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Old Cats
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We slipped the track off a 1H D8 and are trying to get it back on. It came off the right sprocket so we are just trying to jack,bar, comealong and chain it back on over the sprocket. Not so easy. Would it be better to put it on the sproket first then work it over the idler? We haven't got the means to split the track and can't seem to budge even the loosest pins with a big sledge. Any suggestions would be welcome, even the ones explaining why one should pay closer attention when turning with bad tracks.
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Sun, May 6, 2012 8:53 AM
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The only way I ever got tracks back on when they came off, was to break them and rejoin them when back in place. If you can get a new master pin, hollow/gouge out the ends of the old master pin, it will then dive out with a small hammer, I always kept a couple of new master pins in the deep freze for those occasions that I had to break a track for repairs. Good luck with the task, I hope the tractor is not in a horrible position on the side of a hill etc. Neil
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Sun, May 6, 2012 11:29 AM
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Reply to Wombat:
The only way I ever got tracks back on when they came off, was to break them and rejoin them when back in place. If you can get a new master pin, hollow/gouge out the ends of the old master pin, it will then dive out with a small hammer, I always kept a couple of new master pins in the deep freze for those occasions that I had to break a track for repairs. Good luck with the task, I hope the tractor is not in a horrible position on the side of a hill etc. Neil
Loosen up the idler way off. Retract it all the way back towards the sprokect. Work the track back on the sprokect first, then put it back on the idler. Tighten the idle back to proper track tension. I have never had to split a track to get it back on. It helps to have a back hoe or forklift to sretch the track when getting it back on.-glen
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Sun, May 6, 2012 1:04 PM
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Reply to Wombat:
The only way I ever got tracks back on when they came off, was to break them and rejoin them when back in place. If you can get a new master pin, hollow/gouge out the ends of the old master pin, it will then dive out with a small hammer, I always kept a couple of new master pins in the deep freze for those occasions that I had to break a track for repairs. Good luck with the task, I hope the tractor is not in a horrible position on the side of a hill etc. Neil
If the track has not come completely off the sprocket, do not fight it. Simply reverse the direction in which it came off.
I read a story of a cat in Alaska that had thrown a track and the owner abandoned the cat. When some else approached the owner about wanting his tractor, the owner simply said, it threw a track and can't be moved, so if you can get it moving again without dismantling it you can have it! So the guy who wanted the tractor found the track had started to come off the sprocket. So he started the tractor, reversed the direction in which the track came off, and drove the tractor out of the woods. Apparently impressing the original owner. Who by the way gave it away!

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Sun, May 6, 2012 1:17 PM
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If the track has not come completely off the sprocket, do not fight it. Simply reverse the direction in which it came off.
I read a story of a cat in Alaska that had thrown a track and the owner abandoned the cat. When some else approached the owner about wanting his tractor, the owner simply said, it threw a track and can't be moved, so if you can get it moving again without dismantling it you can have it! So the guy who wanted the tractor found the track had started to come off the sprocket. So he started the tractor, reversed the direction in which the track came off, and drove the tractor out of the woods. Apparently impressing the original owner. Who by the way gave it away!

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TractorBoy is correct(He got lucky),

If the track is on the bottom half of the sprockect, put the tractor in reverse and it should climb it back on the top of the sprocket.-glen
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Sun, May 6, 2012 1:21 PM
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TractorBoy is correct(He got lucky),

If the track is on the bottom half of the sprockect, put the tractor in reverse and it should climb it back on the top of the sprocket.-glen
Thanks for the suggestions, we loosened the idler all the way off (suprised the nut would even move) and barred and jacked it back on. Don't want to do alot of it but the tractor is back together. Thanks to you all.
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Wed, May 9, 2012 6:53 PM
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