2023 Hyundai 305LC-9T Crawler Excavator

Today’s inspection focused on a Hyundai 305LC-9T. First, I opened the engine compartment to check the engine; it was clean and there were no oil leaks. The entire storage area for the excavator was extremely muddy, like a swamp, so I walked very carefully. This is some kind of diesel set up (did not see what the exact spec was, but this vehicle came unchanged with the red silicone boots around the intercooler pipes and I’m assuming this means it’s a spec change). There is no smoke of any kind coming from any area, block is dry, is no weep from the valve cover. Went around the hydraulic pump “Wait, let me look things up again; pump housing, that will be orange, and all of the fittings around that were dry, no new seepage of oil that I saw. Hoses were all dressed in protective sleeves—typical for Hyundai in this class—and everything appeared to be in order, no cracks in the sleeves or wet spots under where they were usually would be leaking off if they were open.

It’s in the undercarriage where it’s interesting this thing’s been operating in a straight mud, that’s gooey on the tracks and rollers. There is still maybe 95 percent left on tracks, I could see how they’re not quite planed down flat, with grooser bars, but they are on the way there. There does not seem to be any bend or crack in track frame anyways. The cab interior is weird as everything appears to be shrink wrapped as if it had just come straight from a ship, seat even has those red decorative bows on it, indicating maybe it’s a demo inside, or it’s a ship off the shelf, newly imported although all the mud paint has been applied to the exterior. Controls are also wrapped and I wasn’t able to see if there is any play in the joysticks. There is no glass or other debris in it; work lights on the roof appear to be in good condition. There are no cracks/damages on counterweight and those cooling vents are cut in place. The only thing that annoyed me, is that mud in all places made it difficult to really check the seals in the underside thoroughly… it could be leaks from the track adjusters seals and won’t be until someone power washes this thing. Hydraulics appear to be in good condition, there was no signs of any troubles in the engine bay, no signs of any problems with the overall.