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fiat allis FL9 or any crawler....track tightening

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farmerscotty

02-19-2007 19:05:26




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ok I am all set to start using my FL9 loader..... .one question....how loose or tight are the tracks suppose to be..... how do I set them the right "tension"? HELP!

farmerscotty in missouri




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Don K.

02-20-2007 05:47:03




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 Re: fiat allis FL9 or any crawler....track tighte in reply to farmerscotty, 02-19-2007 19:05:26  
Put a straight edge from the roller to either the front idler or the sprocket and measure the amount of sag in the track, should be about 1 1/2 inch.



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Roy Suomi

02-19-2007 19:19:38




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 Re: fiat allis FL9 or any crawler....track tighte in reply to farmerscotty, 02-19-2007 19:05:26  
There should be about 1 to 1-1/2" track droop from the top roller to either the front idler or sprocket..No tighter....



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farmerscotty

02-19-2007 19:21:15




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 Re: fiat allis FL9 or any crawler....track tighte in reply to Roy Suomi, 02-19-2007 19:19:38  
Ok, how do you measure that? sorry for being dumb!



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seann

02-20-2007 09:13:17




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 Re: fiat allis FL9 or any crawler....track tighte in reply to farmerscotty, 02-19-2007 19:21:15  
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Here's a tension diagram...



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