First Track Adjustment

[bobcat_ron]

Done at 48.7 hrs on my 247B2, easy cheesy, took 5 minutes on both sides and got the tracks to 1/2" of slack with 100 pounds of John Deere Green counterweights.

Wow, that was fun, no grease guns with cheap grease to use, no heating the jamb nuts to loosen, just grab a hold of that nut with a 1 7/8" wrench, give it a few turns, set up the weights and straight edge and turn 'till it hits 1/2" and tighten the jamb nut. Done.

[Raven386]

well whats the fun of it being easy? now what are you going to do with the rest of your day!

[bobcat_ron]

Spit shine and polish it for tomorrow's adventure, moving 30 tons of gravel for backfill over a driveway and into a barn for the whole day, it's going to be a smooooooth ride!!!!!

[Raven386]

nice... when did you pick up the new machine and ditch the bobcat...?

[BIGBEN2004]

It is good to see that they are easy to adjust. The 267 at my old work was an all day chore to tighten. Take about 6 bolts out and use that big bulky tool they give you and make sure all the mud and dirt is out of the tracks or they will bind up. Pain in the neck.

[bobcat_ron]

nice... when did you pick up the new machine and ditch the bobcat...?


http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=207330&highlight=Cat+247+bobcat+T190

December 12, 2007.

[Raven386]

oh okay, so its not the first time you done a big project with it? I want to rent a machine again, I had so much fun in that s150. Maybe I will rent a Cat this year instead.

[ksss]

47 hours. BC Ron are you going to use that thing or stare at it.:dizzy:

[cat2]

47 hours. BC Ron are you going to use that thing or stare at it.:dizzy:





:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Scag48]

47 hours. BC Ron are you going to use that thing or stare at it.:dizzy:

A statement like that around here is likely to get a fella knocked out. ::laugh:

[cat2]

Fight Fight Fight Fight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hammerhead::hammerhead::hammerhead::hammerhead::clapping:

[qps]

A statement like that around here is likely to get a fella knocked out. ::laugh:


Your looking to hit somebody tonight aren't ya???:weightlifter:

[bobcat_ron]

47 hours. BC Ron are you going to use that thing or stare at it.:dizzy:

E-yup, 49.7 hrs now, time sure flies when you are just "staring" at it, I'm sure getting a lot more head turns from people who see the big CAT logo on the back end now, and a local Deere guy even waved at me with the "Canadian Special salute".

[cat2]

E-yup, 49.7 hrs now, time sure flies when you are just "staring" at it, I'm sure getting a lot more head turns from people who see the big CAT logo on the back end now, and a local Deere guy even waved at me with the "Canadian Special salute".



how long did you have the cat?

[cat2]

3 months right?

[bobcat_ron]

Yup, 3 months, 9 days, 23 hours, 13 minutes and 45 seconds to the date.

[cat2]

So how many hours do you put on in a year? just on the CTL?

[bobcat_ron]

First year with the Bobcat were around 400, then after that, 300 per year, I also have to operate excavators, dozers and drive truck on the side, so my "enterprise" is actualy a Tax Write Off regardless of how many hours I rack up.

[Scag48]

Your looking to hit somebody tonight aren't ya???:weightlifter:

Only if the need arises

[Fieldman12]

LOL, I beleive it states in the Cat manual to get good wear out of the undercarriage to reduce amount of machine usage. LOL I had to jab at ya a bit Bobcat ron. :)

[bobcat_ron]

Touche!!!!

[BIGBEN2004]

First year with the Bobcat were around 400, then after that, 300 per year, I also have to operate excavators, dozers and drive truck on the side, so my "enterprise" is actualy a Tax Write Off regardless of how many hours I rack up.

Wow I thought I looked at my Takeuchi too much and didn't have any work. I bought mine Nov. 1 2007 and now have 180Hrs on it. I plan to have well over 1500Hrs by the end of this year.:dizzy: I also do like you in that I run other equipment and trucks or what ever I can get some money at doing when I have no Skid work.:drinkup:

[wanabe]

What is so easy about adjusting the tracks on the cat? I have adjusted them on the CT deere, and it is easy. Just put the bucket down and pump the grease. It is that easy, no tools needed!

[hansondirtman]

I think they are both easy, my SR is the same as the B2 for tightening. I figure if you have a grease gun (which is a tool) you have a pipe wrench (that's what I use).

[bobcat_ron]

The problem with the grease set up is if you go too tight, you have to bleed out the grease, and that gets messy, even worse if you have to remove the tracks entirely for replacement, I did that back in '06 and it was a real mess.

[dozerman21]

Wow I thought I looked at my Takeuchi too much and didn't have any work. I bought mine Nov. 1 2007 and now have 180Hrs on it. I plan to have well over 1500Hrs by the end of this year.:dizzy: I also do like you in that I run other equipment and trucks or what ever I can get some money at doing when I have no Skid work.:drinkup:


You've put 180 hours on it in 3 1/2 months and you plan on putting 1,300+ on over the next 10?:confused:

[wanabe]

I agree it is a gresy mess when changing tracks, but as far as adjustment I don't think so. Just measure the sag and give it a couple of pumps. Everyone has used this system for years, even on the big size toys. There is no way that the cat has the easiest undercarage to maintain.

[dozerman21]

Have fun adjusting those tracks when they are caked with mud and you have to thread that nut. I can handle a grease mess, but you only get that if you overtighten which like wanabe said, you just measure the sag.

Grease tensioner is hands down an easier and cleaner set-up. C'mon Ron, you know if you're Cat had it you would be all over the competition talking about the prehistoric torsion bar tensioner!:drinkup:

[bobcat_ron]

Even the Loegering VTS has the threaded system, I'll bet it's due to the higher tension that the grease tensioners fail.

[hansondirtman]

Torsion bar tensioner?? It's a threaded rod in a hex body, the torsion bars have nothing to do with track tension.

[Mjh Excavating]

Even the Loegering VTS has the threaded system, I'll bet it's due to the higher tension that the grease tensioners fail.

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[bobcat_ron]

Trust me, it's there, just a smaller version of the ASV tension turnbuckle.

[dozerman21]

Torsion bar tensioner?? It's a threaded rod in a hex body, the torsion bars have nothing to do with track tension.

Yeah I know. I meant to say turnbuckle not torsion bar.

[BIGBEN2004]

You've put 180 hours on it in 3 1/2 months and you plan on putting 1,300+ on over the next 10?:confused:
I have some very large custom home builders ready to have me do allot of work for them once the weather starts to break. I just need some dryer weather so I can begin allot of final grading. I can only hope for how many hours I put on the machine but if all goes well I should be able to hit the 1,500 Hr. mark.:usflag:

[dozerman21]

Nice... That's a lot of hours though in that time period. I've done 1,200-1,300 in a year and that's pretty long days until the weather gets bad. What kind of work are you doing? Backfilling and grading mostly or more clean up type work?

[BIGBEN2004]

Anything I can get now, but more toward the new housing with backfilling and grading. I rent the bigger machines like Track loaders and large trackhoes for the tearing down houses and digging new foundations. I just hope I can get enough work to keep me busy so I pass on no job to big or small.