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Recent content by Be4hopper

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    Track adjustment 963B

    I hope I haven’t been screwed but with all repairs I’ll be around 57,500 into this machine.It does run excellent though.
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    Track adjustment 963B

    No it was farmed up
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    Track adjustment 963B

    All rollers are full of oil!
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    Track adjustment 963B

    so if the hole is in the center of idler where track roller rides/ the tallest part between where tracks ride is it bad?
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    Track adjustment 963B

    Ok, now I have another question about the idlers. I know there’s oil in the seals but what about the idler itself. They look good except a small hole in center of one where the track pins ride. I thought about just welding it up with bronze rod. Does oil go inside the idler itself?
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    Track adjustment 963B

    Both are in bad shape
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    Track adjustment 963B

    Thanks Nige I was wondering about those plugs, I don’t know if the guy that owned it didn’t want to put more money or just the JD place didn’t want to tell him about adjusters as
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    Track adjustment 963B

    I don’t know but all the rollers are trek, and only that one is bad
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    Track adjustment 963B

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    Track adjustment 963B

    Well I finally got time to do the tear down it wasn’t terrible just greasy and heavy. On the front left if sitting on machine the first roller behind idler is shot just flopping. Adjuster cylinders are pitted and wide rusted spots. The good thing is there a company near by that repairs and...
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    Track adjustment 963B

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    Track adjustment 963B

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    Track adjustment 963B

    They said they did, he gave me receipts!
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    Track adjustment 963B

    I told him seals might have dry rotted?
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    Track adjustment 963B

    It’s got an original set of tracks nothing fancy. I told the guy I bought from and he acted like he couldn’t believe it. But he had this under carriage in his shop for several years before installing,and he had John Deer shop install full undercarriage.
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