there though, so can't poke the thing to sort it out.
A similar volt drop problem was caused in the wiring for my Ex Military Landrover, with a fully charged battery the headlamps were only getting just over 10V because there were so many connections and terminals all with a volt drop on each. I just used the original wiring for the signal and fitted relays near the headlamps with a continuous cable run from the battery (Via a fuse of course).
Swing the radiator out of the way. Of course you may have already done that lol love the videos Will definitely need to figure out the glow plugs, even if you have to install a push button for them during the winter
Good morning those starter contacts plagued Chrysler vehicles in the late 90’s early 2000’s when I stopped working on Chryslers. You can change both of the contacts in the housing and I had done dozens of them in my time and we basically did what you did to the plunger to clean them up and reinstall. Just my two cents lol. Always enjoy your videos every week thank you for everything you do.
Sheesh - not enough snow to work it out. Shoulda brought it to my place. 48" would have gone over the plow, but would have been a lot easier. I saw feet on the plow, but not a spring-load for when it catches. May not need it, but all the plows around here have them. Thanks for an interesting bit of entertainment on a Sunday morning early.
You may need some traction aid for those wheels in deeper snow. Your thought process for repair is most admirable and practically divine! Thanks for sharing!
Hi D. What a great machine!! Awesome fix on the starter. Great upgrade to push snow. Going from a small tractor to this is a huge difference!! Loved the video!! Hope you have a great week!!😊😊😊😊 Darren
You want to get one of those cheap reversing cameras? You could stick it to the back of the Cab The steer wheels on a forklift are very good for breaking the bead. On run flat tyres.
Hang an automotive relay right at starter. Works good on tractors and others with lots of safety switches, which always have bad connections. Relay coil only takes a few milliamps so doesn't need much of a connection. Allows you to keep original wiring and is obvious to the next guy.
These skid steers look like such little toys, but they are exceedingly heavy! They probably weigh as much as much or more than a 3/4 ton truck! They are also exceedingly useful too!
Those seals on the lift cylinders might have dirt in them. Common with motorcycles to get dirt under the seal and cause a leak. There is a tool called a scrape buddy or fork buddy that gets under the seal and has a hook to get all the dirt out. But you can make it at home with a slice of soda bottle cut into a strip about an inch wide and as long as you like. With a small hook cut into it. Get it between the seal and cylinder and run it around the whole thing pulling the dirt out. You might want to try that before buying new or rebuilding the cylinders. It has saved a lot of bikers a lot of premature fork rebuilds.
Sometimes you can only repair the wires without actually finding it's fault,good job nice little toy, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
I'm 100% confident your dremel activity has well and truly fixed the starter. In fact I feel that half of starter issues are caused by these contacts. The other half by brush and commutator problems. Edit: 58:11 Oh. Well then those shim washers you found are needed to ensure the bendix contacts have sufficient throw. Edit2: Omg. I wondered what was clicking. It was reasonable to think it was the starter solenoid and without someone listening outside it's a bit hard to tell. Oh well, back to my armchair.
it is a bad solenoid....thats his issues...it always clicks but doesnt always send current, inside they are cheap metals and only complete circuit sometimes...had many do this
Cleaning the starter contacts was definitely not a waste of time. Probably should have removed the home made shims too though. Glad you got it fixed :)
I live 10 miles north east of z5100. I bought a JD325 II with assorted buckets and tires that looked like the ones you have. The first good snow storm I found out that I needed chains on the front or rear wheels and a trash door on the front. The 325 had remote latch, good heater, and AC. MY first snow was almost 2ft and wet. With no trash door, smooth tires, and the large bucket things were rough. Backing up hill was impossible and when you kicked the loaded bucket back, you filled the cab with snow.
Hi Mustie, love your videos there on my weekly must watch list. For future reference that starter looks just like the one that was on my 99 dodge Cummins 5.9. I rebuilt the solenoid with a rebuild kit sold by dodge. The original starters were Denso brand.
Love chasing wires lol have a feeling the glow plugs disconnected is a clue why bad wiring and crimp connectors never a good thing soldering or replacing wires is lo get lasting .great find !!!
