Compact Dingo Services & Hire WA

11/06/2026

The oil burn off begins from the muffler

11/06/2026

Today's job is a Dingo K94Y with a 27hp Yanmar 3TNV76, which was involved in a rollover / flip backwards yesterday. The client rang to inform me what had happened and what course of action was needed to check the machine over. The air box was damaged and the air filters were full of oil. This was treated as a potential hydraulic lock, so a "do not start" instruction was given. The unit was lifted by a Hiab and arrived at our shop later on Wednesday afternoon. After sitting overnight, I checked crank rotation with a 17mm socket off the front crank pulley and found that it was locked. After removing the rocker cover and three glow plugs, it turned out the rear cylinder was the only one with oil, which was over the glow plug tip. With a few jogs of the engine, we were able to expel the engine oil. After everything was cleaned and prepped, the glow plugs and rocker cover were installed back onto the engine. Now the fun starts, as we know the muffler will have a fair amount of oil inside, which will require burning off. We proceeded to get it hot, and sure enough, it belched a ton of smoke, to the point that neighbours in nearby factory units came over to see what was going on. It took around 15-20 minutes for it to clear.

10/06/2026

A bit of a mission to remove this Seized crowd/ tilt cylinder 1 “ retaining pin .

Due to the confined area to get in there , I resorted to using right angle battery drill to drill in a smallish hole . And with an old damaged 1/2 inch extension, I ground it down to a tapered end , strapped it to the arm , a dragged out the largest whackometer ( sledgehammer) and that still required a dozen or so blows to get it to budge !!
But she came out in the end ☺️

03/06/2026

I’ve known about this machine’s condition for over a year in its current state . Arms / mount plate etc . Still not nice to see in this condition . Amazingly the Kohler engine starts first turn of the key 😳 the brief is give it a birthday 🎁
Customer purchased new arms , which we’ve had stored in our racking for a year or more !! New cast mount plates we have in our Perth stock .

29/05/2026

A K93 Kohler in for a few checks, replacing fuel lines , standard service . And a the odd composite/ dry bushing & pivot pin .
This 1/2 pressure hose off the pump , has seen better days 😳 . I’m surprised it hasn’t burst wide open ? Anyways a new one is going on 😊

28/05/2026

A older k94 Y Pro 2007 year of build with the yanmar 3TNV76 engine was through our workshop earlier in the Week for a standard engine service . Filters / oil etc .
Also client reports that the pump is leaking oil , on closer inspection it’s the original Hyd pump from 2007 , and it’s due for replacement, multiple points oil is coming from , end plates / out put shaft / tie bolts .
The pump flexdrive plate on the flywheel & splined drive boss on the pump shaft have seen better days . So they were both replaced as well due to wear , 3500 plus machine hrs .
Swapped the fittings over to the new pump with fresh viton orings on the suction & pressure elbows . And in goes a new pump , fresh Hyd filter , hydraulic oil .

21/05/2026

This K93-P AWD I mentioned in an earlier post was a perkins 20Hp model , which we converted over to Kohler 23 hp petrol in 2019 , after the engine toasted itself . A few issues we came across was the position of the Overcentre valve block , and its position in the chassis .

As a rule the Kohler tail pipe would normally trunk out through the chassis opening near the left rear wheel as you stand . This valve block stopped that normal set up .
So a bit of flexi exhaust tubing , we poked it out in front of the lift cylinder .
It’s held together ok after 7 years of use . Heat shield lagging a bit Tatty , but still doing its thing . 😎

Battery also sitting on a small support frame / mount .

21/05/2026

A Dingo in for repairs . The standard issue we see all the time , the protective rubber boot cover that sits over the lever control caps , where the handles protrude through .

This boot has split / perished from the elements . Which has allowed water enter under the control cap , and over time , has pitted / rusted these little indentations on the hydraulic spool surface . This spool is buggered .

19/05/2026