Howdy all! We will be running these tracks on a machine. We've been reluctant to put them on Lefty because the engine is not broke in yet. However, we have another ace up our sleeve. 😉
@SuperMAZ007 I should have clarified, we started with 20 tons on the sprocket press and moved to 30. We started with 50 tons on the track pin press and moved to 100. In the process I spent money on way too many presses. 😖
@@lifeafterourloss Don't worry these presses will come handy elsewhere. Now I know that if I have to deal with CAT or CAT clone track pins just go for a I00 ton press.
How are you making sure you are pressing straight on the pin? Any little bit off and you will be fighting binding forces. The first pushing pin may need to be cupped to match the pin to keep it aligned. Just some thoughts you probably already have figured out. Sheet metal blast shield might be a good idea also.
You are definitely correct. Our design had a lot of flaws and being straight in alignment was one of them. I think if we pursue the pin pusher it will have to be a lot larger of an undertaking. We will definitely have to be more precise.
howdy Howdy! Man, you guys never cease to amaze me. Never give up - never surrender. I had to replace a shaft in a D-2 roller. I took the roller to a local welding/machine shop run by an 80 year old blacksmith, the kind of guy that has seen it all and done it all. He put the roller in a shop built 100 ton press. The press was about 6 feet wide, built of massive channel iron. By the time the press reached the pressure needed to move the shaft it had bowed its frame. The shaft pressed out, each time it moved a little it sounded like a shot gun. The press bounced, the floor shook. I moved to the far side of the building. The old blacksmith stood by the press, drinking a cup of coffee.
I need to find an Old Blacksmith like that around here. We may have met our match here but we're not even close to giving up. I'm guessing not a drop of coffee was spilled when that pin popped!
I grew up on a farm running a worn-out D-6 and almost every maintenance/repair item on that tractor involved things that were big, heavy, frustrating and sometimes expensive. I still remember the fun we had when we'd occasionally have a track come off. It always happened in awkward and difficult locations to make the process extra fun. To this day, I dislike even looking at a rock bar, come-along or a bottle jack.😄 Really like your videos!👍
That reminds me of my years in Elementary school school, I would spend a lot of time “sharpening my pencil” to avoid the boredom or going to the bathroom!! Boy I hated school more than anything!!😀🇨🇦
When you were up in Minnesota could've maybe found Squatch & asked to borrow his press or at least get plans. I know an even more powerful press but be kinda expensive to ship to Finland for The Hydraulic Press Channel to tackle it.
I did briefly speak to Squatch at Albany, MN. He will actually be in the video on Thursday. I know the Press on hydraulic press channel would break something loose for sure! I think we're going to try and run them on one of our newer D4s.
Nice job Aaron, when was this filmed, i am a little jealous about the weather, we have snow on the ground and i hate winter, the cleaner is great with the torch.
We filmed this in early September. Looks like our snow is going to be coming tomorrow night here. The good news is I think we found a solution for the tracks with one of the 4G d4s we brought home. 👍
Great story about drinking plenty of water. Grandpa was not a stupid man, lol. I'm sure he had you both figured out long before the salt tablets 😂 Good video stay hydrated!!!!
that track sure is giving you trouble ,I feel your pain ,keep throwing time and money you will get it ,looking forward to seeing you guys drive that rig ,nice work boys
Awesome video as always. Even though you have another option, I hope to see what you come up with for the monster track press. Stay hydrated my friends.
Well, you saw the size of Squatch's press, same size ram, huge wide flange beams, to deal with the forces involved. ~90 ton. There's an outfit, just south of me, Bison Power Tools, that produce portable presses. But pricey! Best wishes from Northern Manitoba.
At least you started at 50t, I started at 20t and changed my plans after 50t didn't work. It will be interesting to see how you build a track press capable of doing the job.
Do it! Do it!! Make the tool! Free the pins!! It's like watching an episode of "Lost" and we're waiting and waiting and it's talked about and we're waiting . . . . Do it! Do it!! Do it!!!! Wait, don't do it yet, I gotta make popcorn. EDIT: Arrrrgh!! You guys put out a lot of videos, more than I would expect, so I appreciate that. And, honestly, im having fun being driven crazy with this. "is this the one where they loosen the pins? How are they gonna do it? What will this tool look like? What will the solution be? IT'S SO FULL OF SUSPENSEFUL SUSPENSE!!!