LOL…Suzuki can have the same clicky starter issue!!! The fact that the test light was dim certainly pointed to a wiring issue. My daily driver is 30 years old. Wiring is the first place I look.
I bought a whole set of sockets on marketplace (Craftsman impact, metric and standard) , I ground them all so there is no chamfer, they can now grab very thin nuts and bolt heads.
They sell a starter repair kit for that style starter on fleabay for under 20 bucks and it's usually the copper parts inside get worn or burnt and can sometimes be sanded and work again,other times they need replacing... lift bucket all the way up,lock it out using drop down brackets, then lft the cab up until it locks out allowing as much access as you can get from the front,and sides...
I had a machine that had a similar intermittent electrical problem with the lights not going on with the key. I did find holes poked through the wires in a number of spots and decided to strip the insulation back on one I figured was exposed to water and salt, it was surprising that the wire was green and decayed so I replaced with new wire and soldered connectors but it still had an occasional issue. I could not find a decent ground from the key switch so I added one and that solved the problem.
I have been watching Musti for a while now and if I remember correctly. He got a plow truck then a backhoe, then a skidsteer and now another skidsteer. And that not even counting assorted Kubota tractors and such .....
Fifth was totally awesome thanks for sharing I really enjoyed it and I'm truly sorry that wiring had you going in circles at least you got it finished though and yes definitely it is the best snow toy ever thanks again for sharing
Mustie, when I was a young autopilot/compass tech airman in the USAF, the base I was stationed at got brand new Boeing KC-135 aircraft, fresh from the factory. One of those planes had a very unhappy pilot when he finally landed here after flying that big plane from Seattle, all the way to NE NY, by hand. It took us six months to find the problem with that autopilot. Turned out it was a cold solder joint on one of the elevator control signal wires at the main system amplifier up in the rack next to the navigator stations in the cockpit area.
Hey Mustie, in the future, use a headlight bulb as a test light. That test light you use draws very little current, and can hide current draw issues. South Main auto showed this several times in his trouble shooting. Might save you some time on the next one.
I had the same starting problem before, same style starter on a honda, chased it, cleaned the solenoid just like mustie. Ended up find excessive voltage drop on the signal wire while failing to crank. solution, signal terminal lead (thin pot metal) at the starter had been bent a couple times and fell into pieces upon close inspection. Side note: when someone has been in before you doing electrical probing, I've seen connectors damaged by front probing, bending the contacts causing bad/intermittent connection. ALWAYS back probe connectors!
Mustie, for doing tire plugs if you buy some cheap plastic handle reamer and insert tool, break the plastic handle off so you can chuck them both in a drill and try that way. Your hands and wrists will thank you!!!
Great Detective work as always, at least they had the sense to use a Perkins engine, probably the machines saving grace, the lift is rated for 9000 lbs but v likely tested to a much higher amount.
Hi Mustie you just made my day you have a Welsh flag on the wall of your shop Im from the Rhondda in south Wales. I dont think of it as Sunday any more i call it Mustie 1 day great channel .
Electrical issues can be very time consuming to diagnose and repair. Maybe make a video on repairing the hydraulic cylinders that are leaking. Merry Christmas!
Brian- my favorite name lol I hate the brand name "Iffy". You would think they woud have filed for bankruptcy by now! I've seen a lot of those parts in my lifetime. Thanks for another great video! Sundays with Mustie!
A lot of products from that part of the world often skimp on the wiring, often being under-sized or made from copper-coated aluminium (which over time in such a setting breaks apart from heat cycling and vibration), so, that one wire, yeah, makes sense, cut costs, maximise profit, once the warranty's up, their fingers are firmly in their ears... :P
I've built up those POS and NEG contacts on the solenoid with stranded copper wire and solder. They're removable from the solenoid housing. Solves the single click no start condition.
Being that the safety bar needs to be down to start the machine, I would think there is a switch in series to the starter circuit. Maybe that bar switch is kind of making and kind of not. Just an idea.
From NZ -- Your effortless chatting away while describing your thoughts and actions is the more remarkable because you work as though the lifeless camera is a companion and a confidante. And you keep it up for the entire duration of the video! Respect.
