This is my machine. Just over a year after you fixed it, I ran the other track off of this machine. Thanks to your video, I was able to fix it myself, with no harm to my glass door! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this valuable resource!
Thanks for this, I wish this would have been available when I got my first machine. My first time running it 10 mins in the track came off, and it took me atleast 3hours to get it back on. I'm much better now, but as a rookie, it sucked. Your videos are a God sent to the people who own these machines that have no warranties.
Thank you for not using the crane and just using a bar. Had it happen to me in the back of the pasture. Was fighting it, found your video and had it back on in less than 15 minutes. Thanks again!
hery man, super appriciate that your showed how to without all the tools! I am currently in that exact situation in the middle of a creek draw and now need to get this track back on! thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to do this without your service truck. I just borrowed a brand new Bobcat and sure enough the track came off. I'm gonna give it a go before calling in a service truck.
Thank you so much you made my weekend. I just rented that exact machine. It had 4.7 hours on it. I put one hour on it and somehow had that exact problem. Long weekend up here in Canada thanksgiving no service been able to come out. I watched your video, I was lucky enough to have some dunnage around and got the track right off the ground and a friend came and ease. The throttle was able to turn it just enough to slide it back into the groove that it was supposed to be. Thank you very much. I am now subscriber.
hey my friend, I just bought a bobcat T6 2017 and don't give me a roll up absolutely be loving watching your videos. I have a little problem since the day I bought it and it's been helpful helpful to watch your videos. Thank you very much for sharing and I just did subscribe. Yay, God bless you buddy
Your videos have been so helpful! I was sort of thrown to the wolves in my job and left to figure stuff out on my own. I was even able to send your stuff to the new guy to take care of a drive belt and he was able to get it! Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Just a hot tip I operate the 770 bobcat posi track and the s185 wheeled skid steer bobcat…it is less strain if you use your method but spin the machine around 180 next time if you pick the frame up with the bucket on a downward slope the rear end weight pushes downhill where as if you do it from the high side not only do you lift the rear up higher it’s less strain on your bucket tilt rams
I don't mean to play safety police here but I need to say this for anyone using this to do it yourself. When you go to loosen the tensioner grease zerk do not position yourself or even your hands in the path of the grease leaving the fitting. If that tensioner is under an abnormal amount of pressure from say a stuck rock in an idler it could blast out of there like a shotgun. It can put a hole right through you.
Thanks for this video just happened to me today on my t630 lol I’ve done tracks before but I was looking for the easiest and this way was so much better
Thanks for the content another idea I may try in the future If you have heavy equipment you have tie downs so instead of using the scrap wood underneath is it possible a tie down can go all the way around the outside of the top and bottom of tracks, pretty much where you put the strap to lift up on the tracks which looked like an excellent idea, and when you tighten it up. It will pull the center of the tracks together thus pushing out the back or the front giving you more room to work on the front or rear idlers.
Before I welded up roller pins, I have a winch on my RZR 1000 that I use to pull the track in to compress the grease cylinder and release tension. I would block up the machine with a hydraulic bottle jack and a few rail road ties and 2x6's. . Couple of big pry bars, blocks of wood, hydraulic jacks, short chains I would use winch to pull the tred into position or beat on it with a sledge hammer. This is provided that you can get around the machine in a on open field. I have always had the Tracks come off on me with some funky attachment on, on the side of a hill with very little access. I don't know why bobcat doesn't sell some sort of hydraulic powered jacking system that can run off the hydraulics to lift the machine off the ground. Also other loaders have ways to auto-tension tracks with hydraulics rather than that messy grease piston. I think Tachiuchi have a segmented sprocket to make it easier to take off without removing the tracks themselves.
@@titanlandsolutions The pipes I used had to fit between the Bobcat Tread steel roller guide tines snugly. I believe I ended up using some Gas Black Pipe: Schedule 40 (3/16" wall thickness) 2" in diameter and about 18" long (a little wider than the tread itself) I cut fishlips on the two 18" sections of pipe (35 deg angle on bandsaw) and cut a 7" straight piece. I welded 2 18" pipes together to the 7" piece, into a C-shape spaced maybe 3" between the pipes (It needs to slide sideways on the tread through the tread roller guide tines, and enough distance between the 18" pipes to clear the tread top, but not to much so that it hangs on the tread relatively snug. You will need to make 3 of these. Place them ever other roller guide tine towards the front of the idler roller. Loosen the grease piston release so that it starts squirting grease out. Jack the machine up and advance tread forward. As those pipes roll forward onto the front idler, they will squeeze all the grease out of the piston and allow the tread to be slid off the side of the front idler with ease.
