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JOHN (LA)

11-12-2003 07:14:45




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Can some one please give me the pros and cons of having rubber tracks on a dozer. I can under stand rubber tracks on a mini track hoe as you may be doing small jobs in a city yard. But a dozer? I would think you would give up a lot of traction with rubber tracks. Thanks




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Taylor Lambert

11-12-2003 09:20:33




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 Re: rubber track dozer in reply to JOHN (LA), 11-12-2003 07:14:45  
When my brother had his construction company he bought a D31p Komatsu and a D21 and the D21 had rubber tracks. THey load up in red clay mud easily. But we were working mostly working for a House trailer manufacturer and around alot of pavement and concrete. Its a babydoll on pavement clean up and working in some yards. On good hard read cly though it pushed pretty good. That was with the belted link track with the V pattern. Then on another 21 we had regualr tracks with a rubber pad that had fold over wings to make it rubber tracked. On the belted link track it was similar to a standard track with pins and busings but we had a competitor on one job that had a belted track like a mini excavaor and he ended up ripping a track where he was walking out of a basement an hung a big chunk of rebar. also when his tracks had worn down the drive sprocket teeth would hit the pavemtn and knick it up.

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JOHN (LA)

11-13-2003 03:41:52




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 Re: Re: rubber track dozer in reply to Taylor Lambert, 11-12-2003 09:20:33  
The dozer I was looking at is a KOMATSU D20 I think. It has a a track that best way I can describe it is looks like a big large fan belt. The only metal is on inside where sprocket and rollers run. The thing that really threw me was it has monting pins for a root rake on the blade. ????? ?? seams these two options do not go together since stumps and such would tear up rubber track. You say there is a regular metal pad that you can put rubber feet on. This is more of what I am really lookin for. How does rubber feet mount. Is it just regular metal pads or special kind. Please give me any info you can on this type track. THANKS!!!!! !!!!!

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Taylor Lambert

11-13-2003 07:41:48




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 Re: Re: Re: rubber track dozer in reply to JOHN (LA), 11-13-2003 03:41:52  
John the one my brother had had regular tracks wit hthe single bar grousers, but the rubber pad had a metal backing and it sets on topm of the pad above the grousers and like an old Ford backhoe tooth you folded the metal wings down.and the lock around the pad. THey stay on very well. Most folks here didnt think to look under the machin to take the pasd off. They thought they had rubber tracks and then discard them. Ive sold a bunch of tracks over the year because of this. Alot of times I can get the pads for free. The neext set I get if youd like some ill save em

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JimInOz

11-12-2003 14:22:54




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 Re: Re: rubber track dozer in reply to Taylor Lambert, 11-12-2003 09:20:33  
I think the rubber track dozers were made for asian conditions...tight access work/agriculture,etc.They are very expensive & rip/tear easily in normal dozing conditions.I have a Mitsubishi with OEM rubber tracks....one link has been torn away from the left track.I now run a set of 18" excavator steel tracks,which gives a good balance of flotation & traction.



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