Actually, I answer every time he asks a question, so it's more like a conversation. He tends to ignore my suggestions though.
me too!
The mystery crunch when you dropped the cab looked like the release lever for the safety latch ...
Electrical Gremlins are so infuriating, and yet kind of fun .. they keep your brain awake!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
That is probibly what broke it originaly.
I am a retired refer engineer and years ago on one of the Carrier fridges we had the same problem. We would get a voltage drop on the hot feed going to the starter solenoid. We fixed it by installing an extra relay beside the starter motor. So the signal wire only fed the relay and you had a strong 12v feed straight from the battery. It worked every time. We never found what the exact cause was but it happened so often we put it down to a bad choice of wire size. Keep up the good work
Love my Carriers. Hate the electronics.
I came to the comment section to say something like that. A small signal relay that can provide enough power to the larger starter relay, using power from the battery. A new failure point , but in fact it add tolerance to bad design internal wiring of the cabin. adding a small led beside the relay will also help diagnose if there is no starting if the problem come from the signal side or from the relay side. There are even relay that have in them those leds helping in debugging. Just need to have some rugged one.
Yep! I did the same thing on an old, 1996, John Deere riding mower. Everyone laughed when I told them my idea, now they just watch it start and shake their heads.
Read that as a retired reefer engineer, and I'm like why retire?
I agree Mustie should have used a relay.
Mustie Moustrap when he pulled up the cab…had me laughing! 😂
Just add some VW parts as bait!!
I apologize if my input is unwarranted. While Checking the starter on the bench it worked perfectly while NOT under load. Using a test light is a good idea with only one issue. IF you are losing voltage, it might not be sifnificant enough to dim the light. You may be counting on it lose enough voltage for the light to go out or significantly dim. Use a DVOM and check the voltage drop to see if you are losing any voltage. i.e. place one lead on the B+ on the battery, the other lead on the same wire/cable at different points to find out where you are losing your voltage. Of course you need to be able to find or access the complete circuit or you may only be able to narrow your search down to a certain section of wire or a component in line. I do love your videos!! Great explanations and work. I was a 35 year master automotive technician and I still learn every day. Thank you!!
starter is fine...its faulty solenoid, use to happen all the time on ford vans and pickups late 90s , solenoid clicks but not sending current to starter, one out of 20 clicks and it would complete circuit and send current
@@SuperJlonerganway further back than the 90s my friend.
Out of all the UA-camrs. Mustie is by far my favourite guy. I feel like I’ve fixed all these machines with him. I’ve passed him a few 🔧 😂
For real! He also makes it enjoyable
The dialouge and explanations are great. He does make it seem as though you are right there with him.
You may enjoy as well Low buck Garage and Jennings Motors😎
@@beakittelscherz5419 Lowbuck sounds like Hank Hill..
I had the same problem, drove me crazy, put a push button directly to the solenoid. Never had the problem again. Great videos and info always.
solenoid is clicking every time but its bad internally and not always completing the circuit..inside its not touching both poles 100 percent of the time
@@SuperJlonergannope! Low voltage to the trigger wire not giving the electromagnet enough power. Once Darren replaced it, all is well.
That Mustie chuckle when he gets the starter out! 😂 Always makes me laugh myself. 😅
Good morning from upstate NY where it is a balmy 12 degrees, clear & sunny. A perfect morning to get into the recliner with a cup of coffee and watch a Mustie1 video !! While I prefer the VW-related content, any Mustie1 video topic is always a great watch!
Upstairs Ny also!!
Me too. Near Albany
Or as we upstate'rs call it New Yukon.
I live in upstate New York to
Dutchess Co here
Free Wrenches! That skid is already paying for itself.
😄
I was going to ask about the glow plugs, but you covered it there at the end! Whew!! Great machine once you got it sorted!
Your mechanicsplaining is second to none. 👨🔧
Wood a clapped out CJ jeep mid 70$. Been better to plow with heat and a cab
Probably too light weight. @gerry-p9x
Good morning everyone from Lancashire UK, looking forward to this video as always.
