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rditz
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HI folks. I am wondering if there is anyone on this forum that might live near the Lindsay, Peterborough, Pontypool area in southern Ontario.

I really need physical assistance with my 955-12A as I have popped the track off one side.

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I would appreciate anyone that can help, or has done this before and can direct...

thanks

rod
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Good luck, you have my sympathy. I lost my left side once on a hillside making a left turn. I got it back inline after lots of work, and did it again soon after in the same boneheaded way. Then I adjusted the track after fixing the long neglected screw & nut. Looks like you could use a spell of dry weather.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2011 12:28 AM
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Reply to STEPHEN:
Good luck, you have my sympathy. I lost my left side once on a hillside making a left turn. I got it back inline after lots of work, and did it again soon after in the same boneheaded way. Then I adjusted the track after fixing the long neglected screw & nut. Looks like you could use a spell of dry weather.
thanks for the sympatrhy, but what I REALLY need is help.

I popped the right side last year, but it went in towards the body, which i think was the better way for it to go.

yeah, drier weather would be great, but so would less winds... today we got 60-70mph winds and it ruined two of the horses run-ins..



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just what I needed.. more work...

oh well...
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Fri, Apr 29, 2011 12:39 AM
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Reply to rditz:
thanks for the sympatrhy, but what I REALLY need is help.

I popped the right side last year, but it went in towards the body, which i think was the better way for it to go.

yeah, drier weather would be great, but so would less winds... today we got 60-70mph winds and it ruined two of the horses run-ins..



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just what I needed.. more work...

oh well...
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There isn't any easy way but at least you have a built in jack using that loader bucket. Start by retracting the front idler back as far as you can. Have the rear chain on the sprocket. Get as much chain as you can to the front, then it's pry, lever, cuss and grunt til you have enough chain on and under the rollers to where you can back up and hopefully the track will follow. Or any other technique that will work. Good luck on finding help, maybe down at the local Bar!!!!!.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2011 2:55 AM
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There isn't any easy way but at least you have a built in jack using that loader bucket. Start by retracting the front idler back as far as you can. Have the rear chain on the sprocket. Get as much chain as you can to the front, then it's pry, lever, cuss and grunt til you have enough chain on and under the rollers to where you can back up and hopefully the track will follow. Or any other technique that will work. Good luck on finding help, maybe down at the local Bar!!!!!.
well, this weekend we got the track back on.. took a lot of head scratching, 4 come-alongs, couple of pieces of pipe and couple of pry-bars.. the real secret was getting 2 bottle jacks that work on their side and collapsing the idler spring a full in or so.. then the track almost fell back on..

i did notice that the front idler does have a little bearing play, how much play is acceptable before the bearing absolutely need to be replaced??

I am assuming that the track has to come off to do that job...

rod
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