Cat 22

Peter Mercer
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16 years 16 hours ago #23407 by Peter Mercer

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I finally purchased my grandfather's old 22. Now I have to get it home. The problem with that is that there is something stuck. It will not roll on the tracks. The tractor is in neutral because it will turn over on the hand crank. Could the brakes be stuck or the streering clutchs stuck? If so is there an easy way to correct it so it can be towed on its tracks and pushed into my garage?

Thanks, Peter

Peter Mercer
1934 Caterpillar 22 - 2F818,
1952 Willy's M38 Jeep, 1956 Farmall Cub, 1961 GMC Pick-up, 1964 Thunderbird.
St. John's, Newfoundland
Canada

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16 years 15 hours ago #23408 by Jed

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Sometimes the tracks get seized up from rust. Especially when sitting in the dirt for a long time. My 22 had rusted up tracks and I would go out every day and spray a little diesel fuel in the links with a weed sprayer. I would try pulling it around every week and it finally broke loose.

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16 years 3 hours ago #23454 by JasonPayneCrawlers

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By the look of were it sits it might be the tracks or the brake bands might be stuck I had that problem on a D2. Take a hammer and see if the tracks move up and down between the idler and the sprocket, that might let you see if they are stuck.

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15 years 11 months ago #23471 by Jon

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Try hooking a chain to the top of the track just in front of the drive sproket and pulling on one side at a time.

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15 years 11 months ago #23484 by Catmatt

Replied by Catmatt on topic Cat 22

That machine has the really neat ice Cleats! Nice find!
matt

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