Hi Sas,
yep, used to get in at The Dealer like that. Rubbish Tip machines were the worst due to garbage plugging in the links.
Sometimes we could hardly steer them into the shop to carry out repairs.
We used to joke that if we got enough of them we could make a great roller to roll corrugated iron roofing sheets.
Thanks for the link to bring back memories.
Cheers,
Eddie B
I've run undercarriage so far out on our D6C's and D7F's that the sprocket teeth were reduced to bumps, and the tractor wouldn't drive up the ramps of the lowbed without the sprocket constantly jumping inside the pins and bushings!
This was only when the undercarriage was totally shot and it was being run to destruction. At that point, the tractor would be run into the shop and get everything new, from front to back and all points in between!
Then the difference when we wheeled the tractor out with all-new undercarriage, was something to behold!
[quote="OzDozer"]I've run undercarriage so far out on our D6C's and D7F's that the sprocket teeth were reduced to bumps, and the tractor wouldn't drive up the ramps of the lowbed without the sprocket constantly jumping inside the pins and bushings!
This was only when the undercarriage was totally shot and it was being run to destruction. At that point, the tractor would be run into the shop and get everything new, from front to back and all points in between!
Then the difference when we wheeled the tractor out with all-new undercarriage, was something to behold![/quote]
Bull, you can't run a tractor undercarriage that far out.
Bob
How would you know? You weren't there. How many Cats have you owned? - and how many sets of undercarriage have you worn out and fully rebuilt?
[quote="OzDozer"]I've run undercarriage so far out on our D6C's and D7F's that the sprocket teeth were reduced to bumps, and the tractor wouldn't drive up the ramps of the lowbed without the sprocket constantly jumping inside the pins and bushings!
This was only when the undercarriage was totally shot and it was being run to destruction. At that point, the tractor would be run into the shop and get everything new, from front to back and all points in between!
Then the difference when we wheeled the tractor out with all-new undercarriage, was something to behold![/quote]
Bull, you can't run a tractor undercarriage that far out.
Bob
[quote="OzDozer"]I've run undercarriage so far out on our D6C's and D7F's that the sprocket teeth were reduced to bumps, and the tractor wouldn't drive up the ramps of the lowbed without the sprocket constantly jumping inside the pins and bushings!
This was only when the undercarriage was totally shot and it was being run to destruction. At that point, the tractor would be run into the shop and get everything new, from front to back and all points in between!
Then the difference when we wheeled the tractor out with all-new undercarriage, was something to behold![/quote]
Bull, you can't run a tractor undercarriage that far out.
Bob
[quote="OzDozer"]I've run undercarriage so far out on our D6C's and D7F's that the sprocket teeth were reduced to bumps, and the tractor wouldn't drive up the ramps of the lowbed without the sprocket constantly jumping inside the pins and bushings!
This was only when the undercarriage was totally shot and it was being run to destruction. At that point, the tractor would be run into the shop and get everything new, from front to back and all points in between!
Then the difference when we wheeled the tractor out with all-new undercarriage, was something to behold![/quote]
Bull, you can't run a tractor undercarriage that far out.
Bob
How would you know? You weren't there. How many Cats have you owned? - and how many sets of undercarriage have you worn out and fully rebuilt?
[quote="bluox"]Bull, you can't run a tractor undercarriage that far out.
Bob[/quote]
Sounds like you didn't look at the video.
Just double click on the link and the answer is right there in living color.
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