An important thing for you guys to know is that I work for a private contractor. We hold the contract for the local utility provider and service all the equipment at the coal power plants. These guys just don't care about the equipment. They have a real strong union and will not be fired for something like this. They just don't care....
Apparently the operator said that he heard some "strange noises". I got out there, took a quick look, saw that the track was sagged all out and the rear idler was bound up and drove er back to the shop. I figured at this point, what's the difference? That noise was hellacious.