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Brian

03-21-2004 13:07:30




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Had good advice on keeping fingers out of the way. Track is back on so I have another question. We had to fight with jacks & a come along. Seemed like we were fighting torque on the track depending on where we were using the come along. Is there a trick to pulling ends together or did we make it harder than it had to be?




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Oldfarmboy Jim

03-21-2004 21:36:31




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 Re: Track question in reply to Brian, 03-21-2004 13:07:30  
I bought an army surplus track jack from a surplus outfit on eBay. $25 + $16 shipping. A great investment. First time I ever did track work. The track jack took all the work out of bringing the links together and no pinched fingers. The right tool always makes tough jobs go smoother.



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Brian

03-22-2004 18:46:17




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 Re: Re: Track question in reply to Oldfarmboy Jim, 03-21-2004 21:36:31  
Looks like they have a 16", 18" or 19"- all models look a little different in the jack mechanism- an internal screw or turnbuckle type. Which do you have?



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Oldfarmboy Jim

03-23-2004 15:52:47




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 Re: Re: Re: Track question in reply to Brian, 03-22-2004 18:46:17  
I bought the 19" screwjack. It worked great for me. Coleman's Surplus has an eBay store and they were pretty quick to ship. Enjoy, Jim



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Brian

03-23-2004 16:55:22




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Track question in reply to Oldfarmboy Jim, 03-23-2004 15:52:47  
Thanks- I ordered one last night from Coleman's- also found them on another site but higher price & more shipping. Thanks for steering me the right way before.



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Brian

03-22-2004 06:18:16




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 Re: Re: Track question in reply to Oldfarmboy Jim, 03-21-2004 21:36:31  
Thanks, sounds like I should be in the market for one. Any leads?



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VaTom

03-21-2004 16:29:44




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 Re: Track question in reply to Brian, 03-21-2004 13:07:30  
Brian, when I had a 440 (about the same size as yours) I got so much practice that I could split the track and replace the final drive bearings by myself in under an hour. Used wood blocks to support the track and a comealong to pull the ends together. This was after I released all track tension. Shouldn't be a problem and I certainly hope you don't get as much practice as I did.



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Oldsalty

03-22-2004 08:26:17




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 Re: Re: Track question in reply to VaTom, 03-21-2004 16:29:44  
I use the blocks of wood and come-along method on my Oliver HG. The wood blocks support the track and the come-along pulls it together. And I didn't need to back off the track tensioner.



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fasteddy

03-21-2004 15:39:27




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 Re: Track question in reply to Brian, 03-21-2004 13:07:30  
Brian, I was usually by myself and this worked good for me.I had one 3/8 binder , two s hooks that car haulers use and two short pcs of chain.I would let press off of track totally and then put track on and get it as close as I could by hand and chain there. I would use blocking under top of track to hold even ,then use binder to bring the two together.Hope this helps The s hooks were made to go in a 1/2 inch hole and other end would acept a 3/8 chain!!!!

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