Greetings from Denmark. I love this kind of video where you are not just cleaning carburator no. 2689, but really struggles with the starter. Great video, and cant wait for the next one on the skidstear😊
maybe remove the plastic over the cab side windows and run a steel bar across both sides on top of the lift arms for a second safety. Love ya brother and dont ever want to see you hurt.
All you really need is a backup camera on a review mirror so you can see whats going on. Thanks for the video.
Ah, memories of the lovely fragrance borne upon billows of diesel exhaust, pre-DEF. Alas, poor Mustie, I knew it well... 😢
Diesel, ether and steaming hot coffee on a frosty morning!
Love your skill with diagnosing problems. Excellent. Thank you,
Good morning from York, Pa. 25 degrees here, and Darren has a new toy! Can he fix it, YES he can! Always a good video on bringing stuff back to life. Sunday morning ritual, coffee and a Mustie1 repair video. Thanks for the lesson.
You take on projects I would like to do but don’t have the confidence/experience to do. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to explain each part of the work. Sort of gives me confidence that I can do it or at least understand what’s happening with the equipment. Wishing you and yours have a Great Christmas.
Just a thought-- Cheap Chinese equipment has used copper plated Aluminium and even steel wire which has a greater resistance than copper wire. Could one of the loomed wires have had this wire used perhaps inadvertently. Measuring the voltage across the wire when being used would confirm. You found the light glowed but not brightly and the plugs all checked OK. The use of a relay wold probably solve the problem as stated.
you hit it on the head in a round about way....the solenoid internally uses cheap metals and is not always completing the circuit even though its always clicking
From the disgnosis you did, it's one hundred percent the signal wire not carrying enough current to fully latch the solonoid, but carrying enough current to partially unseat the plunger. That's probably where the snapping sound is coming from.
Nice to see the Trash Panda back on the channel so quickly.
I don’t really ever fear for your safety Mustie but when those lift platforms were bending I was thinking please don’t go under there. A bend like that tends to fail suddenly with no warning. Great video as always
I knew he was fine. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had a video to watch. 😂
Jobe. That's your new name! F that crap, sometimes broke, IS broke!! You have more patience than me ( same age ) and that's one piece of equipment that should have stayed put.. You got a great log splitter out of the deal!
It's not the brand, it's the close corner design! Congratulations !
There have been many times when I've really envied you having all that land Darren but then I think at least I don't need a snowblower let alone a skid steer to clear my front path! In fact here in the Midlands of England the feet of snow I remember from 60 years ago as a child, have been almost unheard of in the last 30 years.
Daren, that master switch may have bad contacts inside it. I have that problem with my Grove scissor lift. When I hit the start button, the starter runs but doesn't have enough to engage the pinion and gear to the flywheel. I pull the cutoff switch in and out 3 or 4 times, and then it will start. I have to have full battery voltage also. Nice machine.😃 That wire is probably going through a safety switch.
22:36 there is a wire loom hanging over exhaust. Looks burnt already but rerouting could still save it. Great videos love them!
Pulling the lever while cranking to get the bucket up. Genius. "Combat tactics, Mr Ryan"
Bore Da ( Hello ) from Wales UK. Another brilliant Mustie1 video to enjoy with a few coffees
Did you notice the draig goch flying in his shop??
@@bonzey1171 Yes the flag. quite a few weeks ago, Mustie never replied when i asked about it..
Another fine video, Mustie 1 fans !! Greetings and a wonderful day to all from Winnipeg, Canada !
At some point you need to revisit the starter wiring and change the starter relay; because while having the starter switch directly wired to the solenoid the way you did works, the very small contacts in the starter switch are having to deal with both the high current of the starter solenoid, and all the inductive back emf voltage it generates while energising/de-energising, which will fairly rapidly destroy the contacts in the switch. The starter relay protects the switch from all the above issues, and if it's a bit rubbish it wont do a good job, which was actually your main initial symptom, proven by your later lamp testing. Glow plug relay will probably be the huge round looking thing with the heavy gauge wiring going to and from its main terminals, if you can't hear that clunking while trying the glow plugs, then you've got that wiring gremlin to track down too.
