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Brian

03-19-2004 09:29:01




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Rookie advice needed. 1010 crawler has track coming off. It is off the right rear sprocket but was stopped before it came off the front. What is the best (easiest/safest) way to get going again?
Thanks. Brian




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Brian

03-21-2004 13:01:15




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 Re: off-track in reply to Brian, 03-19-2004 09:29:01  
Thanks for all the help- up & running again. Going to have other questions as I go along.



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fasteddy

03-20-2004 12:01:50




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 Re: off-track in reply to Brian, 03-19-2004 09:29:01  
Brian,after you get track back on and right tention , run it a little on level ground and check to see if tracks are running true. owners book will explain how to check.Good luck!!



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JD dozer mike

03-19-2004 19:05:59




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 Re: off-track in reply to Brian, 03-19-2004 09:29:01  
loosten the tension back all the way, then hook binder hook to a grouser near the top of sprocket and other end on the frame of dozer on the other side of dozer. tighten it up a lil. then ease ever so softly backwards and watch , it should go on , sometimes you can use a pry bar like wrecking bar to help it. just go SLOW. AND KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUTA THERE!



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Brian

03-19-2004 18:51:04




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 Re: off-track in reply to Brian, 03-19-2004 09:29:01  
I wasn't running it at the time so I don't know exactly how it happened but chains & sprockets are in great shape. Had an upper idler that was stuck & I think we have that fixed. Track came off rear while dozer was turning on a slight sidehill. We hear a "pop" on the right side every so often but not enough to figure out a pattern or location for it. Any ideas?



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Mike

03-20-2004 03:26:18




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 Re: Re: off-track in reply to Brian, 03-19-2004 18:51:04  
The pop you hear is the sprocket starting to ride out of the chain,and then slip back in place causing the pop. Either your tracks are too loose,or the chains are worn internally.



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Bernie in MA

03-19-2004 18:16:36




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 Re: off-track in reply to Brian, 03-19-2004 09:29:01  
If you have solid sprockets with no holes this won't work. I've put a track back on my 420C many times by putting a short piece of chain thru both track links and thru a hole in the sprocket and bolting the ends together. Do it at the 5 o'clock position. Brake the other side and take up the slack and then let both sides move forward slowly. Get the track positioned under the rollers as much as you can first. You may have to reposition the chain. Bolt it, don't hook it or you won't be able to get it off. HTH

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Brian

03-19-2004 18:42:54




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 Re: Re: off-track in reply to Bernie in MA, 03-19-2004 18:16:36  
Bernie- I saw your previous post when I was doing a search on tracks. This sounds easy enough but I was having trouble visualizing it. I have holes in the sprockets. So does the chain go around the grouser & chain at 5 o'clock then through a sprocket hole at say 7 or 8 o'clock or what? It doesn't seem like there would be much room for chain at all- pretty light link chain? The crawler is a few miles away- do I need a 3, 4, 5, 6 foot section of chain. I don't want to get there with 4' if it is going to take 6'. Thanks for your help.

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Bernie in MA

03-20-2004 17:26:23




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 Re: Re: Re: off-track in reply to Brian, 03-19-2004 18:42:54  
The 3/8 chain I used was about 2 1/2' long. You should be able to get a 3/8 bolt thru the links. The chain goes on top of the track pad and thru each side of the track chain and across the area where the point of the sprocket goes as it turns. This would be right in front of the sprocket. Then stick the end of the 3/8 chain thru from the backside of the nearest sprocket hole. That would be at about the 5 o'clock position. I wish I had checked here again before I quit for the night. Sorry. Let me know how you make out.

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Brian

03-21-2004 13:04:11




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: off-track in reply to Bernie in MA, 03-20-2004 17:26:23  
Thanks Bernie. I can see how easy this would work even though it was too far gone this time. Ended up letting pressure off the hydralic adjuster and splitting track at the master pin. Will try to avoid that in the future.



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WayneB

03-19-2004 13:41:48




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 Re: off-track in reply to Brian, 03-19-2004 09:29:01  
Loosen track a little and roll the opposite way with someone watching, walk it back on. Retension.
Wayne



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Brian

03-19-2004 18:46:27




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 Re: Re: off-track in reply to WayneB, 03-19-2004 13:41:48  
Thanks for the input Wayne. Will have to check on the front to make sure I can try that.



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