Maybe on occasion throw in a comment about the current sell value of the equipment being worked and compare that to your estimated repair cost for the job. The goal is service life extension of the equipment via repairs where it makes sense dollar-wise.
With how much you have to deal with heavy dirt and mud I wonder if it would be worthwhile to put a small water hopper and a pressure washer on the truck just so you could clean around fasteners etc. It seems to me that working around the muck hurts your efficiency.
Worked with a friend at a scrap yard. His boss would go Ritchie brothers yard sales to get newer equipment. A lot of the time stuff was welded to hold for auction. Man it was a real crap shoot.🤔
I have never seen or heard of that type of master link on tracks. I am only familiar with older track equipment. Is that a popular system on all track machines now? Looks a lot easier than pressing pins.
John McLaurin thanks! Seems odd that a machine that pulls hard half the time would have a bolt together system, while a transport itself machine has a more durable setup. But I guess the alligator style has proven itself on high use then. I wonder if there is a kit to retrofit an older machine.
Not owned by the people that operate and maintain them usually equals not maintained. Amazing what passes for a "repair". Weld in a block to keep the idler from sliding back? Those track masters come off easy but how do you get them back on single handed? You work in mud and slop without muck boots and no gloves? My farm dozer does not get a lot of use so it gets power washed before it goes back in the barn and a I have a pride of cats to keep the vermin out of the stuff in the barn.
Dam John deere 750 an 850 have the cheapest track system of all of them hydrostatic nightmares i have a 750 an my dad had a 850 strickly money pits ,, keep plenty track adjuster seals on hand an God forbid if a dead axles breaks on them , an top rollers are about two sizes to small, an keep plenty hydraulic oil avaliable you'll need it if a kid sees a John deere dozer an there's a cat next to it they'll jump on the cat every time lol ,, deere makes good products but not dozers parts are way over prices an cheap made leaks leaks leaks,,,, u didn't need to take hard bar loose to replace track adjuster seal,,idealer is far enough forward to take barrel out to put piston seals on
Just one time it'd be great if the operator used a grease gun now n then and cleaned the flaming track carriage of for the mechanics to work on, good job pry bars were invented to scrape the baked and frozen shut off around the bolt heads, you'll count on one hand the times a track loader or dozer has been power washed clean to work on.
+Lynden Croker Yeah , I know a couple of owner operators that keep them clean, but the majority of the big outfits have employees that run them until the day is over and jump off and go home, they could shut the machine down an hour early and take a bar or shovel and clean it up .
"Carbon for the hippies"... Love it!
hahaha but the hippies came and went in the 60 and 70's ,, the hippies of today are wanna-be hippies
I feel for you warren. Dad always told me. A mechanic is going to be just as dirty as the stuff he works on. I agree. Some people's kids.
You certainly earn your money, the conditions you work in . Take my hat off too you sir.
Carbon for the hippies lol great video thanks for sharing 👍
Maybe on occasion throw in a comment about the current sell value of the equipment being worked and compare that to your estimated repair cost for the job. The goal is service life extension of the equipment via repairs where it makes sense dollar-wise.
With how much you have to deal with heavy dirt and mud I wonder if it would be worthwhile to put a small water hopper and a pressure washer on the truck just so you could clean around fasteners etc. It seems to me that working around the muck hurts your efficiency.
Do R/C! If they are too lazy to clean their machine up , they still get billed big dollars for me cleaning dirt off is the way I look at it.
Good videos reminds me of when my dad would take us to do undercarriage work when we was kids
How can you work in dirt. High pressure hose??
Worked with a friend at a scrap yard. His boss would go Ritchie brothers yard sales to get newer equipment. A lot of the time stuff was welded to hold for auction. Man it was a real crap shoot.🤔
What happened to part three
I have never seen or heard of that type of master link on tracks. I am only familiar with older track equipment. Is that a popular system on all track machines now? Looks a lot easier than pressing pins.
Mark Groth most bulldozers for some reason have the alligator couplers, while most excavator's have normal master pins
John McLaurin thanks! Seems odd that a machine that pulls hard half the time would have a bolt together system, while a transport itself machine has a more durable setup. But I guess the alligator style has proven itself on high use then. I wonder if there is a kit to retrofit an older machine.
Not owned by the people that operate and maintain them usually equals not maintained. Amazing what passes for a "repair". Weld in a block to keep the idler from sliding back? Those track masters come off easy but how do you get them back on single handed? You work in mud and slop without muck boots and no gloves? My farm dozer does not get a lot of use so it gets power washed before it goes back in the barn and a I have a pride of cats to keep the vermin out of the stuff in the barn.
Good videos
How much is one of those track guides
Why work alone?
Warren do you have a portable track pin press?
John McLaurin No , I usually borrow that from a buddy of mine.
Dam John deere 750 an 850 have the cheapest track system of all of them hydrostatic nightmares i have a 750 an my dad had a 850 strickly money pits ,, keep plenty track adjuster seals on hand an God forbid if a dead axles breaks on them , an top rollers are about two sizes to small, an keep plenty hydraulic oil avaliable you'll need it if a kid sees a John deere dozer an there's a cat next to it they'll jump on the cat every time lol ,, deere makes good products but not dozers parts are way over prices an cheap made leaks leaks leaks,,,, u didn't need to take hard bar loose to replace track adjuster seal,,idealer is far enough forward to take barrel out to put piston seals on
Just one time it'd be great if the operator used a grease gun now n then and cleaned the flaming track carriage of for the mechanics to work on, good job pry bars were invented to scrape the baked and frozen shut off around the bolt heads, you'll count on one hand the times a track loader or dozer has been power washed clean to work on.
+Lynden Croker Yeah , I know a couple of owner operators that keep them clean, but the majority of the big outfits have employees that run them until the day is over and jump off and go home, they could shut the machine down an hour early and take a bar or shovel and clean it up .
lol thats WHAT I WAS GONNA TYPE...!
" theres a lil carbon fer tha hippies..! "
i second the comment below mine...lol
Would having a small water tank to use as a pressure sprayer help with the mud removal in remote sites like that or just make more of a mess.
Great
What a nasty place to work.. Should have broken down inside a car wash, with $50 of quarters.
Free carbon for all.
Dammit and you just washed your coveralls what a mess
Scott Lundy That's a 2 pair day.
They make more money off ya buy selling you a hole new machine than just selling ya parts.
Carbon for the hippies.......LOL
“A little carbon for the hippies” Go electric bulldozers!
I can’t watch this in dirt.
Good videos