I had an old mechanic tell me to cut 4 pieces of 1” steel pipe 18” long and always carry it with me. He said if a track ever came off, release the grease, then put the pipes one at a time in between the sprocket teeth and track. With a long pry bar the track will slide on the pipes right back on. Same procedure works on the front of the track if it’s off also.
I rented a skid steer (bobcat T66)for the first time to do landscaping for my parents with my brother. He some how had the track come off 2 twice. First time took about 4 hours and the second only took about a 2 hours tops. I didn't even know to use a grease gun!!! Thank you geat video!!!!!!!
Thank you so much. I try to do some videos where the principles still apply to many machines, not just Bobcat. I'll try to do more videos on other brands when I can.
Man, it sure would be nice to figure out which bolts drop the drive sprocket?!!? No worries. I swap to snow tracks every winter, AND I have 2 buddies help me do it. It is a PITA!! I would have run the bar from the front top first. Roll track forward till rod is on the bottom side. That trick has saved my bacon quite a few times. I need a track rod. Thx for the link! I Enjoy your videos!!!
This video is perfect for tips on reinstalling a Bobcat track. Funny thing, I sent it to a friend that is in exactly this situation this morning. Right down to the smallest detail of the broken front window! I missed the promised link to your favorite track bar. Can you post it again?
At one point in the video (12:20) you mention using bucket pins to get tracks back on also. What pins do you use? Do you have a video in using those to get tracks on and off by chance too? Thanks! Absolutely great video by the way!
Another fantastic video we had the same issue track went to the inside, I did get the track back on and I retighten the grease zerk but it keeps leaking through the middle, replaced the zerk with a new one still leaking. I was told last year Bobcat had a bad production run of zerks but these were recently purchased and thought we were past that, any advise would be appreciated.
Taking door off is best like he says some units the hydraulic will bleed down and unit will drop enough that if door opens out you won’t be able to get back in.
The maintenance manual on my 864 says I will need a MEL-1560 bleed tool to properly remove the grease from the track tensioner. Is there some other way to bleed the grease other than having a $200 "specialty tool"?
@@tetradgroup Thank you! I think I need to replace the tracks before next winter and was concerned about the process. Glad I subscribed to your channel! I need to keep my 864 alive.
LOL What if I don't have my truck and there is no construction material to put underneath the machine to lift it up? Ofource you then break out your bare minimum jackstands and lift the machine up... wtf?
Well, first thing first, and that is I am not very impressed with Bobcat, a new one, that has the track come off. The bottom line is this, if your going to do it yourself, and you have to walk back to get your truck, or if your truck is right there, you are going to bring some tools and whatever you think is going to help you get it back on.
This is my machine. Just over a year after you fixed it, I ran the other track off of this machine. Thanks to your video, I was able to fix it myself, with no harm to my glass door! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this valuable resource!
Lol I've done the door thing before
Thanks for this, I wish this would have been available when I got my first machine. My first time running it 10 mins in the track came off, and it took me atleast 3hours to get it back on. I'm much better now, but as a rookie, it sucked. Your videos are a God sent to the people who own these machines that have no warranties.
Thank you for not using the crane and just using a bar. Had it happen to me in the back of the pasture. Was fighting it, found your video and had it back on in less than 15 minutes. Thanks again!
hery man, super appriciate that your showed how to without all the tools! I am currently in that exact situation in the middle of a creek draw and now need to get this track back on! thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to do this without your service truck.
I just borrowed a brand new Bobcat and sure enough the track came off.
I'm gonna give it a go before calling in a service truck.
Thank you so much you made my weekend. I just rented that exact machine. It had 4.7 hours on it. I put one hour on it and somehow had that exact problem. Long weekend up here in Canada thanksgiving no service been able to come out. I watched your video, I was lucky enough to have some dunnage around and got the track right off the ground and a friend came and ease. The throttle was able to turn it just enough to slide it back into the groove that it was supposed to be. Thank you very much. I am now subscriber.
Great video, and thanks for coming out on short notice and getting me back up and running!
I just did the same thing on a T62, in a pasture!! THANK YOU!!! Ya saved me 2 days and a loooong service call!!
hey my friend, I just bought a bobcat T6 2017 and don't give me a roll up absolutely be loving watching your videos. I have a little problem since the day I bought it and it's been helpful helpful to watch your videos. Thank you very much for sharing and I just did subscribe. Yay, God bless you buddy
Your videos have been so helpful! I was sort of thrown to the wolves in my job and left to figure stuff out on my own. I was even able to send your stuff to the new guy to take care of a drive belt and he was able to get it! Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Just a hot tip I operate the 770 bobcat posi track and the s185 wheeled skid steer bobcat…it is less strain if you use your method but spin the machine around 180 next time if you pick the frame up with the bucket on a downward slope the rear end weight pushes downhill where as if you do it from the high side not only do you lift the rear up higher it’s less strain on your bucket tilt rams
Dude, thank you so much for this video. You saved me a lot of time and money. I really appreciate it.
