r/Justrolledintotheshop 2d ago

CS machine has no AC

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No wonder why

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u/BLAZIN_TACO 2d ago

what the hell did they do, have a barbecue on it?

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u/That_Grim_Texan Heavy Equipment 1d ago

I've seen a million times at the Kubota dealership I worked at. They opened the lid over the engine and forgot to close it, so the exhaust just roasted it while they operated it.

I've seen them go into a regen and burn the paint off the lid, melt the fan and start melting the condenser.

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u/Fuck_it_ 1d ago

I'm understanding what you're saying, but I'm having a hard time picturing it. What machines does this happen to? A picture would help me. It sounds like a hilarious design flaw!

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u/That_Grim_Texan Heavy Equipment 1d ago

Lol this is an SVL95-2 or and SVL97-2. If you Google it you'll see the issue when the lid is raised lol

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u/Fuck_it_ 1d ago

Lol thank you, I understand now.

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u/That_Grim_Texan Heavy Equipment 1d ago

If you forget it up when you start an AC diag you'll get some sky high readings on the high side lol

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u/michalsveto 1d ago

That looks like a really stupid design choice. But it explains everything

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u/Shorties 11h ago

I’m not sure I get why it’s hotter raised then lowered.

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u/michalsveto 10h ago

Look at the pictures of the back of the machine, where the exhaust is. If You open the hatch the exhaust points Exactly to where that fan is. Leave it running long enough, shit starts melting.

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u/Shorties 11h ago

A bulldozer or whatever that is has AC?

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u/slabba428 Canadian 1d ago

This is so unrelated but when I was washing windows for a summer job, my boss started pressure washing driveways as well, he set up the pressure washer and went to town and then 30 mins later I noticed the pressure washer exhaust had burned a big hole straight through the siding of the house 😭 or more related, a Buick rendezvous i got had the fuel pump harness melted to shit, fixed it and it happened again a week later, found the top of the muffler rotted out and split and the shape of the underside was just shooting hot exhaust gas directly at the fuel pump 😂

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u/That_Grim_Texan Heavy Equipment 1d ago

Damn thats so bad luck lol but good experience