All he did was replace the solenoid trigger wire with a heavier wire. The round thing you refer to is the main shutoff switch as mentioned in the video.
@@twinkie27271 No, he bypassed the starter relay, by wiring the starter solenoid directly to the starter switch, thus exposing it to loads and inductive voltages that the switch isn't designed to tolerate very well. Starter relays often have a big diode fitted internally which quenches the back EMF from switching big coils. Re. the big round relay thing, you could be right, I don't know, but it's the only thing I saw that could safely switch glow plug type current levels. I'm not there though, so can't poke the thing to sort it out.
A similar volt drop problem was caused in the wiring for my Ex Military Landrover, with a fully charged battery the headlamps were only getting just over 10V because there were so many connections and terminals all with a volt drop on each. I just used the original wiring for the signal and fitted relays near the headlamps with a continuous cable run from the battery (Via a fuse of course).
Swing the radiator out of the way. Of course you may have already done that lol love the videos
Will definitely need to figure out the glow plugs, even if you have to install a push button for them during the winter
Lots of good mornings from all over the world including Melbourne Australia. Terrible weather here also today 32 degrees C
Don't threaten us with a good time.... ;)
I wish I had your patience and knowledge. Your videos are always very nicely done.
Glad to see you using one of my batteries! Thanks!
Good morning those starter contacts plagued Chrysler vehicles in the late 90’s early 2000’s when I stopped working on Chryslers. You can change both of the contacts in the housing and I had done dozens of them in my time and we basically did what you did to the plunger to clean them up and reinstall. Just my two cents lol. Always enjoy your videos every week thank you for everything you do.
Mustie Mouse Trap.. Now that's a merch idea! Great video..
Sheesh - not enough snow to work it out. Shoulda brought it to my place. 48" would have gone over the plow, but would have been a lot easier.
I saw feet on the plow, but not a spring-load for when it catches. May not need it, but all the plows around here have them.
Thanks for an interesting bit of entertainment on a Sunday morning early.
I get semi-stressed trying to figure out how Mustie is going to pull this off and then I remember, just like a Hallmark movie, it always ends well.
Its a piece of junk unfortunately 😅😅😅😅😅😅. But he'll fix it🎉🎉🎉
He's posted a couple of videos where even the grand master was unable to fix something.
Well put Keith 😂😂
What has 15 actors, four settings, two writers and one plot?
Hey, even a blind pig finds the occasional acorn.
You may need some traction aid for those wheels in deeper snow. Your thought process for repair is most admirable and practically divine! Thanks for sharing!
Hi D. What a great machine!! Awesome fix on the starter. Great upgrade to push snow. Going from a small tractor to this is a huge difference!! Loved the video!! Hope you have a great week!!😊😊😊😊 Darren
A nice thing to look forward to on midday Sunday...MUSTIE❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 hi from Surrey uk
Sunday morning and a Mustie video with my coffee! Doesn't get any better!
Very much so
LOL.
You want to get one of those cheap reversing cameras? You could stick it to the back of the Cab
The steer wheels on a forklift are very good for breaking the bead. On run flat tyres.
Good idea, and technically speaking he can have cheap cameras looking every which way or just to cover all the blind spots.
My dad used to use the front tires on a tractor with a narrow front end to do the same.
Good morning from NH !!! A chilly one here 11 degree!!!
Good morning neighbor I’m in VT and it’s 9 degrees here. Guess I’m staying in and watching some mustie1 ☕️☕️
This is like a practical science class. Fault finding can be so rewarding when you take the time to analyze things carefully as Mustie1 does.
👍 Check out those backup cameras they're pretty cool enjoyed watching take care.
Sometimes you kick ass. Sometimes ass gets kicked. That's the way of the world Mustie :) Great video and a nice little Chinese skidder.
Hang an automotive relay right at starter. Works good on tractors and others with lots of safety switches, which always have bad connections. Relay coil only takes a few milliamps so doesn't need much of a connection.
Allows you to keep original wiring and is obvious to the next guy.
These skid steers look like such little toys, but they are exceedingly heavy! They probably weigh as much as much or more than a 3/4 ton truck! They are also exceedingly useful too!