Thanks for the share...the idea of Jack stands and using the bucket as a lift really helped
I don't mean to play safety police here but I need to say this for anyone using this to do it yourself. When you go to loosen the tensioner grease zerk do not position yourself or even your hands in the path of the grease leaving the fitting. If that tensioner is under an abnormal amount of pressure from say a stuck rock in an idler it could blast out of there like a shotgun. It can put a hole right through you.
So true it broke my tool and my hand so thanks for not having a warning before the video maybe you could update it letting people know ahead of time
Thanks for this video just happened to me today on my t630 lol I’ve done tracks before but I was looking for the easiest and this way was so much better
This video was a great learning opportunity for me. This will save me money and time. Thank you so much
Man you saved me big time !!! Thanks for taking the time for us.
Thanks for the content another idea I may try in the future
If you have heavy equipment you have tie downs so instead of using the scrap wood underneath is it possible a tie down can go all the way around the outside of the top and bottom of tracks, pretty much where you put the strap to lift up on the tracks which looked like an excellent idea, and when you tighten it up. It will pull the center of the tracks together thus pushing out the back or the front giving you more room to work on the front or rear idlers.
Thank you for your instructional videos, i was able to do axles seals on my 773. And change out tracks on my t66.
Great video, excellent demonstration looking forward for more! We just add it one to the crew looking forward to learn more about it
This channel just got suggested to me, never heard of it, already hooked just subbed.
I'm going to get a bobcat soon keep the videos coming.Thanks!
Helped us out a lot!! Thanks keep up the hard work
I'm going to Watch everything that Comes up about Howididit . Thanks for Sharing Bro !
Thank you for doing that!! It’s going to help a shit ton!!!!
Bro All your videos are super helpful we appreciate you a lot
God Blas you
Man, thanks so much!
Before I welded up roller pins, I have a winch on my RZR 1000 that I use to pull the track in to compress the grease cylinder and release tension. I would block up the machine with a hydraulic bottle jack and a few rail road ties and 2x6's. . Couple of big pry bars, blocks of wood, hydraulic jacks, short chains I would use winch to pull the tred into position or beat on it with a sledge hammer. This is provided that you can get around the machine in a on open field. I have always had the Tracks come off on me with some funky attachment on, on the side of a hill with very little access. I don't know why bobcat doesn't sell some sort of hydraulic powered jacking system that can run off the hydraulics to lift the machine off the ground. Also other loaders have ways to auto-tension tracks with hydraulics rather than that messy grease piston. I think Tachiuchi have a segmented sprocket to make it easier to take off without removing the tracks themselves.
I would love to get more info and pics on your roller line you welded up? What pins did you use?
@@titanlandsolutions The pipes I used had to fit between the Bobcat Tread steel roller guide tines snugly. I believe I ended up using some Gas Black Pipe: Schedule 40 (3/16" wall thickness) 2" in diameter and about 18" long (a little wider than the tread itself) I cut fishlips on the two 18" sections of pipe (35 deg angle on bandsaw) and cut a 7" straight piece. I welded 2 18" pipes together to the 7" piece, into a C-shape spaced maybe 3" between the pipes (It needs to slide sideways on the tread through the tread roller guide tines, and enough distance between the 18" pipes to clear the tread top, but not to much so that it hangs on the tread relatively snug. You will need to make 3 of these. Place them ever other roller guide tine towards the front of the idler roller. Loosen the grease piston release so that it starts squirting grease out. Jack the machine up and advance tread forward. As those pipes roll forward onto the front idler, they will squeeze all the grease out of the piston and allow the tread to be slid off the side of the front idler with ease.
I had an old mechanic tell me to cut 4 pieces of 1” steel pipe 18” long and always carry it with me. He said if a track ever came off, release the grease, then put the pipes one at a time in between the sprocket teeth and track. With a long pry bar the track will slide on the pipes right back on. Same procedure works on the front of the track if it’s off also.
I rented a skid steer (bobcat T66)for the first time to do landscaping for my parents with my brother. He some how had the track come off 2 twice. First time took about 4 hours and the second only took about a 2 hours tops. I didn't even know to use a grease gun!!! Thank you geat video!!!!!!!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your support! Truly appreciate you!
Nice video. Look forward to the next one.