We had stuck links on all cat on the stuck links we heat them up and cool then down with water and the rust brock and the tracks come loose Trevor from down under '
There is no such thing as overkill, there is only open fire and reload ;) Just came over from Sqatches channel after he gave you a shout out by the way.
Hello , I was curious if you could provide me the model # of that vevor 100 ton hydraulic pump. I went to their website , but i cant seem to find anything over 10000 psi. Thank you
I don't think they make one over 10,000 PSI. This is the one we bought: www.ebay.com/itm/125853295218?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HJBZTmZeToG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=NFG-GTq3RvC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
I think we're at pressures that would exceed that press. Before we go to the lengths of building a press that big, We're going to run them on one of the tractors featured at the end of the video. 😊
@@lifeafterourloss You could always remove the track pads; elevate Lefty on blocks; then run those rails for a couple of hours in the shed. It would be part of the break-in for Lefty...
We have done that in the past, on a D6, we ended up with a set of tracks that had little work and were changed out for a wider set and the old set got quite rusty, we put them on and after about 10 hours they came good, good luck!
You bet! The pump is a Vevor model GYB-630B. The piston is an RSC-100100. Any 10,000 PSI pump should work. I got mine on eBay. I think Amazon has the same ones. The reservoir for the electric pump takes a gallon or more of ISO 32 hydraulic jack oil. Hope this helps. 👍
I'm one of those stubborn guys that doesn't ask for help. His precious way overbuilt but I think it is sized appropriately for a D2 track chain. My suspicion is the D4 chain will take a tad more pressure.
They were a bit cost prohibitive. Even with the Press I bought we are only at a fraction of the price. In a perfect world that would have been the first thing we did.
Howdy all! We will be running these tracks on a machine. We've been reluctant to put them on Lefty because the engine is not broke in yet. However, we have another ace up our sleeve. 😉
Joseph style tractors have the same pin setup and these can be stuck very hard. So no wonder anything would not budge with 20 tons of force.
@SuperMAZ007 I should have clarified, we started with 20 tons on the sprocket press and moved to 30. We started with 50 tons on the track pin press and moved to 100. In the process I spent money on way too many presses. 😖
@@lifeafterourloss Don't worry these presses will come handy elsewhere. Now I know that if I have to deal with CAT or CAT clone track pins just go for a I00 ton press.
Squatch 253 has video of building a track press
The video of his press would be well worth watching
Time to take it to Squatch, beg and bribe.
@oldiron1223 We do have a solution, so I don't have to beg. 🤣
@@lifeafterourloss nice one you two I like your style
"This is Festus mad at us for taking his good shoes". That was funny!
How are you making sure you are pressing straight on the pin? Any little bit off and you will be fighting binding forces. The first pushing pin may need to be cupped to match the pin to keep it aligned. Just some thoughts you probably already have figured out. Sheet metal blast shield might be a good idea also.
You are definitely correct. Our design had a lot of flaws and being straight in alignment was one of them. I think if we pursue the pin pusher it will have to be a lot larger of an undertaking. We will definitely have to be more precise.
Well done guys
5:40 I see the Master torches without having to hydrate.
BOOMER TAKES A BIG WIN !
Yes the 70's and 80's were the best time to be alive.
The water jug story is great. Smart kids.
🤣, I think Grandpa was still smarter! 😁
My goodness uncharted water to me, as usual excellent video. Stay hydrated.😂
🤣, thanks Tom! Now if you'll excuse me I need to get hydrated. 😁
howdy Howdy! Man, you guys never cease to amaze me. Never give up - never surrender. I had to replace a shaft in a D-2 roller. I took the roller to a local welding/machine shop run by an 80 year old blacksmith, the kind of guy that has seen it all and done it all. He put the roller in a shop built 100 ton press. The press was about 6 feet wide, built of massive channel iron. By the time the press reached the pressure needed to move the shaft it had bowed its frame. The shaft pressed out, each time it moved a little it sounded like a shot gun. The press bounced, the floor shook. I moved to the far side of the building. The old blacksmith stood by the press, drinking a cup of coffee.
I need to find an Old Blacksmith like that around here. We may have met our match here but we're not even close to giving up. I'm guessing not a drop of coffee was spilled when that pin popped!