Good morning from Kentucky.
Those seals on the lift cylinders might have dirt in them. Common with motorcycles to get dirt under the seal and cause a leak. There is a tool called a scrape buddy or fork buddy that gets under the seal and has a hook to get all the dirt out. But you can make it at home with a slice of soda bottle cut into a strip about an inch wide and as long as you like. With a small hook cut into it. Get it between the seal and cylinder and run it around the whole thing pulling the dirt out. You might want to try that before buying new or rebuilding the cylinders. It has saved a lot of bikers a lot of premature fork rebuilds.
Always a real pleasure to see a new Mustie video o be put up. Greetings and a Christmas greeting from non snow covered NW France.
You hit it right on the nail head, a mustie mouse trap
You are now ready for snowmaggedon. Watch out for red or yellow snow. Fun vid Darren.
Sometimes you can only repair the wires without actually finding it's fault,good job nice little toy, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
I'm 100% confident your dremel activity has well and truly fixed the starter. In fact I feel that half of starter issues are caused by these contacts. The other half by brush and commutator problems.
Edit: 58:11 Oh. Well then those shim washers you found are needed to ensure the bendix contacts have sufficient throw.
Edit2: Omg. I wondered what was clicking. It was reasonable to think it was the starter solenoid and without someone listening outside it's a bit hard to tell. Oh well, back to my armchair.
it is a bad solenoid....thats his issues...it always clicks but doesnt always send current, inside they are cheap metals and only complete circuit sometimes...had many do this
Cleaning the starter contacts was definitely not a waste of time. Probably should have removed the home made shims too though. Glad you got it fixed :)
Great diagnostic episode with snow on the drive and anticipated 43 C in Melbourne, Australia. Snow plow totally superfluous!
The red light is flashing. Danger Will Robinson! Danger!
I live 10 miles north east of z5100. I bought a JD325 II with assorted buckets and tires that looked like the ones you have. The first good snow storm I found out that I needed chains on the front or rear wheels and a trash door on the front. The 325 had remote latch, good heater, and AC. MY first snow was almost 2ft and wet. With no trash door, smooth tires, and the large bucket things were rough. Backing up hill was impossible and when you kicked the loaded bucket back, you filled the cab with snow.
Hi Mustie, love your videos there on my weekly must watch list. For future reference that starter looks just like the one that was on my 99 dodge Cummins 5.9. I rebuilt the solenoid with a rebuild kit sold by dodge. The original starters were Denso brand.
Love chasing wires lol have a feeling the glow plugs disconnected is a clue why bad wiring and crimp connectors never a good thing soldering or replacing wires is lo get lasting .great find !!!
I've been wondering for a long time . . . what's the story behind "4:30 avocado time"?
It's right after 4:20
I was wondering the same thing
LOL…Suzuki can have the same clicky starter issue!!! The fact that the test light was dim certainly pointed to a wiring issue. My daily driver is 30 years old. Wiring is the first place I look.
I bought a whole set of sockets on marketplace (Craftsman impact, metric and standard) , I ground them all so there is no chamfer, they can now grab very thin nuts and bolt heads.
They sell a starter repair kit for that style starter on fleabay for under 20 bucks and it's usually the copper parts inside get worn or burnt and can sometimes be sanded and work again,other times they need replacing... lift bucket all the way up,lock it out using drop down brackets, then lft the cab up until it locks out allowing as much access as you can get from the front,and sides...
Always a good day when you log on to youtube and Mustie has dropped a belter of a vid for me to watch ,
I had a machine that had a similar intermittent electrical problem with the lights not going on with the key. I did find holes poked through the wires in a number of spots and decided to strip the insulation back on one I figured was exposed to water and salt, it was surprising that the wire was green and decayed so I replaced with new wire and soldered connectors but it still had an occasional issue. I could not find a decent ground from the key switch so I added one and that solved the problem.
Mustie1, Nice tracing and diagnosis of the bad signal wire. Congratulations on your new Christmas Toy…haha! Thanks for the video.
I have been watching Musti for a while now and if I remember correctly. He got a plow truck then a backhoe, then a skidsteer and now another skidsteer. And that not even counting assorted Kubota tractors and such .....