Thanks for the video helped me a lot!
Really great video very helpful!! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Man, I really like your style. I wish you worked on New Holland. Lol I don't even own a bobcat and I like watching your videos.
Thank you so much. I try to do some videos where the principles still apply to many machines, not just Bobcat. I'll try to do more videos on other brands when I can.
While watching this I just had an idea to remove the sag off the track, maybe some ratchet straps around the top and bottom?
Man, it sure would be nice to figure out which bolts drop the drive sprocket?!!? No worries. I swap to snow tracks every winter, AND I have 2 buddies help me do it. It is a PITA!! I would have run the bar from the front top first. Roll track forward till rod is on the bottom side. That trick has saved my bacon quite a few times. I need a track rod. Thx for the link! I Enjoy your videos!!!
Awesome video
Awesome videos! I have the same machine. What causes this to happen on such a new machine?
This video is perfect for tips on reinstalling a Bobcat track. Funny thing, I sent it to a friend that is in exactly this situation this morning. Right down to the smallest detail of the broken front window!
I missed the promised link to your favorite track bar. Can you post it again?
Appreciate the comment, the link to the bars are in the video description.
You are awesome 😊 thank you
Awesome video thanks
At one point in the video (12:20) you mention using bucket pins to get tracks back on also. What pins do you use? Do you have a video in using those to get tracks on and off by chance too? Thanks!
Absolutely great video by the way!
Great video. Thank you for the tutorial.
Glad it was helpful!
Another fantastic video we had the same issue track went to the inside, I did get the track back on and I retighten the grease zerk but it keeps leaking through the middle, replaced the zerk with a new one still leaking. I was told last year Bobcat had a bad production run of zerks but these were recently purchased and thought we were past that, any advise would be appreciated.
When you refilled with grease at the end, how do you know how much grease to insert?
I certainly appreciate you thank you very much sir.
Thanks, interesting watch
I'll take this than the random code throwing anyway of the week
I will make a bet that there is not a smile on the owners face. Especially when he goes to get the new glass.
Enjoyed the video
Thanks for watching!
Good video, thanks!!!!!!
Taking door off is best like he says some units the hydraulic will bleed down and unit will drop enough that if door opens out you won’t be able to get back in.
If you get the front on just tighten the tension some and track forward the track has no choice but to follow and roll back on
Thank you just lost a track for the first time!
Thank you.
Thank you!
Where is that, South Dakota?
@@hightechredneck_0566 middle Utah
Thank you for the help 😭
Other than lack of maintenance, usually causes the track to come off? User making too tight of a turn?
The maintenance manual on my 864 says I will need a MEL-1560 bleed tool to properly remove the grease from the track tensioner. Is there some other way to bleed the grease other than having a $200 "specialty tool"?
No need for the tool just use a socket
@@tetradgroup Thank you! I think I need to replace the tracks before next winter and was concerned about the process. Glad I subscribed to your channel! I need to keep my 864 alive.
What about the back Axel broke in the middle of a soft Bog
Doesn't sound like fun. Track machine or wheeled machine?
thanks for the help!!
You bet!
What causes the tracks to come off??
A plastic pop/ drink bottle to catch the expelling grease from zerk
Could a spare tire under the track have worked instead of the wood.
Absolutely
Hey what type of grease should we use to put back ????
Any type of #2 grease will work, does not need to be anything specific
Thanks
shouldnt you track the machine around then recheck tension?
Is the link to the straps correct? The ones on Amazon appear to be different than the ones you used in the video.
The ones in the link are actually a better quality than the one I used in the video.
You have a loader Dig a little dirt and stuff it under the track. Use what ya got
Great idea
LOL What if I don't have my truck and there is no construction material to put underneath the machine to lift it up? Ofource you then break out your bare minimum jackstands and lift the machine up... wtf?
Ni Video!!!
You put that track so tight you will be back in 3 months to change his sprocket and idlers 🤣
I always run new tracks a little tight, if not they will wear in and be to loose and he will run it off again.
looks alot harder when you dont have someone with you
Maintaining is Big . I have a Step Brother that rolls that way . He's Stupid !! LoL !!
Well, first thing first, and that is I am not very impressed with Bobcat, a new one, that has the track come off. The bottom line is this, if your going to do it yourself, and you have to walk back to get your truck, or if your truck is right there, you are going to bring some tools and whatever you think is going to help you get it back on.
Thanks!
Once again you prove yourself to be the best Bobcat advisor I’ve had the privilege of watching and learning from!❤
Thank you so very much! Glad you like the videos!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Thanks!
Awesome, thanks for the support.
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Thanks!