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Low-Range



Member Since: 30 Sep 2016
Location: BC
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siezed motor
To make a long story short I soft seized my bobcat motor. Starter wouldn't turn it over. So as per a million instructions on the internet I put lube in cylinders and after a couple of months, still no go. I need the Bobcat for snow removal, so I was getting desperate. So I bought an 8' piece of 5/16 aircraft cable and wrapped it around the drive shaft pulley, like you would on an old lawn mower. I then used my winch on the Defender to pull on it. It almost stalled out the winch and was actually pulling the front end sideways when it came unseized. Not saying this will work all the time but I had to share as I think it's a somewhat unique solution. After it broke free I turned it over with a 1/2 in drive socket and power bar. I then put the sparkplugs back and it started. So far it seems to run fine.
Post #728432 10th Sep 2018 10:02pm
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Badger110



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Glad you got it up n running Very Happy
Post #728437 10th Sep 2018 10:16pm
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Grouse



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Blimey well done for thinking of that and succeeding Bow down out of interest what caused the motor to seize?
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Location: BC
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Sorry to take so long to respond, but if you r interested the oil drain hose beneath the motor sprung a leak. I replaced it, changed oil then used my winch. have put 30 hours on it since then.
Post #740534 14th Nov 2018 6:23pm
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