@@lifeafterourloss I need to find a blacksmith like that also. Sadly he and his generation are now forging angel wings.
Love it all. I stir my 89yo dad up as well. Gets a smile out of him. Cheers n beers.
Need a bolt jack between the outer rail section if there’s room. The two half’s could be trying to fold making it tighter on the pin.
I grew up on a farm running a worn-out D-6 and almost every maintenance/repair item on that tractor involved things that were big, heavy, frustrating and sometimes expensive. I still remember the fun we had when we'd occasionally have a track come off. It always happened in awkward and difficult locations to make the process extra fun. To this day, I dislike even looking at a rock bar, come-along or a bottle jack.😄 Really like your videos!👍
I missed you by 12 hours at Albany. Thanks.
Hopefully we can meet up at another show in the future. 👍
I'm glad to see the light bulb finally went on in your head 😊
You were right before, we are definitely hard-headed! 😊
Try using candle wax and heat to get those pens out
We have an episode on the 21st of December where we give that method a try. 👍
That reminds me of my years in Elementary school school, I would spend a lot of time “sharpening my pencil” to avoid the boredom or going to the bathroom!! Boy I hated school more than anything!!😀🇨🇦
I think I did the same thing. Mom sure bought a lot of pencils. 😁
I'm very fond of the blue wrench also 😊😊😊
It's definitely Dad's favorite. Can get about anything loose with it, one way or another. 😁
Wow - a mind bending force level (pun intended)! Hope the new mega-press has enough features to keep everyone safe as it conquers those stuck pins.
If we go that route it's going to have some elaborate guards! 😬
When you were up in Minnesota could've maybe found Squatch & asked to borrow his press or at least get plans. I know an even more powerful press but be kinda expensive to ship to Finland for The Hydraulic Press Channel to tackle it.
I did briefly speak to Squatch at Albany, MN. He will actually be in the video on Thursday. I know the Press on hydraulic press channel would break something loose for sure! I think we're going to try and run them on one of our newer D4s.
Nice job Aaron, when was this filmed, i am a little jealous about the weather, we have snow on the ground and i hate winter, the cleaner is great with the torch.
We filmed this in early September. Looks like our snow is going to be coming tomorrow night here. The good news is I think we found a solution for the tracks with one of the 4G d4s we brought home. 👍
Family first - even though I already know about Grandpa. ♥
Sorry about Grandpa, but also, I hurt for the loss of kitty. I hope she comes home.
Thanks for The good video
You are very welcome. 😊
Great story about drinking plenty of water. Grandpa was not a stupid man, lol.
I'm sure he had you both figured out long before the salt tablets 😂
Good video stay hydrated!!!!
that track sure is giving you trouble ,I feel your pain ,keep throwing time and money you will get it ,looking forward to seeing you guys drive that rig ,nice work boys
Thank you for the kind words. We are too hard headed to give up! 😊
have you watched any of Squatch253's videos where he also builds a track pin press?
I have. My suspicion is we will need more pressure than D2 chains. I think we will try to run them before we undertake a large press project. 👍
Awesome video as always. Even though you have another option, I hope to see what you come up with for the monster track press. Stay hydrated my friends.
Nice press 👍👍
Thank you. 😊
Well, you saw the size of Squatch's press, same size ram, huge wide flange beams, to deal with the forces involved. ~90 ton.
There's an outfit, just south of me, Bison Power Tools, that produce portable presses. But pricey!
Best wishes from Northern Manitoba.
Thank you I will take a look!
At least you started at 50t, I started at 20t and changed my plans after 50t didn't work. It will be interesting to see how you build a track press capable of doing the job.
We've got one more trick up our sleeves to try before we build a big press.
Do it! Do it!! Make the tool! Free the pins!!
It's like watching an episode of "Lost" and we're waiting and waiting and it's talked about and we're waiting . . . .
Do it! Do it!! Do it!!!!
Wait, don't do it yet, I gotta make popcorn.
EDIT: Arrrrgh!!
You guys put out a lot of videos, more than I would expect, so I appreciate that. And, honestly, im having fun being driven crazy with this. "is this the one where they loosen the pins? How are they gonna do it? What will this tool look like? What will the solution be?