Fifth was totally awesome thanks for sharing I really enjoyed it and I'm truly sorry that wiring had you going in circles at least you got it finished though and yes definitely it is the best snow toy ever thanks again for sharing
I always look forward to your videos.
Mustie, when I was a young autopilot/compass tech airman in the USAF, the base I was stationed at got brand new Boeing KC-135 aircraft, fresh from the factory. One of those planes had a very unhappy pilot when he finally landed here after flying that big plane from Seattle, all the way to NE NY, by hand. It took us six months to find the problem with that autopilot. Turned out it was a cold solder joint on one of the elevator control signal wires at the main system amplifier up in the rack next to the navigator stations in the cockpit area.
Retired KC-135 crew chief here. Which base were you at?
@@robertheinkel6225 I was at Plattsburgh NY, 380th BW. 135's came in December, '64, fresh from the factory out there.
Hey Mustie, in the future, use a headlight bulb as a test light. That test light you use draws very little current, and can hide current draw issues. South Main auto showed this several times in his trouble shooting. Might save you some time on the next one.
I had the same starting problem before, same style starter on a honda, chased it, cleaned the solenoid just like mustie. Ended up find excessive voltage drop on the signal wire while failing to crank. solution, signal terminal lead (thin pot metal) at the starter had been bent a couple times and fell into pieces upon close inspection.
Side note: when someone has been in before you doing electrical probing, I've seen connectors damaged by front probing, bending the contacts causing bad/intermittent connection. ALWAYS back probe connectors!
Mustie, for doing tire plugs if you buy some cheap plastic handle reamer and insert tool, break the plastic handle off so you can chuck them both in a drill and try that way. Your hands and wrists will thank you!!!
Again Darren...you make my Sunday mornings !!!
You should run the ground cable direct to the engine block or starter
Good save Musty. It works everytime now so that's a win.
Great Detective work as always, at least they had the sense to use a Perkins engine, probably the machines saving grace, the lift is rated for 9000 lbs but v likely tested to a much higher amount.
But it's bowing slightly due to the concentrated weight in the center.
Good deal all around!! Some new cylinder seals and a little love you're in business. Instead of mirrors, I'd add a small backup camera and screen.
Boys and their mighty toys! I hope someday i can be fortunate enough to have half of what you got! You did well on this toy!
Hi Mustie you just made my day you have a Welsh flag on the wall of your shop Im from the Rhondda in south Wales. I dont think of it as Sunday any more i call it Mustie 1 day great channel .
Electrical issues can be very time consuming to diagnose and repair. Maybe make a video on repairing the hydraulic cylinders that are leaking.
Merry Christmas!
Very good troubleshooting Mustie, thanks for the wrenchin and benchin 👍🏾🐶
Brian- my favorite name lol
I hate the brand name "Iffy".
You would think they woud have filed for bankruptcy by now!
I've seen a lot of those parts in my lifetime. Thanks for another great video! Sundays with Mustie!
Nice !!!
If you're gonna power-up those glow-plugs, please use a strong-enough relay.
A lot of products from that part of the world often skimp on the wiring, often being under-sized or made from copper-coated aluminium (which over time in such a setting breaks apart from heat cycling and vibration), so, that one wire, yeah, makes sense, cut costs, maximise profit, once the warranty's up, their fingers are firmly in their ears... :P
Great job! Really enjoyed the video and conversation! Thank you for sharing with us!
I've built up those POS and NEG contacts on the solenoid with stranded copper wire and solder. They're removable from the solenoid housing. Solves the single click no start condition.
Well done,electrical issues are the worst, that’s a very handy tool for you in winter especially. Cheers
Good Morning fellow Mustie-ites! Great start to Sunday morning!
There are municipalities here in Michigan that don’t have the equipment Mustie1 has. Very cool Darren! I enjoyed all of it. Again.
Good morning from Wilmington NC
Being that the safety bar needs to be down to start the machine, I would think there is a switch in series to the starter circuit. Maybe that bar switch is kind of making and kind of not. Just an idea.
Good fix on that starter issue!
Great job on getting it running and operating .