Learned how to install tracks on an excavator.

super 55 · Mar 13, 2015

Had some fun the other day. My neighbor has a small Mitsubishi excavator that needed new rubber tracks. We went onto Youtube and of course found a video. You can find anything on youtube! First track took us at least an hour because we should have forced the idler in more while the track was still on. The Second track went on in less than 1/2 an hour.
I don't know anything about tracked vehicles, but was surprised the track was adjusted by grease pumped into the grease fitting. I thought there would have been something like a turn buckle type thread.
You learn something everyday.

mite-help · Mar 13, 2015

Old track type equipment did use large threaded method to tighten tracks. what a pain! I'm glad I only had to mess with a couple. grease gun method sure was an improvement.

Super Steve · Mar 13, 2015

now that you've got a mini mastered, try doing a big one that has no chance in h3ll of you moving the track with your hands while the excavator is in 3 feet of mud and all you have is the log that knocked the track off in the first place.

Dalex · Mar 13, 2015

oldtanker · Mar 13, 2015

Heck they even went to great type track adjusters on the M1 series tanks. Loved it!

Rick

super 55 · Mar 13, 2015

LOL... We were lucky. He lost about 3 or 4 of the metal lugs out of the track and we did it in his driveway, on a sunny warm day here in BC.
My best bad break down was the lower pulley on my 1952 Jeep station wagon decided to snap off on the Interstate in Cleveland at Christmas time. There I was laying on my back taking it off and lucky getting a new one. Good thing I had my tool box and Willys were made in Ohio.

Adirondack case guy · Mar 13, 2015

It took me about an hr. to replace the tracks on my Kubota KX41 last spring.
I unscrewed the greese plug, took a short peice of 2x4 and used the bucket to push the front idler back, swung the boom to the side and lifted the track off the ground and fliped it off. Put the new track on the front idler and caught it over the drive sprocket and ran it on and then put the greese plug back in and pumped the adjuster full of greese again.
Loren, the Acg.

jal-SD · Mar 13, 2015

Man, those old tracks look like they would be work great on a steel wheeled tractor that had the lugs off or for road bands that go over the lugs. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD)

Adirondack case guy · Mar 13, 2015

You are likely correct, maybe I ought to talk to some of the Amish around here that use steel wheeled modern tractors.
Loren

CBBC · Mar 13, 2015

The little rubber ones are almost fun...if you are around Nanaimo, I'll call you when we throw a track on the 120...which is still pretty easy compared to a 200 or bigger. I those case you better have another piece of equipment to help lug them around and get them back on.
Grant

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