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    Prepping a house site and building a house

    What are you planning on using for a screener?
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    Source for orings/snap rings/dust seals etc

    I found a guy selling a kit down in Florida. For 25 bucks I took the gamble. If anything looks off when I'm rebuilding it I'll pay the Komatsu tax... at least they have them in stock.
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    Source for orings/snap rings/dust seals etc

    I need to rebuild a track adjuster and I'm just wondering what you guys do for parts like I mention in the subject. How can you determine the size of an o-ring, accounting for wear? What type of shop could I bring this to to get the parts? It should be like 6 bucks to get this stuff but...
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    Motor oil vs. Hydraulic fluid.

    My komatsu uses motor oil for hydraulics. Brendan is not correct.
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    Asphalt Roller for Soil Compaction?

    James- I have an 11k mini ex and a 5k tractor with a loader for my personal equipment. I have a contractor out there with a 90k excavator and a haul truck who is moving a lot of earth for me and will get the driveway boxed out. This year I will put geotextile down on the driveway and get stone...
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    Asphalt Roller for Soil Compaction?

    I am building a house out in the woods and need a roller for compacting driveway subgrade, backfill against foundation and under slab, stone on driveway, etc. It is a long driveway about 800' and the site is pretty big so I think roller over heavy plate is a better choice. I have a chance to...
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    Sloooooooow Dozer Blade

    PC50UU-2. It is a grey market machine. Interestingly, the youtube videos of this thing I find on the internet all have the engine lid propped open while it is running. I have fresh coolant and a clean radiator. In the summer when digging stumps on real hot days the temp guage would climb into...
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    Sloooooooow Dozer Blade

    Angel_Rod - no. Although in the winter it was happening way less frequently. So I think temperature related. Mine would only start to get slow after a lot of use, when cold it worked fine.
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    Track Adjuster Grease Fitting - Torque?

    Just closing the loop. New fitting worked great, nothing was damaged, track holds tension just fine and I'm no longer throwing a track every day. Thanks everyone.
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    Track Adjuster Grease Fitting - Torque?

    Guys thanks for all the help. I picked up a new fitting will give it a shot this weekend and not tighten it to 90 ftlbs. Luckily the piece it screws into is available for 260 bucks... so worst case scenario I can still buy my way out of this if I created a problem for myself.
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    Track Adjuster Grease Fitting - Torque?

    Guys thanks for all the help. I picked up a new fitting will give it a shot this weekend and not tighten it to 90 ftlbs. Luckily the piece it screws into is available for 260 bucks... so worst case scenario I can still buy my way out of this if I created a problem for myself.
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    Track Adjuster Grease Fitting - Torque?

    Thanks John C. Yes I believe what I have on the machine is this where the zerk and fitting are one piece: Really just a couple foot pounds to seat that entire thing? I am way too tight then.
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    Track Adjuster Grease Fitting - Torque?

    And to be clear... the actual zerk needs to be replaced... at the end of pumping grease a lot leaks out. But it doesn't hold and the track loosens up a bit after 8 hours or so to the point where it is very easy to pop it off the idler (rubber track). I'm in sandy and or top soil conditions on a...
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    Track Adjuster Grease Fitting - Torque?

    Allan - Thanks for the reply. I'm not talking about just the zerk, but the entire fitting... see the pic in the ebay listing here. You put a 19 or 20mm socket around it and tighten it down...
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    Track Adjuster Grease Fitting - Torque?

    Komatsu mini PC50-UU, but looking for general info... what is reasonable torque range for tightening up the track adjuster grease fitting? I have one side that leaks a bit, I cranked down on it pretty good, maybe 90 ft lbs. In retrospect might have been too tight. I don't want to strip anything.
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