I have a relatively new BX23S (about 26 hours on it so far). I was using the backhoe last night working on digging out a stump. I was working it fairly hard, but not any worse than I have before. I try not to strain the hydraulics due to seeing some horror stories of bending parts on the BH.
This time I did notice after about 45 minutes an odd "smell" i had not encountered before. It's hard to describe on a forum but the closest I could describe it as would be similar to WD-40 or similar. Not exactly like a burning engine oil smell, but not a gasoline smell either.
I looked around the hoses and pistons trying to pinpoint the smell, but I couldn't. I also did not see any obvious hydraulic leaks.
This time I did notice after about 45 minutes an odd "smell" i had not encountered before. It's hard to describe on a forum but the closest I could describe it as would be similar to WD-40 or similar. Not exactly like a burning engine oil smell, but not a gasoline smell either.
I looked around the hoses and pistons trying to pinpoint the smell, but I couldn't. I also did not see any obvious hydraulic leaks.