IT'S SO FULL OF SUSPENSEFUL SUSPENSE!!!
nice making me want to work on my d47u
LOL, we have a 7U that needs some love too.
My Grandpa used to say, "The sorry'est SOB in the outfit is always the first one to the water barrel"....LOL
🤣, then that would have been my cousin, not me.
We had stuck links on all cat on the stuck links we heat them up and cool then down with water and the rust brock and the tracks come loose Trevor from down under '
Here from squatch 👍
Welcome! 😊
There is no such thing as overkill, there is only open fire and reload ;) Just came over from Sqatches channel after he gave you a shout out by the way.
Squatch really helped us out! We hit over 10k subscribers overnight. 👍
If I didn't know any better I'd say you were Eddie Hall with all the hydration needs. If were then could just hand-press the pins.
Damn bro, my butt was puckered up watching those gauge pressures climb. I’m not gonna tell you to be careful cause I know you are but… be careful!! 😅😬
sometimes you just have to step back and growl at things..grrrrrrrr!
Yeah, you need a 100-ton press for track pins.
Hello ,
I was curious if you could provide me the model # of that vevor 100 ton hydraulic pump. I went to their website , but i cant seem to find anything over 10000 psi.
Thank you
I don't think they make one over 10,000 PSI. This is the one we bought:
www.ebay.com/itm/125853295218?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HJBZTmZeToG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=NFG-GTq3RvC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Most pin presses are 100 tons at least
We are finding that out the hard way. 👍
Maybe ask Squatch, if you can borrow his track press frame?
I think we're at pressures that would exceed that press. Before we go to the lengths of building a press that big, We're going to run them on one of the tractors featured at the end of the video. 😊
@@lifeafterourloss You could always remove the track pads; elevate Lefty on blocks; then run those rails for a couple of hours in the shed. It would be part of the break-in for Lefty...
It's a process. Squatch ended up building a monstrosity to press pins on his D2.
We're going to try running them on one of the tractors featured at the end of the video. If that fails we're going to build a monster! 😬
We have done that in the past, on a D6, we ended up with a set of tracks that had little work and were changed out for a wider set and the old set got quite rusty, we put them on and after about 10 hours they came good, good luck!
Susquatch253 made a track press.
We may have to make one similar to his if we can't break them loose with another tractor. 👍
Hey, its a him, Mario :o) instead of "hey its a me, Mario"
You should edit in some misc Mario sounds from the game. Maybe the jumping noises and other sounds while you get steps done on your jobs
I like that idea. 😁
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We're very happy to have you here with us. 😊
Can you share with us a model # from vevor about a 100 ton hydraulic pump? I can't seem to find one from them. Thank you
You bet! The pump is a Vevor model GYB-630B. The piston is an RSC-100100. Any 10,000 PSI pump should work. I got mine on eBay. I think Amazon has the same ones. The reservoir for the electric pump takes a gallon or more of ISO 32 hydraulic jack oil. Hope this helps. 👍
@lifeafterourloss thank you so much! I really appreciate the help.
I guess you weren't hydrated enough to hand pump the 100 ton press?
🤣, that's getting into Gatorade territory!
@@lifeafterourloss ha ha ha ha, no kidding! As kids we used to drink out of streams and cattle troughs and now everything has to be sterilized...
@@raincoast9010 Don't forget the garden hose! lol!
I think I would have driven to Squatch253 and rent his pin press.
I'm one of those stubborn guys that doesn't ask for help. His precious way overbuilt but I think it is sized appropriately for a D2 track chain. My suspicion is the D4 chain will take a tad more pressure.
Watch two fifty three squatch
I am definitely a regular viewer. 👍
Did tou try the electrolysis method???
We couldn't. I didn't have a power source near the stock tank. Might try it on a future project. 😊👍
You could have listened to me and ran it around for a couple of hours and if that didn't work then press the pins
I think we're still going to try running around. Although on an engine that's already broken in. 👍
Hey man! Is it cool if I post some of your content on my TikTok?
Absolutely!
If you could link to my TH-cam channel it would be much appreciated. 😊
@@lifeafterourlossabsolutely man, thank you!
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Thank you, we can use every one we get!
If you would have bought a store bought press you would have been done
They were a bit cost prohibitive. Even with the Press I bought we are only at a fraction of the price. In a perfect world that would have been the first thing we did.