Another great video, man. You are quickly becoming the KZread authority on these machines. Keep it up.

Its a good question,I added a fan and cooler,then found my alternator was only 1,.5amps, oops,had to add solar panel..never thought of changing the stator,thanks for the info

Excellent work and information. Your videos regarding this machine, I have the identical model, have helped me begin to understand my machine on a whole new level. Today I’m going to look into how I lube the ring gear and check that the small gear is on there tight. I bought two grease guns so I’m able to grease the two styles. In the process I had a fitting on the arm that shot off when I applied grease. I suspect it’s not been tapped, or it’s improperly tapped. Your oil change vid is another good idea. Waiting for Amazon to deliver. The drain plug sits right over that cross member, so when draining, it runs all over it. Please keep them coming as they will be our proper manuals.

Another great video! Thank you Cam.

I’ve been looking at one of these excavators, but I have not yet purchased one. If I do come across one that doesn’t have the cooling fans I plan on installing them but hooking them up through a relay that is actuated by a thermostat control. That way they can cycle on and off and not be a constant load on the battery/alternator.

Thank you for your videos

So you didn't either know that you're charging circuit was dead because you haven't had a dead battery or, the charging system was working sporadically sending intermittent voltage to the regulator in surges and was keeping the battery charged enough. If that's the case I'm surprised it didn't fry the rectifier from the surges. Great video. For a second I thought I was going to be shocked with a hidden China charging system. I knew the Briggs engine probably had one on it, but I didn't know if China added their own. Cool.

@thegarageconnection

6 ай бұрын

I didn’t get any charge when I was testing the amperage draw of the fans

@headpainter1

6 ай бұрын

@@thegarageconnection no I mean in the days or weeks prior. If it wasn't working all together you would have had a dead battery at some point I would think. Makes me think that it was sporadically charging well that faulty solder joint. Funny if it just quit that day.

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

@thegarageconnection

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Would the rata engine be about the same?

Good video. And that B&S graphic from their website is very useful. Someone linked it on a TractorByNet thread about Chinese mini-excavators.. Now you know why I was concerned about your 2 80-Watt fans. Are you going to take a charge measurement now that you fixed the stator? If you have a DC clamp-on meter, it is really easy.

Always a good day when you can fix a broken part for $0. For those people who went wild and installed hundreds of watts of cooling fans, I wonder if they could install one of the higher current coils, or if they are physically larger? I've already done some logging of temperatures inside the house and determined that 40-60w of fan is enough to keep the temperature within 1 degree of ambient if that helps anyone else.

@thegarageconnection

7 ай бұрын

I’m looking at getting a 20amp alternator and seeing if it fits in the flywheel

@richardbrookins5406

2 ай бұрын

@@thegarageconnection So how did this pan out?

do you recall a part number for this alternator?

Again, thanks for the videos. I have a dumb question for you😊. I have an oil cooler coming, but I’m really tight for space. If I remove the flywheel nut, and remove the starter cup permanently, do you see any issues with it? Thanks

@thegarageconnection

6 ай бұрын

Not having the pull start may come to bite you in the long run, but I don’t see an issue with safety or anything like that

Cam, do you have the model and link for the manual of the Briggs 13.5 engine? I am pretty sure it's the XR series, but wasn't sure.

@thegarageconnection

6 ай бұрын

You are correct it is an XR2100 that’s what they call it.

@skeller0160

4 күн бұрын

​​​@@thegarageconnectionWhat about the RATO engine model? Mine shows 15 horse power and 420cc for the AGT QH12R 2024 model.

Hey, I have a 1-ton mini called Nuoman e10. When the engine gets warm the voltmeter shows 18v and above. Any idea what could be causing this?

@thegarageconnection

6 ай бұрын

Seems like your voltage regulator is malfunctioning

@torkelsenhus

6 ай бұрын

Ok, thanks. I'll check up on it@@thegarageconnection

Great video's! I would apreciate your thoughts on this problem: I have the same machine except for the engine (Koop KD192f). I recently couldn't get it to start while motor was warm, the starter seems to turn too slow. What we checked so far: 1-the battery is ok (12,70 volts). 2-Diesel is inside the tank and motor(we see some fumes coming out the exaust while trying to start) 3-We tried to start with starter fluid, no luck 4-There is no air in the fuel pipes (loosend the nut, fuel was seeping out) 5-Air filter and oil is clean The machine has only 9 hours (!) Tomorrow I will remove the whole back and side pannels to have a better look at everything. Do you have an idea what the cause could be please? Keep up the video's and thanx!

@thegarageconnection

6 ай бұрын

Diesels should have a compression release while starting.

@2012DIY

6 ай бұрын

Hi there, I had the same issue, and you can fix it by try another battery (at least 70 amps (used for a diesle car). It should be work for you. Good luck

@Skiponline

6 ай бұрын

@@2012DIY Thanx for your help, I apreciate it. Will try it

@Skiponline

6 ай бұрын

@@2012DIY the information on the battery is : 'Cold cranking amps.(sae) 400 Cold cranking amps. (en) 360 Amp hours (@20hr rate) 45' Could you help me with decifering this? Cheers

@2012DIY

6 ай бұрын

@Skiponline sorry for the late as I have not seen it, but anyway, the mine is: Cold cranking amps is : 550 Cranking amps is : 660 Amp hours @20 hr rate is : 70 And this battery make my excavator work. Good luck

The motor at full speed should be 3600

@scottwilbanks9888

7 ай бұрын

Mine was only 2300 I just upped it to 2600.